GBR Russell McCarthy
3 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:21:18 at Athens 2026.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Russell McCarthy at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:21:18 at Athens (Sep 2026); Russell McCarthy was 11:44 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katowice | Feb 2026 | Open Men | 1:33:02 |
| Riga | May 2026 | Open Men | 1:21:47 |
| Athens | Sep 2026 | Open Men | 1:21:18 |
Each dot is one Open Men race; click one for that race's report. Not enough complete, clean Open Men races yet to measure the change.
3 results at 3 races
260th of 616 Open Men (faster than 57%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 616 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:23 | 5:15 | faster than 44% |
| SkiErg: | 4:28 | 4:27 | faster than 48% |
| Run 2: | 4:30 | 4:37 | faster than 55% |
| Sled push: | 3:07 | 2:53 | faster than 34% |
| Run 3: | 4:42 | 4:59 | faster than 60% |
| Sled pull: | 4:41 | 4:44 | faster than 51% |
| Run 4: | 4:53 | 4:55 | faster than 51% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:46 | 5:27 | faster than 66% |
| Run 5: | 4:51 | 5:03 | faster than 58% |
| Row: | 4:49 | 4:44 | faster than 43% |
| Run 6: | 4:36 | 4:54 | faster than 63% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:32 | 2:05 | faster than 24% |
| Run 7: | 4:43 | 4:52 | faster than 56% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:44 | 5:00 | faster than 30% |
| Run 8: | 4:47 | 5:09 | faster than 63% |
| Wall balls: | 5:35 | 6:25 | faster than 67% |
| Roxzone: | 7:19 | 7:19 | faster than 50% |
| Runs (8 km) | 38:21 | 40:13 | faster than 58% |
| Stations (8) | 35:42 | ||
| Finish | 1:21:18 | 1:24:00 | 260th of 616 · faster than 57% |
305th of 882 Open Men (faster than 65%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 882 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:47 | 5:50 | faster than 52% |
| SkiErg: | 4:44 | 4:33 | faster than 30% |
| Run 2: | 4:53 | 5:13 | faster than 64% |
| Sled push: | 3:00 | 2:49 | faster than 38% |
| Run 3: | 5:11 | 5:35 | faster than 64% |
| Sled pull: | 4:31 | 4:21 | faster than 44% |
| Run 4: | 5:10 | 5:30 | faster than 64% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 0:04 ‡ | 5:41 | |
| Run 5: | 5:07 | 5:34 | faster than 67% |
| Row: | 4:35 | 4:42 | faster than 63% |
| Run 6: | 5:04 | 5:30 | faster than 67% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:21 | 2:03 | faster than 29% |
| Run 7: | 5:11 | 5:26 | faster than 60% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:31 | 5:16 | faster than 24% |
| Run 8: | 4:50 | 5:23 | faster than 70% |
| Wall balls: | 5:26 | 6:58 | faster than 78% |
| Roxzone: | 9:30 | 5:50 | faster than 10% |
| Runs (8 km) | 41:09 | 44:43 | faster than 67% |
| Stations (8) | 31:12 | ||
| Finish | 1:21:47 | 1:28:06 | 305th of 882 · faster than 65% |
762nd of 1,096 Open Men (faster than 30%). Against the 33 who finished around 1:33:23: most time gained on the eight runs (1:29), most lost on the roxzone (1:59). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:34 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:24 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,096 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:34 | 5:19 | faster than 38% |
| SkiErg: | 4:38 | 4:31 | faster than 39% |
| Run 2: | 5:13 | 5:00 | faster than 40% |
| Sled push: | 3:06 | 2:31 | faster than 17% |
| Run 3: | 5:37 | 5:21 | faster than 38% |
| Sled pull: | 5:41 | 4:22 | faster than 15% |
| Run 4: | 5:26 | 5:22 | faster than 47% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:48 | 5:30 | faster than 67% |
| Run 5: | 5:37 | 5:37 | faster than 50% |
| Row: | 4:38 | 4:39 | faster than 53% |
| Run 6: | 5:35 | 5:23 | faster than 41% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:38 | 2:02 | faster than 13% |
| Run 7: | 5:46 | 5:24 | faster than 34% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:39 | 5:06 | faster than 35% |
| Run 8: | 7:26 | 6:04 | faster than 18% |
| Wall balls: | 7:44 | 6:21 | faster than 25% |
| Roxzone: | 8:05 | 4:50 | faster than 10% |
| Runs (8 km) | 46:09 | 43:46 | faster than 37% |
| Stations (8) | 38:52 | ||
| Finish | 1:33:02 | 1:24:36 | 762nd of 1,096 · faster than 30% |
How to read
Place is the position among timed finishers in the same race, division and gender; a doubles place is the team's. Runs is the organiser's official run total (it can differ from the eight laps added up by a few seconds), stations the eight stations added up, and roxzone the time moving between them. ‡ The organiser timed all eight stations and the total is theirs, but one split is not used in comparisons: it was under our floor for that station (just under the fastest Elite 15 splits ever), which usually means a timing slip at the mats or a short course. Open the splits to see it. The age group is the one entered for that race.
The fastest Russell has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:28 | Athens 2026 · best of 3 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 3:00 | Riga 2026 · best of 3 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 4:31 | Riga 2026 · best of 3 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:46 | Athens 2026 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:35 | Riga 2026 · best of 3 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:21 | Riga 2026 · best of 3 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:39 | Katowice 2026 · best of 3 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 5:26 | Riga 2026 · best of 3 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 38:21 | Athens 2026 · best of 3 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 7:19 | Athens 2026 · best of 3 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Russell's Open Men races, from different races, against the typical Open Men split. Venues differ (sled carpets, run laps, where the mats sit), so a best can owe something to the venue.
Athens 2026, against 616 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Russell sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Wall balls (faster than 67% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 24%).
See the numbers
| Part | Russell: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 49% |
| Push | 35% |
| Pull | 51% |
| BBJ | 66% |
| Row | 43% |
| Carry | 24% |
| Lunges | 31% |
| Wall balls | 67% |
| Roxzone | 50% |
| Runs | 59% |
Further out means you beat more of the field on that part. A dent is a weak spot.
How you ranked on each station
How much of the field Russell beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Wall balls (faster than 67%); weakest: Farmers carry (faster than 24%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Russell's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (1:52 faster); weakest: Sandbag lunges (0:44 slower).
Green, left of centre: faster than the typical Open Men finisher at this race. Orange, right: slower, and by how much.
The race as one bar: Russell against the typical Open Men finisher
This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.Russell: 38:25 running, 35:42 at the stations and 7:19 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (5:44).Below, Typical Open Men: 39:44 running, 35:44 at the stations and 7:19 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:25).
See the numbers
| Part | Russell | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:23 | 5:15 |
| SkiErg | 4:28 | 4:27 |
| Run 2 | 4:30 | 4:37 |
| Sled push | 3:07 | 2:53 |
| Run 3 | 4:42 | 4:59 |
| Sled pull | 4:41 | 4:44 |
| Run 4 | 4:53 | 4:55 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:46 | 5:27 |
| Run 5 | 4:51 | 5:03 |
| Row | 4:49 | 4:44 |
| Run 6 | 4:36 | 4:54 |
| Farmers carry | 2:32 | 2:05 |
| Run 7 | 4:43 | 4:52 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:44 | 5:00 |
| Run 8 | 4:47 | 5:09 |
| Wall balls | 5:35 | 6:25 |
| Roxzone | 7:19 | 7:19 |
| Finish | 1:21:18 | 1:24:00 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Sandbag lunges cost 0:44 against the typical Open Men finisher at Athens 2026. The sandbag lunges guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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