GBR Sam Strothers
3 HYROX races over 1 season. Best Open Men time: 1:17:30 at Cardiff 2026.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Sam Strothers at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:17:30 at Cardiff (Apr 2026); Sam Strothers was 11:26 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | Jan 2026 | Open Men | 1:28:56 |
| London Olympia | Mar 2026 | Open Men | 1:21:50 |
| Cardiff | Apr 2026 | Open Men | 1:17:30 |
Each dot is one Open Men race; click one for that race's report. From the first Open Men race to the best: 11:26 faster (1:28:56 to 1:17:30).
3 results at 3 races
912th of 2,728 Open Men (faster than 66%). Against the 81 who finished around 1:18:02: most time gained on burpee broad jump (0:36), most lost on the eight runs (0:34). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:37 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:59 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,728 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:12 | 5:08 | faster than 46% |
| SkiErg: | 4:47 | 4:34 | faster than 26% |
| Run 2: | 4:40 | 4:45 | faster than 54% |
| Sled push: | 2:54 | 3:05 | faster than 62% |
| Run 3: | 4:50 | 5:07 | faster than 64% |
| Sled pull: | 4:06 | 4:21 | faster than 60% |
| Run 4: | 4:50 | 5:06 | faster than 63% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:40 | 5:50 | faster than 77% |
| Run 5: | 4:55 | 5:12 | faster than 63% |
| Row: | 4:52 | 4:49 | faster than 46% |
| Run 6: | 5:05 | 5:21 | faster than 62% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:49 | 2:43 | faster than 44% |
| Run 7: | 4:39 | 4:49 | faster than 59% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:23 | 5:01 | faster than 70% |
| Run 8: | 5:30 | 5:58 | faster than 68% |
| Wall balls: | 5:55 | 6:46 | faster than 65% |
| Roxzone †: | 3:25 | ||
| Runs (8 km) | 39:39 | 41:35 | faster than 63% |
| Stations (8) | 34:26 | ||
| Finish | 1:17:30 | 1:23:41 | 912th of 2,728 · faster than 66% |
1,113th of 2,650 Open Men (faster than 58%). Against the 81 who finished around 1:21:10: most time gained on wall balls (0:39), most lost on the eight runs (0:55). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:03 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:35 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,650 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:51 | 4:42 | faster than 40% |
| SkiErg: | 4:37 | 4:28 | faster than 34% |
| Run 2: | 4:38 | 4:34 | faster than 46% |
| Sled push: | 2:54 | 2:56 | faster than 53% |
| Run 3: | 4:52 | 4:52 | faster than 49% |
| Sled pull: | 4:32 | 4:24 | faster than 45% |
| Run 4: | 4:47 | 4:52 | faster than 54% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:07 | 5:35 | faster than 60% |
| Run 5: | 4:56 | 5:03 | faster than 55% |
| Row: | 4:50 | 4:48 | faster than 48% |
| Run 6: | 4:48 | 4:54 | faster than 54% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:34 | 2:13 | faster than 27% |
| Run 7: | 4:48 | 4:54 | faster than 54% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:06 | 5:16 | faster than 54% |
| Run 8: | 6:39 | 6:55 | faster than 58% |
| Wall balls: | 6:16 | 7:24 | faster than 68% |
| Roxzone: | 5:43 | 5:53 | faster than 54% |
| Runs (8 km) | 40:14 | 41:06 | faster than 55% |
| Stations (8) | 35:56 | ||
| Finish | 1:21:50 | 1:25:09 | 1113th of 2,650 · faster than 58% |
1,560th of 2,544 Open Men (faster than 38%). Against the 77 who finished around 1:28:24: most time gained on wall balls (1:04), most lost on the eight runs (1:17). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:53 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:53 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,544 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:03 | 3:35 | faster than 26% |
| SkiErg: | 4:50 | 4:23 | faster than 10% |
| Run 2: | 5:41 | 5:04 | faster than 26% |
| Sled push: | 2:58 | 2:43 | faster than 32% |
| Run 3: | 6:00 | 5:26 | faster than 30% |
| Sled pull: | 5:00 | 4:25 | faster than 31% |
| Run 4: | 5:54 | 5:29 | faster than 34% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:19 | 5:27 | faster than 32% |
| Run 5: | 5:57 | 5:38 | faster than 38% |
| Row: | 5:04 | 4:44 | faster than 23% |
| Run 6: | 5:48 | 5:31 | faster than 38% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:14 | 2:10 | faster than 45% |
| Run 7: | 5:51 | 5:29 | faster than 36% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:15 | 5:23 | faster than 30% |
| Run 8: | 4:55 | 4:44 | faster than 44% |
| Wall balls: | 6:42 | 7:00 | faster than 55% |
| Roxzone: | 5:33 | 5:26 | faster than 48% |
| Runs (8 km) | 44:06 | 41:15 | faster than 37% |
| Stations (8) | 39:22 | ||
| Finish | 1:28:56 | 1:24:01 | 1560th of 2,544 · faster than 38% |
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. † This venue did not time the roxzone: the figure is the finish minus runs and stations, and part of the walk is inside the run laps there, so it is shorter than at other venues. The age group is the one entered for that race.
The fastest Sam has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:37 | London Olympia 2026 · best of 3 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:54 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 3 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 4:06 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 3 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:40 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 3 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:50 | London Olympia 2026 · best of 3 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:14 | Manchester 2026 · best of 3 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:23 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 3 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 5:55 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 3 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 39:39 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 3 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 5:33 | Manchester 2026 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Sam'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.
Cardiff 2026, against 2,728 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Sam sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on BBJ (faster than 77% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 27%).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 27% |
| Push | 62% |
| Pull | 61% |
| BBJ | 77% |
| Row | 46% |
| Carry | 44% |
| Lunges | 70% |
| Wall balls | 66% |
| Roxzone | 68% |
| Runs | 63% |
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 Sam beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Burpee broad jump (faster than 77%); weakest: SkiErg (faster than 27%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Sam's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (1:56 faster); weakest: SkiErg (0:13 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: Sam 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.Sam: 39:41 running, 34:26 at the stations and 3:25 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:55).Below, Typical Open Men: 41:26 running, 37:09 at the stations and 3:57 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:46).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:12 | 5:08 |
| SkiErg | 4:47 | 4:34 |
| Run 2 | 4:40 | 4:45 |
| Sled push | 2:54 | 3:05 |
| Run 3 | 4:50 | 5:07 |
| Sled pull | 4:06 | 4:21 |
| Run 4 | 4:50 | 5:06 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:40 | 5:50 |
| Run 5 | 4:55 | 5:12 |
| Row | 4:52 | 4:49 |
| Run 6 | 5:05 | 5:21 |
| Farmers carry | 2:49 | 2:43 |
| Run 7 | 4:39 | 4:49 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:23 | 5:01 |
| Run 8 | 5:30 | 5:58 |
| Wall balls | 5:55 | 6:46 |
| Roxzone | 3:25 | 3:57 |
| Finish | 1:17:30 | 1:23:41 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
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