IRL Sean Melia
2 HYROX races over 1 season. Best Open Men time: 1:33:57 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 Sean Melia at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:33:57 at Cardiff (Apr 2026); Sean Melia was 5:22 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin | Nov 2025 | Open Men | 1:39:19 |
| Cardiff | Apr 2026 | Open Men | 1:33:57 |
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.
2 results at 2 races
1,968th of 2,728 Open Men (faster than 27%). Against the 85 who finished around 1:33:00: most time gained on the eight runs (1:32), most lost on wall balls (1:32). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:37 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:33 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,728 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:37 | 5:08 | faster than 27% |
| SkiErg: | 4:38 | 4:34 | faster than 42% |
| Run 2: | 5:13 | 4:45 | faster than 31% |
| Sled push: | 4:02 | 3:05 | faster than 12% |
| Run 3: | 5:12 | 5:07 | faster than 46% |
| Sled pull: | 4:41 | 4:21 | faster than 39% |
| Run 4: | 5:16 | 5:06 | faster than 42% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 7:25 | 5:50 | faster than 23% |
| Run 5: | 5:33 | 5:12 | faster than 35% |
| Row: | 5:04 | 4:49 | faster than 29% |
| Run 6: | 5:39 | 5:21 | faster than 37% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:40 | 2:43 | faster than 53% |
| Run 7: | 5:23 | 4:49 | faster than 27% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:02 | 5:01 | faster than 49% |
| Run 8: | 6:21 | 5:58 | faster than 37% |
| Wall balls: | 9:28 | 6:46 | faster than 19% |
| Roxzone †: | 6:48 | ||
| Runs (8 km) | 44:09 | 41:35 | faster than 37% |
| Stations (8) | 43:00 | ||
| Finish | 1:33:57 | 1:23:41 | 1968th of 2,728 · faster than 27% |
1,971st of 2,325 Open Men (faster than 15%). Against the 71 who finished around 1:39:28: most time gained on the eight runs (1:53), most lost on burpee broad jump (2:09). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:43 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:42 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,325 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:26 | 3:06 | faster than 25% |
| SkiErg: | 4:28 | 4:28 | faster than 51% |
| Run 2: | 6:03 | 5:08 | faster than 13% |
| Sled push: | 3:16 | 2:35 | faster than 14% |
| Run 3: | 5:59 | 5:29 | faster than 29% |
| Sled pull: | 5:15 | 4:34 | faster than 27% |
| Run 4: | 6:09 | 5:31 | faster than 26% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 9:14 | 5:25 | faster than 5% |
| Run 5: | 6:28 | 5:42 | faster than 23% |
| Row: | 4:59 | 4:48 | faster than 33% |
| Run 6: | 6:21 | 5:34 | faster than 21% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:12 | 2:05 | faster than 40% |
| Run 7: | 6:13 | 5:35 | faster than 26% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:58 | 5:03 | faster than 52% |
| Run 8: | 4:18 | 4:03 | faster than 39% |
| Wall balls: | 11:59 | 7:19 | faster than 9% |
| Roxzone: | 8:08 | 4:37 | faster than 8% |
| Runs (8 km) | 44:53 | 40:21 | faster than 25% |
| Stations (8) | 46:21 | ||
| Finish | 1:39:19 | 1:22:02 | 1971st of 2,325 · faster than 15% |
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 Sean has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:28 | Dublin 2025 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 3:16 | Dublin 2025 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 4:41 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:25 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:59 | Dublin 2025 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:12 | Dublin 2025 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:58 | Dublin 2025 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 9:28 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 44:09 | Cardiff 2026 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 8:08 | Dublin 2025 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Sean'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 Sean sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Carry (faster than 54% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 10%).
See the numbers
| Part | Sean: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 43% |
| Push | 13% |
| Pull | 39% |
| BBJ | 23% |
| Row | 30% |
| Carry | 54% |
| Lunges | 50% |
| Wall balls | 19% |
| Roxzone | 10% |
| Runs | 37% |
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 Sean beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Farmers carry (faster than 54%); weakest: Roxzone (faster than 10%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Sean's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Farmers carry (0:03 faster); weakest: Roxzone (2:51 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: Sean 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.Sean: 44:14 running, 43:00 at the stations and 6:48 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:28).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 | Sean | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:37 | 5:08 |
| SkiErg | 4:38 | 4:34 |
| Run 2 | 5:13 | 4:45 |
| Sled push | 4:02 | 3:05 |
| Run 3 | 5:12 | 5:07 |
| Sled pull | 4:41 | 4:21 |
| Run 4 | 5:16 | 5:06 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:25 | 5:50 |
| Run 5 | 5:33 | 5:12 |
| Row | 5:04 | 4:49 |
| Run 6 | 5:39 | 5:21 |
| Farmers carry | 2:40 | 2:43 |
| Run 7 | 5:23 | 4:49 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:02 | 5:01 |
| Run 8 | 6:21 | 5:58 |
| Wall balls | 9:28 | 6:46 |
| Roxzone | 6:48 | 3:57 |
| Finish | 1:33:57 | 1:23:41 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Roxzone cost 2:51 against the typical Open Men finisher at Cardiff 2026. The pacing guide is where that time comes back.
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