GBR Simon Bessant
5 HYROX races over 3 seasons: 1 solo, 4 in a team with 5 partners.
One best per race type
Doubles Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Simon Bessant at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:22:30 at Birmingham (Nov 2026); Simon Bessant was 17:17 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Dec 2024 | Doubles Men | 1:39:47 |
| London ExCeL | Dec 2025 | Doubles Men | 1:29:43 |
| Birmingham | Nov 2026 | Doubles Men | 1:22:30 |
Each dot is one Doubles Men race; click one for that race's report. Not enough complete, clean Doubles Men races yet to measure the change. Team times are shared with a partner, so they move with who you race with.
5 results at 4 races
2,433rd of 3,157 Doubles Men (faster than 22%). Against the 96 who finished around 1:21:24: most time gained on wall balls (0:13), most lost on the eight runs (1:07). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:08 less than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:44 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 3,157 Doubles Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 6:23 | 5:13 | faster than 11% |
| SkiErg: | 4:07 | 4:01 | faster than 36% |
| Run 2: | 5:24 | 4:34 | faster than 17% |
| Sled push: | 2:23 | 2:00 | faster than 16% |
| Run 3: | 5:30 | 4:53 | faster than 25% |
| Sled pull: | 3:27 | 3:15 | faster than 38% |
| Run 4: | 5:39 | 4:53 | faster than 22% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:00 | 3:18 | faster than 24% |
| Run 5: | 5:54 | 5:00 | faster than 19% |
| Row: | 4:37 | 4:28 | faster than 34% |
| Run 6: | 5:36 | 4:55 | faster than 25% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:58 | 1:38 | faster than 14% |
| Run 7: | 5:37 | 4:58 | faster than 26% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:05 | 3:34 | faster than 28% |
| Run 8: | 5:41 | 5:00 | faster than 27% |
| Wall balls: | 4:52 | 4:24 | faster than 30% |
| Roxzone: | 7:25 | 5:52 | faster than 20% |
| Runs (8 km) | 45:41 | 39:23 | faster than 22% |
| Stations (8) | 29:29 | ||
| Finish | 1:22:30 | 1:12:16 | 2433rd of 3,157 · faster than 22% |
3,621st of 3,927 Doubles Men (faster than 7%). Against the 120 who finished around 1:27:38: most time gained on wall balls (1:03), most lost on the roxzone (1:21). Runs 5 to 8 took 3:32 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 4:11 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 3,927 Doubles Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:38 | 3:18 | faster than 1% |
| SkiErg: | 4:21 | 4:19 | faster than 47% |
| Run 2: | 4:37 | 3:48 | faster than 11% |
| Sled push: | 2:23 | 1:45 | faster than 4% |
| Run 3: | 5:01 | 4:00 | faster than 9% |
| Sled pull: | 3:50 | 3:17 | faster than 19% |
| Run 4: | 5:01 | 4:03 | faster than 10% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:19 | 3:12 | faster than 3% |
| Run 5: | 5:03 | 4:08 | faster than 13% |
| Row: | 4:36 | 4:33 | faster than 44% |
| Run 6: | 5:06 | 4:06 | faster than 10% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:38 | 1:34 | faster than 41% |
| Run 7: | 5:12 | 4:07 | faster than 10% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:45 | 3:32 | faster than 2% |
| Run 8: | 7:28 | 5:39 | faster than 8% |
| Wall balls: | 4:30 | 4:34 | faster than 53% |
| Roxzone: | 15:23 | 11:04 | faster than 5% |
| Runs (8 km) | 42:03 | 33:15 | faster than 8% |
| Stations (8) | 32:22 | ||
| Finish | 1:29:43 | 1:11:24 | 3621st of 3,927 · faster than 7% |
1,645th of 1,917 Open Men (faster than 14%). Against the 58 who finished around 1:39:11: most time gained on sled pull (1:10), most lost on the eight runs (4:18). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:55 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:23 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,917 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 6:31 | 4:36 | faster than 2% |
| SkiErg: | 4:25 | 4:21 | faster than 44% |
| Run 2: | 5:54 | 4:30 | faster than 6% |
| Sled push: | 3:24 | 2:48 | faster than 16% |
| Run 3: | 5:59 | 4:49 | faster than 10% |
| Sled pull: | 4:17 | 4:20 | faster than 52% |
| Run 4: | 5:57 | 4:49 | faster than 10% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 7:18 | 5:16 | faster than 16% |
| Run 5: | 6:06 | 4:58 | faster than 13% |
| Row: | 4:55 | 4:40 | faster than 27% |
| Run 6: | 5:59 | 4:52 | faster than 12% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:54 | 2:09 | faster than 13% |
| Run 7: | 5:59 | 4:55 | faster than 13% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:13 | 5:07 | faster than 25% |
| Run 8: | 8:12 | 6:28 | faster than 14% |
| Wall balls: | 8:52 | 7:10 | faster than 25% |
| Roxzone: | 7:20 | 5:21 | faster than 14% |
| Runs (8 km) | 50:33 | 40:08 | faster than 10% |
| Stations (8) | 42:18 | ||
| Finish | 1:40:04 | 1:22:11 | 1645th of 1,917 · faster than 14% |
1,388th of 1,428 Doubles Men (faster than 2%). Against the 43 who finished around 1:34:41: most time gained on sled pull (0:45), most lost on the eight runs (5:29). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:06 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:31 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,428 Doubles Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 9:03 | 6:00 | faster than 1% |
| SkiErg: | 3:56 | 3:56 | faster than 51% |
| Run 2: | 6:34 | 4:24 | faster than 2% |
| Sled push: | 2:05 | 1:49 | faster than 21% |
| Run 3: | 6:36 | 4:39 | faster than 3% |
| Sled pull: | 3:15 | 3:14 | faster than 48% |
| Run 4: | 6:49 | 4:45 | faster than 3% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:29 | 3:09 | faster than 10% |
| Run 5: | 6:57 | 4:51 | faster than 4% |
| Row: | 4:42 | 4:25 | faster than 22% |
| Run 6: | 7:00 | 4:48 | faster than 3% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:11 | 1:35 | faster than 1% |
| Run 7: | 7:01 | 4:48 | faster than 3% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:45 | 3:19 | faster than 7% |
| Run 8: | 8:10 | 5:08 | faster than 2% |
| Wall balls: | 5:04 | 4:11 | faster than 15% |
| Roxzone: | 11:19 | 6:56 | faster than 3% |
| Runs (8 km) | 58:06 | 39:24 | faster than 2% |
| Stations (8) | 30:27 | ||
| Finish | 1:39:47 | 1:12:21 | 1388th of 1,428 · faster than 2% |
How to read
Place is the position among timed finishers in the same race, division and gender; a doubles place is the team's, and a relay place is among all relay teams at that race (relay teams are ranked together). 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. A dash in runs, stations and roxzone on a result from the live results service means the splits are not in yet (finish time only). The age group is the one entered for that race; for a team it is the team’s age group. A dash means the organiser did not publish that number for the result. * At that edition running was under 44% of the typical finish (48% is normal): the timing mats counted some running as station time, so its runs look faster and its stations slower than they were.
5 team partners
- Luke Ranger2 races
- Ben Roberts1 race
- John Gillespie1 race
- Mark Nugent1 race
- Tom Rees1 race
From the team results above. A name opens the search: a partner can have more than one page.
London 2025, against 1,917 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Simon sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Pull (faster than 52% of the field), weakest on Runs (faster than 10%).
See the numbers
| Part | Simon: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 44% |
| Push | 17% |
| Pull | 52% |
| BBJ | 16% |
| Row | 28% |
| Carry | 14% |
| Lunges | 25% |
| Wall balls | 25% |
| Roxzone | 14% |
| Runs | 10% |
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 Simon beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Sled pull (faster than 52%); weakest: Runs (8 km) (faster than 10%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Simon's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Sled pull (0:03 faster); weakest: Runs (8 km) (10:25 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: Simon 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.Simon: 50:37 running, 42:19 at the stations and 7:20 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:52).Below, Typical Open Men: 39:57 running, 35:51 at the stations and 5:21 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:10).
See the numbers
| Part | Simon | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:31 | 4:36 |
| SkiErg | 4:25 | 4:21 |
| Run 2 | 5:54 | 4:30 |
| Sled push | 3:24 | 2:48 |
| Run 3 | 5:59 | 4:49 |
| Sled pull | 4:17 | 4:20 |
| Run 4 | 5:57 | 4:49 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:18 | 5:16 |
| Run 5 | 6:06 | 4:58 |
| Row | 4:55 | 4:40 |
| Run 6 | 5:59 | 4:52 |
| Farmers carry | 2:54 | 2:09 |
| Run 7 | 5:59 | 4:55 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:13 | 5:07 |
| Run 8 | 8:12 | 6:28 |
| Wall balls | 8:52 | 7:10 |
| Roxzone | 7:20 | 5:21 |
| Finish | 1:40:04 | 1:22:11 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Burpee broad jump cost 2:02 against the typical Open Men finisher at London 2025. The burpee broad jump guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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