NZL Simon McDowell
3 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:16:24 at Melbourne 2025.
Two results in one division at the same race (Open Men at Melbourne 2024): either two athletes called Simon McDowell, or one athlete who raced twice. Both are shown as published; the bests use the faster one.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Simon McDowell at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:16:24 at Melbourne (Dec 2025); Simon McDowell was 21:35 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | Jun 2024 | Open Men | 1:37:59 |
| Melbourne | Jun 2024 | Open Men | 1:18:38 |
| Melbourne | Dec 2025 | Open Men | 1:16:24 |
Each dot is one Open Men race; click one for that race's report.
3 results at 2 races
783rd of 2,868 Open Men (faster than 72%). Against the 89 who finished around 1:15:36: most time gained on the eight runs (1:17), most lost on wall balls (1:56). Runs 5 to 8 took 3:33 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:20 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,868 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 2:14 | 2:39 | faster than 88% |
| SkiErg: | 4:16 | 4:27 | faster than 74% |
| Run 2: | 3:55 | 4:36 | faster than 85% |
| Sled push: | 2:19 | 2:39 | faster than 72% |
| Run 3: | 4:29 | 4:55 | faster than 73% |
| Sled pull: | 5:04 | 4:49 | faster than 41% |
| Run 4: | 4:25 | 4:57 | faster than 76% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:54 | 5:18 | faster than 61% |
| Run 5: | 4:33 | 5:07 | faster than 76% |
| Row: | 4:33 | 4:47 | faster than 74% |
| Run 6: | 4:24 | 5:02 | faster than 79% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:38 | 2:05 | faster than 90% |
| Run 7: | 4:28 | 4:59 | faster than 74% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:58 | 5:16 | faster than 59% |
| Run 8: | 5:11 | 6:06 | faster than 80% |
| Wall balls: | 7:29 | 6:33 | faster than 34% |
| Roxzone: | 7:40 | 9:09 | faster than 80% |
| Runs (8 km) | 33:37 | 38:39 | faster than 81% |
| Stations (8) | 35:11 | ||
| Finish | 1:16:24 | 1:24:14 | 783rd of 2,868 · faster than 72% |
730th of 2,673 Open Men (faster than 72%). Against the 81 who finished around 1:17:53: most time gained on sandbag lunges (0:28), most lost on wall balls (0:59). Runs 5 to 8 took 3:03 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:20 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,673 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 2:37 | 3:27 | faster than 76% |
| SkiErg: | 4:20 | 4:21 | faster than 52% |
| Run 2: | 4:37 | 4:51 | faster than 64% |
| Sled push: | 1:50 | 2:16 | faster than 83% |
| Run 3: | 5:04 | 5:10 | faster than 55% |
| Sled pull: | 5:13 | 4:48 | faster than 37% |
| Run 4: | 5:05 | 5:16 | faster than 59% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:32 | 5:30 | faster than 74% |
| Run 5: | 4:42 | 5:27 | faster than 86% |
| Row: | 4:34 | 4:49 | faster than 77% |
| Run 6: | 4:56 | 5:22 | faster than 72% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:50 | 2:08 | faster than 79% |
| Run 7: | 4:49 | 5:21 | faster than 76% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:15 | 5:24 | faster than 85% |
| Run 8: | 5:59 | 6:16 | faster than 60% |
| Wall balls: | 6:30 | 6:09 | faster than 42% |
| Roxzone: | 7:52 | 8:15 | faster than 57% |
| Runs (8 km) | 37:45 | 41:43 | faster than 76% |
| Stations (8) | 33:04 | ||
| Finish | 1:18:38 | 1:26:02 | 730th of 2,673 · faster than 72% |
2,057th of 2,673 Open Men (faster than 23%). Against the 80 who finished around 1:36:34: most time gained on sandbag lunges (1:32), most lost on the eight runs (16:04). Runs 5 to 8 took 3:13 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 5:08 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,673 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:51 | 3:27 | faster than 25% |
| SkiErg: | 4:46 | 4:21 | faster than 10% |
| Run 2: | 4:58 | 4:51 | faster than 43% |
| Sled push: | 4:22 | 2:16 | faster than 0% |
| Run 3: | 11:16 | 5:10 | faster than 0% |
| Sled pull: | 5:14 | 4:48 | faster than 37% |
| Run 4: | 7:50 | 5:16 | faster than 3% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:14 | 5:30 | faster than 56% |
| Run 5: | 5:23 | 5:27 | faster than 53% |
| Row: | 4:42 | 4:49 | faster than 64% |
| Run 6: | 5:04 | 5:22 | faster than 64% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:49 | 2:08 | faster than 80% |
| Run 7: | 5:08 | 5:21 | faster than 60% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:39 | 5:24 | faster than 73% |
| Run 8: | 16:33 | 6:16 | faster than 0% |
| Wall balls: | 6:26 | 6:09 | faster than 43% |
| Roxzone: | — | 8:15 | |
| Runs (8 km) | 1:01:00 | 41:43 | faster than 4% |
| Stations (8) | 37:12 | ||
| Finish | 1:37:59 | 1:26:02 | 2057th of 2,673 · faster than 23% |
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 age group is the one entered for that race. A dash means the organiser did not publish that number for the result.
The fastest Simon has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:16 | Melbourne 2025 · best of 3 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 1:50 | Melbourne 2024 · best of 3 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 5:04 | Melbourne 2025 · best of 3 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:32 | Melbourne 2024 · best of 3 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:33 | Melbourne 2025 · best of 3 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 1:38 | Melbourne 2025 · best of 3 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:15 | Melbourne 2024 · best of 3 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 6:26 | Melbourne 2024 · best of 3 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 33:37 | Melbourne 2025 · best of 3 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 7:40 | Melbourne 2025 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Simon'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.
Melbourne 2025, against 2,868 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 Carry (faster than 90% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 35%).
See the numbers
| Part | Simon: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 74% |
| Push | 73% |
| Pull | 41% |
| BBJ | 61% |
| Row | 75% |
| Carry | 90% |
| Lunges | 59% |
| Wall balls | 35% |
| Roxzone | 81% |
| Runs | 81% |
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: Farmers carry (faster than 90%); weakest: Wall balls (faster than 35%).
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: Runs (8 km) (5:02 faster); weakest: Wall balls (0:56 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: 33:39 running, 35:11 at the stations and 7:40 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:29).Below, Typical Open Men: 38:21 running, 35:54 at the stations and 9:09 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:33).
See the numbers
| Part | Simon | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 2:14 | 2:39 |
| SkiErg | 4:16 | 4:27 |
| Run 2 | 3:55 | 4:36 |
| Sled push | 2:19 | 2:39 |
| Run 3 | 4:29 | 4:55 |
| Sled pull | 5:04 | 4:49 |
| Run 4 | 4:25 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:54 | 5:18 |
| Run 5 | 4:33 | 5:07 |
| Row | 4:33 | 4:47 |
| Run 6 | 4:24 | 5:02 |
| Farmers carry | 1:38 | 2:05 |
| Run 7 | 4:28 | 4:59 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:58 | 5:16 |
| Run 8 | 5:11 | 6:06 |
| Wall balls | 7:29 | 6:33 |
| Roxzone | 7:40 | 9:09 |
| Finish | 1:16:24 | 1:24:14 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Wall balls cost 0:56 against the typical Open Men finisher at Melbourne 2025. The wall balls guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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