GBR Steven Mesham
2 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:36:00 at Birmingham 2025.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Steven Mesham at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:36:00 at Birmingham (Oct 2025); Steven Mesham was 13:46 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | Oct 2024 | Open Men | 1:49:46 |
| Birmingham | Oct 2025 | Open Men | 1:36:00 |
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
2,914th of 3,945 Open Men (faster than 26%). Against the 119 who finished around 1:36:39: most time gained on the eight runs (0:56), most lost on sandbag lunges (1:32). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:10 less than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:50 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 3,945 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 6:03 | 5:18 | faster than 19% |
| SkiErg: | 4:56 | 4:30 | faster than 12% |
| Run 2: | 4:59 | 4:33 | faster than 28% |
| Sled push: | 2:47 | 3:15 | faster than 71% |
| Run 3: | 5:20 | 4:53 | faster than 29% |
| Sled pull: | 6:14 | 5:02 | faster than 20% |
| Run 4: | 5:41 | 4:55 | faster than 20% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 6:52 | 5:36 | faster than 25% |
| Run 5: | 5:41 | 5:05 | faster than 27% |
| Row: | 5:04 | 4:49 | faster than 27% |
| Run 6: | 5:23 | 4:55 | faster than 30% |
| Farmers carry: | 3:05 | 2:09 | faster than 9% |
| Run 7: | 5:20 | 4:55 | faster than 31% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 7:28 | 5:12 | faster than 11% |
| Run 8: | 5:28 | 5:10 | faster than 39% |
| Wall balls: | 8:29 | 7:15 | faster than 32% |
| Roxzone: | 7:19 | 6:40 | faster than 35% |
| Runs (8 km) | 43:51 | 39:57 | faster than 29% |
| Stations (8) | 44:55 | ||
| Finish | 1:36:00 | 1:25:13 | 2914th of 3,945 · faster than 26% |
2,482nd of 2,732 Open Men (faster than 9%). Against the 81 who finished around 1:48:38: most time gained on the eight runs (6:23), most lost on burpee broad jump (4:31). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:46 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:55 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,732 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:32 | 5:16 | faster than 37% |
| SkiErg: | 4:34 | 4:23 | faster than 29% |
| Run 2: | 4:45 | 4:36 | faster than 41% |
| Sled push: | 3:17 | 2:51 | faster than 24% |
| Run 3: | 5:14 | 4:54 | faster than 32% |
| Sled pull: | 6:23 | 4:53 | faster than 14% |
| Run 4: | 5:18 | 4:58 | faster than 33% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 12:54 | 5:51 | faster than 1% |
| Run 5: | 5:21 | 5:10 | faster than 41% |
| Row: | 5:12 | 4:46 | faster than 17% |
| Run 6: | 5:36 | 5:02 | faster than 24% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:43 | 2:06 | faster than 16% |
| Run 7: | 5:29 | 5:02 | faster than 29% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 8:34 | 5:05 | faster than 5% |
| Run 8: | 6:09 | 5:32 | faster than 29% |
| Wall balls: | 13:25 | 6:43 | faster than 3% |
| Roxzone: | 9:29 | 7:31 | faster than 20% |
| Runs (8 km) | 43:20 | 40:42 | faster than 34% |
| Stations (8) | 57:02 | ||
| Finish | 1:49:46 | 1:25:29 | 2482nd of 2,732 · faster than 9% |
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.
The fastest Steven has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:34 | Birmingham 2024 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:47 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 6:14 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:52 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 5:04 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:43 | Birmingham 2024 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:28 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 8:29 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 43:20 | Birmingham 2024 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 7:19 | Birmingham 2025 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Steven'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.
Birmingham 2025, against 3,945 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Steven sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Push (faster than 72% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 10%).
See the numbers
| Part | Steven: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 12% |
| Push | 72% |
| Pull | 20% |
| BBJ | 26% |
| Row | 28% |
| Carry | 10% |
| Lunges | 12% |
| Wall balls | 32% |
| Roxzone | 36% |
| Runs | 29% |
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 Steven beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Sled push (faster than 72%); weakest: Farmers carry (faster than 10%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Steven's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Sled push (0:28 faster); weakest: Runs (8 km) (3:54 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: Steven 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.Steven: 43:54 running, 44:55 at the stations and 7:19 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:29) and the shortest the sled push (2:47).Below, Typical Open Men: 39:44 running, 37:48 at the stations and 6:40 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:15).
See the numbers
| Part | Steven | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:03 | 5:18 |
| SkiErg | 4:56 | 4:30 |
| Run 2 | 4:59 | 4:33 |
| Sled push | 2:47 | 3:15 |
| Run 3 | 5:20 | 4:53 |
| Sled pull | 6:14 | 5:02 |
| Run 4 | 5:41 | 4:55 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:52 | 5:36 |
| Run 5 | 5:41 | 5:05 |
| Row | 5:04 | 4:49 |
| Run 6 | 5:23 | 4:55 |
| Farmers carry | 3:05 | 2:09 |
| Run 7 | 5:20 | 4:55 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:28 | 5:12 |
| Run 8 | 5:28 | 5:10 |
| Wall balls | 8:29 | 7:15 |
| Roxzone | 7:19 | 6:40 |
| Finish | 1:36:00 | 1:25:13 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Sandbag lunges cost 2:16 against the typical Open Men finisher at Birmingham 2025. The sandbag lunges guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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