Athlete · Open Men · 40-44 · GBR GBR

Will Birch

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6 HYROX races over 3 seasons: 2 solo, 4 in a team with 2 partners.

Best Open Men time1:18:15London 2025
Best Open Men place789thof 2,324 · London 2024
Latest race1:07:06Birmingham Birm · Doubles Men with Daniel Newson3:57 slower than Will's best Doubles Men time (1:03:09)
Strongest part of the raceFarmers carryfaster than 83% of Open Men at London 2025
Personal bests

One best per race type

solo, doubles and relay times are different races, so each has its own best

Finish time, race by race: one race type at a time

Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting faster
1:19:001:20:001:21:00 best 1:18:15

This line shows the finish time of Will Birch at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:18:15 at London (May 2025); Will Birch was 1:19 faster at the latest race than at the first.

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Race Date Division Finish
London Dec 2024 Open Men 1:19:34
London May 2025 Open Men 1:18:15

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.

Every race

6 results at 6 races

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Doubles Men, team 40-44, with Daniel Newson 1:07:06 995th of 3,157; 146th of 531 aged 40-44 35:59 26:23 4:48 Runs 35:59 · Stations 26:23 · Roxzone 4:48

995th of 3,157 Doubles Men (faster than 68%). Against the 95 who finished around 1:06:37: most time gained on the roxzone (0:24), most lost on sandbag lunges (0:34). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:53 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:13 more).

Will Birch at HYROX Birmingham Birm, Doubles Men: every split in race order, the typical split of Doubles Men at this race, and the share of the 3,157 Doubles Men finishers here who were slower on that part.
Part Time Typical here vs 3,157 Doubles Men here
Run 1: 4:44 5:13 faster than 72%
SkiErg: 4:08 4:01 faster than 34%
Run 2: 4:02 4:34 faster than 76%
Sled push: 2:01 2:00 faster than 49%
Run 3: 4:19 4:53 faster than 75%
Sled pull: 2:59 3:15 faster than 71%
Run 4: 4:30 4:53 faster than 68%
Burpee broad jump: 3:19 3:18 faster than 49%
Run 5: 4:41 5:00 faster than 64%
Row: 4:34 4:28 faster than 39%
Run 6: 4:31 4:55 faster than 68%
Farmers carry: 1:37 1:38 faster than 54%
Run 7: 4:32 4:58 faster than 70%
Sandbag lunges: 3:49 3:34 faster than 38%
Run 8: 4:44 5:00 faster than 61%
Wall balls: 3:56 4:24 faster than 79%
Roxzone: 4:48 5:52 faster than 82%
Runs (8 km) 35:59 39:23 faster than 70%
Stations (8) 26:23
Finish 1:07:06 1:12:16 995th of 3,157 · faster than 68%

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Doubles Men, team 40-44, with Daniel Newson 1:06:02 549th of 2,268; 59th of 321 aged 40-44 37:27 25:49 2:46† Runs 37:27 · Stations 25:49 · Roxzone 2:46

549th of 2,268 Doubles Men (faster than 75%). Against the 71 who finished around 1:06:11: most time gained on the eight runs (0:39), most lost on burpee broad jump (0:22). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:17 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:00 more).

Will Birch at HYROX Cardiff 2026, Doubles Men: every split in race order, the typical split of Doubles Men at this race, and the share of the 2,268 Doubles Men finishers here who were slower on that part.
Part Time Typical here vs 2,268 Doubles Men here
Run 1: 4:43 5:14 faster than 78%
SkiErg: 3:55 4:05 faster than 77%
Run 2: 4:14 4:47 faster than 80%
Sled push: 1:57 1:50 faster than 35%
Run 3: 4:38 5:06 faster than 73%
Sled pull: 2:56 2:57 faster than 51%
Run 4: 4:31 5:06 faster than 79%
Burpee broad jump: 3:24 3:23 faster than 49%
Run 5: 4:43 5:14 faster than 74%
Row: 4:26 4:30 faster than 59%
Run 6: 4:54 5:25 faster than 74%
Farmers carry: 1:50 2:06 faster than 82%
Run 7: 4:33 4:53 faster than 68%
Sandbag lunges: 3:30 3:27 faster than 47%
Run 8: 5:13 5:52 faster than 77%
Wall balls: 3:51 4:16 faster than 78%
Roxzone †: 2:46
Runs (8 km) 37:27 41:51 faster than 78%
Stations (8) 25:49
Finish 1:06:02 1:12:23 549th of 2,268 · faster than 75%

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Doubles Men, team 35-39, with Joshua Meyrick 1:03:09 270th of 1,960; 64th of 457 aged 35-39 35:38 23:32 4:05 Runs 35:38 · Stations 23:32 · Roxzone 4:05

270th of 1,960 Doubles Men (faster than 86%). Against the 58 who finished around 1:03:28: most time gained on the roxzone (0:13), most lost on the eight runs (0:30). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:26 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:54 more).

Will Birch at HYROX London Olympia 2026, Doubles Men: every split in race order, the typical split of Doubles Men at this race, and the share of the 1,960 Doubles Men finishers here who were slower on that part.
Part Time Typical here vs 1,960 Doubles Men here
Run 1: 4:28 4:46 faster than 67%
SkiErg: 3:38 3:56 faster than 93%
Run 2: 4:10 4:34 faster than 73%
Sled push: 1:46 1:49 faster than 58%
Run 3: 4:13 4:52 faster than 82%
Sled pull: 2:34 3:04 faster than 82%
Run 4: 4:17 4:52 faster than 80%
Burpee broad jump: 2:40 3:15 faster than 80%
Run 5: 4:17 5:01 faster than 84%
Row: 4:08 4:27 faster than 86%
Run 6: 4:15 4:56 faster than 83%
Farmers carry: 1:32 1:43 faster than 83%
Run 7: 4:10 4:57 faster than 87%
Sandbag lunges: 2:58 3:34 faster than 83%
Run 8: 5:52 6:43 faster than 79%
Wall balls: 4:16 4:32 faster than 65%
Roxzone: 4:05 5:18 faster than 92%
Runs (8 km) 35:38 41:08 faster than 81%
Stations (8) 23:32
Finish 1:03:09 1:13:21 270th of 1,960 · faster than 86%

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Doubles Men, team 40-44, with Daniel Newson 1:08:52 1579th of 3,927; 148th of 533 aged 40-44 31:37* 26:52* 10:27 Runs 31:37 · Stations 26:52 · Roxzone 10:27

1,579th of 3,927 Doubles Men (faster than 59%). Against the 119 who finished around 1:08:50: most time gained on the eight runs (0:24), most lost on row (0:13). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:58 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:47 more).

Will Birch at HYROX London ExCeL 2025, Doubles Men: every split in race order, the typical split of Doubles Men at this race, and the share of the 3,927 Doubles Men finishers here who were slower on that part.
Part Time Typical here vs 3,927 Doubles Men here
Run 1: 3:13 3:18 faster than 56%
SkiErg: 4:12 4:19 faster than 68%
Run 2: 3:39 3:48 faster than 59%
Sled push: 1:54 1:45 faster than 29%
Run 3: 3:47 4:00 faster than 65%
Sled pull: 3:21 3:17 faster than 44%
Run 4: 3:42 4:03 faster than 71%
Burpee broad jump: 2:56 3:12 faster than 64%
Run 5: 3:53 4:08 faster than 65%
Row: 4:42 4:33 faster than 34%
Run 6: 3:57 4:06 faster than 59%
Farmers carry: 1:37 1:34 faster than 44%
Run 7: 4:00 4:07 faster than 58%
Sandbag lunges: 3:37 3:32 faster than 46%
Run 8: 5:29 5:39 faster than 57%
Wall balls: 4:33 4:34 faster than 50%
Roxzone: 10:27 11:04 faster than 62%
Runs (8 km) 31:37 33:15 faster than 62%
Stations (8) 26:52
Finish 1:08:52 1:11:24 1579th of 3,927 · faster than 59%

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Open Men, 40-44 1:18:15 738th of 1,917; 109th of 304 aged 40-44 37:28 36:16 4:36 Runs 37:28 · Stations 36:16 · Roxzone 4:36

738th of 1,917 Open Men (faster than 61%). Against the 59 who finished around 1:18:45: most time gained on the eight runs (1:17), most lost on sandbag lunges (2:22). Runs 5 to 8 took 3:02 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:23 more).

Will Birch at HYROX London 2025, Open Men: every split in race order, the typical split of Open Men at this race, and the share of the 1,917 Open Men finishers here who were slower on that part.
Part Time Typical here vs 1,917 Open Men here
Run 1: 4:21 4:36 faster than 65%
SkiErg: 4:29 4:21 faster than 35%
Run 2: 4:08 4:30 faster than 73%
Sled push: 2:48 2:48 faster than 50%
Run 3: 4:22 4:49 faster than 73%
Sled pull: 3:44 4:20 faster than 76%
Run 4: 4:24 4:49 faster than 72%
Burpee broad jump: 5:03 5:16 faster than 55%
Run 5: 4:43 4:58 faster than 63%
Row: 4:45 4:40 faster than 42%
Run 6: 4:36 4:52 faster than 65%
Farmers carry: 1:46 2:09 faster than 82%
Run 7: 4:49 4:55 faster than 54%
Sandbag lunges: 7:14 5:07 faster than 12%
Run 8: 6:09 6:28 faster than 61%
Wall balls: 6:27 7:10 faster than 63%
Roxzone: 4:36 5:21 faster than 76%
Runs (8 km) 37:28 40:08 faster than 67%
Stations (8) 36:16
Finish 1:18:15 1:22:11 738th of 1,917 · faster than 61%

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Open Men, 40-44 1:19:34 789th of 2,324; 113th of 426 aged 40-44 38:17 34:14 7:08 Runs 38:17 · Stations 34:14 · Roxzone 7:08

789th of 2,324 Open Men (faster than 66%). Against the 70 who finished around 1:20:06: most time gained on sled pull (0:49), most lost on farmers carry (0:41). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:06 less than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:17 more).

Will Birch at HYROX London 2024, Open Men: every split in race order, the typical split of Open Men at this race, and the share of the 2,324 Open Men finishers here who were slower on that part.
Part Time Typical here vs 2,324 Open Men here
Run 1: 6:01 5:45 faster than 37%
SkiErg: 4:16 4:25 faster than 72%
Run 2: 4:18 4:21 faster than 54%
Sled push: 2:26 3:04 faster than 88%
Run 3: 4:28 4:41 faster than 62%
Sled pull: 3:50 5:03 faster than 89%
Run 4: 4:26 4:44 faster than 66%
Burpee broad jump: 5:24 5:53 faster than 62%
Run 5: 4:43 4:56 faster than 60%
Row: 4:39 4:48 faster than 66%
Run 6: 4:37 4:48 faster than 59%
Farmers carry: 2:38 2:07 faster than 19%
Run 7: 4:33 4:47 faster than 63%
Sandbag lunges: 4:46 5:05 faster than 59%
Run 8: 5:14 5:33 faster than 61%
Wall balls: 6:15 6:43 faster than 59%
Roxzone: 7:08 7:38 faster than 60%
Runs (8 km) 38:17 39:49 faster than 60%
Stations (8) 34:14
Finish 1:19:34 1:25:48 789th of 2,324 · faster than 66%

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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; for a team it is the team’s age group. * 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.

Best splits · Open Men

The fastest Will has done each station

Part Best Race Typical
SkiErg 4:16 London 2024 · best of 2 4:34
Sled push 2:26 London 2024 · best of 2 3:04
Sled pull 3:44 London 2025 · best of 2 4:57
Burpee broad jump 5:03 London 2025 · best of 2 5:38
Row 4:39 London 2024 · best of 2 4:53
Farmers carry 1:46 London 2025 · best of 2 2:11
Sandbag lunges 4:46 London 2024 · best of 2 5:20
Wall balls 6:15 London 2024 · best of 2 7:03
Runs (8 km) 37:28 London 2025 · best of 2 41:47
Roxzone 4:36 London 2025 · best of 2 7:23
How to read

Each station's best across Will'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.

Raced with

2 team partners

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Station profile · best Open Men race

London 2025, against 1,917 Open Men

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Shape of the race

50% top SkiPushPullBBJRowCarryLungesWall ballsRoxzoneRuns
Willedge = faster than everyone, centre = slowest

This chart shows where Will 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 83% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 13%).

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Part Will: faster than
Ski 36%
Push 51%
Pull 77%
BBJ 56%
Row 42%
Carry 83%
Lunges 13%
Wall balls 63%
Roxzone 76%
Runs 68%

Further out means you beat more of the field on that part. A dent is a weak spot.

How you ranked on each station

SkiErg faster than 36%
Sled push faster than 51%
Sled pull faster than 77%
Burpee broad jump faster than 56%
Row faster than 42%
Farmers carry faster than 83%
Sandbag lunges faster than 13%
Wall balls faster than 63%
Roxzone faster than 76%
Runs (8 km) faster than 68%

How much of the field Will beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Farmers carry (faster than 83%); weakest: Sandbag lunges (faster than 13%).

Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.

Minutes against the typical finisher

SkiErg 0:08 slower
Sled push level
Sled pull 0:36 faster
Burpee broad jump 0:13 faster
Row 0:05 slower
Farmers carry 0:23 faster
Sandbag lunges 2:07 slower
Wall balls 0:43 faster
Roxzone 0:45 faster
Runs (8 km) 2:40 faster

Will's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (2:40 faster); weakest: Sandbag lunges (2:07 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: Will against the typical Open Men finisher

Will1:18:15
4:214:294:082:484:223:444:245:034:434:454:361:464:497:146:096:274:36
Typical Open Men1:21:09
4:364:214:302:484:494:204:495:164:584:404:522:094:555:076:287:105:21
RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

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.Will: 37:32 running, 36:16 at the stations and 4:36 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (7:14).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).

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Part Will Typical Open Men
Run 1 4:21 4:36
SkiErg 4:29 4:21
Run 2 4:08 4:30
Sled push 2:48 2:48
Run 3 4:22 4:49
Sled pull 3:44 4:20
Run 4 4:24 4:49
Burpee broad jump 5:03 5:16
Run 5 4:43 4:58
Row 4:45 4:40
Run 6 4:36 4:52
Farmers carry 1:46 2:09
Run 7 4:49 4:55
Sandbag lunges 7:14 5:07
Run 8 6:09 6:28
Wall balls 6:27 7:10
Roxzone 4:36 5:21
Finish 1:18:15 1:22:11

The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.

Sandbag lunges cost 2:07 against the typical Open Men finisher at London 2025. The sandbag lunges guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.

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