Progress against the field
Between Bilbao 2026 and Birmingham 2026, Michael Ryan pulled 11:51 ahead of the field.
Over the same races everyone got 0:40 quicker, so 12:31 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
The longest gap between two races compared here, 221 days between EMEA London Olympia 2026 and Birmingham 2026, still ended 3:38 ahead of the field.
How this is worked out ⓘ
A finish time moves for two reasons: the athlete, and the race — its course, its floor, its day. For each pair of races in a row in one category, we take everyone who raced both and use the middle of how much they moved (the median) as "the race". Whatever is left is the athlete. Doubles are compared only when the same two people raced both, and told as the pair's; relays are left out. A pair with fewer than 15 athletes in common is not shown. The summary above covers Individual Open · Men, the one raced most; every comparison is in the list below.
Every race
20 races · 18 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Doubles Open · Men1:14:59348/605Beat 43%
↑ 198 days after Warsaw 2026, with Liam Price 9:32 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
9:32 better than the field: 10:49 faster on the clock, against 1:17 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:17 faster This pair10:49 faster -
Birmingham31 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:08:59 PB102/677Beat 85%
↑ 221 days after EMEA London Olympia 2026 3:38 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:25 faster on the clock, and the race was 0:47 faster for everyone, so 3:38 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →0:47 faster This athlete4:25 faster -
Lisboa1 May 2026Individual Pro · Men1:22:53 PB217/352Beat 38%
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Cardiff29 Apr 2026Doubles Open · Men1:01:19 PB34/566Beat 94%
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Warsaw16 Apr 2026Doubles Open · Men1:25:48187/232Beat 19%
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London Olympia24 Mar 2026Doubles Pro · Men1:04:25 PB195/484Beat 60%
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EMEA London Olympia24 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:13:24509/958Beat 47%
↑ 45 days after Bilbao 2026 8:13 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
8:06 faster on the clock in a race that was 0:07 slower for everyone: 8:13 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:07 slower This athlete8:06 faster -
Bilbao7 Feb 2026Individual Open · Men1:21:30909/1500Beat 39%
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Manchester21 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:13:32329/1463Beat 78%
↑ 284 days after Warsaw 2025 2:46 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 1:44 slower for everyone and the clock still says 1:02 faster: 2:46 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:44 slower This athlete1:02 faster -
London Excel4 Dec 2025Doubles Open · Men1:18:001326/1815Beat 27%
↑ 48 days after Valencia 2025, with Liam Price 7:29 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
7:29 better than the field: 10:08 faster on the clock, against 2:39 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:39 faster This pair10:08 faster -
London Excel4 Dec 2025Doubles Pro · Men1:11:37180/263Beat 32%
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Valencia17 Oct 2025Doubles Open · Men1:28:08275/319Beat 14%
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Cardiff30 May 2025Relay · Men1:25:5723/24Beat 4%
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Rimini30 May 2025Doubles Pro · Men1:27:3096/105Beat 9%
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Warsaw12 Apr 2025Individual Open · Men1:14:34220/768Beat 71%
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Toulouse8 Feb 2025Individual Open · Men1:14:24395/1789Beat 78%
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Birmingham25 Oct 2024Individual Open · Men1:18:37553/1916Beat 71%
↑ 174 days after Sports Direct HYROX London 2024 0:34 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:34 behind the field: 0:41 slower on the clock, against 0:07 slower for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:07 slower This athlete0:41 slower -
Sports Direct HYROX London4 May 2024Individual Open · Men1:17:56621/1860Beat 67%
↑ 63 days after Glasgow 2024 4:09 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
6:46 faster on the clock, and the race was 2:37 faster for everyone, so 4:09 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →2:37 faster This athlete6:46 faster -
Glasgow2 Mar 2024Individual Open · Men1:24:42801/1784Beat 55%
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Manchester28 Jan 2023Doubles Open · Men1:23:09168/229Beat 27%