Progress against the field
Between London 2023 and London Olympia 2026, Alex Cooper lost 11:00 to the field.
The clock says 7:50 faster, but the races themselves got 18:50 quicker for everyone.
The largest gain on the field came from Sports Direct HYROX London 2024 → Birmingham 2024: 16:08 in 174 days.
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
16 races · 15 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Individual Pro · Men1:12:56 PB272/693Beat 61%
↑ 185 days after Cardiff 2026 5:33 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
7:42 faster on the clock, and the race was 2:09 faster for everyone, so 5:33 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →2:09 faster This athlete7:42 faster -
Cardiff29 Apr 2026Individual Pro · Men1:20:38307/533Beat 42%
↑ 146 days after London Excel 2025 1:53 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:08 slower on the clock in a race that was 0:15 slower for everyone: 1:53 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:15 slower This athlete2:08 slower -
London Olympia24 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:13:13 PB28/177Beat 84%
↑ 62 days after Manchester 2026 2:10 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:56 faster on the clock, yet the race was 4:06 faster for everyone, so 2:10 was lost on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →4:06 faster This athlete1:56 faster -
Copenhagen13 Mar 2026Doubles Open · Men1:05:4530/216Beat 86%
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Manchester21 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:15:09131/529Beat 75%
↑ 91 days after Birmingham 2025 1:46 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:46 behind the field: 0:43 slower on the clock, against 1:03 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:03 faster This athlete0:43 slower -
London Excel4 Dec 2025Individual Pro · Men1:18:30283/467Beat 39%
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Birmingham22 Oct 2025Individual Open · Men1:14:26392/1821Beat 79%
↑ 145 days after Cardiff 2025 0:00 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
Moved with the field: 2:36 faster on the clock, against 2:36 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:36 faster This athlete2:36 faster -
Cardiff30 May 2025Individual Open · Men1:17:02200/639Beat 69%
↑ 27 days after London 2025 7:59 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 1:00 slower for everyone and the clock still says 6:59 faster: 7:59 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:00 slower This athlete6:59 faster -
London3 May 2025Individual Open · Men1:24:011059/1917Beat 45%
↑ 52 days after Glasgow 2025 8:54 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
6:47 slower on the clock in a race that was 2:07 faster for everyone: 8:54 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:07 faster This athlete6:47 slower -
Glasgow12 Mar 2025Individual Open · Men1:17:14536/1588Beat 66%
↑ 103 days after London 2024 1:12 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:39 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 3:51 faster for everyone, which leaves this 1:12 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →3:51 faster This athlete2:39 faster -
London29 Nov 2024Individual Open · Men1:19:53256/688Beat 63%
↑ 35 days after Birmingham 2024 4:01 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:21 slower on the clock in a race that was 2:40 faster for everyone: 4:01 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:40 faster This athlete1:21 slower -
Manchester9 Nov 2024Doubles Open · Men1:02:52 PB115/719Beat 84%
↑ 15 days after Birmingham 2024, with Callum Wheeldon 1:39 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:39 better than the field: 3:13 faster on the clock, against 1:34 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:34 faster This pair3:13 faster -
Birmingham25 Oct 2024Doubles Open · Men1:06:05198/875Beat 77%
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Birmingham25 Oct 2024Individual Open · Men1:18:32255/816Beat 69%
↑ 174 days after Sports Direct HYROX London 2024 16:08 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
16:01 faster on the clock in a race that was 0:07 slower for everyone: 16:08 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:07 slower This athlete16:01 faster -
Sports Direct HYROX London4 May 2024Individual Open · Men1:34:331381/1860Beat 26%
↑ 160 days after London 2023 17:04 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
13:30 slower on the clock in a race that was 3:34 faster for everyone: 17:04 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →3:34 faster This athlete13:30 slower -
London26 Nov 2023Individual Open · Men1:21:03665/1865Beat 64%