Progress against the field
From London 2022 to Birmingham 2026, the field gained 31:58 on David Williams.
The clock says 13:28 slower, but the races themselves got 18:30 quicker for everyone.
372 days between London 2022 and London 2023 is the longest gap compared here, and the second race was 4:20 better than 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
24 races · 17 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Relay · Men1:18:4658/79Beat 27%
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Doubles Open · Men1:07:57116/312Beat 63%
↑ 185 days after Cardiff 2026, with Nigel Freeman 3:09 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:09 behind the field: 1:33 slower on the clock, against 1:36 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:36 faster This pair1:33 slower -
Birmingham31 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:46:57603/677Beat 11%
↑ 185 days after Cardiff 2026 4:51 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:51 better than the field: 6:34 faster on the clock, against 1:43 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:43 faster This athlete6:34 faster -
Cardiff29 Apr 2026Doubles Open · Men1:06:24139/478Beat 71%
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Cardiff29 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:53:31839/913Beat 8%
↑ 334 days after Cardiff 2025 26:24 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
21:33 slower on the clock in a race that was 4:51 faster for everyone: 26:24 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →4:51 faster This athlete21:33 slower -
London Olympia24 Mar 2026Doubles Open · Men59:54 PB23/396Beat 94%
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Glasgow11 Mar 2026Doubles Open · Men1:00:0965/917Beat 93%
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Glasgow11 Mar 2026Doubles Pro · Men1:01:1126/66Beat 61%
↑ 140 days after Birmingham 2025, with Matt Crump 1:34 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:38 faster on the clock, and the race was 1:04 faster for everyone, so 1:34 of it was this pair.
The fieldCompare these two →1:04 faster This pair2:38 faster -
Manchester21 Jan 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:32:02 PB687/824Beat 17%
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Manchester21 Jan 2026Doubles Open · Men1:02:3841/398Beat 90%
↑ 823 days after Birmingham 2023, with Gary Hateley 6:47 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:15 slower on the clock in a race that was 4:32 faster for everyone: 6:47 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →4:32 faster This pair2:15 slower -
London Excel4 Dec 2025Doubles Pro · Men1:01:08 PB70/263Beat 73%
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Birmingham22 Oct 2025Doubles Pro · Men1:03:4971/176Beat 60%
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Cardiff30 May 2025Individual Open · Men1:31:58467/639Beat 27%
↑ 182 days after London 2024 13:47 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
9:47 slower on the clock in a race that was 4:00 faster for everyone: 13:47 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →4:00 faster This athlete9:47 slower -
Manchester24 Jan 2025Doubles Pro · Men1:01:5035/122Beat 71%
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London29 Nov 2024Individual Open · Men1:22:11 PB656/1637Beat 60%
↑ 209 days after Sports Direct HYROX London 2024 3:28 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:28 better than the field: 3:56 faster on the clock, against 0:28 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:28 faster This athlete3:56 faster -
Sports Direct HYROX London4 May 2024Individual Open · Men1:26:071042/1860Beat 44%
↑ 160 days after London 2023 4:26 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:26 behind the field: 0:52 slower on the clock, against 3:34 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:34 faster This athlete0:52 slower -
Sports Direct HYROX London4 May 2024Doubles Pro · Men1:03:2022/117Beat 81%
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London26 Nov 2023Doubles Open · Men1:25:25873/1003Beat 13%
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London26 Nov 2023Individual Open · Men1:25:15883/1865Beat 53%
↑ 372 days after London 2022 4:20 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
8:14 faster on the clock, and the race was 3:54 faster for everyone, so 4:20 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →3:54 faster This athlete8:14 faster -
Birmingham21 Oct 2023Doubles Open · Men1:00:2328/467Beat 94%
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Malmö30 Sep 2023Doubles Open · Men1:00:035/46Beat 89%
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London19 Nov 2022Individual Open · Men1:33:29531/865Beat 39%
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St. GallenDate unknownDoubles Pro · Men1:01:3211/103Beat 89%
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World Championships ManchesterDate unknownDoubles Open · Men1:06:07167/250Beat 33%