Dive into this athlete’s performance at 2024 Birmingham using our in-depth report. By comparing their results to those of similar athletes, we identify key strengths and areas in need of improvement. For this specific race, our analysis is based on the performance of 1000 similar athletes.
We compare the athlete's running times with peers who have similar finish times. This chart helps you quickly determine if your running pace was too fast or too slow for your overall finish time.
We compare the athlete's workout times for each station with peers who have similar finish times. This chart helps you quickly identify if any workouts were too fast or too slow relative to your overall finish time.
This section showcases the entire Raffan Chris's performance at each station and run segment compared to the average.
It reveals strengths and areas for improvement, providing insights into how the athlete's times stack up against typical HYROX competitors with same finish time.
In HYROX racing, pacing is crucial. The pacing line highlights Raffan Chris's pacing strategy, identifying segments where they may have started too fast or too slow, guiding them toward a more balanced race approach.
This chart illustrates the spread of splits of all athletes competing in the same division, providing a visual representation of the distribution of times for each split.
Use this chart to compare the Raffan Chris's performance against the competition, identifying areas of strength and those needing improvement.
This chart includes Top 10%, Top 25%, Top 50%, Top 75%, Top 90%, and Top 100% of the athletes. The outliers have been removed for clarity.
Based on our analysis, here are the focus areas for improvement. The goal is to determine how quickly the athlete could improve on some stations and where is the path of least resistance to improve Raffan Chris's time.
The percentile rank is the current position of the athlete compared to the competition. It goes from 0 to 100, where 0 is the best and 100 is the worst. It show the potential improvement for each station. The athlete should focus on the stations with the highest potential improvement and the biggest duration.
A big improvement in the Farmer's carry station will not be as impactful as a small improvement in the wall ball station for instance. Just click on a station to see how easy it will be to improve and how important it is to focus on it during training.
For this athlete we identified a possible improvement of 03:33. Check the detail of the improvement plan below.
| Splits | Potential Improvement | Time | Focus During Training |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burpees Broad Jump | 01:27 | 06:22 to 04:55 | 40.8% |
| Wall Balls | 01:07 | 07:05 to 05:58 | 31.5% |
| Ski Erg | 00:36 | 04:58 to 04:22 | 16.9% |
| Rowing | 00:16 | 04:59 to 04:43 | 7.5% |
| Sled Push | 00:07 | 02:47 to 02:40 | 3.3% |
| Sled Pull | 00:00 | 04:21 to 04:21 | 0.0% |
| Farmers Carry | 00:00 | 01:59 to 01:59 | 0.0% |
| Sandbag Lunges | 00:00 | 04:22 to 04:22 | 0.0% |
| Run Total | 00:00 | 40:41 to 40:41 | 0.0% |
| Raffan Chris | Perfect Race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splits | Total | Average | Total | |
| Running 1 | 05:29 | 00:00 | 04:35 +00:54 | 00:00 +00:00 |
| Ski Erg | 04:58 | 05:29 | 04:25 +00:33 | 04:35 +00:54 |
| Running 2 | 04:40 | 10:27 | 04:54 -00:14 | 09:00 +01:27 |
| Sled Push | 02:47 | 15:07 | 02:51 -00:04 | 13:54 +01:13 |
| Running 3 | 04:58 | 17:54 | 05:22 -00:24 | 16:45 +01:09 |
| Sled Pull | 04:21 | 22:52 | 04:51 -00:30 | 22:07 +00:45 |
| Running 4 | 05:09 | 27:13 | 05:20 -00:11 | 26:58 +00:15 |
| Burpees Broad Jump | 06:22 | 32:22 | 05:14 +01:08 | 32:18 +00:04 |
| Running 5 | 05:22 | 38:44 | 05:30 -00:08 | 37:32 +01:12 |
| Rowing | 04:59 | 44:06 | 04:47 +00:12 | 43:02 +01:04 |
| Running 6 | 04:49 | 49:05 | 05:21 -00:32 | 47:49 +01:16 |
| Farmers Carry | 01:59 | 53:54 | 02:09 -00:10 | 53:10 +00:44 |
| Running 7 | 04:52 | 55:53 | 05:20 -00:28 | 55:19 +00:34 |
| Sandbag Lunges | 04:22 | 01:00:45 | 05:01 -00:39 | 01:00:39 +00:06 |
| Running 8 | 05:25 | 01:05:07 | 05:55 -00:30 | 01:05:40 -00:33 |
| Wall Balls | 07:05 | 01:10:32 | 06:23 +00:42 | 01:11:35 -01:03 |
| Roxzone | 07:07 | 01:24:38 | 06:40 +00:27 | 01:24:38 |
Chris Raffan demonstrated a commendable performance in the 2024 Birmingham Hyrox race. Impressively, Chris ranked in the top 31% of 4107 athletes overall, and within the top 36% of his age group. His overall time was 01:24:38, which indicates a good level of fitness and endurance for this challenging event. It's worth noting that Chris's total running time was 01:49 faster than the average, which suggests that he has a strong runner's profile.
However, examining his race pacing, it appears that Chris started slower than average in the first running segment, but then consistently improved his pace in each subsequent running segment. This suggests that he may benefit from a more aggressive start to better leverage his running strengths early on.
Considering Chris's strong runner profile, he should look to capitalize on this strength early in the race. Starting more aggressively in the initial running segments could help him gain time that he can use in the more challenging strength segments. Chris should also focus on his transitions and minimizing rest time between exercises, as this was identified as an area for improvement. Finally, incorporating more functional strength training and plyometric exercises into his regular training routine could help him improve in the more challenging segments like the Burpees Broad Jump and Wall Balls, and ultimately improve his overall race time.
| Similar Athletes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Iltis Santana | 2024 Dallas | 01:24:40 | |
| Livingstone Johnie | 2024 Glasgow | 01:24:10 | |
| Corry Ian | 2022 London | 01:24:45 | |
| Perales Soriano Javier | 2022 Valencia | 01:24:40 | |
| Dunford Steve | 2023 Singapore | 01:25:00 | |
| Fazackerley Lee | 2024 Manchester | 01:24:41 | |
| Fitzpatrick Tim | 2023 Sydney | 01:24:58 | |
| Geiß Andreas | 2018 Hamburg | 01:24:29 | |
| Blake Ben | 2024 Amsterdam | 01:24:25 | |
| Bignell Joe | 2024 Sports Direct HYROX London | 01:24:20 | |
| Other Results from this athlete | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Glasgow | 01:26:44 | |
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