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 Ball James'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 Ball James'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 Ball James'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 Ball James'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 05:36. Check the detail of the improvement plan below.
| Splits | Potential Improvement | Time | Focus During Training |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run Total | 03:00 | 46:43 to 43:43 | 53.6% |
| Burpees Broad Jump | 02:06 | 07:35 to 05:29 | 37.5% |
| Sandbag Lunges | 00:16 | 05:29 to 05:13 | 4.8% |
| Wall Balls | 00:14 | 06:50 to 06:36 | 4.2% |
| Ski Erg | 00:00 | 04:24 to 04:24 | 0.0% |
| Sled Push | 00:00 | 02:13 to 02:13 | 0.0% |
| Sled Pull | 00:00 | 03:29 to 03:29 | 0.0% |
| Rowing | 00:00 | 04:47 to 04:47 | 0.0% |
| Farmers Carry | 00:00 | 01:51 to 01:51 | 0.0% |
| Ball James | Perfect Race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splits | Total | Average | Total | |
| Running 1 | 05:52 | 00:00 | 04:45 +01:07 | 00:00 +00:00 |
| Ski Erg | 04:24 | 05:52 | 04:31 -00:07 | 04:45 +01:07 |
| Running 2 | 09:33 | 10:16 | 05:08 +04:25 | 09:16 +01:00 |
| Sled Push | 02:13 | 19:49 | 03:04 -00:51 | 14:24 +05:25 |
| Running 3 | 04:54 | 22:02 | 05:37 -00:43 | 17:28 +04:34 |
| Sled Pull | 03:29 | 26:56 | 05:15 -01:46 | 23:05 +03:51 |
| Running 4 | 05:11 | 30:25 | 05:36 -00:25 | 28:20 +02:05 |
| Burpees Broad Jump | 07:35 | 35:36 | 05:46 +01:49 | 33:56 +01:40 |
| Running 5 | 05:29 | 43:11 | 05:48 -00:19 | 39:42 +03:29 |
| Rowing | 04:47 | 48:40 | 04:55 -00:08 | 45:30 +03:10 |
| Running 6 | 05:16 | 53:27 | 05:38 -00:22 | 50:25 +03:02 |
| Farmers Carry | 01:51 | 58:43 | 02:18 -00:27 | 56:03 +02:40 |
| Running 7 | 05:11 | 01:00:34 | 05:37 -00:26 | 58:21 +02:13 |
| Sandbag Lunges | 05:29 | 01:05:45 | 05:29 +00:00 | 01:03:58 +01:47 |
| Running 8 | 05:21 | 01:11:14 | 06:20 -00:59 | 01:09:27 +01:47 |
| Wall Balls | 06:50 | 01:16:35 | 06:59 -00:09 | 01:15:47 +00:48 |
| Roxzone | 07:00 | 01:30:16 | 07:30 -00:30 | 01:30:16 |
James Ball has showcased a commendable performance in the 2024 Birmingham HYROX event, especially considering his age group of 35-39 and an overall rank of 1722. He has shown particular strengths in the Sled Push, Sled Pull, and Farmers Carry segments, where he achieved significantly faster times than the average. His total running time was slower than average, but his running times improved as the race progressed, suggesting that he has a strong endurance base. However, his slower overall running time and high percentile ranking in the Running 1 and Running 2 segments indicates that he may have started the race too slowly. Therefore, James appears to have a more strength-focused profile, which is reflected in his superior performance in strength-related tasks.
Based on his performance, James can implement the following strategies for better performance in future races:
| Similar Athletes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Donaldson Chris | 2023 Glasgow | 01:29:50 | |
| Repka Norbert Ferenc | 2024 Vienna - European Championship | 01:30:22 | |
| Rodenrijs Maik | 2024 Amsterdam | 01:30:00 | |
| Frias Gonzalez Francisco | 2023 Madrid | 01:30:24 | |
| Bout Jordi | 2024 Amsterdam | 01:30:23 | |
| Blanchard Martin | 2024 Manchester | 01:30:32 | |
| Marcusse Colin | 2024 Rotterdam | 01:30:45 | |
| Levins Dave | 2024 Birmingham | 01:29:54 | |
| Breard Bastien | 2024 Bordeaux | 01:30:07 | |
| Tischer Martin | 2024 Hamburg | 01:30:37 | |
| Other Results from this athlete | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2023 Glasgow | 01:27:12 | |
| 2022 London | 01:36:34 | |
| 2023 London | 01:27:35 | |
| 2024 Sports Direct HYROX London | 01:30:25 | |
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