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 Harding 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 Harding 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 Harding 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 Harding 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 07:11. Check the detail of the improvement plan below.
| Splits | Potential Improvement | Time | Focus During Training |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burpees Broad Jump | 01:42 | 05:46 to 04:04 | 23.7% |
| Sled Pull | 01:23 | 05:19 to 03:56 | 19.3% |
| Farmers Carry | 01:17 | 03:03 to 01:46 | 17.9% |
| Wall Balls | 01:11 | 06:14 to 05:03 | 16.5% |
| Sandbag Lunges | 01:05 | 05:11 to 04:06 | 15.1% |
| Sled Push | 00:21 | 02:38 to 02:17 | 4.9% |
| Ski Erg | 00:07 | 04:18 to 04:11 | 1.6% |
| Rowing | 00:05 | 04:35 to 04:30 | 1.2% |
| Run Total | 00:00 | 34:03 to 34:03 | 0.0% |
| Harding James | Perfect Race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splits | Total | Average | Total | |
| Running 1 | 04:47 | 00:00 | 04:15 +00:32 | 00:00 +00:00 |
| Ski Erg | 04:18 | 04:47 | 04:18 +00:00 | 04:15 +00:32 |
| Running 2 | 03:59 | 09:05 | 04:32 -00:33 | 08:33 +00:32 |
| Sled Push | 02:38 | 13:04 | 02:37 +00:01 | 13:05 -00:01 |
| Running 3 | 04:14 | 15:42 | 04:54 -00:40 | 15:42 +00:00 |
| Sled Pull | 05:19 | 19:56 | 04:21 +00:58 | 20:36 -00:40 |
| Running 4 | 04:04 | 25:15 | 04:52 -00:48 | 24:57 +00:18 |
| Burpees Broad Jump | 05:46 | 29:19 | 04:32 +01:14 | 29:49 -00:30 |
| Running 5 | 04:08 | 35:05 | 05:00 -00:52 | 34:21 +00:44 |
| Rowing | 04:35 | 39:13 | 04:36 -00:01 | 39:21 -00:08 |
| Running 6 | 04:11 | 43:48 | 04:53 -00:42 | 43:57 -00:09 |
| Farmers Carry | 03:03 | 47:59 | 01:58 +01:05 | 48:50 -00:51 |
| Running 7 | 04:08 | 51:02 | 04:52 -00:44 | 50:48 +00:14 |
| Sandbag Lunges | 05:11 | 55:10 | 04:28 +00:43 | 55:40 -00:30 |
| Running 8 | 04:36 | 01:00:21 | 05:17 -00:41 | 01:00:08 +00:13 |
| Wall Balls | 06:14 | 01:04:57 | 05:39 +00:35 | 01:05:25 -00:28 |
| Roxzone | 05:46 | 01:16:50 | 05:46 +00:00 | 01:16:50 |
James Harding performed exceptionally well in the 2024 Birmingham HYROX race, finishing in the top 16% of all athletes and top 19% in his age group. His overall time of 01:16:50 is commendable. Notably, James has a strong runner profile as evidenced by his total running time of 00:34:03, which was 04:48 faster than the average. However, his roxzone time was slower than average, suggesting some areas of potential improvement in overall fitness and transition time.
His pacing during the race was a mix, starting slower than average in Running 1 but then gaining time on the average in subsequent running segments. This might suggest that he was conserving energy early in the race and then pushing himself to make up time later on, a strategy that seems to have worked well for him.
For future races, James might want to consider adjusting his pacing strategy. Starting the race a bit faster could help him gain an early lead and reduce the pressure to catch up in later segments. However, he should balance this with the need to conserve energy for the more challenging strength segments.
Additionally, focusing on smoother transitions between exercises could help reduce his roxzone time. This could be achieved through specific transition drills and overall conditioning work, such as high-intensity interval training (HIIT) sessions.
Finally, incorporating more targeted strength training for the specific exercises where he lost time could significantly improve his overall performance. The suggested exercises and drills above would be a good starting point for this.
| Similar Athletes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Schroeder Kai | 2024 Karlsruhe | 01:16:56 | |
| Pieniążek Patryk | 2024 Katowice | 01:17:07 | |
| Cozza Stefano | 2024 Milan | 01:17:11 | |
| Burton Robbie | 2024 Manchester | 01:16:33 | |
| WaiteRoberts Charles | 2024 Sports Direct HYROX London | 01:16:32 | |
| Odiase Mojowo | 2024 Berlin | 01:16:59 | |
| Wastle Corey | 2024 Melbourne | 01:17:10 | |
| Moynagh Killian | 2023 Karlsruhe | 01:16:34 | |
| Boschewski Daniel Christopher | 2024 Frankfurt | 01:17:13 | |
| Bunce Scott | 2023 London | 01:16:20 | |
| Other Results from this athlete | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Dublin | 01:12:22 | |
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