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 May Richard'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 May Richard'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 May Richard'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 May Richard'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 04:47. Check the detail of the improvement plan below.
| Splits | Potential Improvement | Time | Focus During Training |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wall Balls | 02:05 | 06:27 to 04:22 | 43.6% |
| Burpees Broad Jump | 01:09 | 04:31 to 03:22 | 24.0% |
| Sled Push | 00:34 | 02:31 to 01:57 | 11.8% |
| Sled Pull | 00:30 | 03:54 to 03:24 | 10.5% |
| Farmers Carry | 00:15 | 01:48 to 01:33 | 5.2% |
| Rowing | 00:14 | 04:33 to 04:19 | 4.9% |
| Ski Erg | 00:00 | 04:01 to 04:01 | 0.0% |
| Sandbag Lunges | 00:00 | 03:26 to 03:26 | 0.0% |
| Run Total | 00:00 | 31:52 to 31:52 | 0.0% |
| May Richard | Perfect Race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splits | Total | Average | Total | |
| Running 1 | 04:20 | 00:00 | 03:53 +00:27 | 00:00 +00:00 |
| Ski Erg | 04:01 | 04:20 | 04:09 -00:08 | 03:53 +00:27 |
| Running 2 | 03:42 | 08:21 | 04:05 -00:23 | 08:02 +00:19 |
| Sled Push | 02:31 | 12:03 | 02:23 +00:08 | 12:07 -00:04 |
| Running 3 | 03:52 | 14:34 | 04:22 -00:30 | 14:30 +00:04 |
| Sled Pull | 03:54 | 18:26 | 03:45 +00:09 | 18:52 -00:26 |
| Running 4 | 03:50 | 22:20 | 04:22 -00:32 | 22:37 -00:17 |
| Burpees Broad Jump | 04:31 | 26:10 | 03:43 +00:48 | 26:59 -00:49 |
| Running 5 | 04:08 | 30:41 | 04:28 -00:20 | 30:42 -00:01 |
| Rowing | 04:33 | 34:49 | 04:23 +00:10 | 35:10 -00:21 |
| Running 6 | 03:59 | 39:22 | 04:23 -00:24 | 39:33 -00:11 |
| Farmers Carry | 01:48 | 43:21 | 01:44 +00:04 | 43:56 -00:35 |
| Running 7 | 03:57 | 45:09 | 04:23 -00:26 | 45:40 -00:31 |
| Sandbag Lunges | 03:26 | 49:06 | 03:49 -00:23 | 50:03 -00:57 |
| Running 8 | 04:09 | 52:32 | 04:39 -00:30 | 53:52 -01:20 |
| Wall Balls | 06:27 | 56:41 | 04:47 +01:40 | 58:31 -01:50 |
| Roxzone | 05:01 | 01:07:58 | 04:40 +00:21 | 01:07:58 |
Richard May performed exceptionally well in the 2024 Birmingham HYROX race, ranking in the top 3% overall and the top 2% in his age group. His total running time of 00:31:52 was 02:59 faster than the average, indicating a strong running profile.
His pace in the first half of the race was slower compared to the average, particularly in the first running segment. However, he made up for this in the second half of the race with consistently faster running times. This suggests that Richard may have started the race conservatively to conserve energy for the later segments.
While Richard excelled in the running segments, there were a few strength-based exercises where he fell behind the average, specifically in Wall Balls and Burpees Broad Jump. This indicates that he could benefit from incorporating more strength training into his routine.
Richard should consider starting the race at a steady pace to conserve energy for the more challenging segments. Additionally, practicing transitions between exercises could help reduce his time in the Roxzone and improve his overall time.
Incorporating more strength training into his routine, particularly exercises that mimic the movements used in Wall Balls and Burpees Broad Jump, could help improve his performance in these segments.
Finally, Richard should continue to focus on his running, as this is a clear strength. However, he should also work on maintaining a consistent pace throughout the race to avoid slowing down in the later segments.
| Similar Athletes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wierick Jannik | 2024 Hamburg | 01:07:32 | |
| Le Galo Yves | 2024 Karlsruhe | 01:07:35 | |
| Villasante Urko | 2024 Vienna - European Championship | 01:08:24 | |
| Grant Matt | 2023 Melbourne | 01:07:44 | |
| Rice Mitchell | 2024 Karlsruhe | 01:08:07 | |
| Lythgoe Jason | 2024 Stockholm | 01:08:16 | |
| Heron Chris | 2022 London | 01:08:10 | |
| Kaspers Marnix | 2024 Poznan | 01:08:16 | |
| Mcinally Steven | 2024 Glasgow | 01:07:43 | |
| Guarnido Rodríguez Sergio | 2023 Bilbao | 01:08:05 | |
| Other Results from this athlete | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 London | 01:06:51 | |
| 2024 Sports Direct HYROX London | 01:14:25 | |
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