ATHLETE PROFILE
Chris Backe
🇺🇸 USA 3 races Best time 1:30:16
Finished top 76% of Open Men at HYROX Glasgow 2025; 3 races, best 1:30:16.
Race insights
Chris Backe's best finish relative to the field was 2025 Glasgow: 1:30:16, rank 1,455 of 1,933 in Open Men (top 76%). The division median that day was 1:19:37.
At 2025 Glasgow, running made up 49% of Chris Backe's 1:30:16 (division median 50%): run time was 4 min 35 sec slower than the median run time, while the workout stations were 3 min 35 sec slower than the median workout time (Open Men).
From 2024 Birmingham (1:39:24) to 2025 Glasgow (1:30:16), Chris Backe got faster by 9 min 08 sec in Open.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Glasgow | Open Men | #1,455 of 1,933(top 76%) | 1:30:16 | 44:39 | 38:10 |
| 2025 Birmingham | Open Men | #1,844 of 2,449(top 76%) | 1:33:38 | 42:24 | 41:09 |
| 2024 Birmingham | Open Men | #1,320 of 1,564(top 85%) | 1:39:24 | 43:01 | 44:57 |
Times come from official HYROX results. Finish shows the rank within the division at that event, with the top percentage of the field in brackets.
Finished alongside Chris Backe
At 2025 Glasgow, Open Men:
- #1,450 Karl Dutton — 1:30:04
- #1,451 Mark Fitzgerald — 1:30:06
- #1,452 Jamie Mcgarrity — 1:30:09
- #1,453 James Mann — 1:30:10
- #1,454 Steven Best — 1:30:15
- #1,456 Dean Kelly — 1:30:16
- #1,457 Greg Quigley — 1:30:18
- #1,458 Jake Hill — 1:30:22
- #1,459 Gerard Gervin — 1:30:25
- #1,460 Sam Harvey — 1:30:25