ATHLETE PROFILE
James Beale
🇿🇦 RSA 2 races Best time 1:03:51
Finished top 7% of Open Men at HYROX Mechelen 2026; 2 races, best 1:03:51.
Race insights
James Beale's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Mechelen: 1:03:51, rank 76 of 1,190 in Open Men (top 7%). The division median that day was 1:18:21.
At 2026 Mechelen, running made up 48% of James Beale's 1:03:51 (division median 47%): run time was 6 min 26 sec faster than the median run time, while the workout stations were 6 min 01 sec faster than the median workout time (Open Men).
From 2025 Hamburg (1:13:32) to 2026 Mechelen (1:03:51), James Beale got faster by 9 min 41 sec in Open.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Mechelen | Open Men | #76 of 1,190(top 7%) | 1:03:51 | 30:21 | 28:06 |
| 2025 Hamburg | Open Men | #222 of 1,051(top 22%) | 1:13:32 | 33:51 | 33:17 |
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 James Beale
At 2026 Mechelen, Open Men:
- #71 Luca Van Tichelen — 1:03:33
- #72 Yannick Schäfer — 1:03:39
- #73 Bram Van Rooij — 1:03:39
- #74 Baptiste Klein — 1:03:42
- #75 Damian Zaal — 1:03:48
- #77 Dario Mulder — 1:03:54
- #78 Luka Dauvers — 1:03:54
- #79 Mohamed Boulahoil — 1:03:57
- #80 Robbin Vis — 1:03:58
- #81 Arthur Gambardella — 1:03:59