ATHLETE PROFILE
Ben Ellis
🇬🇧 GBR 3 races Best time 1:00:41
Finished top 2% of Open Men at HYROX Cardiff 2026; 3 races, best 1:00:41.
Race insights
Ben Ellis's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Cardiff: 1:00:41, rank 28 of 2,717 in Open Men (top 2%). The division median that day was 1:23:38.
At 2026 Glasgow, running made up 50% of Ben Ellis's 1:07:16 (division median 49%): run time was 2 min 07 sec faster than the median run time, while the workout stations were 2 min 58 sec faster than the median workout time (Pro Men).
From 2024 Birmingham (1:21:20) to 2026 Cardiff (1:00:41), Ben Ellis got faster by 20 min 39 sec in Open.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Glasgow | Pro Men | #106 of 382(top 28%) | 1:07:16 | 33:28 | 30:35 |
| 2026 Cardiff | Open Men | #28 of 2,717(top 2%) | 1:00:41 | — | — |
| 2024 Birmingham | Open Men | #711 of 1,564(top 46%) | 1:21:20 | 42:19 | 32:51 |
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 Ben Ellis
At 2026 Glasgow, Pro Men:
- #101 Tony Cunningham — 1:06:54
- #102 James Buchanan — 1:07:00
- #103 Edward Braithwaite — 1:07:07
- #104 Sean Linton — 1:07:11
- #105 Lewis Barwise — 1:07:12
- #107 Hamish Middlemiss — 1:07:20
- #108 Michael Donohoe — 1:07:20
- #109 Dominic Ryan — 1:07:20
- #110 Aaron Blain — 1:07:25
- #111 Paul Timmons — 1:07:26