ATHLETE PROFILE
Jacob Novak
🇺🇸 USA 2 races Best time 1:18:19
Finished top 27% of Open Men at HYROX Chicago 2025; 2 races, best 1:18:19.
Race insights
Jacob Novak's best finish relative to the field was 2025 Chicago: 1:19:42, rank 181 of 681 in Open Men (top 27%). The division median that day was 1:28:14.
At 2026 Phoenix, running made up 52% of Jacob Novak's 1:18:19 (division median 48%): run time was 34 sec slower than the median run time, while the workout stations were 5 min 05 sec faster than the median workout time (Open Men).
From 2025 Chicago (1:19:42) to 2026 Phoenix (1:18:19), Jacob Novak got faster by 1 min 23 sec in Open.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Phoenix | Open Men | #323 of 939(top 35%) | 1:18:19 | 40:54 | 31:34 |
| 2025 Chicago | Open Men | #181 of 681(top 27%) | 1:19:42 | 43:53 | 30:08 |
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 Jacob Novak
At 2026 Phoenix, Open Men:
- #318 Joseph Cook — 1:18:06
- #319 Oscar Nevarez — 1:18:07
- #320 Jaron Kogle — 1:18:08
- #321 Chris Reyes — 1:18:16
- #322 Chris Gillam — 1:18:17
- #324 Jacob Cohen — 1:18:21
- #325 Tyler Short — 1:18:21
- #326 Jason Wright — 1:18:22
- #327 Paul Taylor — 1:18:26
- #328 Rami Tameez — 1:18:28