ATHLETE PROFILE
Sam Palumbo
🇺🇸 USA 2 races Best time 1:29:08
Finished top 53% of Open Men at HYROX Houston 2026; 2 races, best 1:29:08.
Race insights
Sam Palumbo's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Houston: 1:29:08, rank 422 of 804 in Open Men (top 53%). The division median that day was 1:28:07.
At 2026 Houston, running made up 49% of Sam Palumbo's 1:29:08 (division median 48%): run time was 1 min 52 sec slower than the median run time, while the workout stations were 1 min 36 sec faster than the median workout time (Open Men).
From 2025 Chicago (1:33:15) to 2026 Houston (1:29:08), Sam Palumbo got faster by 4 min 07 sec in Open.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Houston | Open Men | #422 of 804(top 53%) | 1:29:08 | 43:52 | 36:43 |
| 2025 Chicago | Open Men | #423 of 681(top 63%) | 1:33:15 | 45:42 | 39:58 |
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 Sam Palumbo
At 2026 Houston, Open Men:
- #417 Aaron Alvarez — 1:28:50
- #418 Bobby Davies — 1:28:57
- #419 Stephen Seaman — 1:28:57
- #420 Weston Schroeder — 1:29:04
- #421 Trevor Parks — 1:29:05
- #423 Thomas Rodriguez — 1:29:10
- #424 Nicholas Larsen — 1:29:11
- #425 David Hamilton — 1:29:13
- #426 David De Santiago — 1:29:15
- #427 Ernest Sherman — 1:29:27