ATHLETE PROFILE
Ben Pooley
🇬🇧 GBR 3 races Best time 1:00:59
Finished top 4% of Pro Men at HYROX Cardiff 2026; 3 races, best 1:00:59.
Race insights
Ben Pooley's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Cardiff: 1:00:59, rank 19 of 533 in Pro Men (top 4%). The division median that day was 1:17:50.
At 2025 London Excel, running made up 40% of Ben Pooley's 1:05:13 (division median 39%): run time was 2 min 47 sec faster than the median run time, while the workout stations were 4 min 22 sec faster than the median workout time (Pro Men).
From 2024 London (1:13:32) to 2026 Cardiff (1:00:59), Ben Pooley got faster by 12 min 33 sec in Pro.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Cardiff | Pro Men | #19 of 533(top 4%) | 1:00:59 | — | — |
| 2025 London Excel | Pro Men | #145 of 739(top 20%) | 1:05:13 | 25:59 | 30:46 |
| 2024 London | Pro Men | #83 of 220(top 38%) | 1:13:32 | 33:55 | 33:25 |
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 Pooley
At 2026 Cardiff, Pro Men:
- #14 Afan Humphries — 59:53
- #15 Matthew Plowman — 59:56
- #16 Darren Ritchie — 1:00:52
- #17 Matthew Gearing — 1:00:53
- #18 Bodger Rees — 1:00:57
- #20 Warren Sinden — 1:01:24
- #21 Mark McGuire — 1:01:27
- #22 Danny Rae — 1:01:27
- #23 Jordan Bryant — 1:01:33
- #24 Jordan Kane — 1:01:43