ATHLETE PROFILE
James Richards
🇦🇺 AUS 3 races Best time 1:20:30
Finished top 37% of Open Men at HYROX Sydney 2026; 3 races, best 1:20:30.
Race insights
James Richards's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Sydney: 1:20:30, rank 1,206 of 3,309 in Open Men (top 37%). The division median that day was 1:25:32.
At 2024 Sydney, running made up 53% of James Richards's 1:21:21 (division median 51%): run time was 1 min 46 sec slower than the median run time, while the workout stations were 40 sec faster than the median workout time (Open Men).
From 2024 Melbourne (1:28:29) to 2026 Sydney (1:20:30), James Richards got faster by 7 min 59 sec in Open.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Sydney | Open Men | #1,206 of 3,309(top 37%) | 1:20:30 | — | — |
| 2024 Sydney | Open Men | #169 of 348(top 49%) | 1:21:21 | 43:19 | 33:33 |
| 2024 Melbourne | Open Men | #725 of 1,120(top 65%) | 1:28:29 | 42:46 | 34:43 |
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 Richards
At 2026 Sydney, Open Men:
- #1,201 Greg O'Neill — 1:20:25
- #1,202 Simon De Zoete — 1:20:25
- #1,203 Raina Gerrard — 1:20:28
- #1,204 Jake Widdicombe — 1:20:28
- #1,205 Leigh Cook — 1:20:29
- #1,207 Alex Bourne — 1:20:30
- #1,208 Michael Tapper — 1:20:30
- #1,209 Jasper Johnstone — 1:20:31
- #1,210 William Humberstone — 1:20:31
- #1,211 Aaron Brown — 1:20:33