ATHLETE PROFILE
Laura Shanks
🇬🇧 GBR 6 races Best time 1:08:47
Finished top 3% of Open Women at HYROX Malaga 2025; 6 races, best 1:08:47.
Race insights
Laura Shanks's best finish relative to the field was 2025 Malaga: 1:08:47, rank 9 of 414 in Open Women (top 3%). The division median that day was 1:28:49.
At 2025 Malaga, running made up 52% of Laura Shanks's 1:08:47 (division median 49%): run time was 8 min 15 sec faster than the median run time, while the workout stations were 9 min 42 sec faster than the median workout time (Open Women).
From 2024 Birmingham (1:12:57) to 2025 Malaga (1:08:47), Laura Shanks got faster by 4 min 10 sec in Open.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Stockholm | Pro Women | #464 of 751(top 62%) | 1:16:04 | — | — |
| 2025 Malaga | Open Women | #9 of 414(top 3%) | 1:08:47 | 35:34 | 28:24 |
| 2025 London Excel | Pro Women | #89 of 430(top 21%) | 1:13:52 | 29:19 | 34:26 |
| 2025 Birmingham | Pro Women | #58 of 252(top 24%) | 1:16:05 | 36:23 | 34:33 |
| 2024 Stockholm | Open Women | #8 of 296(top 3%) | 1:09:25 | 35:14 | 28:45 |
| 2024 Birmingham | Open Women | #30 of 688(top 5%) | 1:12:57 | 36:42 | 30:40 |
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 Laura Shanks
At 2026 Stockholm, Pro Women:
- #459 Amy Elkington — 1:15:49
- #460 Leanne Sciberras — 1:15:51
- #461 Lisa Mathias — 1:15:55
- #462 Jenny Valdan — 1:15:56
- #463 Najwa Maniar — 1:15:57
- #465 Esther Jimenez Palomera — 1:16:05
- #466 Linda Reus — 1:16:10
- #467 Loles Roman Mira — 1:16:18
- #468 Sara Dalla Costa — 1:16:21
- #469 Giselle Santos — 1:16:22