ATHLETE PROFILE
Russ Simons
🇬🇧 GBR 5 races Best time 1:11:54
Finished top 22% of Open Men at HYROX London Olympia 2026; 5 races, best 1:11:54.
Race insights
Russ Simons's best finish relative to the field was 2026 London Olympia: 1:11:57, rank 302 of 1,380 in Open Men (top 22%). The division median that day was 1:21:26.
At 2026 Turin, running made up 53% of Russ Simons's 1:11:54 (division median 47%): run time was 24 sec faster than the median run time, while the workout stations were 6 min 43 sec faster than the median workout time (Open Men).
From 2025 Cardiff (1:17:46) to 2026 Turin (1:11:54), Russ Simons got faster by 5 min 52 sec in Open.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Turin | Open Men | #213 of 942(top 23%) | 1:11:54 | 37:47 | 28:53 |
| 2026 London Olympia | Open Men | #302 of 1,380(top 22%) | 1:11:57 | 38:40 | 28:50 |
| 2025 Rome | Open Men | #320 of 1,214(top 27%) | 1:13:07 | 36:21 | 31:25 |
| 2025 London Excel | Open Men | #974 of 3,058(top 32%) | 1:14:09 | 31:49 | 32:02 |
| 2025 Cardiff | Open Men | #595 of 1,461(top 41%) | 1:17:46 | — | 34:45 |
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 Russ Simons
At 2026 Turin, Open Men:
- #208 Marco Vitoria Fagnani — 1:11:43
- #209 Joshua Criscuolo — 1:11:46
- #210 Jean Baptiste Varea — 1:11:48
- #211 Gabriele Schenetti — 1:11:50
- #212 Simone Tomba — 1:11:50
- #214 Romain Debru — 1:11:56
- #215 Mathieu Gloux — 1:12:04
- #216 Adham Hany — 1:12:07
- #217 Patrick Mckenna — 1:12:13
- #218 Valerio Guernieri — 1:12:13