ATHLETE PROFILE
James Wales
🇬🇧 GBR 3 races Best time 1:25:33
Finished top 63% of Open Men at HYROX Glasgow 2026; 3 races, best 1:25:33.
Race insights
James Wales's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Glasgow: 1:25:33, rank 879 of 1,405 in Open Men (top 63%). The division median that day was 1:20:38.
At 2026 Glasgow, running made up 48% of James Wales's 1:25:33 (division median 50%): run time was 21 sec slower than the median run time, while the workout stations were 4 min 26 sec slower than the median workout time (Open Men).
From 2024 Paris (1:38:23) to 2025 Glasgow (1:30:23), James Wales got faster by 8 min 00 sec in Pro.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Glasgow | Open Men | #879 of 1,405(top 63%) | 1:25:33 | 40:49 | 40:01 |
| 2025 Glasgow | Pro Men | #186 of 205(top 91%) | 1:30:23 | 40:22 | 44:22 |
| 2024 Paris | Pro Men | #90 of 107(top 85%) | 1:38:23 | 39:59 | 50:29 |
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 Wales
At 2026 Glasgow, Open Men:
- #874 Scott Steven — 1:25:23
- #875 Jerome Burke — 1:25:25
- #876 Nathan Welsh — 1:25:26
- #877 Kevin Anderson — 1:25:32
- #878 David Ramsay — 1:25:32
- #880 Jack Whitaker — 1:25:36
- #881 Callum Thompson — 1:25:37
- #882 Graeme Poole — 1:25:38
- #883 Connor McDonald — 1:25:38
- #884 John Moody — 1:25:39