The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Jonny Hipwell at Cardiff 2026: 1:06:49, 29th of 466 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:16 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:06 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 2:45, was faster than 94% of the field.
The field ran 4:42 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 8:46Running 1 4:31v median −0:41
-
Block 02 6:05Running 2 4:00v median −0:47
-
Block 03 7:17Running 3 4:09v median −0:58
-
Block 04 9:28Running 4 4:18v median −0:49
-
Block 05 8:48Running 5 4:20v median −0:54
-
Block 06 6:47Running 6 4:24v median −1:01
-
Block 07 7:46Running 7 3:53v median −0:59
-
Block 08 9:11Running 8 4:42v median −1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:45
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 461
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 461 men who finished.