The race, in three figures
Field beaten
53%
Runs
35%
Stations
Biggest gain
200m Farmers Carry
−0:25
v median
74/400
Rank
Biggest loss
80m Burpee Broad Jump
+1:43
v median
301/400
Rank
The race, in words
Gemma Sampson finished 245th of 400 women in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:38:02.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:43 slower than the median.
The field ran 3:32 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:01Running 1 5:32v median −0:26
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Block 02 8:19Running 2 5:20v median −0:10
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Block 03 11:00Running 3 5:29v median −0:18
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Block 04 14:46Running 4 5:45v median −0:03
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Block 05 12:01Running 5 5:54v median −0:02
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Block 06 8:44Running 6 6:13v median +0:04
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Block 07 11:22Running 7 5:46v median +0:17
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Block 08 14:23Running 8 7:07v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:30
B1 · 1000m SkiErg
0:35
0:10
0:25
B2 · 50m Sled Push
0:41
0:23
0:18
B3 · 50m Sled Pull
0:41
0:06
0:35
B4 · 80m Burpee Broad Jump
1:15
0:18
0:57
B5 · 1000m Row
1:26
0:23
1:03
B6 · 200m Farmers Carry
0:00
0:00
0:00
B7 · 100m Sandbag Lunges
1:55
0:52
1:03
B8 · Wall Balls
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No mats
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 394
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 394 women who finished.
You ahead
Field ahead
Middle half · 25th–75th
Crossed the middle · 1
Finish · 4:42 behind
Elsewhere
Other races by Gemma Sampson
Source Unofficial
Event
Cardiff 2026
Division
HYROX
Contest
H_LR3MS4JI1593
Measured against
Women · n = 400