The race, in three figures
The race, in words
George Phillips finished in the top 10% of the field at Cardiff 2026, in 1:07:29 for 46th of 456 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:23 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:55 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 2:54, was faster than 88% 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
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Block 01 8:44Running 1 4:25v median −0:45
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 4:04v median −0:42
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Block 03 7:36Running 3 4:12v median −0:56
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Block 04 8:28Running 4 4:12v median −0:56
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Block 05 8:43Running 5 4:16v median −0:58
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 4:33v median −0:48
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Block 07 8:03Running 7 4:07v median −0:44
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Block 08 9:25Running 8 5:02v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:54
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 452
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 452 men who finished.