The race, in three figures
Field beaten
71%
Runs
66%
Stations
Biggest gain
80m Burpee Broad Jump
−1:34
v median
67/456
Rank
Biggest loss
50m Sled Pull
+0:16
v median
274/456
Rank
The race, in words
Gareth Higgins took 3rd of 32 in the 50–54 age group at Cardiff 2026, in 1:15:37.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:34 quicker than the median and 67th of 456.
The field ran 4:00 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:13Running 1 4:45v median −0:25
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 4:21v median −0:25
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Block 03 8:53Running 3 4:26v median −0:42
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Block 04 8:31Running 4 4:21v median −0:47
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Block 05 9:03Running 5 4:32v median −0:42
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Block 06 8:59Running 6 6:12v median +0:51
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Block 07 9:03Running 7 4:23v median −0:28
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Block 08 11:15Running 8 5:19v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:11
B1 · 1000m SkiErg
0:29
0:09
0:20
B2 · 50m Sled Push
0:23
0:09
0:14
B3 · 50m Sled Pull
0:16
0:03
0:13
B4 · 80m Burpee Broad Jump
0:25
0:13
0:12
B5 · 1000m Row
0:47
0:12
0:35
B6 · 200m Farmers Carry
0:00
0:00
0:00
B7 · 100m Sandbag Lunges
0:52
0:26
0:26
B8 · Wall Balls
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No mats
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.
You ahead
Field ahead
Middle half · 25th–75th
Crossed the middle · 0
Finish · 8:17 ahead
Elsewhere
Other races by Gareth Higgins
Source Unofficial
Event
Cardiff 2026
Division
HYROX
Contest
H_LR3MS4JI1594
Measured against
Men · n = 456