The race, in three figures
Field beaten
20%
Runs
14%
Stations
Biggest gain
1000m SkiErg
+0:07
v median
302/456
Rank
Biggest loss
50m Sled Pull
+2:29
v median
451/456
Rank
The race, in words
Max Ellis finished 373rd of 456 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:39:21.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:29.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 0:39 faster than the average race this season, by 1,764 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:23Running 1 5:42v median +0:32
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Block 02 9:31Running 2 5:32v median +0:46
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Block 03 13:06Running 3 6:26v median +1:18
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Block 04 13:00Running 4 6:11v median +1:03
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Block 05 11:05Running 5 6:05v median +0:51
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Block 06 11:02Running 6 6:18v median +0:57
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Block 07 12:22Running 7 5:34v median +0:43
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Block 08 15:21Running 8 6:52v median +0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:35
B1 · 1000m SkiErg
0:33
0:10
0:23
B2 · 50m Sled Push
0:31
0:11
0:20
B3 · 50m Sled Pull
0:21
0:03
0:18
B4 · 80m Burpee Broad Jump
0:24
0:12
0:12
B5 · 1000m Row
0:53
0:14
0:39
B6 · 200m Farmers Carry
0:00
0:00
0:00
B7 · 100m Sandbag Lunges
0:57
0:25
0:32
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 · 15:27 behind
Elsewhere
Other races by Max Ellis
Source Unofficial
Event
Cardiff 2026
Division
HYROX
Contest
H_LR3MS4JI1594
Measured against
Men · n = 456