Alex Smith — HYROX Cardiff 2026 Result

The race, in three figures

Field beaten

10%

Runs

Stations

Biggest gain

200m Farmers Carry

+0:00

v median

230/456

Rank

Biggest loss

Wall Balls

+7:20

v median

448/456

Rank

The race, in words

1:52:07 at Cardiff 2026 put Alex Smith 425th of 456 men in the Open division.

If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 7:20 behind the median. A harder second half: 8:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.

The field ran 1:21 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Malaga 2026, a quicker course than most.

Eight blocks

Bar = field beaten · tick = median

Segment Time Standing Rank Gap

Block 01 11:09

Running 1 5:54

373/456
v median +0:44

1000m SkiErg 5:15

446/456
v median +0:41
Block 02 10:22

Running 2 5:45

378/456
v median +0:59

50m Sled Push 4:37

454/456
v median +1:37
Block 03 11:56

Running 3 6:12

381/456
v median +1:04

50m Sled Pull 5:44

427/456
v median +1:33
Block 04 14:16

Running 4 6:21

401/456
v median +1:13

80m Burpee Broad Jump 7:55

379/456
v median +2:11
Block 05 11:34

Running 5 6:14

380/456
v median +1:00

1000m Row 5:20

390/456
v median +0:30
Block 06 12:02

Running 6 9:23

446/456
v median +4:02

200m Farmers Carry 2:39

230/456
v median +0:00
Block 07 14:32

Running 7 6:03

396/456
v median +1:12

100m Sandbag Lunges 8:29

433/456
v median +3:34
Block 08 21:28

Running 8 7:22

389/456
v median +1:23

Wall Balls 14:06

448/456
v median +7:20

Where the race went

Run total: 53:10
Stations: 54:05
Roxzone: 4:52
Best run lap: 5:45

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