The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Josh Thomas finished 116th of 365 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:16:25, faster than 68% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:18 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:32 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:41Running 1 4:20v median −0:45
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 3:54v median −0:48
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Block 03 8:23Running 3 4:44v median −0:21
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Block 04 10:14Running 4 4:45v median −0:20
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Block 05 9:17Running 5 4:34v median −0:35
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Block 06 10:52Running 6 8:10v median +2:52
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Block 07 9:01Running 7 4:21v median −0:25
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Block 08 10:31Running 8 5:16v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:12
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 356
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 356 men who finished.