The race, in three figures
Biggest gain
Wall Balls
−2:13
v median
31/365
Rank
Biggest loss
100m Sandbag Lunges
+2:43
v median
342/365
Rank
The race, in words
1:28:54 at Cardiff 2026 put Matt Davies 231st of 365 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:13 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:43 behind the median.
The field ran 1:45 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:20Running 1 4:55v median −0:10
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Block 02 8:56Running 2 6:11v median +1:29
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 5:12v median +0:07
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Block 04 10:03Running 4 5:17v median +0:12
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:36v median +0:27
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Block 06 24:38Running 6 22:13v median +16:55
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Block 07 7:39
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Block 08 18:09Running 8 13:49v median +7:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit
B1 · 1000m SkiErg
0:30
0:09
0:21
B2 · 50m Sled Push
0:36
0:10
0:26
B3 · 50m Sled Pull
0:20
0:04
0:16
B4 · 80m Burpee Broad Jump
0:58
0:12
0:46
B5 · 1000m Row
0:51
0:13
0:38
B6 · 200m Farmers Carry
0:00
0:00
0:00
B7 · 100m Sandbag Lunges
0:51
0:19
0:32
B8 · Wall Balls
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No mats
Elsewhere
Other races by Matt Davies
Source Unofficial
Event
Cardiff 2026
Division
HYROX
Contest
H_LR3MS4JI1595
Measured against
Men · n = 365