The race, in three figures
Field beaten
53%
Runs
58%
Stations
Biggest gain
Wall Balls
−0:24
v median
396/913
Rank
Biggest loss
200m Farmers Carry
+0:17
v median
589/913
Rank
The race, in words
1:21:34 at Cardiff 2026 put John Williams 392nd of 913 men in the Open division, ahead of 57% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Cardiff 2026 and Birmingham 2022 were 5:04 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:36Running 1 5:08v median +0:03
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Block 02 7:56Running 2 4:45v median +0:03
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 5:00v median −0:07
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Block 04 10:54Running 4 5:11v median +0:07
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Block 05 9:38Running 5 5:00v median −0:10
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Block 06 8:17Running 6 5:16v median −0:03
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 4:42v median −0:05
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Block 08 12:21Running 8 5:54v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:53
B1 · 1000m SkiErg
0:30
0:09
0:21
B2 · 50m Sled Push
0:26
0:11
0:15
B3 · 50m Sled Pull
0:20
0:04
0:16
B4 · 80m Burpee Broad Jump
0:45
0:17
0:28
B5 · 1000m Row
1:00
0:18
0:42
B6 · 200m Farmers Carry
0:00
0:00
0:00
B7 · 100m Sandbag Lunges
0:58
0:31
0:27
B8 · Wall Balls
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No mats
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 905
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 905 men who finished.
You ahead
Field ahead
Middle half · 25th–75th
Crossed the middle · 1
Finish · 2:10 ahead
Elsewhere
Other races by John Williams
Source Unofficial
Event
Cardiff 2026
Division
HYROX
Contest
H_LR3MS4JI1596
Measured against
Men · n = 913