The race, in three figures
Field beaten
47%
Runs
41%
Stations
Biggest gain
50m Sled Pull
−0:26
v median
297/913
Rank
Biggest loss
Wall Balls
+0:58
v median
572/913
Rank
The race, in words
Andrew Somers finished 546th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:27:58.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:58.
Athletes who raced both Cardiff 2026 and Birmingham 2025 were 4:00 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 10:22Running 1 5:31v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 4:52v median +0:10
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Block 03 9:21Running 3 5:07v median +0:00
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Block 04 11:20Running 4 5:11v median +0:07
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Block 05 10:12Running 5 5:10v median +0:00
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Block 06 8:28Running 6 5:23v median +0:04
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Block 07 10:36Running 7 4:53v median +0:06
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Block 08 13:52Running 8 6:03v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:19
B1 · 1000m SkiErg
0:32
0:10
0:22
B2 · 50m Sled Push
0:28
0:12
0:16
B3 · 50m Sled Pull
0:20
0:03
0:17
B4 · 80m Burpee Broad Jump
2:16
0:16
2:00
B5 · 1000m Row
0:50
0:15
0:35
B6 · 200m Farmers Carry
0:00
0:00
0:00
B7 · 100m Sandbag Lunges
0:58
0:24
0:34
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 · 0
Finish · 4:14 behind
Elsewhere
Other races by Andrew Somers
Source Unofficial
Event
Cardiff 2026
Division
HYROX
Contest
H_LR3MS4JI1596
Measured against
Men · n = 913