The race, in three figures
Field beaten
9%
Runs
11%
Stations
Biggest gain
1000m SkiErg
+0:14
v median
692/913
Rank
Biggest loss
Wall Balls
+2:52
v median
736/913
Rank
The race, in words
Gary Jones finished 830th of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:51:23.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:52.
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 11:26Running 1 6:38v median +1:33
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Block 02 10:47Running 2 6:02v median +1:20
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Block 03 13:59Running 3 6:40v median +1:33
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Block 04 15:06Running 4 6:47v median +1:43
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Block 05 12:03Running 5 6:42v median +1:32
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Block 06 11:03Running 6 6:55v median +1:36
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Block 07 13:53Running 7 6:18v median +1:31
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Block 08 17:41Running 8 7:58v median +2:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:28
B1 · 1000m SkiErg
0:36
0:11
0:25
B2 · 50m Sled Push
0:41
0:12
0:29
B3 · 50m Sled Pull
0:27
0:05
0:22
B4 · 80m Burpee Broad Jump
1:05
0:27
0:38
B5 · 1000m Row
1:09
0:21
0:48
B6 · 200m Farmers Carry
0:00
0:00
0:00
B7 · 100m Sandbag Lunges
1:34
0:34
1:00
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 · 27:39 behind
Elsewhere
Other races by Gary Jones
Source Unofficial
Event
Cardiff 2026
Division
HYROX
Contest
H_LR3MS4JI1596
Measured against
Men · n = 913