The race, in three figures
Field beaten
7%
Runs
7%
Stations
Biggest gain
1000m SkiErg
+0:17
v median
732/913
Rank
Biggest loss
100m Sandbag Lunges
+7:12
v median
905/913
Rank
The race, in words
james baker finished 853rd of 913 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:56:46.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 7:12 slower than the median.
The field ran 7:10 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Birmingham 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:09Running 1 6:18v median +1:13
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Block 02 11:37Running 2 7:39v median +2:57
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Block 03 15:28Running 3 8:35v median +3:28
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Block 04 16:28Running 4 8:02v median +2:58
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Block 05 11:14Running 5 6:03v median +0:53
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Block 06 10:29Running 6 6:18v median +0:59
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Block 07 18:01Running 7 5:46v median +0:59
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Block 08 16:44Running 8 7:22v median +1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:40
B1 · 1000m SkiErg
0:28
0:11
0:17
B2 · 50m Sled Push
1:00
0:12
0:48
B3 · 50m Sled Pull
0:27
0:05
0:22
B4 · 80m Burpee Broad Jump
0:57
0:24
0:33
B5 · 1000m Row
1:07
0:14
0:53
B6 · 200m Farmers Carry
0:00
0:00
0:00
B7 · 100m Sandbag Lunges
1:44
0:44
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 · 33:02 behind
Elsewhere
Source Unofficial
Event
Cardiff 2026
Division
HYROX
Contest
H_LR3MS4JI1596
Measured against
Men · n = 913