The race, in three figures
Biggest gain
200m Farmers Carry
+0:20
v median
465/639
Rank
Biggest loss
Wall Balls
+4:58
v median
597/639
Rank
The race, in words
Mark Brock finished 535th of 639 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:38:30.
The wall balls cost the most time: 4:58 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:19 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 3:29 faster at Cardiff 2025 than at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 14:03Running 1 9:03v median +4:08
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Block 02 9:18Running 2 5:09v median +0:31
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Block 03 11:43Running 3 5:37v median +0:44
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Block 04 12:12Running 4 5:30v median +0:37
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 5:39v median +0:37
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 5:26v median +0:29
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Block 07 10:34Running 7 5:28v median +0:32
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Block 08 17:46Running 8 6:24v median +0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit
B1 · 1000m SkiErg
0:35
0:12
0:23
B2 · 50m Sled Push
0:27
0:08
0:19
B3 · 50m Sled Pull
0:21
0:02
0:19
B4 · 80m Burpee Broad Jump
0:18
0:11
0:07
B5 · 1000m Row
0:47
0:14
0:33
B6 · 200m Farmers Carry
0:57
0:30
0:27
B7 · 100m Sandbag Lunges
0:50
0:25
0:25
B8 · Wall Balls
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No mats
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 633
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 633 men who finished.
You ahead
Field ahead
Middle half · 25th–75th
Crossed the middle · 0
Finish · 15:15 behind
Elsewhere
Other races by Mark Brock
Source Unofficial
Event
Cardiff 2025
Division
HYROX
Contest
H_LR3MS4JIB56
Measured against
Men · n = 639