The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Pearce finished 692nd of 1,401 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:22:04, faster than 51% of the field.
On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 1:08. The race faded late: the second half went 3:21 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:32Running 1 4:42v median −0:08
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 4:21v median −0:12
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Block 03 9:04Running 3 4:42v median −0:08
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Block 04 10:42Running 4 5:12v median +0:19
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:05v median +0:07
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Block 06 8:20Running 6 5:05v median +0:11
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Block 07 9:47Running 7 5:03v median +0:10
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Block 08 13:19Running 8 5:55v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1393
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,393 men who finished.