The race, in three figures
Biggest gain
1000m SkiErg
+0:31
v median
1294/1401
Rank
Biggest loss
50m Sled Pull
+3:02
v median
1377/1401
Rank
The race, in words
1:33:54 at Cardiff 2025 put James Nelmes 1,096th of 1,401 men in the Open division.
The sled pull cost the most time: 3:02 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:59 faster at Cardiff 2025 than at Manchester 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:16Running 1 4:13v median −0:37
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Block 02 9:06Running 2 4:13v median −0:20
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Block 03 12:24Running 3 4:41v median −0:09
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Block 04 12:05Running 4 4:39v median −0:14
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 4:40v median −0:18
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Block 06 9:11Running 6 4:32v median −0:22
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Block 07 11:30Running 7 4:54v median +0:01
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Block 08 14:58Running 8 5:31v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit
B1 · 1000m SkiErg
0:27
0:08
0:19
B2 · 50m Sled Push
0:27
0:09
0:18
B3 · 50m Sled Pull
0:22
0:05
0:17
B4 · 80m Burpee Broad Jump
0:39
0:31
0:08
B5 · 1000m Row
0:52
0:22
0:30
B6 · 200m Farmers Carry
1:12
0:37
0:35
B7 · 100m Sandbag Lunges
1:33
0:41
0:52
B8 · Wall Balls
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No mats
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.
You ahead
Field ahead
Middle half · 25th–75th
Crossed the middle · 1
Finish · 11:37 behind
Elsewhere
Other races by James Nelmes
Source Unofficial
Event
Cardiff 2025
Division
HYROX
Contest
H_LR3MS4JIB55
Measured against
Men · n = 1401