MEX Nelson Cardenas
2 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:34:04 at Monterrey 2025.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Nelson Cardenas at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:34:04 at Monterrey (Apr 2025); Nelson Cardenas was 2:05 slower at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monterrey | Apr 2025 | Open Men | 1:34:04 |
| Monterrey | Apr 2026 | Open Men | 1:36:09 |
Each dot is one Open Men race; click one for that race's report. Not enough complete, clean Open Men races yet to measure the change.
2 results at 2 races
525th of 1,284 Open Men (faster than 59%). Against the 39 who finished around 1:35:33: most time gained on the eight runs (1:04), most lost on sled push (1:06). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:39 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:31 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,284 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:46 | 4:14 | faster than 76% |
| SkiErg: | 4:54 | 4:41 | faster than 27% |
| Run 2: | 4:52 | 5:21 | faster than 71% |
| Sled push: | 5:22 | 4:16 | faster than 20% |
| Run 3: | 6:03 | 6:06 | faster than 51% |
| Sled pull: | 6:51 | 6:19 | faster than 36% |
| Run 4: | 6:00 | 6:01 | faster than 51% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:07 | 6:22 | faster than 75% |
| Run 5: | 5:47 | 6:10 | faster than 64% |
| Row: | 5:13 | 5:12 | faster than 48% |
| Run 6: | 5:24 | 6:00 | faster than 72% |
| Farmers carry: | 3:15 | 2:41 | faster than 24% |
| Run 7: | 5:27 | 6:02 | faster than 70% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:15 | 5:56 | faster than 43% |
| Run 8: | 5:42 | 6:32 | faster than 71% |
| Wall balls: | 8:20 | 7:35 | faster than 38% |
| Roxzone: | 7:59 | 9:32 | faster than 72% |
| Runs (8 km) | 42:57 | 47:00 | faster than 68% |
| Stations (8) | 45:17 | ||
| Finish | 1:36:09 | 1:40:33 | 525th of 1,284 · faster than 59% |
361st of 750 Open Men (faster than 51%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 750 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 6:23 | 5:47 | faster than 27% |
| SkiErg: | 5:03 | 4:38 | faster than 14% |
| Run 2: | 5:31 | 5:21 | faster than 45% |
| Sled push: | 3:36 | 2:52 | faster than 14% |
| Run 3: | 5:47 | 5:49 | faster than 51% |
| Sled pull: | 5:15 | 5:34 | faster than 59% |
| Run 4: | 5:52 | 5:52 | faster than 50% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:57 | 5:32 | faster than 63% |
| Run 5: | 5:49 | 6:07 | faster than 60% |
| Row: | 5:18 | 5:11 | faster than 39% |
| Run 6: | 5:47 | 5:51 | faster than 52% |
| Farmers carry: | 3:04 | 2:29 | faster than 19% |
| Run 7: | 5:14 | 5:53 | faster than 69% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 6:38 | 5:23 | faster than 20% |
| Run 8: | 5:22 | 6:26 | faster than 75% |
| Wall balls: | 7:39 | 6:30 | faster than 25% |
| Roxzone: | 7:00 | 7:14 | faster than 53% |
| Runs (8 km) | 45:40 | 47:35 | faster than 59% |
| Stations (8) | 41:30 | ||
| Finish | 1:34:04 | 1:35:06 | 361st of 750 · faster than 51% |
How to read
Place is the position among timed finishers in the same race, division and gender; a doubles place is the team's. Runs is the organiser's official run total (it can differ from the eight laps added up by a few seconds), stations the eight stations added up, and roxzone the time moving between them. The age group is the one entered for that race.
The fastest Nelson has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:54 | Monterrey 2026 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 3:36 | Monterrey 2025 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 5:15 | Monterrey 2025 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:57 | Monterrey 2025 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 5:13 | Monterrey 2026 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 3:04 | Monterrey 2025 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:15 | Monterrey 2026 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 7:39 | Monterrey 2025 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 42:57 | Monterrey 2026 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 7:00 | Monterrey 2025 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Nelson's Open Men races, from different races, against the typical Open Men split. Venues differ (sled carpets, run laps, where the mats sit), so a best can owe something to the venue.
Monterrey 2025, against 750 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Nelson sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on BBJ (faster than 63% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 14%).
See the numbers
| Part | Nelson: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 14% |
| Push | 15% |
| Pull | 60% |
| BBJ | 63% |
| Row | 40% |
| Carry | 19% |
| Lunges | 20% |
| Wall balls | 26% |
| Roxzone | 53% |
| Runs | 59% |
Further out means you beat more of the field on that part. A dent is a weak spot.
How you ranked on each station
How much of the field Nelson beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Burpee broad jump (faster than 63%); weakest: SkiErg (faster than 14%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Nelson's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (1:55 faster); weakest: Sandbag lunges (1:15 slower).
Green, left of centre: faster than the typical Open Men finisher at this race. Orange, right: slower, and by how much.
The race as one bar: Nelson against the typical Open Men finisher
This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.Nelson: 45:45 running, 41:30 at the stations and 7:00 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:39).Below, Typical Open Men: 47:06 running, 38:09 at the stations and 7:14 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:30).
See the numbers
| Part | Nelson | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:23 | 5:47 |
| SkiErg | 5:03 | 4:38 |
| Run 2 | 5:31 | 5:21 |
| Sled push | 3:36 | 2:52 |
| Run 3 | 5:47 | 5:49 |
| Sled pull | 5:15 | 5:34 |
| Run 4 | 5:52 | 5:52 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:57 | 5:32 |
| Run 5 | 5:49 | 6:07 |
| Row | 5:18 | 5:11 |
| Run 6 | 5:47 | 5:51 |
| Farmers carry | 3:04 | 2:29 |
| Run 7 | 5:14 | 5:53 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:38 | 5:23 |
| Run 8 | 5:22 | 6:26 |
| Wall balls | 7:39 | 6:30 |
| Roxzone | 7:00 | 7:14 |
| Finish | 1:34:04 | 1:35:06 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Sandbag lunges cost 1:15 against the typical Open Men finisher at Monterrey 2025. The sandbag lunges guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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