Neil vs Alex
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Neil Thurlwell
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Alex Sharp
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Neil: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Alex: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Neil and Alex sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Neil: strongest on Carry (faster than 79% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 4%).Alex: strongest on Carry (faster than 58% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 3%).
See the numbers
| Part | Neil: faster than | Alex: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 13% | 11% |
| Push | 24% | 37% |
| Pull | 56% | 14% |
| BBJ | 16% | 3% |
| Row | 17% | 6% |
| Carry | 79% | 58% |
| Lunges | 37% | 17% |
| Wall balls | 4% | 7% |
| Roxzone | 15% | 12% |
| Runs | 6% | 12% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Neil | Alex |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 13% | 11% |
| Sled push | 24% | 37% |
| Sled pull | 56% | 14% |
| Burpee broad jump | 16% | 3% |
| Row | 17% | 6% |
| Farmers carry | 79% | 58% |
| Sandbag lunges | 37% | 17% |
| Wall balls | 4% | 7% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 15% | 12% |
| Runs (8 km) | 6% | 12% |
The share of their own field each athlete beat on that segment, at the race named on the left. Higher is better; green marks the better of the two. A dash means no split was published.
Those races as one bar each
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.Neil · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 57:22 running, 47:28 at the stations and 5:53 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (13:28).Below, Alex · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 51:50 running, 52:15 at the stations and 6:27 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (11:47).
See the numbers
| Part | Neil · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Alex · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 7:12 | 5:13 |
| SkiErg | 5:01 | 5:02 |
| Run 2 | 6:25 | 5:37 |
| Sled push | 3:38 | 3:20 |
| Run 3 | 6:45 | 6:47 |
| Sled pull | 4:14 | 5:41 |
| Run 4 | 6:37 | 6:14 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:03 | 11:28 |
| Run 5 | 7:06 | 6:56 |
| Row | 5:19 | 5:42 |
| Run 6 | 8:53 | 7:06 |
| Farmers carry | 2:17 | 2:35 |
| Run 7 | 6:31 | 6:15 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:28 | 6:41 |
| Run 8 | 7:52 | 7:42 |
| Wall balls | 13:28 | 11:47 |
| Roxzone | 5:53 | 6:27 |
| Finish | 1:50:40 | 1:50:30 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Neil | Alex | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:50:40 | 1:50:30 | 0:10 · Alex faster |
Close the gap at your next race.
The RoxHype app is your training plan to race day: built from your splits, your kit and your race date, and adjusted every week.
- A week-by-week plan that counts down to your race
- Extra work on your slowest stations
- Adjusts every week to what you actually did
Free to download. Used by more than 40,000 HYROX athletes.
