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Results · season 2025/26 · 29 Apr 2026

HYROX Cardiff 2026 results

One of the season's fastest Open Men fields: a typical finish of 1:23:41, 4:17 faster than the season's 1:27:58 (20th of 107 races).

13,317 finishes14 divisions51% running (normal 48%)UK

HYROX Cardiff 2026 in brief

  • Pro Men went to Home athlete Charlie Botterill in 55:09; Luke Greer was 0:39 back.
  • Home athlete Charlie Searle ran away with Pro Women: 1:00:56, a full 2:16 ahead of Lauren Stockley.
  • In Open, Lee Tynan led the men in 56:21 and Natalie Lawrence the women in 1:03:24.
  • 13,317 finishes, well above the 6,812 of an average race that season.
  • The same held for Open Women: 1:33:52, 2:30 faster than their season's typical.
  • The typical Open Men finish was 1:12 slower than at the May 2025 edition here (1:22:29).
  • Since then the race grew from 6,263 to 13,317 finishes.
  • The farmers carry ran 0:32 slower than the season's typical for Open Men; the sled pull ran 0:38 faster.
  • An older field than most: 35% of Open Men were 40 or over (29% across all races), though 30-34 was still the biggest age group.
  • Women were 43% of the Open field, more than the 36% across all races.
  • A home crowd: 89% of Open Men came from Britain, and Ireland sent the next most.
  • Open Men was the biggest division (2,728), ahead of Doubles Women (2,444).

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Open Men

Lee Tynan won Open Men in 56:21, 0:50 ahead of the next finisher.Mark Sullivan was second in 57:11 and James Payne third in 57:40.

1:23:41 typical finish 4:17 faster than this season's typical 1:27:58
1:08:35 fastest 10% finished under
1:14:47 – 1:35:50 the middle half of the field
Runs where the fastest 25% gained most 6:05 on the typical finisher; at the stations, wall balls (1:52)

Finish times

Finish

This chart shows how many finished in each 2.5-minute band, fastest on the left.A field of normal spread with a long slow tail: typical 1:23:41, middle half about 1:14:47 to 1:35:50, fastest 10% (green) under 1:08:35.

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Open Men finish times at Cardiff 2026
Time band How many Share
55:00 to 57:30 2 0.1%
57:30 to 1:00:00 14 0.5%
1:00:00 to 1:02:30 46 1.7%
1:02:30 to 1:05:00 72 2.6%
1:05:00 to 1:07:30 90 3.3%
1:07:30 to 1:10:00 135 4.9%
1:10:00 to 1:12:30 154 5.6%
1:12:30 to 1:15:00 190 7.0%
1:15:00 to 1:17:30 208 7.6%
1:17:30 to 1:20:00 198 7.3%
1:20:00 to 1:22:30 155 5.7%
1:22:30 to 1:25:00 193 7.1%
1:25:00 to 1:27:30 166 6.1%
1:27:30 to 1:30:00 133 4.9%
1:30:00 to 1:32:30 126 4.6%
1:32:30 to 1:35:00 126 4.6%
1:35:00 to 1:37:30 89 3.3%
1:37:30 to 1:40:00 103 3.8%
1:40:00 to 1:42:30 91 3.3%
1:42:30 to 1:45:00 79 2.9%
1:45:00 to 1:47:30 62 2.3%
1:47:30 to 1:50:00 47 1.7%
1:50:00 to 1:52:30 41 1.5%
1:52:30 to 1:55:00 28 1.0%
1:55:00 to 1:57:30 30 1.1%
1:57:30 to 2:00:00 19 0.7%
2:00:00 to 2:02:30 18 0.7%
2:02:30 to 2:05:00 10 0.4%
2:05:00 to 2:07:30 8 0.3%
2:07:30 to 2:10:00 13 0.5%
2:10:00 to 2:12:30 12 0.4%
2:12:30 to 2:15:00 11 0.4%
2:15:00 to 2:17:30 7 0.3%
2:17:30 to 2:20:00 6 0.2%
2:20:00 to 2:22:30 10 0.4%
2:22:30 to 2:25:00 4 0.1%
2:25:00 to 2:27:30 6 0.2%
2:27:30 to 2:30:00 6 0.2%
2:30:00 to 2:32:30 3 0.1%
2:32:30 to 2:35:00 1 0.0%
2:35:00 to 2:37:30 2 0.1%
2:37:30 to 2:40:00 1 0.0%
2:40:00 to 2:42:30 2 0.1%
2:42:30 to 2:45:00 2 0.1%
2:45:00 to 2:47:30 1 0.0%
2:47:30 to 2:50:00 1 0.0%
2:50:00 to 2:52:30 1 0.0%
2:52:30 to 2:55:00 1 0.0%
2:55:00 to 2:57:30 0 0.0%
2:57:30 to 3:00:00 1 0.0%
3:00:00 to 3:02:30 0 0.0%
3:02:30 to 3:05:00 1 0.0%
3:05:00 to 3:07:30 0 0.0%
3:07:30 to 3:10:00 0 0.0%
3:10:00 to 3:12:30 1 0.0%
3:12:30 to 3:15:00 0 0.0%
3:15:00 to 3:17:30 1 0.0%
3:17:30 to 3:20:00 1 0.0%

Where the fastest 25% made its time

RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

The stations gave them more than the runs: 49% of their gain, against 44% on the runs and 7% in the roxzone.

Runs (8 km)6:05
Roxzone (moving)1:03
Row0:20
SkiErg0:14

Each bar is how much faster the fastest 25% were than the typical finisher on one part of the race, biggest first.They gained most on the runs (6:05), then wall balls (1:52); the smallest gap was the SkiErg (0:14).

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Part Fastest 25% faster by
Runs (8 km) 6:05
Wall balls 1:52
Burpee broad jump 1:32
Sandbag lunges 1:10
Roxzone (moving) 1:03
Sled pull 0:48
Farmers carry 0:31
Sled push 0:23
Row 0:20
SkiErg 0:14

The race as one bar: typical finisher against the fastest 25%

Typical finisher1:22:32
5:084:344:453:055:074:215:065:505:124:495:212:434:495:015:586:463:57
Typical of the fastest 25%1:08:34
4:284:204:062:424:223:334:204:184:254:294:332:124:063:515:014:542:54
RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

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.Typical finisher: 41:26 running, 37:09 at the stations and 3:57 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:46).

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Part Typical finisher Typical of the fastest 25%
Run 1 5:08 4:28
SkiErg 4:34 4:20
Run 2 4:45 4:06
Sled push 3:05 2:42
Run 3 5:07 4:22
Sled pull 4:21 3:33
Run 4 5:06 4:20
Burpee broad jump 5:50 4:18
Run 5 5:12 4:25
Row 4:49 4:29
Run 6 5:21 4:33
Farmers carry 2:43 2:12
Run 7 4:49 4:06
Sandbag lunges 5:01 3:51
Run 8 5:58 5:01
Wall balls 6:46 4:54
Roxzone 3:57 2:54
Finish 1:23:41 1:09:38

Every station, against the season

Part Typical Fastest 10% Fastest 25% Against the season
SkiErg 4:34 4:14 4:20 0:01 faster
Sled push 3:05 2:24 2:42 0:02 faster
Sled pull 4:21 3:22 3:33 0:38 faster
Burpee broad jump 5:50 4:01 4:18 0:14 slower
Row 4:49 4:25 4:29 0:05 faster
Farmers carry 2:43 2:04 2:12 0:32 slower
Sandbag lunges 5:01 3:41 3:51 0:19 faster
Wall balls 6:46 4:38 4:54 0:25 faster
Roxzone (moving) 3:57 2:48 2:54 3:29 faster
Runs (8 km) 41:35 34:50 35:30 0:03 slower

Slower here than the season: farmers carry (0:32) and burpee broad jump (0:14). Faster: the roxzone (3:29) and sled pull (0:38).

Run pace, run 1 to run 8

4:004:305:005:306:00 This chart shows the time for each of the eight 1 km runs, run 1 on the left: the typical finisher (solid line) and the fastest 25% (dashed). The typical finisher held an even pace from run 2 to run 7; the quickest was run 2 (4:45) and the slowest the last run (5:58). The fastest 25% were quicker on every run, by most on the last run (0:57 faster).
Typical athleteFastest 25%minutes per km

This chart shows the time for each of the eight 1 km runs, run 1 on the left: the typical finisher (solid line) and the fastest 25% (dashed).The typical finisher held an even pace from run 2 to run 7; the quickest was run 2 (4:45) and the slowest the last run (5:58).The fastest 25% were quicker on every run, by most on the last run (0:57 faster).

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Run Typical Fastest 25%
Run 1 5:08 4:28
Run 2 4:45 4:06
Run 3 5:07 4:22
Run 4 5:06 4:20
Run 5 5:12 4:25
Run 6 5:21 4:33
Run 7 4:49 4:06
Run 8 5:58 5:01

Who raced: age groups

16-24290 11%
25-29429 16%
30-34542 20%
35-39506 19%
40-44409 15%
45-49250 9%
50-54162 6%
55-5991 3%
60-6437 1%
65-698 0%
70-744 0%

How many finished in each age group (tap one for what a good time is at that age).The largest share were in their thirties (1,048, 38%); the biggest single group was 30-34, with 542.

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Age group How many Share
16-24 290 11%
25-29 429 16%
30-34 542 20%
35-39 506 19%
40-44 409 15%
45-49 250 9%
50-54 162 6%
55-59 91 3%
60-64 37 1%
65-69 8 0%
70-74 4 0%

Who raced: countries

Britain2,432 89%
Ireland122 4%
Wales16 1%
Poland10 0%
South Africa10 0%
Scotland8 0%
Philippines8 0%
India8 0%

The countries with the most finishers in this division, out of 2,728.The biggest is Britain (2,432, 89%), then Ireland (122, 4%) and Wales (16, 1%).

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Country How many Share
Britain 2,432 89%
Ireland 122 4%
Wales 16 1%
Poland 10 0%
South Africa 10 0%
Scotland 8 0%
Philippines 8 0%
India 8 0%
# Athlete Age group Time
1 Lee Tynan GBR GBR 35-39 56:21
2 Mark Sullivan GBR GBR 25-29 57:11
3 James Payne GBR GBR 16-24 57:40
Edition by edition

Cardiff: every edition

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Edition Finishes Typical Open Men vs fastest edition
Cardiff 2025 6,263 1:22:29 fastest
Cardiff 2026 this page 13,317 1:23:41 1:12 slower

The fastest typical Open Men finish here was 1:22:29, in 2025; this edition was 1:12 slower.

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