ATHLETE PROFILE
John Ali
🇬🇧 GBR 3 races Best time 1:07:46
Finished top 9% of Open Men at HYROX Cardiff 2026; 3 races, best 1:07:46.
Race insights
John Ali's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Cardiff: 1:07:46, rank 234 of 2,717 in Open Men (top 9%). The division median that day was 1:23:38.
At 2025 Barcelona, running made up 51% of John Ali's 1:12:02 (division median 48%): run time was 1 min 57 sec faster than the median run time, while the workout stations were 5 min 18 sec faster than the median workout time (Open Men).
From 2024 Frankfurt (1:14:25) to 2026 Cardiff (1:07:46), John Ali got faster by 6 min 39 sec in Open.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Cardiff | Open Men | #234 of 2,717(top 9%) | 1:07:46 | — | — |
| 2025 Barcelona | Open Men | #213 of 1,015(top 21%) | 1:12:02 | 36:39 | 30:02 |
| 2024 Frankfurt | Open Men | #235 of 915(top 26%) | 1:14:25 | 37:26 | 31:04 |
Times come from official HYROX results. Finish shows the rank within the division at that event, with the top percentage of the field in brackets.
Finished alongside John Ali
At 2026 Cardiff, Open Men:
- #229 Jack Morse — 1:07:36
- #230 Damian Jacobs — 1:07:36
- #231 Rob Umeokafor — 1:07:38
- #232 Jack Heron — 1:07:40
- #233 Kelvin Burns — 1:07:41
- #235 John Williams — 1:07:48
- #236 Ethan Lunn — 1:07:49
- #237 Luke Mckibbin — 1:07:49
- #238 James Dyer — 1:07:50
- #239 James McDermottroe — 1:07:51