ATHLETE PROFILE
Karl Richens
🇬🇧 GBR 3 races Best time 1:03:53
Finished top 4% of Open Men at HYROX Cardiff 2026; 3 races, best 1:03:53.
Race insights
Karl Richens's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Cardiff: 1:03:53, rank 94 of 2,717 in Open Men (top 4%). The division median that day was 1:23:38.
At 2025 Birmingham, running made up 49% of Karl Richens's 1:09:52 (division median 47%): run time was 4 min 37 sec faster than the median run time, while the workout stations were 6 min 02 sec faster than the median workout time (Open Men).
From 2024 Birmingham (1:11:06) to 2026 Cardiff (1:03:53), Karl Richens got faster by 7 min 13 sec in Open.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Cardiff | Open Men | #94 of 2,717(top 4%) | 1:03:53 | — | — |
| 2025 Birmingham | Open Men | #396 of 2,449(top 17%) | 1:09:52 | 34:15 | 31:01 |
| 2024 Birmingham | Open Men | #231 of 1,564(top 15%) | 1:11:06 | 34:31 | 30:03 |
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 Karl Richens
At 2026 Cardiff, Open Men:
- #89 Jules Goreing — 1:03:46
- #90 George Wass — 1:03:47
- #91 Dave Currie — 1:03:50
- #92 Daniel Burns — 1:03:50
- #93 Will Mitchell — 1:03:50
- #95 James Micklem — 1:03:53
- #96 Ryan Schofield — 1:03:53
- #97 Harry Rose — 1:03:53
- #98 Tom Wellstead — 1:03:54
- #99 Tom Perry — 1:03:54