The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:44:19 at Manchester 2026 put Matthew Higgins 1,249th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 64% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 4% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 9:43 slower than the median. A harder second half: 14:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:03 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:46Running 1 5:06v median +1:32
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 4:45v median −0:19
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Block 03 10:57Running 3 4:49v median −0:37
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Block 04 11:27Running 4 4:52v median −0:35
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Block 05 10:39Running 5 5:03v median −0:33
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 5:02v median −0:28
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Block 07 15:21Running 7 4:54v median −0:34
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Block 08 20:56Running 8 4:16v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:09
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1445
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,445 men who finished.