The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London 2024, Tobias van der Meer crossed the line in 1:22:53: 684th of 1,637 men, faster than 58% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 46% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:42. A harder second half: 1:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in London. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:32. That was 5:44 off the time at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:23Running 1 5:44v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 4:08v median −0:17
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 4:21v median −0:25
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Block 04 9:55Running 4 4:28v median −0:21
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Block 05 9:34Running 5 4:36v median −0:25
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Block 06 6:21Running 6 4:35v median −0:17
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 4:33v median −0:19
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Block 08 13:33Running 8 5:08v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:48
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1531
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,531 men who finished.