The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Declan Ward finished 1,432nd of 1,637 men in the Open division at London 2024, in 1:47:46.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 3:50 behind the median. A harder second half: 7:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:45 in the roxzone was slower than 89% of the field.
London ran slow: the 1,496 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:32 slower here than at their other races. That was 10:05 off the time at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:21Running 1 6:55v median +1:06
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Block 02 9:09Running 2 5:36v median +1:11
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Block 03 11:53Running 3 6:00v median +1:14
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Block 04 12:54Running 4 6:06v median +1:17
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Block 05 11:20Running 5 6:17v median +1:16
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Block 06 9:41Running 6 6:23v median +1:31
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Block 07 15:18Running 7 6:24v median +1:32
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Block 08 15:34Running 8 7:20v median +1:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:45
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.