The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Damian Barley finished in the top 10% of the field at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, in 1:03:19 for 28th of 1,860 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:50 quicker than the median and 39th of 1,860. Stronger after halfway: 1:47 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:16, ahead of 99% of the field.
Sports Direct HYROX London ran fast: the 1,203 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:15 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 4:22v median −0:58
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Block 02 6:01Running 2 4:06v median −0:58
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Block 03 8:15Running 3 4:16v median −1:11
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Block 04 7:32Running 4 4:06v median −1:20
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Block 05 8:20Running 5 4:14v median −1:28
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Block 06 5:40Running 6 4:05v median −1:28
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Block 07 7:13Running 7 4:01v median −1:31
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Block 08 8:41Running 8 2:52v median −1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:16
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1844
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,844 men who finished.