The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stu Bowers took 2nd of 177 in the 45–49 age group at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, in 1:04:55.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:04 quicker than the median and 148th of 1,860. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:25 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:38, was faster than 94% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sports Direct HYROX London gained about 1:15.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:16Running 1 4:10v median −1:10
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:08v median −0:56
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Block 03 8:21Running 3 4:13v median −1:14
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Block 04 7:51Running 4 4:13v median −1:13
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Block 05 8:42Running 5 4:21v median −1:21
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Block 06 6:09Running 6 4:24v median −1:09
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Block 07 8:04Running 7 4:22v median −1:10
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Block 08 7:44Running 8 3:11v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:38
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.