The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jon Laycock finished 222nd of 237 men in the Pro division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, in 1:41:57.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:51 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:39 better against the middle of the field than the first. 6:46 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
Sports Direct HYROX London ran fast: the 150 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:55 quicker here than at their other races. 10:03 faster than at Birmingham 2023, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:46Running 1 6:12v median +1:23
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Block 02 10:27Running 2 5:53v median +1:18
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Block 03 13:11Running 3 6:20v median +1:25
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Block 04 13:45Running 4 6:36v median +1:38
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Block 05 11:48Running 5 6:55v median +1:43
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Block 06 8:39Running 6 6:54v median +1:52
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Block 07 12:31Running 7 6:37v median +1:32
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Block 08 14:12Running 8 5:18v median +1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:46
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 237
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 237 men who finished.