The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Max Thomas finished 224th of 237 men in the Pro division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, in 1:42:29.
A station race more than a running one: 53% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:11 on the median. A harder second half: 1:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sports Direct HYROX London gained about 0:55.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:49Running 1 6:00v median +1:11
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Block 02 10:43Running 2 7:52v median +3:17
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Block 03 14:25Running 3 8:21v median +3:26
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Block 04 11:50Running 4 8:43v median +3:45
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Block 05 14:31Running 5 9:43v median +4:31
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Block 06 11:07Running 6 9:09v median +4:07
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Block 07 13:49Running 7 9:17v median +4:12
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Block 08 11:05Running 8 4:05v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:18
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.