The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Mike Linford at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024: 1:09:02, 158th of 1,860 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 75% on the stations. A harder second half: 2:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:31, was faster than 96% of the field.
The field ran 6:09 faster at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024 than at Birmingham 2022, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:20Running 1 4:17v median −1:03
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 4:08v median −0:56
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Block 03 8:10Running 3 4:15v median −1:12
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Block 04 8:21Running 4 4:22v median −1:04
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Block 05 8:48Running 5 4:27v median −1:15
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:27v median −1:06
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Block 07 9:04Running 7 4:43v median −0:49
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Block 08 10:00Running 8 3:24v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:31
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.