The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Richard Higgins at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024: 1:09:18, 168th of 1,860 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 61% on the stations. A harder second half: 2:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:24, ahead of 97% 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 8:19Running 1 4:09v median −1:11
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Block 02 5:56Running 2 3:48v median −1:16
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Block 03 8:48Running 3 4:04v median −1:23
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Block 04 8:10Running 4 3:56v median −1:30
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Block 05 8:34Running 5 4:14v median −1:28
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Block 06 6:25Running 6 4:12v median −1:21
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Block 07 10:05Running 7 4:18v median −1:14
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Block 08 9:44Running 8 3:22v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:24
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.