The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Sterling finished in the top 10% of the field at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, in 1:09:46 for 191st of 1,860 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:13 quicker than the median and 118th of 1,860. Stronger after halfway: 2:52 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:42, was faster than 93% of the field.
Sports Direct HYROX London gave the field time back: about 1:15 faster than the average race this season, by 1,203 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:39Running 1 4:39v median −0:41
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 4:37v median −0:27
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Block 03 8:16Running 3 5:17v median −0:10
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 5:09v median −0:17
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 5:20v median −0:22
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 5:10v median −0:23
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Block 07 7:57Running 7 4:59v median −0:33
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Block 08 8:14Running 8 3:50v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:42
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.