The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Jessop finished in the top 10% of the field at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, in 1:10:02 for 195th of 1,860 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 72% on the stations. A harder second half: 3:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:51, was faster than 89% 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 8:27Running 1 4:14v median −1:06
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Block 02 6:44Running 2 4:02v median −1:02
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Block 03 8:18Running 3 4:27v median −1:00
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Block 04 7:36Running 4 4:24v median −1:02
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Block 05 8:59Running 5 4:42v median −1:00
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Block 06 6:30Running 6 4:35v median −0:58
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Block 07 9:29Running 7 4:36v median −0:56
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Block 08 10:16Running 8 3:17v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:51
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.