The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, Harry Smith crossed the line in 1:11:04: 234th of 1,860 men, faster than 87% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 94% of the field beaten on the stations, against 73% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:42 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:22 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:18Running 1 5:13v median −0:07
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 4:54v median −0:10
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 5:09v median −0:18
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Block 04 8:28Running 4 5:02v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 5:15v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:59v median −0:34
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Block 07 8:39Running 7 5:00v median −0:32
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Block 08 8:44Running 8 3:47v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:03
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.