The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Leigh Head took 2nd of 92 in the 50–54 age group at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, in 1:12:39.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 60% on the stations. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:36 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:53 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Sports Direct HYROX London 2024 and London 2023 were 3:34 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:20Running 1 4:45v median −0:35
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 4:17v median −0:47
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 4:16v median −1:11
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Block 04 8:11Running 4 4:22v median −1:04
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 4:28v median −1:14
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 4:28v median −1:05
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Block 07 9:22Running 7 4:23v median −1:09
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Block 08 8:21Running 8 3:20v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:20
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.