The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nick Pettie finished 433rd of 1,860 men in the Open division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, in 1:14:50, faster than 77% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:34 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:24Running 1 4:45v median −0:35
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Block 02 6:33Running 2 3:57v median −1:07
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Block 03 8:50Running 3 4:13v median −1:14
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Block 04 8:20Running 4 4:23v median −1:03
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Block 05 9:09Running 5 4:23v median −1:19
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:28v median −1:05
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Block 07 10:36Running 7 4:16v median −1:16
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Block 08 11:32Running 8 3:21v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:09
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.