The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, James Churchill crossed the line in 1:14:55: 441st of 1,860 men, faster than 76% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 94% of the field beaten on the stations, against 45% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:34 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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. 6:34 slower than at Copenhagen 2024, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:21Running 1 5:08v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 4:42v median −0:22
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Block 03 8:21Running 3 4:49v median −0:38
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Block 04 7:39Running 4 4:56v median −0:30
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 5:15v median −0:27
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 5:09v median −0:24
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Block 07 14:20Running 7 9:53v median +4:21
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Block 08 7:54Running 8 3:51v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:34
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.