The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Micheal Mccolgan finished 551st of 1,860 men in the Open division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, in 1:16:37, faster than 70% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:05 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:37 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 9:07Running 1 4:41v median −0:39
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 4:28v median −0:36
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Block 03 9:27Running 3 4:45v median −0:42
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Block 04 9:39Running 4 4:49v median −0:37
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:51v median −0:51
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:51v median −0:42
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Block 07 9:16Running 7 4:59v median −0:33
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Block 08 12:30Running 8 3:48v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:01
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.