The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, David Buchanan crossed the line in 1:17:38: 604th of 1,860 men, faster than 68% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:54 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sports Direct HYROX London gained about 1:15.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:39Running 1 4:38v median −0:42
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 4:32v median −0:32
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 5:10v median −0:17
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Block 04 9:08Running 4 4:52v median −0:34
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 5:07v median −0:35
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:00v median −0:33
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Block 07 10:56Running 7 5:00v median −0:32
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Block 08 11:06Running 8 3:52v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:15
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.