The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, Mike Kelly crossed the line in 1:18:25: 652nd of 1,860 men, faster than 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:23. The race faded late: the second half went 3:33 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:51Running 1 4:45v median −0:35
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 4:35v median −0:29
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 4:47v median −0:40
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Block 04 10:11Running 4 4:39v median −0:47
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Block 05 9:38Running 5 5:09v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:49v median −0:44
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 4:48v median −0:44
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Block 08 14:01Running 8 4:01v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:34
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.