The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Keenan finished 675th of 1,860 men in the Open division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, in 1:18:56, faster than 64% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:58 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:30 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:15Running 1 4:53v median −0:27
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 4:35v median −0:29
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Block 03 8:53Running 3 5:05v median −0:22
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Block 04 10:53Running 4 5:15v median −0:11
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:27v median −0:15
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 5:35v median +0:02
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Block 07 9:34Running 7 5:30v median −0:02
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Block 08 11:16Running 8 4:12v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:35
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.