The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Portlock finished 701st of 1,860 men in the Open division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, in 1:19:33, faster than 62% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 79% of the field beaten on the stations, against 40% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:36 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:21 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:34 faster at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024 than at London 2023, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:47Running 1 5:29v median +0:09
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Block 02 8:02Running 2 5:00v median −0:04
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 4:56v median −0:31
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Block 04 8:29Running 4 4:57v median −0:29
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 5:09v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 5:06v median −0:27
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Block 07 14:54Running 7 10:03v median +4:31
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Block 08 9:25Running 8 4:04v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:12
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.