The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Walsh finished 706th of 1,860 men in the Open division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, in 1:19:39, faster than 62% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:48 on the median. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:11 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:31 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:29Running 1 5:26v median +0:06
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 4:59v median −0:05
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 5:12v median −0:15
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Block 04 11:36Running 4 5:17v median −0:09
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:30v median −0:12
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 5:25v median −0:08
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Block 07 10:37Running 7 5:09v median −0:23
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Block 08 9:33Running 8 3:44v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:26
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.