The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, Alex Appelbe crossed the line in 1:19:48: 717th of 1,860 men, faster than 62% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 75% of the field beaten on the stations, against 44% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:07 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:34 behind the median.
Sports Direct HYROX London ran fast: the 1,203 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:15 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:30Running 1 5:49v median +0:29
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 5:23v median +0:19
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Block 03 9:52Running 3 5:40v median +0:13
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Block 04 9:16Running 4 5:40v median +0:14
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 5:50v median +0:08
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:44v median +0:11
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Block 07 11:09Running 7 5:33v median +0:01
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Block 08 8:42Running 8 4:12v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:32
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.