The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:54 at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024 put Will Emerson 720th of 1,860 men in the Open division, ahead of 61% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 0:44. The race faded late: the second half went 2:58 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 8:30Running 1 4:14v median −1:06
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 4:18v median −0:46
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Block 03 9:58Running 3 4:37v median −0:50
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Block 04 9:52Running 4 4:39v median −0:47
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 4:52v median −0:50
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 5:00v median −0:33
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Block 07 10:39Running 7 5:09v median −0:23
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Block 08 11:13Running 8 4:04v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:36
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.