The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, Andrea Testa crossed the line in 1:20:30: 744th of 1,860 men, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:50 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:06 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sports Direct HYROX London gained about 1:15. 1:19 slower than at Copenhagen 2024, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:25Running 1 5:01v median −0:19
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 4:46v median −0:18
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 4:59v median −0:28
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 5:01v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 5:06v median −0:36
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 4:54v median −0:39
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Block 07 9:55Running 7 4:54v median −0:38
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Block 08 10:50Running 8 3:34v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:56
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.