The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, Simon Richardson crossed the line in 1:22:57: 883rd of 1,860 men, faster than 53% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:06 on the median. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:30. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:55 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Sports Direct HYROX London gave the field time back: about 1:15 faster than the average race this season, by 1,203 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:26Running 1 6:02v median +0:42
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Block 02 8:19Running 2 5:30v median +0:26
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Block 03 10:19Running 3 5:54v median +0:27
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Block 04 10:40Running 4 5:48v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:41v median −0:01
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:30v median −0:03
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Block 07 11:06Running 7 5:34v median +0:02
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Block 08 9:44Running 8 4:13v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:33
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.