The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:26 at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024 put Paul Simpson 911th of 1,860 men in the Open division, ahead of 51% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 64% of the field beaten on the stations, against 36% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:26. Stronger after halfway: 2:10 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:08Running 1 5:53v median +0:33
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 5:29v median +0:25
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 5:47v median +0:20
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Block 04 12:37Running 4 6:03v median +0:37
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 6:13v median +0:31
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Block 06 8:06Running 6 6:08v median +0:35
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Block 07 10:41Running 7 5:55v median +0:23
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Block 08 9:24Running 8 3:59v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:41
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.