The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, Austin Ward crossed the line in 1:23:30: 914th of 1,860 men, faster than 51% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sled push: 0:35 on the median. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:52. A harder second half: 1:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:12Running 1 4:56v median −0:24
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 4:53v median −0:11
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Block 03 10:40Running 3 5:45v median +0:18
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Block 04 10:08Running 4 5:07v median −0:19
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 5:23v median −0:19
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:21v median −0:12
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Block 07 11:13Running 7 5:19v median −0:13
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Block 08 11:20Running 8 4:22v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:36
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.