The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Steve Smith finished 1,195th of 1,860 men in the Open division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, in 1:29:15.
The stations carried this race: faster than 45% of the field across all eight, against 25% on the runs. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:07 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 6:09 faster at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024 than at Birmingham 2022, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:37Running 1 6:21v median +1:01
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Block 02 8:39Running 2 5:50v median +0:46
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Block 03 10:37Running 3 6:03v median +0:36
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Block 04 10:47Running 4 6:02v median +0:36
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 6:17v median +0:35
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Block 06 8:48Running 6 6:18v median +0:45
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Block 07 11:06Running 7 6:21v median +0:49
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Block 08 13:27Running 8 4:43v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:39
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.