The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:03 at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024 put Martin Sawyer 1,269th of 1,860 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 48% of the field beaten on the runs, 21% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:20 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:55 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 10:29Running 1 5:35v median +0:15
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Block 02 8:33Running 2 5:09v median +0:05
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Block 03 12:22Running 3 6:04v median +0:37
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Block 04 13:11Running 4 5:43v median +0:17
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Block 05 10:57Running 5 5:49v median +0:07
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:25v median −0:08
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Block 07 10:36Running 7 5:18v median −0:14
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Block 08 12:31Running 8 4:02v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:05
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.