The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Thompson finished 1,306th of 1,860 men in the Open division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, in 1:32:06.
A station race more than a running one: 53% of the field beaten on the stations, against 15% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:23 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:28 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. Andrew Thompson's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:28Running 1 6:12v median +0:52
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Block 02 8:17Running 2 5:56v median +0:52
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Block 03 10:24Running 3 6:29v median +1:02
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Block 04 13:11Running 4 6:40v median +1:14
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Block 05 11:33Running 5 7:11v median +1:29
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Block 06 8:59Running 6 7:02v median +1:29
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Block 07 12:52Running 7 7:05v median +1:33
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Block 08 11:20Running 8 5:13v median +0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:10
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.