The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephen Wiles finished 1,336th of 1,860 men in the Open division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, in 1:32:56.
The runs carried this race: faster than 42% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 20% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:50. A harder second half: 4:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:52Running 1 5:14v median −0:06
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 4:42v median −0:22
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Block 03 11:33Running 3 5:41v median +0:14
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Block 04 11:31Running 4 4:57v median −0:29
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:36v median −0:06
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Block 06 8:26Running 6 5:51v median +0:18
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Block 07 13:38Running 7 5:46v median +0:14
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Block 08 13:59Running 8 6:30v median +2:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:31
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.