The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:33:31 at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024 put Paul Smith 1,351st of 1,860 men in the Open division.
The sled push was where this race was made, 0:30 ahead of the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:46. A harder second half: 1:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Sports Direct HYROX London 2024 and London 2022 were 6:17 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:08Running 1 5:37v median +0:17
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Block 02 9:47Running 2 7:38v median +2:34
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Block 03 10:52Running 3 5:32v median +0:05
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Block 04 12:24Running 4 5:37v median +0:11
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Block 05 11:13Running 5 6:00v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:51v median +0:18
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Block 07 12:32Running 7 5:46v median +0:14
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Block 08 14:04Running 8 4:41v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:02
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.