The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Burton finished 1,363rd of 1,860 men in the Open division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, in 1:33:56.
Legs and stations told different stories: 46% of the field beaten on the runs, 18% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 4:06 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 6:34 worse 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. David Burton's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:20Running 1 5:06v median −0:14
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 5:17v median +0:13
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 5:30v median +0:03
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Block 04 12:35Running 4 5:43v median +0:17
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Block 05 11:00Running 5 6:08v median +0:26
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:46v median +0:13
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Block 07 14:47Running 7 5:39v median +0:07
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Block 08 14:23Running 8 4:23v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:16
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.