The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Woods finished 1,364th of 1,860 men in the Open division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, in 1:33:56.
Legs and stations told different stories: 57% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 5:07 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:14Running 1 5:38v median +0:18
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Block 02 8:27Running 2 5:09v median +0:05
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Block 03 11:03Running 3 5:20v median −0:07
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Block 04 13:42Running 4 5:18v median −0:08
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:26v median −0:16
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 5:18v median −0:15
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Block 07 12:24Running 7 5:18v median −0:14
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Block 08 15:54Running 8 4:10v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:50
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.