The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Hamilton-Smith finished 1,366th of 1,860 men in the Open division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, in 1:34:00.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:36 on the median. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:25. A harder second half: 2:46 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 9:45Running 1 5:34v median +0:14
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 5:39v median +0:35
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 5:56v median +0:29
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Block 04 13:51Running 4 6:18v median +0:52
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Block 05 11:18Running 5 6:44v median +1:02
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Block 06 9:00Running 6 6:34v median +1:01
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Block 07 13:08Running 7 6:32v median +1:00
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Block 08 13:03Running 8 5:15v median +0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:39
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.