The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Norden finished 1,386th of 1,860 men in the Open division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, in 1:34:45.
Legs and stations told different stories: 37% of the field beaten on the runs, 17% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:45 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Sports Direct HYROX London ran fast: the 1,203 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:15 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:12Running 1 5:46v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:38Running 2 5:26v median +0:22
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Block 03 11:37Running 3 5:36v median +0:09
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Block 04 12:43Running 4 5:43v median +0:17
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 6:00v median +0:18
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 5:51v median +0:18
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Block 07 14:43Running 7 5:56v median +0:24
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Block 08 12:48Running 8 5:00v median +0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:57
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.