The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Richmond finished 1,492nd of 1,860 men in the Open division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, in 1:38:16.
A station race more than a running one: 31% of the field beaten on the stations, against 11% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:34. The race faded late: the second half went 2:40 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 5:16 faster at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024 than at Birmingham 2023, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:41Running 1 6:12v median +0:52
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Block 02 11:34Running 2 7:54v median +2:50
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Block 03 10:36Running 3 5:28v median +0:01
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Block 04 11:32Running 4 5:44v median +0:18
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:54v median +0:12
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Block 06 10:26Running 6 8:24v median +2:51
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Block 07 14:24Running 7 8:29v median +2:57
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Block 08 13:22Running 8 5:11v median +0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:18
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.