The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joseph Birtwistle finished 1,510th of 1,860 men in the Open division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, in 1:39:09.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 14% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:54. 10:30 in the roxzone was slower than 99% of the field.
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 10:35Running 1 5:11v median −0:09
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Block 02 8:30Running 2 4:46v median −0:18
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Block 03 12:54Running 3 5:28v median +0:01
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Block 04 12:10Running 4 5:11v median −0:15
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 5:27v median −0:15
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:29v median −0:04
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Block 07 10:16Running 7 5:30v median −0:02
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Block 08 16:08Running 8 5:37v median +1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:30
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.