The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:40:51 at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024 put Matthew Nolan 1,555th of 1,860 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 6% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:20. A harder second half: 9:37 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 9:19Running 1 4:58v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 4:53v median −0:11
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Block 03 11:56Running 3 5:49v median +0:22
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Block 04 12:59Running 4 5:24v median −0:02
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Block 05 11:08Running 5 5:52v median +0:10
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 5:26v median −0:07
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Block 07 13:36Running 7 5:25v median −0:07
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Block 08 19:54Running 8 4:57v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:12
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.