The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:06 at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024 put Matthew Higgins 1,583rd of 1,860 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 54% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 5% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 12:38 behind the median. A harder second half: 12:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:34 faster at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024 than at London 2023, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:56Running 1 5:28v median +0:08
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 5:13v median +0:09
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Block 03 10:48Running 3 5:27v median +0:00
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Block 04 12:30Running 4 5:19v median −0:07
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 5:42v median +0:00
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Block 06 8:03Running 6 5:34v median +0:01
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Block 07 23:04Running 7 5:24v median −0:08
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Block 08 12:06Running 8 3:59v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:05
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.