The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Farrant finished 1,588th of 1,860 men in the Open division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, in 1:42:13.
Legs and stations told different stories: 28% of the field beaten on the runs, 8% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 5:11 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:33 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 10:19Running 1 5:52v median +0:32
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 5:23v median +0:19
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Block 03 11:43Running 3 6:12v median +0:45
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Block 04 14:33Running 4 5:59v median +0:33
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Block 05 11:39Running 5 6:33v median +0:51
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Block 06 8:06Running 6 6:00v median +0:27
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Block 07 15:04Running 7 5:58v median +0:26
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Block 08 17:01Running 8 5:13v median +0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:45
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.