The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ric Blank finished 1,594th of 1,860 men in the Open division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, in 1:42:28.
Legs and stations told different stories: 45% of the field beaten on the runs, 6% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:04. A harder second half: 3:56 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Sports Direct HYROX London gave the field time back: about 1:15 faster than the average race this season, by 1,203 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:43Running 1 5:26v median +0:06
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Block 02 8:51Running 2 4:55v median −0:09
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Block 03 13:27Running 3 5:50v median +0:23
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Block 04 11:58Running 4 5:18v median −0:08
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 5:37v median −0:05
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Block 06 8:13Running 6 5:34v median +0:01
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Block 07 12:00Running 7 5:55v median +0:23
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Block 08 18:51Running 8 5:10v median +0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:13
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.