The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:44:58 at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024 put David Watson 1,638th of 1,860 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 30% of the field across all eight, against 5% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:58. A harder second half: 6:52 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 10:07Running 1 5:30v median +0:10
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Block 02 10:19Running 2 7:44v median +2:40
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Block 03 11:25Running 3 5:29v median +0:02
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Block 04 13:35Running 4 7:57v median +2:31
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Block 05 14:18Running 5 9:08v median +3:26
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Block 06 9:51Running 6 8:13v median +2:40
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Block 07 13:59Running 7 9:12v median +3:40
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Block 08 15:18Running 8 5:43v median +1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:15
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.