The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Owen Perks finished 1,675th of 1,860 men in the Open division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, in 1:47:03.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:13 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 7:18, behind 90% of the field.
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 11:45Running 1 6:55v median +1:35
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Block 02 9:10Running 2 6:23v median +1:19
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Block 03 13:51Running 3 6:26v median +0:59
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Block 04 14:07Running 4 6:42v median +1:16
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Block 05 11:32Running 5 6:46v median +1:04
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Block 06 9:51Running 6 6:44v median +1:11
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Block 07 15:09Running 7 6:54v median +1:22
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Block 08 14:29Running 8 5:23v median +1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:18
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.