The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andy Golden finished 1,681st of 1,860 men in the Open division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, in 1:47:28.
Legs and stations told different stories: 26% of the field beaten on the runs, 5% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:19. A harder second half: 6:28 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 11:39Running 1 6:36v median +1:16
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Block 02 9:28Running 2 5:57v median +0:53
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Block 03 12:51Running 3 5:59v median +0:32
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Block 04 13:07Running 4 6:14v median +0:48
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 6:08v median +0:26
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Block 06 8:35Running 6 5:54v median +0:21
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Block 07 14:43Running 7 6:00v median +0:28
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Block 08 19:45Running 8 4:49v median +0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:07
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.