The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Elmer finished 1,752nd of 1,860 men in the Open division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, in 1:55:27.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 5:00 slower than the median. A harder second half: 6:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:50, behind 98% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sports Direct HYROX London gained about 1:15.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:07Running 1 6:25v median +1:05
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 6:08v median +1:04
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Block 03 12:25Running 3 6:42v median +1:15
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Block 04 17:12Running 4 7:04v median +1:38
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Block 05 13:11Running 5 7:40v median +1:58
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Block 06 9:53Running 6 7:50v median +2:17
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Block 07 15:49Running 7 7:23v median +1:51
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Block 08 17:14Running 8 6:27v median +2:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:50
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.