The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Stapleton finished 1,820th of 1,860 men in the Open division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, in 2:08:24.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:57 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:48 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 10:12 in the roxzone was slower than 99% 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 12:46Running 1 7:34v median +2:14
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Block 02 10:11Running 2 7:05v median +2:01
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Block 03 16:39Running 3 7:17v median +1:50
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Block 04 16:32Running 4 8:33v median +3:07
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Block 05 14:17Running 5 8:29v median +2:47
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Block 06 10:32Running 6 7:12v median +1:39
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Block 07 17:32Running 7 7:38v median +2:06
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Block 08 19:50Running 8 7:16v median +2:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:12
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.