The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:20:13 at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024 put Ian Desmond 1,847th of 1,860 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 10:31 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:15 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 8:42, behind 96% 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 12:05Running 1 6:42v median +1:22
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Block 02 11:24Running 2 6:39v median +1:35
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Block 03 17:19Running 3 7:52v median +2:25
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Block 04 22:11Running 4 8:35v median +3:09
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Block 05 15:27Running 5 8:58v median +3:16
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Block 06 11:12Running 6 8:12v median +2:39
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Block 07 17:57Running 7 8:54v median +3:22
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Block 08 24:06Running 8 6:58v median +2:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:42
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.