The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Wardle finished 1,849th of 1,860 men in the Open division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, in 2:25:08.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:29. The race faded late: the second half went 6:40 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 11:17 in the roxzone was slower than 99% of the field.
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 11:38Running 1 6:56v median +1:36
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Block 02 10:52Running 2 7:05v median +2:01
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Block 03 18:16Running 3 10:35v median +5:08
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Block 04 20:43Running 4 9:48v median +4:22
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Block 05 15:30Running 5 10:10v median +4:28
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Block 06 12:18Running 6 9:50v median +4:17
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Block 07 18:26Running 7 9:45v median +4:13
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Block 08 26:16Running 8 13:10v median +8:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:17
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.