The race, in three figures
The race, in words
JOhn Wistow & Alison Gowlett finished 868th of 925 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Sports Direct HYROX London 2024, in 1:43:41.
Legs and stations told different stories: 29% of the field beaten on the runs, 1% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 6:06 slower than the median. A harder second half: 8:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sports Direct HYROX London gained about 0:42.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:22Running 1 6:40v median +0:34
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Block 02 8:59Running 2 6:07v median +0:26
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Block 03 11:09Running 3 6:21v median +0:29
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Block 04 12:41Running 4 6:24v median +0:32
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Block 05 12:04Running 5 6:32v median +0:27
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Block 06 8:27Running 6 6:28v median +0:29
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Block 07 16:46Running 7 6:57v median +0:57
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Block 08 14:55Running 8 5:05v median +0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:27
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 923
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 923 mixed teams who finished.