Day two of the 2024 Rogue Strongman Invitational opened with the defending champion, Mitchell Hooper, atop the leaderboard, 4 factors forward of 2018 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champion Hafthor Björnsson. Three-time reigning WSM Tom Stoltman was seven factors behind Hooper.
The primary occasion of day two was the Energy Drive, which comprised a 750-pound energy drive, a 375-pound, 40-foot Husafell bag carry, and a 650-pound sled pull inside a 90-second time cap.
Tom Stoltman placed on his efficiency of the weekend to assert his first occasion win, crossing the end line almost 5 seconds forward of Björnsson.
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2024 Rogue Strongman Invitational Energy Drive Outcomes
- Tom Stoltman — 1:04.81
- Hafthor Björnsson — 1:09.04
- Mitchell Hooper — 1:21.21
- Pavlo Kordiyaka — 1:26.95
- Evan Singleton — 1:28.02
- Luke Stoltman — CAP + 1
- Bobby Thompson — CAP + 1
- Tristain Hoath — CAP + 1
- Mathew Ragg — CAP + 1
- Thomas Evans — CAP + 2
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2024 Rogue Strongman Invitational Energy Drive Recap
Hoath and Kordiyaka had been first to the ground, working in warmth one. The Ukrainian was sooner than the Canadian by the primary two implements however slowed barely on the sled pull, the place Hoath made up a while. Nevertheless, Kordiyaka completed throughout the time cap whereas Hoath couldn’t beat the clock.
Thompson and Luke Stoltman ran in warmth two. They synced the facility drive earlier than Stoltman pulled forward within the Husafell. Stoltman maintained a constant tempo however couldn’t end throughout the time cap. Thompson was not too far behind when the warmth closed however couldn’t end earlier than the buzzer.
Ragg and Evans ran in warmth three. On the conclusion of day one, Evans appeared to maintain a slight harm however was recovered sufficient to proceed the competitors. Nevertheless, that harm reared its head as Evans couldn’t elevate the Husafell and tapped out of the occasion to cheer on Ragg, who wasn’t close to the end with the sled earlier than time was referred to as.
Tom Stoltman and Singleton ran the penultimate warmth. Stoltman leveraged his dimension and reached the facility sled by the half-minute mark. Singleton was effectively behind Stoltman’s tempo however nonetheless appeared to complete the occasion. Stoltman’s time of 1:04.81 the mark to beat.
Hooper and Björnsson ran the ultimate warmth and had the benefit of understanding the time to beat. A cardio occasion like this definitely favored Hooper, who exerted his pace benefit to get to the sled. Björnsson’s energy overtook the result in take second within the occasion behind Stoltman. Hooper slowed within the last stretch and settled for bronze within the occasion.
2024 Rogue Invitational Schedule
The remainder of the Strongman and Strongwoman competitors schedule is as follows (all instances EST):
Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024
- Strongwoman Occasion 5 — 10:15 a.m. — Yoke Escalator
- Strongman Occasion 5 — 10:30 a.m. — Yoke Escalator
- Strongwoman Occasion 6 — 1:45 p.m. — Circus Medley
- Strongman Occasion 6 — 2:10 p.m. — Circus Medley
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