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Why I programme Hyrox closer to a triathlon block than a strength block — and what that changes about your week. I was a national level swimmer as a teenager. Twenty hours a week in the pool, and every session built around intervals — sets, rest ratios, heart rate, hold this pace for this long, go again. I burned out, got injured and I then stopped. Later I came to triathlon, and something changed in how I trained. Heart rate started to matter more than the clock on the wall.

Ross "Fish" Fisher, Level 1 HYROX Performance Coach — August 2026 Short answer: running decides who wins, but only among people whose stations don't break them. That conditional is doing more work than most of the arguments you'll read online, and it's the reason "just run more" and "you need to get stronger" are both half-right and both useless as advice. I went from a 1:24:34 (my first race) to a 1:10:32 solo in about eighteen months, and a 0:59:19 in men's open doubles at

Last month my dad and I stood on the bank of a lake in the middle of a heatwave, tow floats strapped to our waists, waiting to find out what 12 swims and 12 labours actually feels like. This was Deadly Dozen's first-ever Deadly Swim. Nobody in the field had done one before, because nobody had. Flat, warm and deceptively friendly-looking. What Is Deadly Swim? Deadly Dozen normally run their races on a track: 12 efforts, 12 stations, solo or in teams. Deadly Swim took the same

According to founder and CEO of Hyrox Christian Toetzke, Hyrox now have 300,000 gyms (as affiliated Training Clubs) and 270 million members (participants in Hyrox training clubs / races world wide). Now Hyrox is looking to build grass roots through Hyrox Youngstars, a specially designed Hyrox race specifically for kids aged 8 to 15 years old. The growth of the sport has been unprecedented, and with a global network Hyrox is making a bid for the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games. Th

A Hyrox race involves 8 x 1km runs each followed by these functional workout stations: Ski, Sled Push, Sled Pull, Burpee Broad Jumps, Row, Farmers Carry, Lunges & Wall Balls What most people don't know though is the exact distance you'll cover during a Hyrox race including the 8km runs as well as moving through Roxzone (the no mans land between the external running lap and the station zones inside the running lap. Hyrox make sure every race is 8.7km with a 15m variance. The d

What Sets The Hybrid Games Apart? The Race Format The runs are shortened to 600m (albeit x 10 of them). There's a 200m sprint finish to the finish line—brutal but exciting! The devil/ASS/assault bike requires 50 cals on this beast for the first exercise. It seemed daunting, but it really wasn't as bad as I anticipated. Snatches are a great addition, offering something a teeny bit more technical but equally doable. Skiing and sled pushing as the last two stations is TOUGH! I e

If you haven't heard of it by now, then you've likely been living in a cave! Hyrox (not Hydrox) has taken the world by storm as the most popular functional fitness race that anyone and everyone can do. It consists of 8 x 1km runs, each followed by a functional fitness station such as Ski Erg, Sled Push, Farmers Carry, and more. Here's the full race format: The Rise of Hyrox In its infancy in 2017, Hyrox hosted its first event in Hamburg, helping 650 athletes complete their fi