HYROX, went to Ireland for the first time on 28th October 2023 at The Royal Dublin Society. HYROX said, at the time of launch, that “Ireland’s incredible sporting heritage and gusto for competition meant the decision to launch HYROX Dublin was a natural next step for the sport”.

Notable Irish HYROX athletes include husband and wife, Tom and Dena Hogan from Enniscorthy, who have competed in HYROX for several years, and raced at the World Championships in Las Vegas, May 2022.   Both of them raced at the first ever Dublin event as well as CrossFit athletes Sam Stewart and Aimee Cringle, as well as Rox Lyfe coach, Paul Gillingham.

Eddie Dier, General Manager of HYROX UK commented, “Ireland has been our most requested new destination for the past 12 months, we know there is a huge demand for a race in this market and I’m delighted we have now put everything in place to make this happen. It’s a big commitment opening up a new market for us but this is a no brainer, with such a strong fitness community Ireland I predict will be one of our most popular locations.”

Crowded Course

Many athletes who competed on the day commented that the venue was VERY busy and the event had perhaps been oversold for the size of the venue.  There were large queues and a busy running track which, combined with 3.5 laps needed per run, meant that times, in general overall, were slower than you might get at other HYROX races.  The average finishing time in the Mens Open (which normally has the largest number of entrants) was 3.5 minutes slower than the average so far this season which in part may have been caused by the busy, small venue.

Read on for all the results from the weekend… 

Dublin 2023 Course Layout

Dublin 2023 Start Times

Dublin 2023 Qualifying Spots

Men’s Pro

The Men’s Pro division was won by Sean Noble in a time of 01:06:16.

Second was Oli Fricker in 01:06:48.

Third place was taken by Aaron Woodman in 01:07:21.

Women’s Pro

The Women’s Pro was won by Kerri Hewitt in a time of 01:12:00.

Second was 2020 Tokyo Olympian Aoife O’Rourke in 01:12:57.

Third place was taken by Aleksandra Vargin in 01:15:22.

Men’s Open

The Men’s Open was won by Jake Dearden in a time of 01:01:43.

Second was Jack Curran in 01:02:48.

Third place was taken by Billy Blower in 01:03:58.

Women’s Open

A very close Women’s Open was won by Lauren-Leigh Richardson in a time of 01:14:19.

Second was Kate Smith in 01:14:46.

Third place was taken by Kirby Mercer in 01:14:57.

Doubles

The Men’s Doubles was won by Shane McGowan and Mark Quinn in a time of 00:55:37.

The Women’s Doubles was won by Fran Calvert and Lauren Calvert in a time of 01:06:33.

The Mixed Doubles was won by Tom Hogan and Dena Hogan in a time of 00:59:57.

 Here are some photos of the event: 

For details on the most recent, and upcoming, HYROX Dublin event, visit here.