The next HYROX Dublin event has been announced for 15th- 17th November, 2024. Tickets can be bought at the HYROX UK website. Initially 2 days went on sale, but the event sold out in a matter of minutes, and HYROX was able to add an additional day to help satsify the high demand.
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:
Getting to Royal Dublin Society
The address for Royal Dublin Society is: RDS Hall 8, Simmonscourt Road, Balls Ridge, Dublin, D04 E6N6
The RDS is situated approximately 15 minutes outside of the city centre by taxi, or 30 minutes by train.
Train/Tube
DART stations Lansdowne Road and Sandymount Station are both a 5-minute walk from RDS. These are both accessible from Connolly Station in Central Dublin.
Bus
RDS is accessible using both Dublin Bus and Go-Ahead Ireland Buses. A number of routes can be used, so please check the links to plan your journey.
Car
Parking costs €7 at the time of writing. There are car parks on Merrion Road, Simmonscourt Road and Anglesea Road.
Plane
Dublin International Airport is situated 10km North of the city centre. The Aircoach service runs directly from the airport to RDS and stops on Merrion Road.
Taxis from the airport to RDS will take approximately 25 minutes.
Please ensure that you double check all travel timetables and information directly with the train/bus websites before travelling.
Could you post how many participants were In each category?
Thank you
That’s something that can be looked up on the HYROX website here https://hyrox.r.mikatiming.com/season-6/