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HYROX Birmingham October 2023
The latest HYROX Birmingham event was held on 21st October 2023 at the Birmingham NEC. The following day the venue also hosted the HYROX Open Relay Championships, with a full day of relays (teams of 4, each person taking on 2 "legs" each (2 runs, and 2 functional...
Competing in HYROX Aged 63 (Peter Kelly Interview)
I recently spoke with Peter Kelly, a 63 year-old athlete who regularly competes (to a high level!) in HYROX events around the world. He's won several races, and finished 3rd in his age group at the 2023 HYROX World Championships in Manchester. At the time of writing...
HYROX Munich
The most recent HYROX Munich event was held on 14th October 2023 at Messe München. Munich 2023 Course Layout Munich 2023 Start Times Munich 2023 Qualifying Spots Relay The big news of the day was the two incredible world records that were smashed in the Men's and...
8 HYROX Race Strategy Tips
As with most sports, there are certain strategies that you can use in HYROX to help get the best possible finishing time. In this article, I’ll share 8 I use to help improve my performance. #1. Estimate Run Distance I go into each race knowing roughly what pace I...
HYROX Leaderboard / Race Results Explained
The HYROX leaderboard is where all stats, for all races, for all athletes, over all time can be found. It is a wealth of data that helps you analyse your results and compare your ranking against other HYROX competitors from around the world. However, it is not...
HYROX Singapore October 2023
Men's Pro The Men's Pro was won by Gabe Heck in a time of 01:04:34. Gabe was already sitting in 19th place in the Elite rankings - the Singapore result does not improve his position, and in fact this performance - only his second ever in HYROX - was over 5 minutes...
HYROX Milan October 2023
HYROX went to Milan for the first time on 7th October 2023 at the Allianz MiCo Convention Centre. This was the second ever HYROX event in Italy following the Rimini race (a third has been announced for Torino in February 2024).Milan 2023 Course LayoutMilan 2023 Start...
GORUCK & HYROX Announce $10,000 Prize Purse
NEWS // New York, USA (October 4th ) HYROX the World Series of Fitness Racing and GORUCK a veteran owned manufacturer of equipment and rucksacks have announced a $10,000 prize purse for the GORUCK Division in the upcoming HYROX North American Championship race held in...
Lactic Acid Buffer Supplement
The below is a guest post from the team at Xendurance. When it comes to performance, most athletes will go to great lengths to gain small performance advantages. Better athletes will go even further to explore what might shave a few seconds here or there to achieve...
HYROX Copenhagen / Malmö
HYROX went to Copenhagen / Malmö for the first time on 30th September 2023 at the Malmö Exhibition Hall. The event had originally been scheduled for 13th May 2023 but was cancelled just 2 weeks before due to logisital issues with the equipment. Previous Elite 15...
7 Ways to Improve Roxzone Time
One area where it is very easy to waste time in HYROX is in the Roxzone. This is essentially the area between the running track and the stations. We’ve highlighted in a previous article that not only do the slower finishers often spend more time in the Roxzone than...
HYROX Madrid September 2023
The first Spanish event of the 2023/24 season was HYROX Madrid on 23rd September 2023, taking place at the IFEMA Exhibition Center. Many big names in the HYROX world were competing, with the hope of finishing in a time quick enough to qualify for the 23/24 Elite...
13 Habits to Help Your HYROX Performance
HYROX is tough, and the level of competition is high. To excel, athletes need to not only train hard but also nurture healthy daily habits outside of their training sessions to give them an edge in their sporting performance. While natural talent provides a base for...
Jon Wynn Interview (Alcohol Addiction to HYROX Elite)
Jon Wynn has become one of the most consistent competitors in HYROX. With top-10 finishes at the last three World Championships - including 5th in Chicago 2025 at the age of 38 - his journey is a story of resilience, recovery, and relentless consistency. We’ve had the...
HYROX Warsaw September 2023
HYROX went to Poland for the first time on 9th September 2023 as part of the FIWE Fitness Trade Show in Warsaw. This was only the second race in Europe of the 2023/24 season, and the first since Rimini back at the start of June 2023. There were some big names in...