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HYROX Birmingham October 2022
The first UK based HYROX race of the 2022/23 season took place in Birmingham on 15th October 2022. It saw over 4500 athletes competing with new age group world records were broken. It was also the largest indoor fitness event ever, and the largest HYROX event ever, at...
Infront Furthers Investment in HYROX
LONDON, UK, October 20, 2022 Infront has become the majority owner of HYROX, the World Series of Fitness Racing, expanding on its initial investment in the mass participation and professional race company in 2019 and taking its stake to just over half The acquisition...
13 Common HYROX Mistakes
While HYROX is a relatively straightforward event, even experienced athletes can make mistakes which cost them time and energy. Here’s some of the main ones to avoid in your next HYROX... 1. Starting Out Too Quickly It is crucial to pace yourself during a HYROX...
HYROX New York – October 2022
HYROX returned to New York at the Meadowlands Exposition Centre on October 1st 2022 to kick off the 22/23 Season in America. HYROX is fielding an expanded schedule of 41 races in the season with an estimated 90,000 participants in total, and New York was the first...
How to Taper Training for HYROX
A ‘taper’ refers to the period before a sporting event where you reduce your training in order to feel and perform as well as possible on the big day. Unfortunately, getting the taper period wrong is one of the common HYROX mistakes and it can affect an athlete's...
HYROX Basel
Basel, in Switzerland, hosted the first HYROX event of the 2022/23 season on 10th September 2022. The event was held at the Messe Basel. The below video reviews the most recent HYROX Basel race which saw some impressive performances, including 3 new World...
Pre HYROX Race Routine
Most competitive sportspeople will sometimes experience some kind of performance anxiety prior to competing in their sport. This can certainly be the case for athletes in the lead up to a HYROX race. Some positive pre-race jitters can be fine – it can mean you are...
Most Memorable HYROX Moments (up to Jun 22)
The first ever HYROX event was held in Hamburg in April 2018. Since then (for context this article is being written in June 2022), the sport has grown a huge amount (despite being disrupted by Covid), and there have been some truly memorable moments. Here’s a few...
How to Fuel a HYROX Race from foodspring
The HYROX season 22/23 is almost upon us and their Official European Nutrition Partner, functional nutrition brand foodspring have compiled some key information on how to fuel effectively for a race. Dedicating time to training is only one half of preparing for HYROX...
How to Qualify for the HYROX World Championships
At the end of each season, HYROX hold their own World Championships. This sees the best of the best, in each division from around the world, go up against each other. At each HYROX event, there are a number of qualifying spaces up for grabs for the best performers in...
HYROX Doubles: How It Works, How to Train, and Race Tactics
HYROX Doubles is a unique and fast-growing race category within the HYROX fitness competition. In this format, two athletes team up to complete the full set of HYROX workouts and runs - splitting the workload, supporting each other, and strategizing their way to the...
HYROX Partnership with FiiT
HYROX have announced a partnership with FiiT.tv, making them their official training partner. Whether you are an avid HYROX racer, a PFT-goer or just fancy some guidance on your training, the FiiT x HYROX training plans are targeted at you. There are bespoke 4 &...
HYROX Joins Forces with foodspring
HYROX, have today (12th August, 2022) announced that functional nutrition brand, foodspring, will be the Official European Nutrition Partner for its 22/23 season in the UK, DACH and Spain. The exciting move by the two German-born companies is a perfect pairing;...
HYROX Rowing Guide
The Rowing station is the 5th station in a HYROX event. By the time you get here, you will have run a total of 5km, and completed 4 other functional stations (including ski erg, sled push, sled pull, and burpee broad jumps). Whilst there are certainly no “easy”...
Health Supplements for HYROX
In a previous article we looked at some of the supplements that may help athletes competing in HYROX. You can read that here. Something that I deliberately excluded from that article were any supplements not necessarily associated with “sporting performance” but,...