The latest HYROX Glasgow event was held from Wednesday 12th – Sunday 16th March 2025 and the Scottish Event Campus (SEC), and was the biggest ever HYROX event to date.
The Wednesday night hosted the Elite 15 Major races – with Greg from Rox Lyfe on the commentary. You can view the Elite races on YouTube by clicking here.
This was the 4th and final “Major” race of the season, where there were 3 qualifying spots up for grabs in each Elite race to claim a spot in the Elite 15 at the 2025 World Championships. After Glasgow, the only remaining chance to qualify will be at the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) in Barcelona in April.
HYROX has seen a huge increase in participation, with over 600,000 athletes expected to compete this season. Therefore the competition at the elite end of the sport has intensified. Securing a spot at a Major race requires athletes to record 2 times in the previous 12 months that generate an average time. The cut-off for female average finish times in the Elite 15 is currently 1.02:41 and in the male category is 56.49 – both of these times in recent past seasons have been WR level times and demonstrate the rapid increase in the standards of the sport. You can read more about the qualifying process here.
It was a VERY exciting evening of racing, with 9 Men and 10 Women in the Glasgow field not yet qualified for the Elite 15 race at the World Championship in Chicago in June.
The athletes in the Glasgow Elite 15 field who had already qualified were:
Women: Lauren Weeks, Joanna Wietrzyk, Kate Davey, Linda Meier and Lucy Procter.
Men: James Kelly, Tim Wenisch, Graham Halliday, Pelayo Menendez Fernandez, Hunter McIntyre, Beau Wills.
As HYROX continues to evolve, we are seeing different approaches to season management with some athletes opting to delay the start of their elite season, focusing on later races and others looking to secure WC qualification early to manage their intense training for Worlds.
On the men’s side, Hunter McIntyre had not long started his season and was looking for a win after his 2nd place finish in Las Vegas. Conversely James Kelly secured his WC place early in the season with a win in Amsterdam back in October. They were expected to be the 2 of the athletes battling it out for the win in Glasgow. Michael Sandbach started his second singles race of the season in Glasgow (after a DNF in Hong Kong) and was hopeful of gaining a qualifying spot, as was Australian Jon Wynn who has featured in all of this season’s majors, but narrowly missed out on qualifying for Chicago up to now.
In the women’s race, Lauren Weeks was the favourite to win following her dominant performance in Las Vegas – with competition from Australian youngster Joanna Wietrzyk – both of whom secured their WC spots in Amsterdam earlier in the season. Veterans Vivian Tafuto, Viola Oberlander, Zara Piergianni, and up-and-coming German athlete Seka Arning (who was the fastest non elite athlete at the 2024 World Championships), were amongst those chasing the qualifying spots.
Elite Women
The Elite Women kicked off the racing on Wednesday evening. As expected, Lauren Weeks and Joanna Wietrzyk led from the start. Joanna opened up a small gap during the sled push but Lauren steadily clawed back the time and ultimately regained the lead on the run after the row. She then never gave it up and incredibly went on to break her own world record from Vienna with a finishing time of 56:23. Joanna came second, with a personal best time of 56:49 – a time that would have also broken the previous record.
Joanna and Lauren had already qualified for the World Championships, so there was a separate battle further down the field for the three World Championship slots (as well as the final podium spot). Vivian Taufto finished 3rd in a time of 59:38 in what was, by far, her best performance of the season, followed by Seka Arning in 1:00:28 – earning them both a place at the World Championships.
The final qualifying slot was taken by Australia’s Jess Pettrow in a time of 1:01:00 – narrowly beating the UK’s Zara Piergianni to the final qualifying place by 46 seconds.
The full results were as follows:
1. Lauren Weeks 56:23 (WR)
2. Joanna Wietrzyk – 56:49
3. Vivian Tafuto – 59:38
4. Seka Arning – 1:00:28
5. Linda Meier – 1:00:50
6. Lucy Procter – 1:00:58
7. Jess Pettrow – 1:01:00
8. Zara Piergianni – 1:01:46
9. Camilla Massa – 1:01:59
10. Jezabel Kremer – 1:02:58
11. Viola Oberlander – 1:04:27
12. Tanja Stroschneider – 1:05:24
13. Jana Lebenstedt – 1:05:55
14. Maria Fecik – 1:06:57
Kate Davey – DNF
Elite Men
Next up was the Elite Men’s race, and this also did not disappoint. James Kelly (“JK”) took the win with a PB of 53:23 and was just one second away from a World Record time! Second was Tim Wenisch with a PB of 54:31.
JK, Tim Wenisch, Hunter McIntyre and Michael Sandbach (“Sandy”) all went out fast and dominated the first half of the race, but gradually JK opened up a gap on the rest of the field, even managing to lap Tim and Hunter on the runs.
JK, Tim, Hunter, Beau Wills, Pelayo Menendez and Graham Halliday had already secured their spots at the World Championships, so the battle for a qualifying slot was in the middle of the field.
Rich Ryan claimed the first of those with a very strong second half of the race, grabbing the final podium place in the process, finishing in a time of 54:54.
Beau and Pelayo had solid performances to finish in 4th and 5th positions.
Jake Dearden finished in 6th place with a time of 55:44 and qualified to the World Championships.
At the wall balls, Sean Noble and Tomas Tvrdik finished neck and neck – with a dramatic race to (literally) throw themselves over the line at the same time. Sean ultimately took 7th place by 0.03 seconds.
The full results were as follows:
1. James Kelly – 53:23
2. Tim Wenisch – 54:31
3. Rich Ryan – 54:54
4. Beau Wills – 55:02
5. Pelayo Menendez – 55:23
6. Jake Dearden – 55:44
7. Sean Noble – 56:02.14 * 10 second penalty post-race – see below
8. Tomas Tvrdik – 56:02.17
9. Hunter McIntyre – 56:04
10. Jannik Czapla – 56:19
11. Graham Halliday – 57:47
12. Afan Humphries – 58:11
13. Ryan Kent – 58:35
Jon Wynn – DNF
Michael Sandbach – DNF
Elite Men
Next up was the Elite Men’s race, which also did not disappoint. James Kelly (JK) took the win with a PB of 53:23 and was just one second away from a World Record time! Second was Tim Wenisch with a PB of 54:31.
JK, Tim Wenisch, Hunter McIntyre and Michael Sandbach (Sandy) all went out fast and dominated the first half of the race. Sandy pulled out of the race and James took the lead at the burpees and did not relinquish it – he even lapped Tim and Hunter on the runs.
JK, Tim, Hunter, Beau Wills, Pelayo Menendez and Graham Halliday had already secured their spots at the World Championships, so the battle for a slot was in the middle of the field.
Rich Ryan had a strong second half of the race, grabbing the final podium place and the first of the qualifying spots in a time of 54:54.
Beau and Pelayo had solid performances to finish in 4th and 5th positions.
Jake Dearden finished in 6th place with a time of 55:44 and qualified to the World Championships.
At the wall balls, Sean Noble and Tomas Tvrdik finished neck and neck – with a dramatic race to (literally) throw themselves over the line at the same time. It had initially appeared as if Sean had taken 7th place by 0.03 seconds ahead of Tomas. However…
Sean Noble Penalised
2 days after the race, HYROX made the following announcement, handing Sean Noble a 10 second time penalty and therefore revoking his qualification to the World Championships:
“Following the HYROX Glasgow Major on Wednesday, March 12th, a challenge was raised regarding the Male race results. The concern focused on whether E15 athlete Sean Noble completed the required 100 wall ball repetitions.
Over the next 48 hours, HYROX conducted a thorough investigation in line with our Rulebook. After reviewing all available evidence, including multiple video angles, it was confirmed that Sean Noble’s final wall ball rep was incomplete — he finished with 99 reps instead of 100.
This adjustment affects the official finisher rankings, with Tomas Tvrdik moving into 7th position, securing a qualification slot for a HYROX World Championships in Chicago.
HYROX remains committed to fair and transparent competition, ensuring all athletes compete under consistent and clearly defined standards.”
There was a lively discussion around this on our Instagram post, which you can see below:
1. James Kelly – 53:23
2. Tim Wenisch – 54:31
3. Rich Ryan – 54:54
4. Beau Wills – 55:02
5. Pelayo Menendez – 55:23
6. Jake Dearden – 55:44
7. Tomas Tvrdik – 56:02.17
8. Hunter McIntyre – 56:04
9. Sean Noble – 56:12.14
10. Jannik Czapla – 56:19
11. Graham Halliday – 57:47
12. Afan Humphries – 58:11
13. Ryan Kent – 58:35
Jon Wynn – DNF
Michael Sandbach – DNF
Here are some photos from the Elite races:
In addition to the Elite races there was also 4 days of age group racing to follow, with some very impressive performances. Here are some of the main results…
Women’s Pro
The Women’s Pro was won by Kat Parnell in a time of 01:02:50
Second was Anna Aitken in 01:04:11
Third place was taken by Anna Rogers in a time of 01:05:40
Men’s Pro
The Men’s Pro was won by Aaron Travers in a time of 00:56:27
Second was Jake Williamson in 00:57:04
Third place was taken by Beau Smith in a time of 00:57:11
Pro Doubles
The Men’s Pro Doubles was won by John Carlisle and Niall McMeeken in a time of 00:50:57.
The Women’s Pro Doubles was won by Fern Gardner and Gabriella Moriarty in a time of 00:59:12
World Records
Congratulations to the following athletes for achieving overall World Record times:
Women’s Open:
Lucy Procter – 00:57:35 (and 16-24 Age Group)
Congratulations to the following athletes for achieving age group World Record times:
Women’s Pro:
16-24 – Joanna Wietrzyk – 00:56:49
25-29 – Vivian Tafuto – 00:59:38
35-39 – Lauren Weeks – 00:56:23
40-44 – Jezabel Kremer – 01:02:58
Men’s Pro:
25-29 – Tim Wenisch – 00:54:31
All other results can be found on the HYROX website.
Here are some photos from the Age Group races:
Getting to Glasgow SEC
The address for Glasgow SEC is: Scottish Event Campus, Exhibition Way, Glasgow, G3 8YW.
The Scottish Event Campus is situated just outside Glasgow City Centre and is accessible by numerous modes of transport.
Train/Tube
The SEC is served by it’s own railway station – Exhibition Centre. The station is 3 minutes train journey from the City centre.
There are numerous direct trains into Glasgow from both London and Edinburgh.
All of the relevant information for travelling by train can be found here.
Bus
The X19 Stagecoach service stops a few minutes walk from the venue on Finnieston Street.
The timetable can be found here.
Car
The SEC is situated just off of the M8 motorway. The satnav postcode is G3 8YW.
Parking is available in a multi-storey car park which is operated by Glasgow City Council. The car park address is 10 Stobcross Road, G3 8YW. Up-to-date parking charges can be found here.
Plane
There are two airports in Glasgow – Glasgow Airport (GLA) and Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK). Glasgow is situated 63km from Edinburgh Airport (EDI).
From the airports, the SEC can be accessed by train or taxi. Further information can be found here.
All of the most up to date information can also be found here.
Please ensure that you double check all travel timetables and information directly with the train/bus websites before travelling.
Where to Stay
Some of the closest hotels are:
Hilton Garden Inn Glasgow City Centre
Premier Inn Glasgow Pacific Quay
How HYROX works:
- At HYROX, everyone worldwide competes in the same race, in the same format
- The competition starts with a 1km run, followed by one functional movement, and repeats eight times
- Athletes can sign up to different race categories, making it accessible no matter what level of fitness you’re at
- Individual – take on the standard HYROX for a challenging but achievable race for everyone
- Individual Pro – For the experienced racer, heavier weights make for a more challenging experience
- Doubles – find a partner and take on the challenge as a pair splitting the workload across the event
- Relay Teams – perfect for gyms, companies, and other groups, split the work up between 4 people for the fastest and most accessible version of the race
For more information, visit www.hyrox.com to sign up for a race or PFT, or check out our beginner’s guide to HYROX here.
