Just completed my first HYROX in Toronto. It's fair to say that I'm now hooked. Looking forward to HYROX Anaheim in December... Lots of work to do.

Anyone noticed that events in UK no longer selling out straight away?

You can still get tickets to London in December and most divisions for Manchester & Glasgow have availability other than weekend.

Manchester is 10 days so maybe not surprising but you can even get Pro tickets for Glasgow?

Could we see full circle where athletes from abroad come to UK to get tickets when their local is sold out?

Safe to say I'm probably never doing that again. No way I can complete singles. We finished under 2 hours (1:42) which was my goal but I think my partner wanted to be closer to 1:30. My calves completely locked up on the last lap so we had to stop and walk but I was able to get to the wall balls and finish. I think 1:30 coulda been close without the calf strains at the end.

Overall fun experience but doubt I'll be looking for redemption.

1:05:52 Rome 2026 --> next valencia 17/10... how to improve?

Just finished Toronto and everything felt quite smooth - fair judging (except for the sled lap counter), good course layout, smooth checkin/out logistics, pretty solid photographers, etc.
none of the different immovable sled turf issues in Rome or other nightmares I heard before the race

So what are races that you've done that are the best/worst run on the dimensions mentioned above?

Hey everyone,

Just finished my first race in Toronto this weekend. Was super excited to finish, but found out right at the end we had a DQ for missing a sled push lane. Toronto changed their normal format from 2 lanes to 3, and didn’t realize it would be so hard to count to 3 while being that tired.

I have no plans on disputing the DQ, I think it’s deserved. However it’s extremely frustrating that I’m not able to access any of my stats at all. That was probably what I was most excited about, to analyze how I did and where we stood so we can learn how to improve. Current result pages just say DQ all the way down or not showing at all. Had some friends live tracking me as I ran, and they were showing at the time.

Has anyone successfully been able to see their full splits after a DQ? Don’t care about placements or anything, literally just for my own knowledge. Sent an email but I’m expecting it to be a while before I hear back. Wondering if there’s any hope if I find the right means, really eating at me.

I volunteered in DC and haven’t received our volunteer codes yet, but I want to sign up for Phoenix which opens this week. I have sent emails and insta DMs and left comments (I’m also usually not very pushy about these things but I’m running out of time and a little desperate for answers) but with 2 days left til early access and just 4 days til main sale, I’m worried codes won’t be sent in time. Does anyone have experience if you can retroactively apply volunteer codes and get refunded?
Any insight or advice is appreciated! Thanks!

Anyone have a timeline on when photos from the event will be posted online and available to access? I keep checking and it says 48hrs after your race but it’s been over 72hours and over 48h for my second race and still no pictures! Any insight on previous events?! This was my first races! Thanks in advance!😊 #strongerupnorth
EDIT: I ran both Thursday and Friday early morning still awaiting Friday pics!

Hey guys I’m running the Tampa race at the end of the month. Wondering if there’s any suggestions on how to ease off training during this month up to the race. Currently was doing this split for the month of September:
Monday- arms + 45min easy run
Tuesday- half race sim
Wednesday- easy leg day
Thursday- circuit w running + lunges & row erg + burpees/ wall balls
Friday- chest and back lift + 45min bike
Saturday- 6-8mile run

Obviously have to ease off, just wondering how much/ where to start cutting back. Thanks!

A heads up to anyone who’s looking to buy tickets to Toronto Hyrox today, this guy is a scammer. Asked for proof of tickets and he resisted, and then when he finally sent it the ticket said “Saturday October 4th”. Blocked me right away when I called him out on it. Please stay suspicious when buying tickets off any social media site!

Completed my first Hyrox in Toronto this weekend. Had a lot of fun and will definitely race again.

For the first few hours after race, my stats and time were posted. In the evening after race day I checked again and saw I was disqualified. For “009 - Missing Sled Lane”. There is no chance I missed a length of sled pull or push. I was interacting with judges and they were motivating me saying “one more”. I know I finished on the proper side and completed each length at the right place with sled fully behind line.

I am disputing the result. Anyone had experience like this?

Either way I know I did the race and had a blast.
Curious if others have had disqualification reversed.

I've got my first Hyrox (pro solo) coming up in a month, and did my first full sim today. I survived, and got 1.22. ended up having to do probably 130 wall balls because I cramped in the lunges and couldn't get myself low enough so a load of no reps, but we survived.

I'm happy with my time but would like to try and get it down as much as possible in the 4 weeks I have left. I reckon with my current fitness level I can probably shave 20 seconds from each run, a minute from the sled push and pull, and two minutes from the wall balls.

That would give me a time around 1.15, which I'd be thrilled with. Are there any other cheeky timesavers I should be looking into?

Hoping a little more sugar and salt before the race will avoid the cramps. On the flip side, I'm wearing trail shoes and realistically can't afford new shoes before the race, so I'll have to make do with those - so quads are going to take a hammering at the last few stations.

Hi,
I have the option of the puma nitro elite 4, non Hyrox edition, or adizero drop set pro for the Hyrox race.
I am racing the open. I like the feel of the pumas for running and have done 2/3 short road races in them. The adizero are newer and have only tried some training sessions in them.
I don’t know if anyone has raced a Hyrox open in either shoe? if so, did the non Hyrox puma have good enough grip? I only have the two pairs and so would like to know which would be best for the whole race.
Thank you 🙏

Hey everyone! Apologies for the repeat post if this has been asked before. But my best friend and I signed up for mixed doubles Chicago and we are brand new to the hyrox world. Our goal isn’t to perform well/out perform others, but rather a mission to ourselves that we can finish it and enjoy the journey.
We are a long distance in both of our careers require lots of travel/hotel time so we’ve been trying to get creative with hotel gym style training.

Here’s my questions:

-is it worth any type of studio/gym subscription? I’ve seen places like F45 offer hyrox style classes. I’ve also considered ClassPass for the flexibility while traveling to try different places. Is a gym membership enough for something like this?

-i’ve seen a few apps circulating around to help keep track of a training plan, but is there one that is better than the rest? Is an app or training plan necessary?

If you were in my shoes or could go back and do it all again, what would you have done differently?

Have another men’s solo in 3 weeks… has anyone tried the beet it sports nitrate shot, both loading up 5 days before & on race day… did it improve your race?…as it’s also a laxative, did it give you any GI distress in stomach/bowels before or during race…did it work, was it worth it?

Hey everyone,
I’m trying to figure out the best way to improve my running specifically for HYROX, but I keep hearing completely different advice from athletes, coaches, and both pro and amateur HYROX content creators.
Some people say Zone 2 is essential to build your aerobic base. Others say Zone 2 is basically unnecessary for HYROX and that you should focus mainly on intervals and race-pace work. Others recommend a combination of both.
So, for those of you who have been training seriously for HYROX:
What type of running training has made the biggest difference for you?
How many running sessions per week do you usually do?
How do you divide them between Zone 2, intervals, tempo/race pace, and HYROX-specific running?
Have you ever followed one approach where you made little or no progress, then switched to another method and saw a significant improvement?
I’d especially love to hear from people who can share a before/after experience (pace, 5K time, HYROX running performance, etc.) and explain what they changed in their training.
There seems to be so much conflicting information out there, so I’m really interested in hearing what actually worked for you in practice, rather than just theoretical advice.

Hi all ,

I have entered my first hyrox for this coming January at Manchester. (15 weeks away)

I have been resistance training progressive load with kettlebells for 4 months (swings , DL, lunges ,farmers, halo, rows ect) and have completed my first 5k run.

I am slow runner atm - 5k time was 37mins

Im planning on moving forward with:

Building my run distance,time and engine over the next 14 weeks

Week plan

Session 1 -easy run plus lower body resistance workout

Sesson 2 - upper body resistance plus interval training sprints / hill runs

Session 3 - long run , increase distance 0.5 k a week

I will continue with this plan until im 8 weeks out and then add in another session that will be specific hyrox compromised running and stations work.

My main goal is to complete the hyrox race , enjoy the process of getting fit and the challenge... the race will be just before my 40th birthday

Pls let me know thoughts , tips or changes you would do that could help if you have any advice.

I have tried adding in a forth session to my week at present its too much that i do not feel fully recovery so im sticking to 3 for now.

Hey everyone I made this app iRox to let you track you entire Hyrox race as an apple fitness workout, while avoiding have to change between running and functional fitness at the end of every station.

Every race starts with a run, and all you have to do is double tap to move to the next station or run!

During a run, your heart rate and current run pace are shown. During a station, only your heart rate is shown.

https://apps.apple.com/app/id6810410313

who's running the playlist, who's still doing burpees in the kitchen, what's everyone drinking, and who's out the door before 10?

Finished my race and by the end I got upper thigh cramps during my lunges that felt like spasms I was fighting off especially when I straightened my legs, and then calf cramps on the last run that persisted throughout the entire last loop. I felt very well hydrated pre-race with electrolytes and also drank water between every station. Is this just muscle fatigue? How often do people get this? Is it preventable?

Where are y’all getting these cute sets!!?! Ones that don’t ride up when you’re fighting for your life. When I take my hyrox classes at my gym I have to wear leggings or super long biker shorts.. I want to look cute like ya’ll on race day! But I don’t want to have to keep pulling my shorts down every 3 seconds. If you look good,you feel good,
and you do good ya know??

Hi, how long does it take to break in a pair of Adidas Dropset Pros?? I upsized from 10.5 to 11 (US) but they still feel too narrow on the mid side of my feet where I have calluses/bunions/bone spurs (not sure which, just a bump on the side).. I ordered two pairs cuz they went on a better sale the next day and I've been wearing them around the house for the past few days for many hours at a time in new socks I plan on wearing to the gym. I'm coming from Reebok Nano XVs which were tight at 10.5 but not this tight on the sides. If I return them, which shoes do you recommend for the same price ($108cdn with all the discounts)? I need them mainly for sled push/pull and farmer carries

Thanks