Rox Lyfe - The HYROX Podcast

In this conversation I get to chat with Peter Kelly, a fantastic athlete, who at the age of 62 continues to compete in HYROX (and several other sporting events). We speak shortly after Peter won his age group at HYROX Manchester, and amongst many other things discuss how Peter has adapted his training as he’s got older, his advice to others of a similar age who are interested in the sport, how cha...

In this video I sit to talk with Dylan Scott. At the time of recording Dylan is the fastest male Pro in HYROX America this season, and is set to compete at the upcoming HYROX North American Championships in Chicago.  Here he talks about what he considers to be the flaws in the current system for qualifying for the Elite races at the regional championships, and how he would propose it be fixed...

In this episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast, I’m joined by George Anderson, a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker, and athlete. George has a long history of competing in sport and fitness competitions and has his own podcast - called “a bit of a boost” - which is well worth checking out. In this episode George shares some of his strategies for optimizing your mindset when training for and competi...

In this episode I look at many of your suggestions about how you feel the set up, and qualification process, for the HYROX World Championships could be improved. World championship qualification is a major goal for many HYROX athletes and by all accounts their latest finals event was fantastic. But there is always room for improvement, especially as its such early days (relatively) in the life of...

In this episode I get to chat with the guys from the Roxzone podcast all about some of the eye opening findings I had from looking into difference between HYROX venues.  Some of the data I've uncovered shows there may be some pretty surprising things that could be impacting your finishing time, depending on where you race.    To read the full article on this, along with all the...

HYROX Frankfurt and HYROX Los Angeles were the last races of 2022, and the last chance to qualify for the elite races at the European and North American championships.  In this video we look at the main talking points from the races, get comments from the fastest male pro of the year so far (Tiago Louse), look at the elite 15 lineup, have some interesting sled talk, discuss why there are so f...

In this video I get to talk with Jon Wynn shortly after he won the Men’s Pro race in HYROX Madrid (in a time of just over 60 mins). It was just his 3rd HYROX ever. On the call Jon talks about how he trains for HYROX, his sporting background, as well as being very open and honest about his time in the Australian special forces, and his struggles with alcohol addiction after leaving the military (he...

In this video I get to sit with George Edwards who is one of the UK HYROX “Master Trainers”. He’s a very experienced personal trainer, and in this chat, we have a great discussion about his thoughts on HYROX, some of his training principles for HYROX, how he’s coping with and training around his calf injury right now which is stopping him from running, what it means to be a master trainer and lots...

A look at the results and data from HYROX Hamburg which took place on 26th November 2022.  Hamburg is the home city of HYROX, and this event saw 2 new world records smashed (in the Mixed Doubles and Women’s Pro division) and several age group world records broken too.  Includes post race comments from one of the greatest HYROX athletes ever – Alexander Roncevic. 💻 For more articles on t...

A look at the results and data from the second UK based HYROX race of the 2022/23 season, in London (and the London Excel), which took place on 19th November 2022. It was the biggest HYROX event ever, with 5000 athletes competing on the day, plus 2000 spectators. Several age group world records were broken. I was at the event so share with you lots of elements of the day, including some really int...

In this video I get to sit with Robert Woods. Also known as “Woodsy Workout” from his excellent YouTube channel, Robert is a HYROX athlete and personal trainer. Coming into HYROX with more of a strength background, we chat about how he has adapted his training to cope with the running demands of the sport, some of the mistakes he believes a lot of people make when training for HYROX, how he balanc...

A look at the results from HYROX Essen, which saw a new World Record, 2 age group world records, plus some of the biggest names in the sport competing. I also talk about and share my thoughts on the controversy around one of the performances – let us know in the comments what you think! 💻 For more articles on the sport of HYROX, with lots of tips on improving your performance, visit https://roxly...

In this video I chat with Megan Jacoby just days after she broke the HYROX Women's pro world record in Chicago. Megan shares with us her sporting background, details of her training volume, how fast she can run, how much she can lift and much more. It's a really interesting conversation with an amazing athlete.  Enjoy!   💻 For more articles on the sport of HYROX, with lots of tips on im...

A look at the results from HYROX Berlin from 5th November 2022. Amongst other things, we saw one of the fastest Men’s Pro races ever! 💻 For more articles on the sport of HYROX, with lots of tips on improving your performance, visit https://roxlyfe.com/ 💌 Want our HYROX tips sent to your inbox once a week? Join hundreds of others on our mailing list by signing up here https://roxlyfe.com/subscrib...

A look at the results from HYROX Chicago, the second U.S. based race of the 2022/23 season - which took place on 5th November 2022. Amongst other things, we saw the Women’s Pro world record broken, and the second fastest time of the year so far in the Men’s Pro division. 💻 For more articles on the sport of HYROX, with lots of tips on improving your performance, visit https://roxlyfe.com/ 💌 Want...

In this video I get to sit with Mintra Tilly – Head of Sports and Global Race Director for HYROX. Mintra was a big influence on the creation of the HYROX concept and the race set up as we know it. Amongst other things we discuss: 00:00 Introduction and Mintra’s Job Role 07:04 Birmingham Sleds and Sled Weights 09:48 Sled Consistency 14:37 Floor Plan Consistency 20:12 Floor Plan Design 23:18 World C...

A look at the results from Amsterdam - the first Dutch based HYROX race of the 2022/23 season - which took place on 22nd October 2022. There were some very fast times, including a huge 4 new world records! 💻 For more articles on the sport of HYROX, with lots of tips on improving your performance, visit https://roxlyfe.com/ 💌 Want our HYROX tips sent to your inbox once a week? Join hundreds of ot...

An interview with James Kelly, shortly after he won the Men’s Pro race in Birmingham on 15th October 2022. This was his debut in HYROX, and made him one of the first ever people to break the 60mins mark on their debut! We have a really good chat about his sporting background, how he found HYROX, what his plans are for the future, how he trains, and some insight into how fast he can run, and how mu...

A look at the results and data from the first Spanish based HYROX race of the 2022/23 season, in Valencia, which took place on 15th October 2022. There were some very fast times, and two new age group world records set, plus the fastest run time ever. 💻 For more articles on the sport of HYROX, with lots of tips on improving your performance, visit https://roxlyfe.com/ 💌 Want our HYROX tips sent...

A look at the results and data from the first UK based HYROX race of the 2022/23 season, in Birmingham, which took place on 15thOctober 2022. It was the biggest HYROX event, saw over 4500 athletes competing and new age group world records were broken. It was also the largest indoor fitness event ever at the time. I also share how I messed up in the race, and a funny story about someone who got a P...

A look at the results and data from first German based HYROX race of the 2022/23 season, in Leipzig, which saw yet another world record broken. Apologies for any mis-pronunciation of names 😊 💻 For more articles on the sport of HYROX, with lots of tips on improving your performance, visit https://roxlyfe.com/ 💌 Want our HYROX tips sent to your inbox once a week? Join hundreds of others on our ma...

In this episode I get to sit with Elite HYROX athlete, Rich Ryan. Rich finished 7th at the HYROX 2022 World Championships.  Recorded towards the start of the 2022/23 HYROX season, amongst other things we discuss how he adapted his training as he moved his focus from Spartan to HYROX and Deka, just how strong and fast are the elites,  what does Rich think a lot of people do wrong in their...

A look at the results and data from first American HYROX race of the 2022/23 season, in New York.  We also mention some announcements regarding new venue / locations, and the new Rox Lyfe podcast, article, and videos.   For more articles on the sport of HYROX, with lots of tips on improving your performance, visit https://roxlyfe.com/ To support our channel, you can become a Patreon memb...

A look at the most recent news from the world of HYROX.  We cover foodspring partnership, HYROX Documentary Release, 2023 World Championship Venue Announcement, New Venue Announcements, FiiT Training Partnership, Changes at the New York HYROX, HYROX Doubles Changes, New Articles and Videos. For more articles on the sport of HYROX, with lots of tips on improving your performance, visit https:/...

A look at the results, and some really interesting data, from the first HYROX race of the 2022/23 season, in Basel.  We look at the winners of all divisions – including 3 new world records, as well as the data on the sled performance, overall race time performance, and how finishing positions correlated with performance in each of the exercise stations (one for the geeks!). For more articles...