Hyrox

[WindsChange]

Is anyone training for a hyrox? I’ve got 2 booked for early 2025.

Feeling a bit apprehensive now and need to start the serious eating/ training plan as of now. Would love to connect with others on a thread where we support each other/ record our progress and goals.

For me, I need to up my running capabilities. This week I’m planning on going to go for 3 runs, 2 hyrox classes at the gym and 2 weight sessions.

Are there really no other mumsnetters training for a hyrox?!

Yes I am, I’ve got one booked for early december.

Ah I’d love to, but I have a dodgy knee and can’t run very well anymore. Good luck though and I’m jealous!

I’ve got my first Hyrox at the end of the month, a solo. The a doubles in November.
what have you signed up for OP, and how’s your training going?

I'm not competing, but I train alongside my PT who has been competing for the last 18 months. We do a sim every now & again - I've done about 3 over the last year, but I've pinged my knee cartilage so am not running 8 x 1000 at the moment, so I cycle 2000 m each time.

My PT has just told me that for women it's now 100 wall balls ...

Most recent sim took me 1:45, but I think with running I'd be over 2 hours - I estimate probably 2:20. I am 65 so slower than you young ones!

Oo great to see others here thanks for the support and encouragement. I’m just back from training at the gym tonight! How’s everyone’s week started?
I’ve started my running - just 2.5k yesterday (not liking the dark nights) and then a hyrox session tonight which had a few runs between exercises.
Tomorrow is my rest day.
Then Thurs I’m aiming to run 4k and then a good weight session with a PT on Friday.
This weeks goals: Need to practice my lunge technique and start doing some wall balls - 100 sounds daunting!
What is everyone’s goal this week?

Just break the 100 into sets of 20 or whatever. By the time you get to them (they’re the last piece) you are thoroughly wrecked anyway.

But when you train wall balls make sure you train with correct form because in the race they’ll only count the ones done correctly.

Hyrox is about what you can do when you’re not fresh. It’s about what you can do under extreme fatigue. Train for that.

I would love to but don't have the confidence to do this year. Have been doing a hyrox workout once a week in the gym for about 3 months so feel like I need more practice and stamina under my belt before I take the plunge! Age 54 too so feel like I'd be last to finish 🙈

I’ve done 5 and a big Hyrox fan! I’m currently debating over whether to buy a pro ticketmthats up for sale !

You definitely wouldn’t be the last to finish! Us masters athletes are on fire in Hyrox! Maybe try women’s doubles with a friend first? Such a fun day and a great community

Got my 3rd in 2 weeks!! This one is my first singles though and I’m absolutely bricking it 💩
Been training hard for over 6 months now though so hopefully it’ll go ok. Hoping to do January as well but as a doubles, just waiting for a resale ticket as wasn’t lucky in the ballot

I'm planning to get resale tickets for Manchester II in January. Is anyone else doing this one? It will be my first and I'm planning to do a mixed doubles with my husband so throwing myself in at the deep end. The 6kg wall balls are killing me.

I'm loving having something to train towards and I think it's going to be amazing having this to focus on in the depths of winter.

Has anyone got a resale ticket before? I'm looking at Rox Tickets on FB ...

Not personally but I know people who have bought and sold on Rox tickets and had no issues. It’s a very safe site.
Youll find more on hyrox official tickets but I’ve seen some people have been scammed there so be careful

Thanks, yes I've seen some people have been scammed on the other page so going to avoid that one. They have about 20k followers so I was surprised to read about the scams.

It used to just be a free for all with people selling their own tickets on there. Half of which weren’t genuine. But recently they seem to have adopted the ROX tickets model whereby they advertise the tickets themselves. I’m not sure if that means they are checking they are genuine now.
I would buy from there but only PayPal goods and services. Anyone who refuses that is a scammer

Good luck to you all competing soon! Quick tickets question- how far in advance do they normally go on sale? Looking ahead to 2025 but I can’t see anywhere online about when the tickets actually go on sale? If anyone knows approximately, thanks!

If you have fb join some Hyrox groups, there will be lots of posts about it even before the official announcement. Tickets for one race are usually released after another race has finished iyswim.