05/17/2026
FIRST HYROX IN THE BOOKS 💪🏼
It’s been 12 years since I last competed in something -12!!!!
I forgot how incredible it feels to train for something, to set specific goals, to push through discomfort, and to show up and just giverrrrrr.
Here are some of my key takeaways from this experience, and what I’m going to work on for the next one:
1️⃣ Pace yourself out the gate - Adrenaline was pumping and I was waaaay faster than I normally run (given I started running again 6 weeks ago 🙈).
2️⃣ Give yourself more time to digest before the race 🤢 - Pasta makes you fastaaa, but I needed to space this out a bit more. Nausea CRUSHED ME after sled push, and my two runs after that were seriously impacted.
3️⃣ Train with heavier weights than are needed - I undershot the sled (oops), and used pro weights for lunges. By the time I got to farmers carry and lunges it felt like light weight.
4️⃣ Train running capacity - this race is more run than stations, and I’m not a runner. Definitely going to be building up my overall endurance and working intervals!
5️⃣ You’re more capable than you think - seeing athletes of all ages out there, absolutely slaayyyying, inspired me big time. It made me realize how much I LOVE competition, both against myself and others.
Although this was gruelling, I feel like I’ve found my new “thing” and I can’t wait to see how I do on the next one.
And a huge shout out to Amanda for reigniting that spark me and for training with me. Couldn’t have done it without ya!
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