17/03/2026
Didn’t meet your Hyrox expectations this year at Glasgow?
That’s ok, it’s not the end of the world, you’ve always got next time or maybe it’s something else. Hyrox doesn’t define fitness. Just because you couldn’t do it, when you thought you could or didn’t get as fast as you thought you would, that doesn’t mean you are not fit.
A lot of people tend to think that if you are fit, you can do any sport or fitness challenge to a high level and you’ll hammer everyone especially if you are a pt or athlete. However we all have our strengths and weaknesses like anyone else. Yes sometimes you’re just underprepared and not fit enough but sometimes it doesn’t suit your fitness and your strengths.
There are various forms of fitness, for example you could be the best 100 m sprinter in the world like Usain Bolt, one of the best athletes ever and he might not be able to do a Hyrox because usually he competes for 9-20 seconds maximum in a race and Hyrox lasts over an hour. He is an incredible anaerobic athlete but may not be the best endurance athlete which he would probably tell you himself, hence why he never barely ran a 400 m in his life.
So don’t be too harsh on yourself and don’t let the popularity contest which is Hyrox at this minute determine if you are “good enough” or “fit enough” it might just not be your event.
There are many extremely talented and fit athletes out there that Hyrox doesn’t suit. Yes it’s good to see everyone competing, keeping fit and healthy and cheering everyone on, that’s excellent but jus because you got 5 mins slower or never got that on, don’t let that define you, it’s just an event, there’s more to life.
There’s strength, speed, endurance, cardio, flexibility, agility and balance & then there is the skill sets that people possess. Hyrox you need to be a good short distance endurance runner and if you’re not you have zero chance of winning it. It’s mainly a cardio event with at least ten of the 16 events being purely cardio ( 8 x 1km runs, 1km row & 1km ski erg) and many more cardio heavily required with a combination of muscle endurance, speed and strength.
Well done to everyone who achieved what they wanted from the games and if you didn’t, get fitter and try again, improve on the skills that let you down or try something else but don’t let it define you or your fitness.
All the best
Sean 💪
