This week on the podcast I got to chat with Paul Gillingham. Affectionately known as "Mr HYROX" or, more recently, "Poptart Paul" (from his love for a prerace Poptart), Paul is the coach who works with our clients to prepare them for a HYROX. We speak shortly after the biggest ever HYROX event (at the time of recording) in London in May 2023 where Paul was part of the incredible team who broke the Mixed Relay World Record. We chat about that, his background, we review the London event, and also ...
May 04, 2023•45 min
In this episode I chat with Australian HYROX athlete James Kelly. James was last on the podcast back in October 2022 a few days after he’d won the Mens Pro race in Birmingham when he went sub 60minutes on his HYROX debut. He’s now back in Europe to race in Cologne and to try and gain back his spot in the Elite races at the upcoming 2023 World Championships. We had a really good talk, all about how he’s changed his training in recent months, his race plans, his approach to coaching, how he likes ...
Apr 13, 2023•43 min
In this episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast I get to speak with Kate Davey. Kate is one of the clients who has been working with the Rox Lyfe coach, Paul Gillingham, and she recently finished 3rd in HYROX Barcelona in her first ever Pro race. At the time of recording she’s the 17th fastest Female of the season so very much knocking on the door of the Elite 15. She’s the second fastest UK women ever, she’s a mum, she’s a coach and she was fantastic to talk to. Enjoy! 🏃 Check out our HYROX training p...
Mar 30, 2023•48 min
In this episode I get to chat with the fastest HYROX man of all time, Hunter McIntyre. This was recorded just a few days after Hunter smashed his own world record at HYROX Barcelona, in a simply incredible time of 54:07. It was his first race of this season, and in this chat we talk about his training for the race, his plans for his upcoming training camp to prepare for the world championships, where he’s at right now in terms of his running, row, and strength numbers and tonnes more. It’s a gre...
Mar 24, 2023•51 min
In this episode I get to chat with Terra Jackson . Terra is one of the fastest women ever in HYROX. She recently featured in the Elite races at the European and North American championships, and is the 7thfastest woman so far this season in the Pro division. She’s also the Deka Fit and Deka strong world champion, and in this chat we get into details of her training, her running and strength numbers, her plans for the rest of the season, we talk about body image, fuelling for HYROX and lots more....
Mar 16, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Mandy Williams qualified for the 2023 HYROX World Championships with her partner in the mixed doubles after racing her first race in Glasgow. In this interview, we talk about some more but, in particular, focus on the fact that she was relatively recently diagnosed with autism at the age of 45 and get into what that means for her, how it affects her competing and training, and lots more. It’s a really interesting, inspiring conversation that I think you’ll enjoy. You can follow Mandy on Instagra...
Mar 09, 2023•29 min
At aged 43, Felicity Cole is the oldest of the qualifiers for the Elite races at the HYROX regional championships in the 2022/23 season. She is the current Women’s Pro world record holder for the 40-44 age group, and recently finished 12thin the Elite races at the HYROX European Championships. In this chat with her we cover her sporting history, the factors she considers to be important for HYROX over and above running abilities and strength, mindset, her nutrition, her van life in Spain, and lo...
Mar 02, 2023•37 min
Joel Enoch completed an incredible 4 HYROX races (2 doubles, 2 individual) in one day at HYROX Glasgow in Feb 2023. The feat was to help raise money for 2 worthy charities. In this video I talk to him about the day, how he got on, how tough it was, how he fuelled for the events, and much more. If you'd like to donate to the causes Joel was racing for, then check out this link https://www.dogive.com/campaigns/1369 🏃 Check out our HYROX training plans now at https://roxlyfe.com/coaching and nutri...
Feb 23, 2023•24 min
In this video we talk to Sebasitan Conrad, shortly after his HYROX debut in Stuttgart. Sebastian is a truly INCREDIBLE runner (check out the video for example of his running times) and believes that, in time, he can get close to breaking the Men's Pro HYROX World Record (currently held by Hunter McIntyre). Sebastian shares some of his sporting history, his amazing run times, what he thought of the race in Stuttgart and lots more. Its a great interview with a very impressive athlete. Enjoy. 🏃 Ch...
Feb 09, 2023•21 min
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 changes to nutrition have improved his performance and recovery, some of the iconic races Peter has bee...
Feb 02, 2023•46 min
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 future seasons. Enjoy! 🏃 Check out our HYROX training plans now at https://roxlyfe.com/coaching and n...
Jan 26, 2023•35 min
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 competing in HYROX. There is a tonne of useful, extremely valuable tips in this whatever level you’re at. E...
Jan 12, 2023•35 min
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 HYROX, so in this episode I wanted to discuss some of the main changes that have been put to me for ...
Jan 05, 2023•22 min
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 numbers, by station, check out https://roxlyfe.com/are-hyrox-venues-truly-consistent/ Enjoy! 💻 For more articles on the sp...
Dec 22, 2022•27 min
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 few Americans in the Elite 15, and much more! Enjoy! 💻 For more articles on the sport of HYROX, with lots ...
Dec 14, 2022•18 min
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's now been 2 years sober). It's a really interesting call with an amazing athlete. Enjoy! 💻 For mo...
Dec 08, 2022•42 min
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 more. George is also good friends and business partners with the elite HYROX athletes Tom Hogan and...
Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 19 min
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 the sport of HYROX, with lots of tips on improving your performance, visit https://roxlyfe.com/ 📹 Not yet subscr...
Nov 30, 2022•10 min
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 interesting data around the impact of enforcement of standards on the burpee broad jumps. 💻 For more a...
Nov 22, 2022•15 min
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 balances his strength training with endurance, some of what he considers to be the upper limit of strength...
Nov 17, 2022•52 min
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://roxlyfe.com/ 💌 Want our HYROX tips sent to your inbox once a week? Join hundreds of others on our mailin...
Nov 15, 2022•9 min
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 improving your performance, visit https://roxlyfe.com/ 💌 Want our HYROX tips sent to your inbox once a week? Join ...
Nov 10, 2022•39 min
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/subscribe/ 📸 Check out our Instagram account for more HYROX tips, news, competitions and memes https://www....
Nov 09, 2022•5 min
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 our HYROX tips sent to your inbox once a week? Join hundreds of others on our mailing list by signin...
Nov 08, 2022•6 min
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 Championship Qualification 35:26 Elite Qualification 44:01 Judging and Movement Standards 49:54 Men’s...
Nov 03, 2022•57 min
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 others on our mailing list by signing up here https://roxlyfe.com/subscribe/ 📸 Check out our Instagra...
Oct 26, 2022•5 min
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 much he can lift. 00:00 Introduction 02:39 James’ sporting background 10:43 How he found his first rac...
Oct 24, 2022•43 min
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 to your inbox once a week? Join hundreds of others on our mailing list by signing up here https://ro...
Oct 20, 2022•6 min
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 PB, despite needing to take a pit stop! To find out more about the fundraising to help support Ben Gr...
Oct 19, 2022•9 min
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 mailing list by signing up here https://roxlyfe.com/subscribe/ 📸 Check out our Instagram account for ...
Oct 13, 2022•4 min
