A non-review from an absolutely average person doing the race

It’s been about a week since I took part in my first Hyrox, and because I needed a place to dump my photos (& not waste my friends’ efforts!), here I am.

This Hyrox race was a little long one in the coming. In June this year, Angel and I had wanted to do the Doubles Open together but schedules didn’t mesh, so I signed up for the Singles Open instead… Only to waste my money as I got a bad ankle sprain two weeks before the race – that turned out to be the most expensive spectator ticket instead.

Fast forward to November, and this time round, we were committed to making it work.

Before race day, people around me asked if I was ready, and I always said “Yes!”. We’ve begun training since August-September, and truly, this was all I had in me at this time. In the two months leading up to the event, training was more intense – with 3 runs a week, 5 training sessions in the gym on weekdays, and 1-2 Muay Thai conditioning on weekends. I left nothing in the tank.

In all honesty, I was more keen to get it done and over with – there were just too much SkiERGs, rowers, burpees every week and I was getting restless with them.

Unlike other sports or races where I sometimes get the nerves, it was 100% excitement and adrenaline for Hyrox race day.

But in true Olly fashion, there has to be a mishap to spice things up, with me catching a nasty cold and even a low-grade fever right on race day. But there was simply no backing out!

Thankfully I kept it down, and we’re done!

Mega thankful for our supporters – & many more who we never got a chance to take photos with. We heard your loud support, and it spurred us on every time we wanted to give up.

Most grateful to this trooper who constantly hypes me up, and always saying yes to pain, sweat & torture.

Also thankful to myself & my mental & physical state for allowing me to race through, painfree. Here’s the the first and definitely not the last Hyrox race. See you in Bangkok next!

With much love,

Olly’25