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The women’s Elite 15 race will kick off a weekend of HYROX festivities at 7 pm local time on Friday, May 26th. Two of the top qualifying times will not be showing up as Ida Mathilde Steensgaard and Miakala Norman stepped out. Here is how we see the race shaking out. As with Hyrox Men’s Championship Preview, we will list our thoughts along with each athlete’s most recent Hyrox performances.

15th – Antje Hardes

She’s a dentist and a triathlete, and at one time, she and Carina Bungard held the women’s world doubles record. We currently have her at the bottom of this amazing women’s field, but anything can happen on race day.

• 2022 Valencia: 1:05:50
• 2022 Berlin: 1:07:06
• 2023 Maastricht: 1:10:17
• 2023 Hannover: 1:10:14

14th – Jezabel Kramer

Jezabel will be the oldest competitor in the group as she represents both France and the 40 to 44-year-old age group. After an outlier performance in Barcelona, we see an uphill climb against a stacked women’s division. 

• 2022 Amsterdam: 1:08:45
• 2023 Stuttgart: 1:09:50
• 2023 Barcelona: 1:05:50

13th – Alina Willnow

Alina struggled with the Sled Push and Pull early in the season but had a breakthrough performance in Cologne. If she is able to continue her improvements we could easily see her move up the rankings. 

• 2022 Berlin: 1:10:47
• 2023 Munich: 1:10:44
• 2023 Cologne: 1:05:39

12th – Rebecca Mason

Rebecca’s biggest improvement in Barcelona came from her running. She will need to run at her own pace and not try to go with some of her faster competitors to excel in this field. 

• 2022 Basel: 1:10:03
• 2022 Birmingham: 1:08:33
• 2022 London: 1:07:06
• 2023 Maastricht: 1:07:37
• 2023 Barcelona: 1:03:57

11th – Janne Thomsen

Janne secured her spot in the penultimate qualifying event with a great time in Hannover. She is a long athlete who excels particularly on the sled pull. With a strong back half, she could jump into the top 10. 

• 2022 Berlin: 1:06:37
• 2023 Maastricht: 1:07:19
• 2023 Cologne: 1:09:36
• 2023 Hannover: 1:04:3

10th – Kris Rugloski

The defending World Champion has steadily improved throughout the year. However, as the sport evolves and athletes specialize more in HYROX she may not be able to outgrind everyone on the back half this year. 

• 2022 Los Angeles: 1:09:50
• 2023 Chicago: 1:11:00
• 2023 Houston: 1:09:38
• 2023 Dallas: 1:05:33

9th – Viola Oberlander

Viola had solid showings at both regional championships placing right in the middle of the pack. We expect another great placing with a top-ten finish. 

• 2022 Essen: 1:04:40
• 2023 Maastricht: 1:04:58
• 2023 Chicago: 1:07:49

8th – Vivian Tafuto

Vivian had a great showing at the North American Championships finishing in 5th place. However, her strength on the sleds may not be as advantageous in a European race. She has talked about working with a running coach on the “Hybrid Happy Hour”. If she improves that aspect of her game she can quickly move up these rankings. 

• 2022 Chicago: 1:08:07
• 2023 Chicago: 1:06:03
• 2023 Dallas: 1:05:18

7th – Belle MacFarlane

Belle has quickly emerged on the HYROX scene. The regional championships were already wrapped up before she completed her first HYROX race then she dropped over 3 minutes off of her debut time to secure a spot in the Elite 15. It will be her first time in a championship race but we see a strong showing and a bright future ahead. 

• 2023 Houston: 1:07:40
• 2023 Anaheim: 1:04:08

6th – Terra Jackson

Terra has been relatively quiet on the HYROX scene this year only running one pro race outside of the regional championships. Her lone HYROX since January was a sand course at the Miami Fitness Festival. However, her experience with travel to Europe and the grid-style layout should propel her to a great finish.

• 2022 Madrid: 1:04:18
• 2023 Maastricht: 1:05:52
• 2023 Chicago: 1:07:46

5th – Linda Meier

Last year’s second-place finisher had a great start to the season but has battled some injuries since then. If she is able to find her early-season form she will be a serious contender. 

• 2022 Basel: 1:03:29
• 2022 Amsterdam: 1:02:23
• 2023 Chicago: 1:10:22
• 2023 Cologne: 1:05:20

4th – Alandra Greenlee

Alandra has taken 4th place at her last three championship races and surely will be gunning for the podium. The only thing we see holding her back from the podium is the lack of racing since February

• 2022 New York: 1:06:06
• 2023 Maastricht: 1:03:42
• 2023 Chicago: 1:04:13

Many Americans are picking an all-USA female podium. However, we think the top 3 may go this way.

3rd – Mirjam Von Rohr

In Mirjam’s fastest race of the season, she completed the Lunges in 2:22 and Wall Balls in 2:55. If we see continued improvement in her running ability and she can keep it within a minute going into Station 7 no one’s lead is safe. 

• 2022 Basel: 1:05:40
• 2022 Hamburg: 1:03:06
• 2023 Maastricht: 1:03:44
• 2023 Stuttgart: 1:02:00
• 2023 Vienna: 1:03:32
• 2023 Cologne: 1:03:53

2nd – Lauren Weeks

With Lauren’s impressive performances this year it is hard to believe she is still less than a year from giving birth. She is a tenacious competitor who will surely come out hard. If she forces other competitors to run her race she could find herself at the back on top of the podium at a huge event.

• 2022 Los Angeles: 1:05:12
• 2023 Maastricht: 1:01:12
• 2023 Chicago: 1:03:44

1st – Meg Jacoby

Meg entered the scene with a blistering time in New York despite a three-minute penalty. Then at the European Championships, she got third despite running an extra lap early in the race. She put together a flawless race in Anaheim to become the first woman to go sub-60 and drop the World Record by almost two minutes. Meg is the clear favorite, but still needs to have an awesome day to outlast this tough women’s field.

• 2022 New York: 1:06:33
• 2022 Chicago: 1:01:56
• 2023 Maastricht: 1:03:12
• 2023 Chicago: 1:02:43
• 2023 Anaheim: 58:58

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