The 2026 HYROX World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, will award a record $504,000 in total prize money across Elite 15 Singles, Elite Doubles, and the Relay Invitational. That marks a massive increase from the $302,000 total purse awarded at the 2025 HYROX World Championships in Chicago. The biggest jumps come in the doubles divisions. Elite…
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HYROX has announced major changes to Elite race access for the 2026/27 season, including a new price for licenses, a new weekly invitation system, and stricter rules around doubles partnerships. The update was sent this week to current athlete license holders ahead of the World Championships in Stockholm, where all existing Elite licenses will expire…
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TopicsDeadly Dozen Sprint format and indoor racingIndoor vs outdoor race experienceWorld Championships prize money and opportunityGlobal growth vs why the US is behindGym race formats and how they workFitness racing vs OCR long-term outlookDeadly Dozen business model and gym strategyWhy the US hasn’t caught on yetSan Antonio race and qualification pathHYROX ticket demand and selloutsRace…
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Vivian Tafuto Season inconsistency and chasing the top athletesWhy times are misleading across racesCourse differences, sleds, and performance impactHYROX growth and long-term sustainabilityBalancing racing schedule, work, and prioritiesFull-time athlete vs job security mindsetFinal build to World Championships Dylan Scott Relay selection controversy and best U.S. lineupPhoenix race and “on the day” performance swingsElite Working Group…
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Amber Tait and Chelsie Grant are two of the most decorated athletes in the DEKA and the co-founders of Build Method, an online training platform they launched in February 2026. We cover how their partnership started, what they’ve built together, and where it’s going. Matt sits down with Eric Botsford to break down the next…
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The 2026 HYROX World Championships Elite 15 Women’s race is set for Thursday night, June 18 at 7:00 PM, in a prime-time showdown at Strawberry Stadium in Stockholm, Sweden. The fastest women in the sport earned their spots through the Major Series, Regional Championships, and the updated roll-down system. Below is the final start list…
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The 2026 HYROX World Championships Elite 15 Men’s race is set for Thursday night, June 18 at 8:30 PM, in a prime-time showdown at Strawberry Stadium in Stockholm, Sweden. The fastest men in the sport earned their spots by qualiifying at the 4 HYROX Majors or 1 of 3 HYROX Regionals. Men’s Start List 1…
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This breakdown compares the 2025 Elite 15 fields to the athletes who qualified for the 2026 World Championships. Men’s Elite 15: Stability at the Top Returning Athletes (2025 → 2026) 🇩🇪 Tim Wenisch (1st)🇺🇸 Hunter McIntyre (2nd)🇺🇸 Dylan Scott (3rd)🇦🇺 James Kelly (4th)🇳🇱 Hidde Weersma (7th)🇦🇹 Alexander Roncevic (8th)🇺🇸 Rich Ryan (11th)🇨🇿 Tomas Tvrdik (13th)…
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Topics Summary This episode centered on the growing disconnect between how HYROX communicates rules internally to Elite 15 athletes and how those same rules are understood publicly. According to Elite athlete Marcus Wallace, enforcement in Warsaw was extremely clear in the mandatory briefing, including a strict two-minute penalty for littering, with exact trash can locations…
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Across the 2025–2026 HYROX Major season, eight of the sport’s top athletes all showed significant time improvements, not in seconds, but in minutes. When you track the same athletes across the Majors they attended, a clear pattern emerges. The Data: How Much Faster Did They Get? Women Joanna Wietrzyk: 58:22 → 54:25 (6.76% faster)Lauren Weeks:…
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