In recent years, the fitness world has seen an explosion of competitive events that blend endurance, strength, and functional fitness, giving rise to races like HYROX, DEKA, and the Deadly Dozen. These events have grown into major international competitions, drawing thousands of athletes who want to test their overall fitness across multiple disciplines. HYROX, with…

HYROX has announced the addition of the Pro Doubles Elite 15 World Championship to its Elite competition series. This new division will feature top doubles athletes competing for the world title at the 2024 World Championship. The Pro Doubles Elite 15 will bring high-paced, intense racing to the HYROX community, focusing on the best male…

Breaking News – Jimi Letchford out as President at GORUCK. James (Jimi) Letchford joined CrossFit in 2008 and was the head of business development and partnership until 2017. He was then in charge of CrossFit International from 2017 to 2019. According to a Morning Chalkup article, he was with Dave Castro when the WOD Hero…

Since 2022, HYROX has introduced new qualification systems for the World Championships each season. As the sport grows more competitive, these systems become increasingly important. The days of top 15 times or random invites are gone. HYROX has made minor adjustments over the years, always striving for fairness by listening to athletes, but there’s still…

This will be the first of potentially several shifts in the Power Rankings of the now newly named United Grid League throughout the upcoming 2024 season. Last year, I was not too far off; going into the season, I had predicted that the Fort Lauderdale Lions would win the whole thing. However, that was not…

This month’s rankings: Introduction: In our continuing effort to rank the top athletes in the field of hybrid fitness, we present this month’s edition of the Hybrid Fitness Top 20. Defining Hybrid Fitness: Hybrid fitness is a dynamic field, constantly evolving and shaped by athletes, fans, and media members. It defies exact science, with each voter applying…

1st place: Team England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Team Members: Michael Sandbach, Kate Davey, Zara Piergianni, Jake WilliamsonFinish Time: 00:50:35 2nd place: Team United States 🇺🇸Team Members: Megan Jacoby, Lauren Rantala, Hunter Mcintyre, Ryan KentFinish Time: 00:50:55 3rd place: Team Germany 🇩🇪Team Members: Linda Meier, Viola Oberländer, Tobias Lautwein, Dominic MolzahnFinish Time: 00:51:08 4th place: Team Italy 🇮🇹Team Members:…

It is impossible to discuss last weekend’s HYROX World Championship women’s race without first recapping the last 12 months of Meg and Lauren’s battle for supremacy in the women’s field in the World Series Of Fitness. Throughout the HYROX season, Meg and Lauren have consistently dominated as leaders of the class. Despite their close friendship…

The New York City event marked the end of the 2023/2024 Season for @hyroxamerica. After the World Championships next week, we’ll dive into the more world wide growth analysis for @hyroxworld. For now, let’s discuss the US. Back in 2019, several OCR athletes like @huntthesheriff, @the_rd_athlete, @dr0p_the_hammer, @fayestenning_ocr, and others were hyped about a new event called HYROX that was going…

Hyrox HQ has announced the prize money for this year’s Men’s and Women’s Elite Field. Qualified athletes received the following information about the $150,000 prize pool: 1st: $25,0002nd: $14,0003rd: $8,5004th: $5,0005th: $4,0006th-7th: $2,5008th-10th: $2,00011th-15th: $1,500 Last year, the first-place winners in both the men’s and women’s categories received $19,000 each. The prize money was awarded…