Live from the finish line with: Friday Elite 15 Singles: Joanna Wietrzyk – 1st, Linda Meier – 5th, Vivian Tafuto – 2nd, Melanie Maurer – 11th, Dylan Scott – 2nd, Sean Noble – 12th, Lauren Weeks – 3rd, Rich Ryan – 6th.

Saturday Elite 15 Doubles: Lauren Griffith & Lauren Weeks – 1st, Gabriella Moriarty & Zara Piergianni – 3rd, Margot Vandenlindenloof & Charlotte Vandenlindenloof – 4th, Kate Hutchinson & Fern Gardner – 6th, Jade Skillen – 9th (raced with Kat Parnell), Alex Roncevic – 1st (raced with Tim Wenisch), Charlie Botterill – 5th (raced with Ollie Russell), Sean Noble – 6th (raced with Oli Fricker), Graham Halliday – 8th (raced with Jonathon Wynn), James Kelly – 3rd (raced with Jake Dearden).

Then, Matt checks in from Berlin between HYROX events, where he’s learning German one word at a time and getting way too comfortable with European saunas. Cheryl and Dave are back home holding it down — Cheryl’s unimpressed, Dave’s cranky as ever, and we dive into HYROX Toronto, a record-breaking weekend with over 10,000 athletes.

We get into:
– The growing pains of huge races (chalk shortages, crowded courses, questionable sled lanes)
– Toronto’s organization upgrades and relay competition
– The mystery of disappearing chalk and malfunctioning lap counters
– What’s next for HYROX setups and athlete expectations
– Matt’s Berlin adventures, from naked sauna etiquette to why he hasn’t seen a fat person all week

Also covered:
– Protest vs officiating: should HYROX change results without an athlete protest when a rule is clearly broken or a judge errs
– Elite 15 penalties: flat three-minute lap penalties on multi-lap courses don’t fit; make them proportional
– One rulebook applied consistently vs a clear Elite 15 addendum (and whether Elite 15 times should count toward rankings)
– BBJ standard fixes: add 30 cm boxes/lines for hands/feet; prefer rep/distance penalties over time boxes
– Penalty box problems: why serving time at the end killed finishes, and alternatives like serving at wall balls or applying rep-based corrections mid-race
– Judge responsibility: if a judge waves you early, let athletes finish and resolve via protest instead of a DQ
– Broadcast praise: HYROX production now rivals/surpasses CrossFit Games for clarity and PIP
– Athlete/style notes: Dylan Scott’s Nike moment; let doubles teams customize race outfits more

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