When Health Editor Beth Skwercki and Staff Writer Meredith Dietz pitched the idea of training for a Hyrox race, my first question was straightforward: What is Hyrox? I envisioned a CrossFit competition that was rebranded into a new social fitness craze by mashing together previous competitions, like CrossFit meets SoulCycle, or HIIT meets Barre, or Peloton meets Parkour. I wasn’t too far off, but Hyrox is more straightforward: Hyrox is Workout competition mixed with traditional racewhere participants run one-kilometer intervals and complete a fitness station after each run.
Beth is a competitive weightlifter, and Meredith is an experienced marathon runner, so Hyrox is the perfect opportunity to test their respective skills against a challenge that requires both. I gladly accepted their pitch, and since then, Beth and Meredith have chronicled their Hyrox training journey on Instagram, trained countless hours, and written several explainers for frequently asked questions such as “Why is everyone hyroxing all of a sudden?” How to train Hyrox as a runner who doesn’t liftAnd How to train hyrox as a meathead that doesn’t run.
The biggest question is who will do better, and today, we’ll get some answers. Beth and Meredith are in New York City today to compete as a doubles team in their first Hyrox race, and I have a lot to keep you updated, cheering on, and, as Meredith says, “watch us die.” I don’t expect to die, but I hope we all get a better idea of what Hyrox is like and Hyrox is what it takes to complete the race.
What do you think so far?
What smartwatches and fitness trackers do they wear?
For their Hyrox race, Meredith wears Garmin Forerunner 970 Loaded with the not-so-official “Roxfit” app on her left wrist to track the race, Amazfit Cheetah 2 Pro To test his built-in hyrox race feature on his right wrist, and her Garmin heart rate monitor chest strap. Beth wears Pace 4 choirs On his left wrist, the Fitbit Air and Hoop MG on his right wrist and a Cospo Heart Rate Monitor Chest Strap.
