Hyrox Race Live Blog: Watch Our Runner and Our Weightlifter Take on the Latest Viral Fitness Competition
Hyrox is a new fitness competition that combines running and various workout stations. Health Editor Beth Skwarecki and Staff Writer Meredith Dietz are competing in their first Hyrox race as a doubles team. They have been training extensively and sharing their journey on social media to prepare for the event.
- ▪Hyrox involves running one kilometer and completing a fitness station after each run.
- ▪Beth is a competitive weightlifter while Meredith is a seasoned marathon runner.
- ▪The duo has documented their training process and answered common questions about Hyrox.
- ▪They are competing in New York City and are excited to see how they perform against each other.
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When Health Editor Beth Skwarecki and Staff Writer Meredith Dietz pitched the idea of training for a Hyrox race, my first question was straightforward: What's Hyrox? I imagined a CrossFit competition rebranded into a new social fitness craze by mashing together previous ones, 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 a workout competition mixed with a traditional race, where participants run in one-kilometer intervals and complete a fitness station after each run. View this post on Instagram Beth is a competitive weightlifter, and Meredith is a seasoned marathon runner, so Hyrox is a perfect opportunity to test their respective skills against a challenge that requires both.
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