Marcio Miike Jr. / Sport

HYROX

HYROX is an indoor fitness race. You run one kilometer, do a workout station, and repeat that eight times. The course is the same in every city, so a time in Sydney can be compared with a time in Rio.

Marcio Miike Jr. carrying two kettlebells in the farmers carry at HYROX Sydney
Farmers carry, the sixth station. Me at HYROX Sydney, July 2026.

The eight stations

  • 1SkiErg1,000 m
  • 2Sled push50 m
  • 3Sled pull50 m
  • 4Burpee broad jumps80 m
  • 5Rowing1,000 m
  • 6Farmers carry200 m
  • 7Sandbag lunges100 m
  • 8Wall balls100 throws

A one-kilometer run comes before each station. The Pro division does the same course as Open with heavier weights. HYROX started in Germany in 2017.

My results

  • HYROX Rio de JaneiroMen Pro Next
  • HYROX SydneyMen Open 1:19:56

Planned for 2027: Hong Kong, Osaka and Nagoya.