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That was a horrible obstacle. By the Sunday word had got round that the elites rolled with it, like you normally would under the barbed wire, this seemed to work a lot better and faster than pushing it up hill.
We saw you at spartan yesterday!!
Was I running or milling about :)
GO, YOU!! My hardest and most proud day, other than the birth of my children, was finishing a 14.2 mile Spartan Beast at Killington Mt in VT.
Hi Martin, another great video uploaded... I knew it would be Nuclear Rush as you absolutely love them to bits, and you never miss a race. I love the Spartan races, because they have them at other locations within Midlands and London, I completed my Spartan Sprint back in 2017 in Edinburgh, also each locations have different levels of elevations.
Got the Spartan Super booked for this weekend (Sunday) but I’m recovering from injury and so torn if I should do it or not! Would probably have to walk 75%+ and haven’t train at all for the obstacles but very tempted to do it anyway. If I do I’ll come say hello if I see you!
Looks like I'm in the 1030 wave for super (doing it with the wife)
@@martin-boyceI’m in the 9.30 wave so if I do go I’ll wave as you fly past me!
Good luck I did the beast and sprint yesterday and the course is very dry. I am doing the super as well today
@@jonathanfletcher7332 what trainers would you recommend if it’s that’s dry? I’ve got some trail shoes with decent lugs (but won’t be too comfortable on hard ground) or a pair of road / light trail shoes?
Good video Martin ive been looking for something else to do after completing Hyrox Glasgow and London 2024, great insight thanks
Well done Martin 👏 it gave me some much needed giggles 😃 😀
Well done my man , simple and nice review
Is it possible to the Ben Nevis one if I start training now? I am a confident runner and have done a half marathon before.
Definitely. If you're already quite fit then just get up some hills, legs training at the gym. I've just added some stair climbing in too
@@martin-boyce lovely stuff, I’ll watch the rest of the video and see if I have any questions👍🏼
I’ve said it for a while now. They need to stop you being able to sell on your ticket. You buy your ticket and if Injured etc you can only sell back to hyrox. People from affiliated gyms were selling tickets on straight away. You also see people on Facebook page saying I can’t do it now because of etc etc. just cut all that out and I think that would solve a major issue
Yep or the London marathon rule. No selling on or selling back. If someone races on your entry then you're both banned from entering races in future. Makes people actually only enter if they're going to race and train for it properly.
I just do the Polish and Swedish races now. Less hype in these locations. You get a better standard of racing, less influencers trying to film endless content, less congested tracks with none of this ridiculous competing in a giant costume nonsense, easier to gain entry, and just an overall better experience.
I wish I had the freedom to up and go to the foreign events, I only get day release. 2 kids, no money, no time, clearance denied lol - maybe one day
@@martin-boyce I've found doing the Polish races ends up cheaper than the UK. Tickets half the price, flights and hotels way cheaper than trains and hotels in UK.
@@matthewplampton955 Agreed! See you in Poznan?
Martin, How is the ballot going to be fair? There are age group categories.. they could end up with a race of 30-34 yo and only small number of the older of younger age groups. BTW both me and my mate got the email that we missed out at London. If the age groups are in the numbers that you expect to see in a London event it would make me suspicious.
Very soon, they will have to rethink their league system and then spin out small regional events franchised, and the times recorded and you qualify to more significant events and then majors and ultimately fill the elite 15 in each major
Spot on about Hyrox's comms Martin. I've been a volunteer judge at two Hyrox events previously and you're meant to get free access to a future event as a reward for volunteering. When I got an email about the London Excel ballot opening a few weeks ago I waited in the online queue, tried using my volunteer code at the checkout and it didn't work, so I signed up like anyone else. Then when I next checked my emails, there was one from the volunteer team with a volunteer-specific link to sign up! 🤦🏻♂️ Obviously I tried that as well but have heard nothing yet either way - surely if volunteers were meant to get priority access the link should have been sent to us *before* the general ballot?? And when I email the volunteer team to ask about it - crickets...🤷🏻♂️
Start times should be posted earlier too!
Good point...always bloody think of stuff I shoulda said after uploading lol
Agree with this.. especially when you have to fly and book hotels for every event ☹ Met a couple of nervous lonely souls in Nice recently who were not part of a coaching or gym group or didn't have family with them due to cost of travel etc..
I’ll do a relay with you mate! 😂
Lemme know bud #notdoingburpees
@@martin-boyce Thats my best one! 😂
42 and yes to the abs!!! Diet and training 🤝
Yes mate. Hold onto um as long as possible 😂😂
Posted this on a previous video of yours and believe would be a good method to combat the ticket issues. Affiliate gyms have their own individual code capped at a certain amount. Loyalty scheme for repeat customers to be given first choice of a ticket to next events similar to music festivals. First time competitors to enter the ballot for the remaining tickets.
Hi Martin, Would it not be possible to avoid the tout problem if a ticket had to be registered to a particular athlete at the time of purchase? Then if you couldn't use your ticket it should have to be returned to Hyrox to be resold and you would only lose a small fee for administration. Given their high ability with computing during events it surely should be possible for most of this to be done automatically online without participants having to contact those pesky, expensive humans at all.
Sounds a great idea, save having to sell them on the black market risking scammers at every turn. But will a common sense logically sound idea be adopted ... unlikely
Glad you found the hill 🙌
Found it twice lol
Hi just looking up Woodall Spa 10k videos. Just came across this. I was in this and I finished in 46mins. I started at 50mins so was happy. Hope your we man is ok pal. Great video. Have you any plans doing any more videos around lincoln or have you any more around here
I’m 44 y/o and just signed up for my first Hyrox in Dallas later this year. Super nervous and excited. CrossFit based training for the last 8 years or so. Started following The Hybrid Engine training app about 1 month ago. Goal is to make it to Europe for one next year! Enjoy your content 👊🏻
Im 44 in August, have done 10 Hyrox events now, Id love to do NYC or Berlin, some great venues tempting me abroad certainly since getting tickets in the UK is now almost impossible
Bless Charlie, hope he feels better very soon!
Wishing Charlie a speedy recovery ❤
Thank you my friend
Thank you. Could you possibly do a daily workout video follow along. For 60 years old male doing Hyrox do the first time, the event is October. Please. Your support is appreciated.
Hey Martin thx for the overview. Can you elaborate on the rowing and bike zones are you supposed to keep above a certain pace otherwise you’re disqualified or have to start over from the beginning?
Absolutely no pace requirement. I only talk about pace as I know what I do in the gym and at Hyrox competitions.
Currently entered for scafell Pike this year, but having fractured my shin earlier in the year and now shin splints, i think it's going to be out of the question now
Good review
Well done for getting out there Martin. Thank you for hints and tips
Hello Martin, cannot agree enough about how good rat race are, always had good experiences with them. Signed up for the series and really looking forward to it, doing man vs coast in july to finish that trilogy
Coast is awesome, it's calling me back for a 3rd go....one day 🫣
@@martin-boyce not sure how many more they will do as the other two of the trilogy are now part of the sea to summit
@@Flavman36 yeah lakes n mountain are long gone. The new ones are not replacing them. New trilogy, straight up ultra mountain marathons...no obstacles. Coast is a freestanding legacy now.
A huge time commitment too with filming and editing - congrats on the first 90 days and keep going!! 👍👍
Yes, definitely!!! I could create an entire video about cost over benefit. Only those who edit really understand the volume of time required.
Am looking for a sled and a rope, preferably 2'' in diameter. Where can i find these items?
If you want the actual sled and rope used in competitions currently (they have changed recently to CENTR brand) then you can buy them here wolverson-fitness.co.uk/collections/hyrox They are not cheap though, a sled and rope will set you back £600
@@martin-boyce I knew about that, thanks! But if you notice the Centr rope is only 38mm thick. I need at least 48mm in diameter...
Already subscribed. But this was a very interesting video.
And can you recommend this shoe?
These have been demoted to my general gym shoe, you dont get alot of energy return from the carbon plate nor stability. The Puma logo has also started to come off the upper mesh
also, unless fixed, Hyrox won't necessarily get the best athletes competing. there really should be a seeding or something; as you stated, one invested a huge amount of time in training alone.
Midlands 23 was very muddy. I just did South West Trifecta weekend, which was awesome. I'll be doing the Midlands Trifecta too, so might see you there! Very tempted to sign up for South East after watching the video
Totally agree! They need to severely cap the number of tickets for affiliated gyms (by percentage of members maybe?) or just offer a discounted rate instead. Plus more UK events would help spread out the demand. E.g. Aberdeen P&J live would be an excellent venue
I would love to know if each gym has a cap, i mean what might stop one gym buying 200 tickets. Id love to see the full stats. I suspect they are unable to provide them though, they can barely answer emails lol
Any suggestions from the community on alternatives to these? Ive had mine a while and considering trying something new. Im an over-pronator too
The closest I have used from another brand was the Asics Kayanos
@@martin-boyce so happy to hear, I have the ASICS Kayanos 30 in basket at the moment. Thank you
Yes!!! I’m a member of an affiliate gym and I STILL couldn’t get an entry on the early access link 🤣 Great that it has taken off so quickly in the UK but agree that the supply and demand is an issue…
Its quite clear they are selling this perk to gyms without able to fully fulfil it. Theres more members in affiliate gyms wanting tickets, than there are tickets.
This is pretty much it!
Hyrox UK acting like a business rather than a developing sport. Creating demand for tickets fuels demand for gyms to sign up to affiliates which makes them easy money. Guess people need to remember the reality that this is a fitness brand, not a sport that truly cares about athlete/ sport development and welfare. It's also why we see over crowded tracks at UK events etc.
You're very right. They want to be perceived one way (sport for all) but In reality money is dictating every decision (business)
@@martin-boyce oh yer the sport for all thing is a joke. 120 plus ticket prices and you need to belong to a fancy affiliated gym to have a legitimate chance of getting in. Fast becoming one very elitest sport. Find it very amusing when people are against good for age spots saying that goes against this access for all ethos... Which is a total farce.
Surprised to find out how few tickets are open to the general public. I think it will be interesting where HYROX will be in a few years. Are we at peak fad or is it going to stay this popular either way HYROX need a plan that keeps as many of it’s athletes happy and coming back before they lose interest and move into another sport.
This whole thing reminds me of Tough Mudder when it first launched, it was extremely popular in the early days, but as the years rocked on and competition caught up it eventually was their downfall
There’s an incredible amount of entitlement within the hyrox community. The events are incredibly popular now and there is a limit to how many people can compete. People want to get a ticket and have other people miss out to just get to the venue and then complain it’s too busy. It is a very popular sport but it is relatively young as well. People in the UK are very lucky with the amount of events which are put on that they don’t have to travel too far for. Just go abroad if you really want to do it, it doesn’t cost a fortune.
I know what youre saying, everyone gets a bit selfcentric about this stuff, like toddlers with toys. lol Dividing the market into those who can get tickets (through affiliates) and those who have to scrap over it in queues or ballots is where the main beef is. What's interesting since releasing this video learning how many affiliate gyms also cannot get tickets....even through the early release. Either an invisible cap or through wide spread abuse of codes. Either way how can Hyrox sell this as a perk to gyms if it cannot be fully fulfilled. Lots of problems to solve
An interesting take on a commercial business model Martin and completely understandable from an athletes point of view As a business they are doing very well indeed and are far from a crisis, floundering and needing change. Hyrox suppress supply, holding back announcing events and event dates and ticket launch until after an event where athletes are hungry to “go again” thus creating demand from people who have to grab what they can Affiliate gyms pay £1k a year and with Pure Gym and The Gym Group signed up affiliates must be close to 1000. That’s £1m a year, with 75% of tickets sold in 48hours, they would be crazy to change that income stream. I personally think the next step would be to start increasing prices and offering official programming thus putting gym owners in the awkward position of leaving and letting down members or increasing prices Many people feel the solution is more events, but administration levels are incredibly poor now and finding willing volunteers that can apply standards, is getting harder and harder particularly when not all volunteers feel valued or looked after. Logistics is also an issue with kit being shared I believe across Europe I think So what’s the solution …. Well, from a business point of view it depends on the owners strategy. If they are building to sell and get out before the bubble bursts carry on, a buyer would love these numbers If they are wanting more revenue then double, or treble ticket prices which will lead to slightly less demand but increased profit If they want to make a bid for Olympic status then implement drug testing and carry on hyping the event, suppressing demand and building the brand From an athletes point of view, try to see the ability to attend a fitness event as an opportunity not a basic human right Join an affiliate gym, if there isn’t one close or they aren’t that good volunteer, if you don’t want to volunteer then travel to Europe while demand is lower, try the trusted ticket resellers, try other events or lastly accept you’ll be doing less of them As a “consumer” we set ourselves up for disappointment if we keep thinking a business, particularly one with a great product but poor service, owes us anything and we have a right to attend events
I equally struggle to understand why we only have 3 English events and 4 in the UK. Spain and Germany typically hold upto 6/7 events a year with what seems like a smaller fanbase.
I believe because it stared in Germany
If HYROX aren't going to add MANCHESTER, BIRMINGHAM and GLASGOW as events twice a year, then they need to add 2/3 more events throughout the UK. CARDIFF, LIVERPOOL, LEEDS, NEWCASTLE, BRISTOL should all be options.
Definitely need more in Scotland.
I started training for Hyrox in late 2021 with my first event at Manchester 2022. After not being able to get tickets for MAN 2024 due to them selling out within a week. I attempted to get tickets for BIRM 2024 and failed due to the affiliate link being exposed, now I more than likely won't be able to get a ticket for London EXCEL later this year. I find it incredibly frustrating and whilst HYROX are selling out. Fans who have been there since the first ever UK Events are being neglected. Hyrox UK is ran by a team of Young Adults and whilst the growth is fantastic to see, it could crash and burn if they continue to treat the Die Hard HYROX fans with no respect. A loyalty system should be in place for the upcoming UK events.
Agree totally
3.6 million people Live in wales ……no event 🤔 🏴
I know....and I didn't even say Wales in the video 🫣🫣 a little one in cardiff wouldn't hurt
@@martin-boyce just put it out there as an un tapped market but yes lol 😂🙌
@@mattsummers9736 I heard its because theres no where flat enough for the sleds #allhills 🤪
@@martin-boyce 🤣🤣🤣
Have kin da lost intrest in Hyrox now as have not been able able to get a ticket after doing my first one in Glasgow last year.....If you feel like there is no chance of getting one then why bother ...oh and £60 for an affiliate gym not up here in scotland chepest ive seen is £99 a month and thats for limited number of classes a week ...Im no super athlete just a 60 year old who loves exercise but it feels like unless you are in the know you are out ..
Its time to have some criteria of who gets to be in line to sign up first for the pro divisions based on your past finishing times and if the person does meet the minimum required time, they get in front of the queue - for this division this seems like a reasonable and logical solution as in any sport you cant just walk in from a lower division league to a higher one by your own choice, you get selected by a manager of the team or qualify in an individual sport by the required score or time
This is a race for everyone not just the fastest pros.
@@preidie exactly, for everyone which is called the open division there are people who are sub 60 and sub 70 finishers and a lot of them wont be able to sign up for a pro race over some who finish the average or below average times
@@aunzz7the pro isn’t just about time is the weight etc too. If you want that type of thing then they need an elite separate but just because you’re a bit faster shouldn’t make you have more privileged to a spot.
@@aunzz7interestingly when the tickets go on sale it’s always ether pro that’s last after the open to be sold out hence people go into pro who would have been happy in open 💁🏼♀️
@@preidie I said it in my first comment before, there is not a single sport where you can walk in to a higher division, it is earned - thats the nature of competition If these UK tickets wouldnt get sold out like they are, its fine, anyone can try out the heavier weights, but with that it wont allow the pro division to have most of the highest performers competing therefore its lowering the standards and the quality of the race its either Hyrox start adding more venues and dates in the UK, standardise pro division entries or create something like an Elite Pro Division Open - Pro - Elite Pro (qualification) - Elite 15 (qualification)
We were hoping to go to Spain in October and thought we had plenty of time to get tickets! We had to learn the hard way. Glad we didn’t make any travel plans yet. We thought 6 months was plenty of time!