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Race day guides
Pacing, warm-up, mental cues, and the small things that make a big difference.
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Hyrox London vs Manchester: which UK race should you pick?
ExCeL or Manchester Central? Bigger field or tighter community? The honest comparison between the two biggest UK Hyrox weekends.
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The Hyrox mental game: pacing the pain, not the clock
Most race-day disappointments aren't fitness. They're mental, going out too hard, panicking on the burpees, breaking pace strategy at km 5. The frameworks that hold.
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The Hyrox taper week: exactly what to do in the 7 days before race day
Twelve weeks of training. One week to deliver it intact. The taper protocol that gets you to the start line fresh, not flat, not over-rested.
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Hyrox transitions: the 80 unprogrammed seconds that decide your finish time
Between every station and every run, there's a transition. Eight of them per race. Most athletes lose 10 seconds at each, that's 80 seconds nobody trains for. The framework to take them back.
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Hyrox pre-race warm-up protocol: the 30 minutes before you race
A specific, time-mapped warm-up protocol for Hyrox race day. What to do, when to do it, what to skip.
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Hyrox in hot conditions: training and race-day adjustments
Indoor arenas get hot. Outdoor events get hotter. The training adaptations and race-day decisions that keep you racing when the temperature climbs.
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Mental cues for the middle of a Hyrox race: 8 phrases that bring you home
Specific phrases to use at specific moments. The middle of the race is where mental tools matter more than fitness.
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Hyrox first 5 km strategy: pace it like a finisher, not a runner
The opening half of the race decides the finish. Pacing the first five 1-km runs is a skill most first-timers learn the hard way.
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The 90-minute Hyrox race-day warm-up: minute-by-minute
A bad warm-up costs you 3-5 minutes on race day. A good one costs nothing. The exact 90-minute protocol Suth Performance athletes use, from arrival to start gun.
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Hyrox race-day kit checklist 2026: everything you actually need
A complete race-day kit list, what to wear, what to bring, what to skip. Updated for 2026 events.
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Hyrox race-day pacing: the eight stations, the seven runs, the one mistake nobody warns you about
Race-day pacing decides whether the build pays off or quietly falls apart at minute 60. A station-by-station plan, the warm-up that works, and the one error first-timers always make.
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The 2026 UK Hyrox calendar, every race, every venue, every prep window
Every UK Hyrox race in 2026 with venue logistics, divisions, and the exact date your 12-week build should start. Bookmark this, we keep it current.
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