Built backwards from race day
Eight stations, eight 1-km runs. Sled push and pull with explicit progression, wall balls scaled to your bodyweight, run intervals that match the race.
[ Hemsby · East ]
There are 1 gyms and sports centres within reach of the centre of Hemsby, and this programme is written around whichever one you use. Your nearest race is ExCel, roughly 174 km away, and every session is dated backwards from it. Built by HYROX Elite 15 athlete Ben Sutherland. See your Week 1 before you decide anything.
Eight stations, eight 1-km runs. Sled push and pull with explicit progression, wall balls scaled to your bodyweight, run intervals that match the race.
Your programme counts back from London. Miss a week and Sunday's rebuild absorbs it — the plan bends, the race date doesn't.
Ben races in the HYROX Elite 15 Doubles with his brother Harry. The programming you follow is the structure he uses, scaled to your level.
[ Training in Hemsby ]
Where to run your 1 km repeats
A Hyrox is eight 1 km runs with a station between each. Running them on flat, measured, repeatable ground is worth more than any single session you will do indoors. These are the closest measured 5 km courses to you.
Distances are straight-line from the centre of Hemsby, not journey times. Source: parkrun’s own events feed.
Your nearest race
ExCel
London · December 2026
Roughly 174 km from Hemsby in a straight line. Far enough that an early wave usually means travelling the night before. Whichever race you enter, the programme is built backwards from that date.
Straight-line distance from the centre of Hemsby to the venue. Check the official Hyrox calendar for final dates.
[ Gyms in Hemsby ]
Hemsby is not spoilt for choice, which matters less than it sounds. Six of the eight stations need a sled, a rower, a ski erg, kettlebells and a wall, and most of that substitutes cleanly. Your programme is built around what you can actually get to.
Train here? Tell the next person what it has. One tap, no account.
Distances are straight-line from the centre of Hemsby. We have not audited what equipment each site holds, so treat this as where to start ringing rather than a verified kit list. Gym data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
[ Training in Hemsby ]
Training options in Hemsby are thin on the ground, which matters far less than it sounds. Most of a Hyrox build is running, carrying and squatting, and almost all of it substitutes.
The Old Hall is the closest, roughly 5.8 km from the centre. Worth ringing to ask whether there is floor space for a sled and a wall you can throw a ball at, because those two shape the programme more than anything on the price list.
Flegg High parkrun, roughly 3.9 km from the centre of Hemsby, is your nearest measured 5 km. Free, timed, every Saturday, and the single most useful benchmark you have access to.
They spread from roughly 4 km out to 10 km, so pick one as the benchmark rather than running whichever is convenient — a different course is a different number.
ExCel is the nearest venue at roughly 174 km, so racing means a weekend away. Enter early, book the room at the same time, and treat the travel as part of the plan rather than an afterthought.
With the race that far out, the 2 parkruns nearby do more work than usual — it is the only regular measured effort you will get without a train ticket, so it carries the whole benchmarking job.
Plenty of people train one town over, whether that is a better gym, a flatter route, or simply the one on the way home from work.
1:1 Hyrox coaching in Hemsby
Hourlysession by session
Suth Performance
Tailoredto you
Local rates vary; typical advertised prices, not quotes. Suth Performance is a programming platform, not a substitute for in-person supervision where you need it.
[ Hemsby ]
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