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.
[ Hexham · North East ]
Hyrox training in Hexham,
built around your race.
There are 11 gyms and sports centres within reach of the centre of Hexham, and this programme is written around whichever one you use. Your nearest race is Manchester Central, roughly 166 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.
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- HYROX Elite 15 athlete
- Multiple Pro Doubles wins
- Best Doubles 49-51 min
- Coaches beginner to pro
Programming with a race at the end of it.
Dated to your race, not week numbers
Tell us your race date and every session lands on a calendar day. Miss a week and Sunday's rebuild absorbs it. The plan bends, the race date doesn't.
An Elite 15 athlete behind the programming
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 Hexham ]
The ground you actually train on in Hexham.
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.
- Tyne Green parkrun0.9 km
Distances are straight-line from the centre of Hexham, not journey times. Source: parkrun’s own events feed.
Your nearest race
Manchester Central
Manchester · expected April 2027
Roughly 166 km from Hexham 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 Hexham to the venue. The date follows the venue's annual cadence rather than a confirmed listing, so check the official Hyrox calendar before booking.
[ Gyms in Hexham ]
Where you can train in Hexham.
Enough choice in Hexham to find one that suits the training rather than the other way round. Ring ahead and ask about sled space and a wall you are allowed to throw at, because those two decide more than anything on the membership page.
- No Limitsgym0.2 km
- Wentworth Swimming Poolsports centre0.5 km
- E.T Fitness and Therapygym0.5 km
- Wentworth Leisure Centresports centre0.6 km
- Hexham Canoe Clubsports centre0.9 km
- Tyne Green Watersports Association Clubhousesports centre0.9 km
- Tyne Green Watersports Association Boathousesports centre0.9 km
- Dukeshouse Woodsports centre1.5 km
- Hexham RaceCoursesports centre2.3 km
- Corbridge Yoga Studiogym5.5 km
- Tynedale Park Rugby Clubsports centre5.8 km
Distances are straight-line from the centre of Hexham. 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 Hexham ]
What a Hyrox build looks like from Hexham.
Where to train in Hexham
11 gyms and sports centres sit within a few miles of the centre of Hexham. That is enough to choose on what the floor actually holds rather than on which is nearest.
Closest to the centre you have No Limits, Wentworth Swimming Pool and E.T Fitness and Therapy, the nearest of them about 0.2 km out. Ring before you join and ask two questions: is there floor space to push a sled, and can you throw a ball at a wall. Those answers decide more than any membership tier.
Wentworth Swimming Pool and Wentworth Leisure Centre are listed as sports centres rather than gyms. Multi-use sites are usually where the floor space is, which tends to be where the sled and carry work ends up happening.
Where to run around Hexham
Tyne Green parkrun, roughly 0.9 km from the centre of Hexham, is your nearest measured 5 km. Free, timed, every Saturday, and the single most useful benchmark you have access to.
A Hyrox is eight kilometre runs with a station between each, which means the skill being tested is running on tired legs, not running fresh. Do at least one session a week where the running comes after the hard work rather than before it.
Racing from Hexham
Manchester Central is the nearest venue at roughly 166 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.
Whichever race you enter, the date is what makes a programme a programme. Twelve weeks is the standard build, sixteen if you are starting from very little running, and every session lands on a calendar day rather than a week number.
[ Near Hexham ]
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.
What Hyrox coaching costs in Hexham
1:1 Hyrox coaching in Hexham
Hourlysession by session
- Paid again every time you train
- Progress lives in the coach's head
- Limited to their availability
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Tailoredto you
- Full week-by-week personalised programme
- A fraction of what weekly PT sessions add up to
- Free consultation first, cancel anytime
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.
Common questions
[ Hexham ]
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