I’m Greg, and in this episode, I’m excited to bring you my chat with HYROX athlete, Charlie Hendrie (@commando_charlie). Also known as Commando Charlie, this week’s guest has quite the story. We talk about his time in the marines, to being a bodyguard for Elton John, to being arrested for a £1m drug deal, and then to HYROX – where has just won his age group in the Pro division in Manchester. It was a really interesting chat with a great guy, and a great athlete and I hope you’ll really enjoy...

In this week’s episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast I got to speak with Rebecca Mason (@becmasonpt). Rebecca is one of the fastest ever women in HYROX, she won her age group at the 2022 in Las Vegas, and then finished 6th in the Elite 15 at the Manchester World Championships the following year. Unfortunately, she recently had to retire from competing in the sport due to a long-term injury, so I talk to her about how she has dealt with this and progressed into the next stage of her HYROX career...

In this week’s episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast I got to speak with Rylan Schadegg (@ryalnschadegg). Rylan recently qualified for the Elite race at the HYROX World Championships after an incredible 3rd place finish at the Elite 15 Major in Amsterdam. What makes his performance even more remarkable is that he's been battling serious health challenges over the past year—and heading into Amsterdam, he thought it might be his last race for a while. In this candid conversation, Rylan opens up about...

In this week’s episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast I get to speak with Fabi Eisenlauer (@fabi_eisenlauer). Fabi has already put down the 2nd fastest Men’s Open time ever this season (52:30), he ran 58mins in the Mens Pro division recently in Amsterdam, and then the following day won the Mens Pro Doubles division with Alexander Roncevic, beating Hunter McIntyre and Graham Haliday in the process. As a former party animal, turned triathlete and now HYROXer, Fabi has a really interesting story to...

In this week’s episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast I get to speak with Nick Bare (@nickbarefitness). Nick is an incredible athlete, and entrepreneur who has taken on a variety of fitness challenges and built a huge social following in the process. Weighing in at 90kg, he has completed a sub 2:40 marathon, taken on many Ultras, competed in body building shows, and now he has turned his attention to HYROX. Set to compete in Dallas in November 2024, there’s a lot of buzz in the fitness community...

In this episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast I chat with Lauren Smith (@ls_sports). You’ll likely know Lauren from the HYROX live streams where she is part of the team presenting on the Elite 15 races at the Majors and HYROX World Championships. She also regularly presents on many other sports including CrossFit, rugby, rowing, cycling and much more. In this chat, Lauren tells us how about her journey in the world of sports presenting, how she copes with pressure, she shares some great tips for...

In this week's episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast I get to chat with Paul Rimmer (athlete_lab_uk). Paul is an expert in testing athletes to help them find their true performance capabilities. I went to see him recently for lactate threshold testing and I thought it would be useful to get him on the podcast to talk about the work he does with athletes. We cover different ways to determine your lactate threshold pace, how this testing can influence your HYROX training, the steps you can be...

In this episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast I chat with Clare Rafferty. Clare wears many hats in the world of HYROX. She is an athlete, a coach, an ambassador, a race director and part of the Global Master team! In this episode she shares more about her roles in HYROX, her running training, how the sport has helped her from a mental perspective and lots and lots of great coaching advice! You can follow Clare on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/clare_rafferty_/ 🏅 This episode is supported...

In this episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast, HYROX co-founder Mo Fuerste is back to explain everything you need to know about the all-new HYROX Pro Doubles Elite 15 competition, as well as discuss the new rule changes for this season, the growth of the sport, and the qualifying process for the HYROX World Championships! It's a great, informative chat about all the changes coming up in this great sport! 🏅 This episode is supported by MyProtein who sell a huge range of supplements, many of which...

In this week’s episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast I get to speak with Lukas Storath (@lukefithyrox). Lukas is a bit of a HYROX legend. He was the first man to break 60mins in the Pro division, and was the winner of the first ever HYROX World Championship (in Oberhausen). But at the age of 44 he continues to perform at the highest level in the sport. He was the winner of last season’s Last Chance Qualifier in Anaheim, he is the 40-44 age group Pro world record holder and is part of the mixed...

In this episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast, we get to speak with Paul Gillingham. Paul is one of the most experienced HYROX athletes in the world. At the time of writing he’s completed 39 races, in 12 countries, and has competed at the last 3 World Championships. He is one of the top performing athletes in his age group, and is part of the over 40 age group Mixed Relay World Record team. He has also been a personal trainer for 18 years and is the coach who works with our clients at Rox Lyfe,...

In this week’s episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast I get to speak with Marc Dean (@marcdean_). Marc won the Men’s Doubles at the 2024 HYROX World Championships in Nice, along with Jake Dearden (who has also recently been on the show), against some incredibly strong competition, winning in a time of 52:34. He is a seriously impressive athlete with his eyes set on the Elite 15 – despite having 4 children to look after, and working full time. In this chat we talk about his experience winning the...

In this episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast we get to speak with Kieran Reilly (@kieranbmxreilly). Kieran has just won a silver medal in BMX at the 2024 Paris Olympics. At just 23, Kieran is a truly incredible athlete, who can pull off tricks on his bike that only he has ever landed! In this chat we talk about his experience at the Olympics, what is takes to be an Olympian, his experience of completing the first ever “triple flair”, his HYROX racing, his mindset, and lots more. I absolutely...

In this episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast, we get to hear from Camilla Massa (@camillamassa.athlete). Camilla was part of the Elite 15 at this year's HYROX World Championships in Nice, she was the overall AG winner in the 22/23 season, and her Pro Women PB is 62 minutes! In this chat we talk about her sporting background, the changes she made to her training in the weeks leading up to her incredible performance in Anaheim that qualified her for the Elite 15, how she uses glucose monitoring to...

In this episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast I get to chat with Chris Woolley (@_chriswoolley_). Chris is a fantastic Australian athlete who has been competing in HYROX for many years now. In this chat we talk about how he nearly broke the Murph world record, how he structures his training week, the benefits of stair climbing for HYROX, his sleep tips that help him train like a beast while working as a firefighter, his little known training tips to help clear lactate and improve his compromised...

In this episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast I get to chat with John Singleton. John is a coach and osteopath who has been coaching some of the world’s most competitive athletes since 2007, many of which have gone to the CrossFit Games. He is now coaching Mikaela Norman, one of the top female athletes in HYROX (who has been on this podcast too) and we had a fantastic chat about training, the differences between CrossFit and HYROX, where he thinks the sports are heading, and the work he’s been...

In this episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast I chat with HYROX Co-Founder Mo Fuerste all about changes to the qualifying process for the Elite races in the 2024/25 HYROX season. We look at the Elite 15 Major races, including where they will be held and how to qualify for them, the Last Chance Qualifier (which gives everyone an opportunity to make their way into the Elite race at the World Championships, even if they haven’t raced in a Major), and what the changes in the process are versus the...

In this episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast we speak with Brakken Kraker (@brakkenkraker). You may have heard Brakken on the Race Brain podcast, or his Running Public podcast. He is a fantastic athlete who, amongst many other achievements – plenty of which we get to in this episode – has run a 51minute HYROX mens doubles (which he did along with Rich Ryan who has been on this podcast a couple of times). He’s also a very knowledgeable coach – especially on the running side - and in this episode...

In this week's episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast I'm chatting with Gareth Timmins (@garethtimminsauthor). Gareth is a HYROX athlete and an ex Royal Marine commando. He's been on the show previously when he spoke to us about his experiences in HYROX and his first book - “Becoming the 0.1%” - which was the diary account of the brutal training regime for Royal Marine selection. It was a hugely popular episode and I’m very excited to have him back on to talk about his new book – “The 0.1% academy”...

In this week’s episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast I get to speak with Hunter McIntyre (@huntthesheriff). Hunter the current HYROX World Record holder in the Pro division with a time of 53:22. He won the HYROX world championship in 2022 and 2023, and had been favourite for the 2024 race in Nice, but ultimately finished 5th in a performance well below his expectations. In this, his first and only podcast interview since then, we talk about the race in Nice, why he thinks he didn’t perform as well...

In this episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast, I get to chat with Meg Martin (@megsutherland) Meg recently became the HYROX Mixed Doubles world champion in her age group – along with her husband Will Martin – when they finished in a time of 54:58 in Nice. At the time that was only her second ever HYROX race. The day before we recorded this Meg also finished 2nd overall in the open in Melbourne. But not only is she an impressive athlete but at the age of 26 has already done so much. She’s set up...

In this week’s episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast I get to speak with Jake Dearden (@jakedearden_). Jake was part of the fastest men’s doubles team at the 2024 HYROX World Championships in Nice, (along with marcdean_), beating out a lot of very strong competition. He was also the winner of the men’s pro in New York, he is a HYROX master trainer, and he completed an incredible 11 HYROX races in one weekend in London. In this chat we talk about those achievements, all the work he does, his...

In this week’s episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast we get to speak with Michael Sandbach (@sandy6000 on Instagram). Sandy – as he’s commonly known – recently finished 2nd in the Elite race at the 2024 HYROX World Championships in Nice. He was a major part in helping to make it probably the best race we’ve seen in HYROX in a seriously impressive performance. To top off his weekend in Nice, Sandy also captained England to the win in the first ever HYROX Mixed Relay World Championship. And it’s...

In this week’s episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast, I get to speak with the new 2024 HYROX World Champion, Alexander Rončević (@alexander.roncevic). We talk all about the epic race in Nice, his tactics, lots about his training, his recent races in Vienna (where he retained his European Championship title) and Cologne (where he broke 2 World Records), and much more. Alex is an absolute legend, he’s surely the most consistently high performing athlete in HYROX, it was a pleasure to chat with him...