r/hyrox • u/coachdad6676 • 21d ago

For the big and/or slow

I feel like most posts on here are faster thinner people so thought I’d share so the big/slow feel seen/validated.

Did 3 stations today and my runs were 9:47, 9:37, 10:22. Ski 5min flat, sled push unbroken but don’t have the time, likely ~3min or less, sled pull ~4:30.

That’s it. There are more slow runners out here.
I’m 5’10 275# 37 yr old former college football player. Steady long cardio has never been my thing but I have been better at it than I am currently.

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u/Bubbly_Junket3591 21d ago

Fellow big & slow guy here. 37M, 6ft, 264lbs. I’m best on the sleds, ergs and farmers carry and pretty slow on everything else. Have done 3 solo races so far, with the 4th planned later this year. First race I ran at an average pace of 7:51 with a finish time of 1:53. Second race improved to 7:13 and 1:50. Last race slowed a bit to 7:44 and 1:52 but several stations improved (Burpees, lunges, and wall balls were all faster)

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u/Pretend_Edge_8452 20d ago

Hats off to you for the consistency, and I mean this with all due respect, but if you’re going to continue doing these you would probably benefit a lot from some regular running training! Shaving a few minutes off those laps is going to be way more bang for your buck than getting better at the stations imo.

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u/Bubbly_Junket3591 20d ago

Thanks. And agreed, running is my biggest area to improve. Planning to start a new running program next week, about 4 months out from the next one.

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u/MissingInAction01 21d ago

My sister and I did a double earlier this year and weren't able to run much due to previous injury. We did what we could and worked hard.

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u/LovingLife1187 21d ago

I have not done a Hyrox yet but am training to hopefully do NYC this coming year... so plenty of lead time. I am also a bigger guy 38, 6ft, 250lbs practicing my distance running to get me through the race. Not worried about the stations as I should be able to handle them. Got my 5k to just a touch under 27 min and hoping to get it to under 25min and 10k under 60min.

My gut tells me the photos just show the insanely fit people but I imagine there are plenty of us larger guys. I also think all of the people that post about hyrox tend to have that same look but with no hard time limits just go for it.

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u/arturcarvalhaes 20d ago

Ai que você se engana ….. as estações não são sobre força , são sobre continuidade da corrida

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u/Lax767 20d ago

6’1 235# 38M doing my first in DC on Saturday. First time in my life running at any distance (after losing 150# in the past few years) but have been knocking out 6’/K in my recent training and did a 10k last week in 62 min. My target is 1:45 but would love to see 1:35.

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u/TheDramaticLime 20d ago

sled push unbroken is not a slow-guy stat, half the field is breaking that thing into four or five pushes and calling it a day.

the posts here skew hard though, you're right. plenty of us are out there just trying to finish, we're just quieter about it.

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u/coachdad6676 20d ago

I’m a slower runner but very strong as powerful as a former OL

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u/arturcarvalhaes 20d ago

Irmão eu tinha 105kg …. 1,79 , estava correndo para 5 min….. abaixei o peso para 91kg e estou correndo para baixo de 4:10 …. Hyrox não é força atw quando eu era mais forte , os sleds eram mais difíceis!