HYROX Intel

Perspectives on the sport. Written by our Athletes, and our Founders.

Hyrox Intel

The Certification Race: Making Sense of New HYROX Coaching Courses

New HYROX coaching certifications are worth understanding but not worshipping: as of 2026 the sport is young enough t... more

How a Sport Develops Best Practice: Lessons From Triathlon's First Decade

A sport develops best practice the same way every young discipline has: borrowed methods give way to sport-specific e... more

The Economics of Elite Coaching: Why the Best Coaches Have No Spots

The best HYROX coaches have no spots because elite coaching is a fixed-supply business: a coach only has so many hour... more

Why We Encoded Our Coaching Into Software Instead of Selling More Hours

We encoded THETA's coaching into software because a human coach can only hold a few dozen athletes at once, while the... more

What HYROX Coaching Will Look Like in Five Years

In five years HYROX coaching will be far more data-driven, specialised and personalised: expect settled periodisation... more

Why Race Experience Matters in a HYROX Coach

Race experience matters in a HYROX coach because the race is decided by things you only understand from inside it — c... more