CrossFitters have been dabbling in HYROX racing since it gained popularity in the United States just a few years ago. And from February 1-2, 2025, many of the sport’s fittest athletes took to the course in Las Vegas, NV.
Remind me: The HYROX Las Vegas Major featured athletes in the Elite 15 trying to qualify for the World Championship. Meanwhile, hundreds of other athletes were also there to compete in the regular divisions, including 2024 Fittest Man on Earth, James Sprague, and two-time Fittest Man on Earth, Justin Medeiros.
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Sprague competed in the Pro division and finished with a time of 1:03:35. As a comparison, the top time for the Elite 15 men’s division was 00:56:15 by Dylan Scott.
- “I think there’s a big stigma in the CrossFit world that this sport is easy and [it’s] not at all. Come humble yourself and try it,” Sprague said in a post-race interview.
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Most other notable CrossFit athletes competed in a pairs division. Medeiros competed with girlfriend and fellow elite CrossFitter Ellie Turner. The pair got 58:46:00 in the mixed doubles division.
- Chandler Smith paired up with Dylan Scott to take on the pro doubles division. They had a blistering time of 56:36.
- Jessi Smith, Chandler Smith’s wife, paired up with fellow Games athlete Lauren Stallwood to compete in the pro doubles division as well. They finished in 1:05:07.
- Teen athlete turned elite individual Trista Smith paired up with her friend Jordan Willis for a time of 1:14:19.
- Games athletes Emily Rethwill and Phillip Muscarella raced in the doubles division. They finished with a very speedy time of 58:00.
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Morning Chalk Up’s very own Scotty Freymond competed alongside Daniel Robbins in the pro doubles division. The duo finished at 01:20.
- Five-time Fittest Man on Earth Mat Fraser also competed alongside longtime friend and former manager Matt O’keefe. The pair finished the race at 01:08.
- Fraser’s wife, Sammy Moniz, also competed in the doubles division with Preslie Hirsch. Moniz is pregnant with their second child.
This not-so-new fitness race is taking the fitness industry by storm, with affiliates offering HYROX classes and some even becoming certified HYROX training gyms.
Morning Chalk Up spoke to John Singleton, the founder of The Progrm and a leading coach in the CrossFit space, for a three-part series on incorporating HYROX into a CrossFit gym.
He’s an official digital fitness partner with HYROX and shares his tips and expertise here.
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