I was looking for my next marathon race in 2022, when I first discovered Hyrox in one of these event lists. It was still a couple of months away and in Frankfurt, which was only one hour drive from my home town. Running and Lifting was kind of always my thing , so I thought, I’ll give it a try.

Hyrox is addictive

I prepared my first race without any special Hyrox equipment. It was really tough and I was at the edge of giving up three times: burpees, lunges and wallballs. I was totally exhausted, when I completed my first race. Nevertheless, since then I got addicted to Hyrox.

One day I want to be on that podium. You won’t make it; you are too old!

Ibuild my own Hyrox Gym with the original equipment: medicine Ball, Skierg, Rowing Machine, Sledge, Sandbags, Kettlebells, even a curved Treadmill. I stopped playing soccer and even stopped running marathons. Just to focus on the one thing: Hyrox. I trained six days a week, twice a day at the weekends. I consumed tons of protein powder and creatin.

I travelled Asia

Hyrox was more than competing for me. It was a way to travel and discover Asia.I spent a fortune traveling to all these places, but definitely every cent spent was worth it. Being in a foreign country, discovering new places, experiencing different cultures and tasting local cuisine, does something to you in an unconscious way. It expands your horizon and hence triggers creativity and new ideas.

Singapore, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand, India, Australia, New Zealand.

I even almost won my race in Beijing. Unfortunately, as I am not able to count to two, I ran one lap too much 😫! Yet, I still made it 3rd and podium. However, the 2nd was only 10 seconds and the 1st two minutes faster than me. I think it is fair to say that without my stupid mistake, I might have won that race. So what, we all do mistakes and at least I have this one picture with me on the podium holding this flag. This was one of the happiest moment in my life and even of my fans.

5 years, 10 Countries, 20 Races, 6 x Top 10, 1 Podium

Competing in Hyrox was just not only exciting for me, but also for my fans. They came to most of my races, holding up signs with my name and cheering for me. In my last race in Bangalore, seven fans came to support me. Some of them even took an overnight bus to travel all the way to the race. Thank you so much!

But now it is time to retire and get out of the Hyrox Bubble. Time for my next passion: YummyCups.