Hyrox Fitness Race breaks new ground in Hong Kong as organisers set sights on Asia expansion – ‘this is just the stepping stone’
- ‘A lot of fun and sweat,’ says 27-year-old marketing executive Jasmie Mong who joined inaugural race with group of friends from Strength Culture
- Organiser Richard Cowley said event had broken all expectations and set a positive tone for its future in Hong Kong and across the region
A 1,000-strong group of brave competitors faced muscle cramps, body aches, stitches and a whole lot of sweat on Saturday for the inaugural Hyrox Fitness Race.
Held as part of the Hong Kong Fitness + Wellness Expo taking place at AsiaWorld-Expo, Hyrox is a new style of competition that incorporates running, jumping, sledge pushing, burpees and throwing medicine balls.
It’s not for the faint-hearted.
“I have no idea why I joined, I was regretting it the whole way,” said 30-year-old recruitment consultant Jeff Mang who signed up with his partner Mavis Chan. “But once I finished it was all worth it.”
He was, of course, joking and said it was a new challenge they were both looking to tackle after competing in last year’s Spartan Race. Mang, who usually spends his time weight training, had some sound advice for future competitors.
“If people are thinking about doing this race, I recommend months of training beforehand. Obviously mine was not enough.”
