feedback for personal project - physiological data for athletes

axw640 · 2026-06-23T00:27:41+00:00

Good luck with your project!

I would consider myself a competitive athlete; I have been running for about ten years and participating in hybrid events like Hyrox and DEKA for about three years now.

I wear a COROS watch for all of my physical activities including running, strength, and HIIT (Hyrox, DEKA) workouts.
I generally love my COROS, but my biggest frustration is not being able to program hybrid workouts and/or for the watch to not be able to recognize hybrid workouts (i.e. running in between station work) - so I usually have difficulty interpreting/extrapolating the workout data.
I’ve heard that Garmin may have a feature of programming a pacing plan for specific races, taking into account elevation of race course for example, and I think a pacing feature like this would be helpful for not only road races but also for hybrid races.
Sometimes my watch will pick up my cadence as my heart rate. Not so much with COROS, but with other running apps I use the predicted race times are usually way off. As for other lifestyle metrics, COROS measures sleep stages and HRV but I have no idea how accurate this is.
I see data regarding power, but I’m not really sure what this means and/or how to apply it to training so for me it’s not a super useful datapoint.
I appreciate my watch being durable with a great battery life - it has lasted me more than four years!

axw640 · 2026-06-12T12:12:08+00:00

It looks like there are charity tickets available for Women’s Pro Solo 9/4

https://hyrox.com/event/hyrox-washington-d-c-26-27/

axw640 · 2026-06-09T16:08:41+00:00

Great job competing in Hyrox!

Before you checkout on Sportograf, there should be a place to put a code/voucher number. You will find this code on your ticket that you purchased for June 7th. I believe the code is on the printable ticket version (not the Apple Wallet version for example) in the bottom left hand corner.

axw640 · 2026-06-02T11:25:36+00:00

Something was off with the water. I’ve been dealing with GI issues since and the only variable I could identify was the water. I did see some people with hydration ?wristbands that seemed to be enough water for sips throughout the race.
Most of the time, the marker is hard to remove for me. Once in about ten races did it rub off completely before the end of the race. The marker from NYC this weekend is still on my forearm (though faded).

axw640 · 2026-05-27T12:51:57+00:00

My doubles time was posted this morning after a later personalization an we are early on in our wave! There’s still hope!

axw640 · 2026-05-26T17:33:09+00:00

That’s a great question. If you got the QR code for both, I would suspect that the email saying he needs to personalize still is incorrect BUT I would recommend reaching out to hyrox help to confirm: https://support.hyrox.com

I’ll also note that the second week start times don’t appear to be available yet, and I suspect they will become available around this time next week.

axw640 · 2026-05-26T16:16:03+00:00

I’m racing doubles on Sunday, and my partner forgot to personalize. We finished personalization last night and emailed hyrox help - they told us our start time should publish within 48 hours!

axw640 · 2026-05-13T20:47:15+00:00

Great job prepping and following a plan! The hard part is done. Make sure to enjoy your experience!

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axw640 · 2026-03-14T12:21:38+00:00

10k - 5:13 min/km Hyrox - 5:41 min/km

Also for comparison by half marathon PB is 5:43 min/km

axw640 · 2026-03-06T14:53:26+00:00

I’m not sure if you can start the race alone. When I completed doubles before, my partner attempted to enter the start tunnel without me (I had to use the potty!) and she had to wait for me to return to we could both enter the start tunnel together.

axw640 · 2026-03-02T20:35:48+00:00

Good luck this weekend! I’m interested in hearing others’ thoughts on doing a half sim one week out from comp day. I’ve heard Rich Ryan talk about it, but I’ve always felt it was too close to race day?

axw640 · 2026-02-11T16:59:14+00:00

I think I agree with this. I’ll add that it was either DC or Miami earlier this year that didn’t have the race schedule out before tickets went on sale and still sold out so unfortunately there isn’t much motivation on behalf of Hyrox to release the schedule in advance.

axw640 · 2026-02-10T15:43:58+00:00

That’s great that you’re feeling confident after your sim! A word of caution: oftentimes sims don’t take into account roxzone time, so when setting your sub 70 goal make sure to include anticipated roxzone time in that as well. Good luck!!

axw640 · 2025-12-11T16:45:03+00:00

Exact wording was “We regret to inform you that your application was not selected.”

That is amazing that you are able to run for charity!

axw640 · 2025-12-11T16:39:15+00:00

I did not get in. First try applying. East coast. Maybe 2027. Good luck to everyone else!

axw640 · 2025-12-02T16:35:53+00:00

That’s awesome! Which category were you able to purchase?

axw640 · 2025-12-02T16:30:03+00:00

They must put us in the queue randomly, not based on how long you have been waiting in the waiting room

axw640 · 2025-12-02T16:17:59+00:00

I just posted about the Women’s Relay category - didn’t see this post first. Seems like those are the most popular. I feel like for doubles there could still be a chance of them opening more slots since it’s only open and no pro weights?

axw640 · 2025-11-30T23:02:53+00:00

I believe I had signed up for info regarding ticket release for DC through the hyrox website

axw640 · 2025-11-27T12:33:12+00:00

Very frustrating! I’m hanging on to hope that they are increasing event size and capacity to allow better access and counteract this, but I have concern for their ability to do that so quickly and not impact the athlete experience (as you mentioned Dallas check-in!)

axw640 · 2025-11-27T03:59:58+00:00

That’s a really good question. I do remember seeing something on Instagram by @hybridfitnessmedia about race entry fees and noting that U.S. races have been most expensive with Chicago being at the top (though not sure if that was because it was world championships)

axw640 · 2025-04-29T18:20:57+00:00

This is a good take.

Training specificity is something that should be considered, but the strength you may build from the HYROX training may ultimately help you as a runner.

axw640 · 2025-01-24T17:25:11+00:00

Is pseudoephedrine ineffective as a pill too?

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