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Hyrox<\/p>\nHyrox<\/p>\n
Annie Reid was looking for a new challenge at the start of the year and decided to take on a Hyrox race<\/p>\n
A 74-year-old woman said she had been given a “once in a lifetime chance” after she qualified for the Hyrox World Championships.<\/p>\n
Annie Reid, from Bulmer, Essex, has always been active, but started training at a gym in Lavenham, Suffolk a few years ago and wanted a new challenge.<\/p>\n
She began training for a Hyrox race, which involves running and a mixture of workout stations, before competing at an event in London earlier this month.<\/p>\n
Mrs Reid was shocked to hear she had qualified for the world championships in Stockholm, Sweden, next June, but said she would “grab” the opportunity.<\/p>\n
“I’d heard about Hyrox and I thought it looked interesting, but then I thought I can’t do that because it means you’ve got to run 8km,” Mrs Reid said.<\/p>\n
The athlete spoke with her trainer, Vicky Edwards at E3 Fitness, about the possibility of competing and was given the belief she was capable.<\/p>\n
“I felt very lucky to have someone who believed in my abilities at a time when I wasn’t sure whether I could,” Mrs Reid said.<\/p>\n
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Hyrox<\/p>\n
Hyrox races involve 100 wall balls that see the participant throw them into the air on to a target<\/p>\n
Throughout the year the pair worked on Mrs Reid’s running endurance and strength to prepare for the race that involves eight legs, each with a 1km run followed by a fitness exercise such as sled pushes, sled pulls, rowing and kettlebell walks.<\/p>\n
Mrs Reid said she paced herself and was not so much worried about a time, instead wanting to complete the race, but finished in 2:11:56.<\/p>\n
A few days after the Hyrox London event, Mrs Reid received an email explaining she had qualified for the world championships.<\/p>\n
“It is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to take part in this event, so I’m just going to go and grab it,” she said.<\/p>\n
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Vicky Edwards<\/p>\n
Vicky Edwards travelled to London to support Mrs Reid in her Hyrox event <\/p>\n
Mrs Edwards said they often described each of Mrs Reid’s training sessions as her “paying into her health pension”.<\/p>\n
“To see Annie not only complete her first Hyrox at 74, but then qualify for the world championships in Stockholm, has been an incredible testament to what structured, age-appropriate training can achieve,” she said.<\/p>\n
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