{"id":402264,"date":"2026-04-20T20:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/402264\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T20:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:35:09","slug":"karen-koster-so-proud-as-she-complets-first-hyrox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/402264\/","title":{"rendered":"Karen Koster &#8216;so proud&#8217; as she complets first Hyrox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Karen Koster has said she &#8216;may never shut up&#8217; after she completed her first-ever Hyrox this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Hyrox is a fitness phenomenon that has been taking the world by storm, comprising an 8km run along with eight workout stations.<\/p>\n<p>The form of exercise has become immensely popular in the last year or so, with Karen among those hopping on the Hyrox train this weekend.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/karenkoster4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2134045\"  \/>Pic: Instagram\/ Karen Koster<\/p>\n<p>The Virgin Media star took part in Hyrox Malaga alongside her sister-in-law Emily McGuire, with the women finishing 28th in their age category.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.instagram.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">social media <\/a>, Karen shared some photos from the milestone moment, including a shot from outside the Palacio de Ferias y Congresos de M\u00e1laga, where the event took place.<\/p>\n<p>Another snap saw Karen and Emily posing alongside a sign which read: &#8216;MY FIRST HYROX.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/karenkoster2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2134046\"  \/>Pic: Instagram\/ Karen Koster<\/p>\n<p>The blonde beauties both wore black shorts, with Karen opting for a dark pink top and her sister-in-law going for a lighter pink top.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We did a Hyrox, and I may never shut up about it!&#8217; Karen shared, &#8216;What started as a spontaneous suggestion with my sis-in-law Emily in January, backed up by zero research, we made our way to Malaga and did something I genuinely never thought possible. So proud of us!<\/p>\n<p>Karen went on to thank the coaches she trained with during preparation, and paid tribute to Emily, noting: &#8216;There&#8217;s literally no one else in the world who could get me up for 6 am classes in January.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/karenkoster1.jpg\" alt=\"Karen Koster\" class=\"wp-image-2134047\"  \/>Pic: Instagram\/ Karen Koster<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;ll lunge all day for you, if you&#8217;ll always finish the wall balls.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Friends and followers took to the comments, with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.extra.ie\/tag\/ireland-am\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.extra.ie\/tag\/ireland-am\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Ireland AM<\/a> presenter Tommy Bowe praising: &#8216;Class. Well done.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Greg O&#8217;Shea added: &#8216;Let&#8217;s gooooooo. Well done, awesome to see.&#8217; While  radio presenter <a href=\"http:\/\/evoke.ie\/tag\/claire-byrne\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Claire Byrne<\/a> lauded: &#8216;Congrats Karen!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Next stop &#8230;Ironman! Would you be up for the challenge, Karen?<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Karen Koster has said she &#8216;may never shut up&#8217; after she completed her first-ever Hyrox this weekend. 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