# @bret_gornik on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DT5TyJjDgf2
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/61605639-bret-gornik-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-01-24T13:42:53.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Bret Gornik (@bret_gornik) — https://gondola.cc/bret_gornik

## Caption

HYROX is not what it looks like on social media

All you see online are sleds, wall balls, burpees, and heavy work.
What you don’t see is that those stations are only 8 out of 16 total segments of the race.

Half the race is running.
Eight one kilometer runs decide your time.

The stations get the views.
The running decides the results.

If you train HYROX like it’s mostly strength with a little running mixed in, you will feel great early and fade hard late. That’s not a toughness issue. That’s a preparation issue.

You have to run more.

Here are two examples of running workouts that actually prepare you for HYROX.

Workout 1: Aerobic run
60 to 75 minutes easy
Comfortable pace
Heart rate under control
This builds the engine that lets you recover between stations.

Workout 2: Compromised running
3 rounds
Row 1k
Run 1k at race pace
Rest 2 to 3 minutes

This teaches your body to re lock into pace after fatigue and manage heart rate under stress.

HYROX is a running race with stations mixed in.
Train like it and the race feels completely different.

#HYROX #HYROXTraining #HybridAthlete #RunTraining #HybridRacing

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hybridathlete, hybridracing, hyrox, hyroxtraining, runtraining

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