# @bret_gornik on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DTFwmctDpkk
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/61605757-bret-gornik-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/3139888aaa.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-01-04T13:15:54.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Bret Gornik (@bret_gornik) — https://gondola.cc/bret_gornik

## Caption

The worst thing you can do in your HYROX training
Skip your running

Nothing will sabotage your race faster.

HYROX is eight one kilometer runs broken up by stations. That means your aerobic system is under stress for over half the race. If you skip running in training, your heart rate never settles, your breathing never recovers, and your pace collapses when it matters most.

Strength does not save you here.
Conditioning classes do not save you here.
Being tough does not save you here.

Running builds the engine that clears lactate, stabilizes heart rate, and allows you to repeat effort again and again. Without it, every station feels harder and every run gets slower.

Most athletes avoid running because it exposes weaknesses. That is exactly why it works.

You do not need to love running.
You do need to respect it.

If you want to be competitive in HYROX, running cannot be optional. It is the foundation everything else sits on.

#HYROX #HYROXTraining #HybridAthlete #RunTraining #HybridRacing

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## Tags

hyroxtraining, hyrox, runtraining, hybridathlete, hybridracing

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