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We brought the crew to Chicago and stepped onto Navy Pier for the HYROX Pro Division Team Race—both of us…and our wives. Here’s the full, honest debrief: the nerves, the pacing traps, the stations that helped us surge (top 1% on sled push/pull), and the places HYROX reminded us who’s in charge (spoiler: running—it’s ~70–75% of your day in teams).

We share our exact approach, what we’d change immediately, and real numbers you can benchmark:

• Finish: 1:09:59 (111/568 overall; top 25 in age group)
• What “run slow, work fast” looked like in practice
• Why the rock zone is where people quietly lose minutes
• Partner signals that save legs and time
• How to fuel and warm up when your heat is hours after you arrive
• The station-by-station plan that worked (and where it backfired)

Whether you’re eyeing your first HYROX or trying to shave minutes, you’ll walk away with a clear plan to pace the runs, attack the sleds, manage transitions, and avoid the rookie mistakes we made so you don’t have to.

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