An interview with James Kelly, shortly after he won the Men’s Pro race in Birmingham on 15th October 2022. This was his debut in HYROX, and made him one of the first ever people to break the 60mins mark on their debut!

We have a really good chat about his sporting background, how he found HYROX, what his plans are for the future, how he trains, and some insight into how fast he can run, and how much he can lift.

00:00 Introduction

02:39 James’ sporting background

10:43 How he found his first race

14:04 How James had prepped for HYROX (and his running and weight training)

18:50 What he plans to change with his training now he has experienced a HYROX event

22:06 Training Frequency

23:57 His age

25:08 How fast is James (and more on his running training)

30:54 How strong is James (using popular metrics)

35:12 Listener questions (including favourite workout tune)

39:09 Future HYROX plans

41:09 James’ online coaching

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