By Aaron Cordy
WHEN Hyrox, the fitness craze that has taken the world by storm came to Melbourne last year, Melissa Hinchcliffe decided to convince Emma O’Keeffe to have a crack at it with little expectation than to have a bit of fun and test themselves by competing in the fast-growing sport. Little did they know the event was a world champion qualifying tournament, in which they came runners up. The pair are off to take on the world in Nice, France in June this year.
“I did a bit of training in Hyrox at BFT (local gym) here in Shepparton to have a go at competing in it. I didn’t feel I could do solo competition, so I dragged Emma into it, and we entered our age group,” said Melissa.
“We didn’t even know there were world championships,” added Emma.
Hyrox combines running and functional workouts. Individuals or pairs run 1km, spot and do a workout set and repeat eight times. For team events, the pair could share the workout reps, but both had to do each of the runs.
No matter the result, Melissa and Emma are hooked. Once they get back from France, there’s a two-week break and then back to Melbourne for another World Championship qualifier.
