If thereâs one thing I took from my first
@hyroxca itâs this: shit happens, laugh, and keep going đ
Competition and racing feel serious enough. You already put enough pressure on yourself through the prep, the workouts, the pace goals, the grind. Itâs a serious process, and the reward is feeling yourself grow stronger, faster and sharper. But you train so much and so hard that it's easy to forget the point is to enjoy it, not just survive it.
But mannn⌠life has a way of throwing curveballs and humbling you. Nothing TRULY prepares you for the work it takes to outdo yourself on your first race day. Youâll find yourself questioning everything mid-race, your mind testing if youâre really ready to lay it all on the floor.
In my case, I got blessed with a lovely souvenir from Indonesia, a case of Bali belly just before the race (plus some jet lag from my trip back). So yeah, my prep didnât include that part. But yo, mama didnât raise no quitter đ¤
The worst part? Having to step out mid-race to âdrop the kids off at the pool.â Once daddy handled business, it was game on again đŤĄ
Honestly, if my wife wasnât there cheering me on, I mightâve called it quits right there. But there was no way Iâd let down my #1 supporter â¤ď¸
And to my brother
@johnn_a9 , no one else Iâd rather have by my side for this one. From joking about it to signing up for the Pro Division on our first try, we really did it. We trained, we suffered, we laughed, and we crossed that line together brother. Something Iâll always cherish about our friendship and love for the grind. The real victory was in the shared experience đ¤
Big love to the
@chelseaathletica crew for being there to support us and for the swag, loved repping yâall. Got my appetite for HYROX-style workouts from the Barn, and look where itâs taken us đ¤
Hamdellah, made it out scot-free on this one.
Ottawa HYROX, May 2026, Inshallah đ¤â¨