12/05/2026
It all started with a conversation and one, “Oh, that sounds fun, I'm in.”
At the Buff & Flo Christmas party, one of the other trainers was talking about signing up for Hyrox. As someone who is still trying to run a half-marathon in every state, but also hadn’t taken on a big physical challenge in a while, I was intrigued. I felt ready to push myself again. I hadn't taken on a meaningful challenge since my surgery in 2023.
Then my partner had a conflict, and I was asking everyone to step in as my partner. Needless to say, I got some "girl, are you crazy" vibes. But alas! Victoria jumped in to be my savior, and I thought, great. We're both trainers. She’s a fitness baddy. I’m a fitness baddy. Clearly, we’ve got this.
Wrong.
So.....So wrong.
The first dedicated HYROX training session I took, I genuinely thought I was going to die. I was convinced I had made a huge mistake. Who the F actually was doing this for fun.
I thought I was in shape. I mean, I work out multiple times a week, sometimes multiple times a day. I teach, lift, run.
Surely, I could survive this.
Humble pie, served hot on a cold Saturday morning. Sitting in my truck, wondering why I still thought I could do whatever and survive.
But I came back.
My “oh crap, what have I done?” moment met my stubborn Ta**us attitude and turned into, “Okay, let’s see what we can do.”
I said to myself what I say to many of my clients: Just show up. Just finish. Who cares what everyone else is doing?
I really believe that if you do not challenge yourself, you do not change. Not your body. Not your mind. Not your confidence. Not your attitude.
I have a front-row seat to plenty of people who are perfectly content staying mediocre. Comfortable. Coasting. Status quo forever.
That’s not me. That will never be me. If I coast too long, I start to lose myself. I need the next challenge. I need the thing that makes me uncomfortable enough to grow. There are plenty of ordinary people out there, and that is lovely for them. Not me.
We haven’t even raced yet, and we already signed up to do it again in October.
With only a few weeks left in training, I’m honestly grateful that one ill-timed “of course I can do that” pushed me into something hard.
Because it is absolutely making me stronger at a time when I need it more than ever.
And not just in a lifting weights kind of way. So if you needed a reason to do something new, here is your nudge.
