A group of Berwick locals have pushed their bodies to the limit as part of an endurance event.
Taking place on Saturday 26 August, the event involved competitors from across the state filling out the Melbourne Showgrounds combining running and functional workout stations across four different categories.
Body Fit Training Berwick studio owner Baelee Kireka-Mark said the event consisted of eight one-kilometre runs with a functional workout station following each run.
“To support its expansion into the Asia Pacific region, Hyrox partnered with Body Fit Training (BFT) who are now the official training partner to the fitness racing event and provide a specific training program for their members that are competing, in the lead up to the event,” she said.
“This Hyrox specific training took place for 10 weeks prior to the event, every Sunday, to provide the members with the preparation required to take on the event.
“Our training at BFT is aligned very closely with the sport of Hyrox itself, hence the partnership, so our members are very well conditioned to the demands of the event.”
Ms Kireka-Mark said the training program required hard work from the competitors
“The hard work they put into their Sunday sessions took a lot of extra commitment and dedication to build the endurance required for the event which can take anywhere upwards of 90 minutes,” she said.
“BFT Berwick had over 30 members, aged from 17 to 62, compete across the solo, doubles, and relay divisions.
“It was great to see every one of our athletes not just cross the finish line, but achieve great finishing times as well.”
Ms Kireka-Mark said the teams and duos combined members of different ages, members and coaches competing alongside each other.
Individuals who had never done anything like this before competing in the event entirely on their own,” she said.
“We were extremely proud of all of our members who competed on the day and grateful for those who came down to support them.
“Our members are already looking forward to next year’s event, and we are sure we will have even more members representing BFT Berwick at the next Hyrox race.”
