Rachel Joy Fitness (2026)

16/03/2026

🏅Medal Monday 🏅
My clients medals- not mine

Super proud of these 🤩
Getting alongside clients chasing after their goals and coaching them to make it happen is very rewarding 😊

Over the past few months, I've been coaching a whole range of runners for this race 🏁

Some had never done a Half Marathon before - 13.1 miles was a HUGE achievement 💪

Some wanted to improve a past time and enjoy the whole experience 🏃🏽‍♂️

Others are targeting a marathon and using this as a 🔑 session

Very different goals 🎯

As a coach, I tailor support to each individual

It's usually a combination of S&C, injury prevention, nutrition, training plans, key sessions, and race day strategy 🏁

Every person is different, which is why bespoke coaching meets them where they are

And supports each individual to bridge the gap to where they want to be 👣

Nothing better for a coach than seeing clients hit their goals

Enjoying the process

And seeing the happy faces ☺️

If coaching sounds like something you need
Drop me a DM for more info

15/03/2026

Hyrox 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Glasgow
1.03 Mixed Doubles 💪💪 Race recap

Ultra day from start to finish
Doing a Hyrox was the easy bit 🤣

But we had a lot of FUN 😁
And that is what it's all about

Separate post coming on the ultra adventure soon 👀

I actually don't remember much about the race 🤔 it was a tiny fraction of the day

I never intended to debut a Mixed Doubles this season

However, when race partner dropped out- he asked if I'd be up for dragging him round🤝

It was always going to be a Fun race

Phat is deep in marathon training 🏃🏻so he set the pace

His new Supershoes were super speedy at I was chasing him at times 🚀

We split stations roughly 50:50 in the first half

His quad cramped on the row so we slowed and I took more of the load to let him recover

I ran off with the KBs 🤣

We smashed the Wall Balls- not a single NO REP 🥳

It's definitely the most enjoyable Hyrox I've done 😊

Because if it's not enjoyable, why do it?

People seem to have lost sight of doing events purely for the good times and laughter along the way

Not every race needs to be a PB
*Read that again*

So much chasing and striving amongst the Hybrid Community 🙄

Can we just remember to relax and have some fun too, please?!

Especially with doubles
Team up with good people
Go make some memories ✨️

Bring the FUN to the dance floor 💃 🕺

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04/03/2026

🌅 A 'What a day to be Alive' kind of day ✨️

Such a beautiful day ☀️ that finished with the first sunset 🏃🏼‍♀️ of 2026

It was stunning 😍

Probably my favourite day of the year so far

Packed with a lot of things that make me happy 😊

I actually finished work 11am
(Much better work life balance these days)
I have FREEDOM again 🎉

😎 walk into town for food and my favourite coffee ☕️

Spent the afternoon at the Hyrox Performance Centre, preparing for some comps coming up (fast)

Quality session ft
New Row PB 💪
100 Wall Balls ✅️

Bought new race kit 🛍

Walked back before for some easy miles along the prom with amazing views

I can't remember the last sunset run it's been that long!

I ❤️ a sunset
Even better when I can run outdoors for it

12 months ago I was entirely treadmill running with my ankle injury. No outdoor runs 😭

A year on, it still flares up but I'm outside
I will be down the prom A LOT this spring/summer

Feeling a lot of gratitude for how good this year is already turning out to be 🙌

01/03/2026

February 📸 4 weeks packed with Fun
Gears have gone up 💥 full speed ahead

3 🏋🏼‍♀️ visits to the Institute of Fitness Racing .dozen.gym
2 🏆🏆WoDeadly Dozenn 2 Gym races
1 week apart

I love being part of the .dozen community 💀
Deadly Dozen incredible people and have so much support training & racing ✨️

Feb goals 🎯 I've focused on the ERG gym races, building power and volume on ski-ERG and row

Really pushed myself out of my comfort zone but consistency with anything = improvement (a couple of WRs as a bonus 🙃)

A V02 test early Feb boosted my confidence to run faster - so I have been running a ridiculous pace for intervals & SIMs 🚀
🙏 for the treadmills

Double days of training are standard with my strength sessions later in the day 💪

Chocolate features heavily in my day-to-day ⛽️
Still working through Xmas trays of Ferrero Rocher

Training hard takes a toll and I've needed more rest and recovery 😌
More sleep, regular saunas, less work, phone ignored and works onBCW-Sports-Therapyy 🙌

Still just getting started on the 2026 comps but it's going well so far 👌

It's been a FULL ON February 🔥

March, it's 👀 back on Hyrox so sleds and wall balls are on the menu

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™️training

28/02/2026

Strong women supporting each other through Hybrid training 💪 🩷

Loved having 👑 ladies come to my home city for a training session

Thank you 🙌 for giving up your Saturday to coach

The new Hyrox Performance Centre Liverpool City centre is 👌

Hybrid sessions are tough 🥵 teaming up and working hard together makes it easier

Top Teamwork 💪💪

Got some great race prep 🏁 in there with 150 Wall Balls to finish 💥

Did stay for a solo sled session afterwards on the real deal Hyrox sleds 🤩 proper kit makes a difference

Lots of motivational quotes on the wall, my kind of gym 🏋🏼‍♀️

Afternoon well spent ✨️

23/02/2026

🏆🌎World Record .dozen Ski-ERG
2 WRs, 1 week apart 💪💪
3 WRs so far this year and it's only Feb

The Ski-ERG variation swapped in 12x400m Ski-ERG +12 labours in between

A heavy upper body, aerobic workout 🥵

Relied on my fitness engine 🚗 rather than my legs

The only running was with weighted objects up and down the lanes

I don't do much ERG work in my typical training so I added in 2 ski sessions Mon + Weds to prepare, roughly 5k ski volume each

My time was slightly slower than Row ERG but with 👀 on form I was given extra 2x 5 reps penalties on sn**ch & squats

The judges are amazing and make sure
movement standards are on point 👌and technique is scrutinised

Several WRs💥were broken on Saturday
Although obliterated is a better word 💣
I knocked 13mins off the previous women's WR
dozen.gym is a hub of dedicated athletes 💀

I love watching and learning from those around me

I'm fortunate to have made friends who inspire me to dig deep, chase goals and be relentless in the pursuit of getting the best of myself 🌟

An incredible community and training base

Thank you for having me race as always 🙌

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16/02/2026

Another ☠️ World Record 🏆 (without running) .dozen
Taking over 5 minutes off the previous record - I really surprised myself 😮

This time it was Deadly RowErg 🏁

Rowing is not my strength
I'm only 5ft2 🫠 there isn't much to me to generate power

7 days ago, I'd never done more than 1k row at a time

But I'm always up for a challenge that forces me to work on weaknesses 💪

Thankfully I know a Row expert and had a coaching session with a former PE teacher on Monday Martin Smiddy

We figured out the best approach, did a 2k time trial and I hit 5k total row distance

If you want to get better at something, find people that know how to do it and are already doing it
Learn from those around you🤓
Coaches need coaches

That session built my confidence and I built my row volume training in just a week

Resulting in another WR for my collection 🏅

As always, I've areas to improve, lessons from each race and work to do

These gym races .dozen.gym are an excellent way to prepare for track events and get involved with the wider community

Recommended if you're a Hybrid Athlete

🙌 grip socks

08/02/2026

🚨 PB Alert 🚨
Huge congratulations to who ran a big 10K PB today 🏅 of 56mins

He knocked 5 mins off the same course in December 👏

Over the past few months, Martin has been coaching with me through half-marathon training 🏃🏽‍♂️ and he's going into the final weeks with his fitness at peak 🔥

We've done a variety of interval sessions that built his engine 🚗
And had me sprinting after him trying to keep up...

In addition, we switched up his gym program 🏋🏼‍♂️ and continued with injury prevention keep niggles at bay

Nutrition wise 🍽 Martin is fueling for the miles ⛽️ and simultaneously in fat loss

The past few months have been manic for Martin with work stress, uni exams and a lot going on with family at 🏡

Having running as headspace and a personal goal has been a relief from day to day life 😌

As a coach, I love seeing clients smash their goals and discover the potential they always had inside

Looking forward to seeing Martin's HM result 🚀

If you're looking for a coach or a running program, drop me a DM

01/02/2026

❄️ January highlights 📷

That was a long month!

I'm a summer girl so winter is surviving with whatever means necessary 🥶

Lots of coffee ☕️ Christmas 🍫 to fuel treadmill runs and gym training 🏋🏼‍♀️

Bulking over December built a solid foundation for January training & performance 💪

Making my debut in Hyrox Doubles was my main focus

Upping the intensity, pace and weights in sessions = more speed and power 🔥

I'm really happy with my first Hyrox PRO doubles performance of 1hr and 🥈AG considering it was a last minute substitute and scramble

First podium of 2026 🏁

In the world of .dozen I visited the Institute of Fitness .dozen.gym for their launch of gym races 🚀

It's an incredible site for training & racing and I'll be there plenty this year

Taking a (small) World Record 🌎 in their Deadly Fitness Test, without running at all, is a good baseline

Work wise, January is busy in gyms and my classes have been packed 🤯

I've ✂️ further gym classes to coach more 121 clients which gives me a much better work-life balance

I get more time for myself 😌 for people and things that matter to me

It's been an excellent start to 2026

Please February can we have some warmer weather 🙏

25/01/2026

🚀 The Hyrox PRO doubles debut that almost didn't happen 😬

Yet we pulled off a podium performance 🏁 with stepping in pretty much last minute

1.00.23 PRO Doubles Women
🥈 2nd in AG
5th overall PRO doubles women 💫

Not a single training session or conversation in person before meeting for the first time at the event

Which shows the magic ✨️ that can happen when two athletes pair up, show up and deliver on the dance floor 🫡

When my original doubles partner dropped out 2 weeks ago with flu, I reached out to who helped rescue my race 🙌

Trying to find a late substitute was no easy task

I've trained 5 weeks for doubles, upping my pace to 3.28/km 🔥 and possibly my best training block yet

I didn't want to write off the race

Georgina only started her training block 3 weeks ago but is already super strong on the stations 👊

I learnt some crucial keys from her experience as a newbie to doubles

Our race strategy was loosely scribbled ✍️ via WhatsApp and on the journey to MCR

We intended to split the stations 50/50 but I was actually fine doing a bit extra, leaving Georgina to smash the majority of Wall Balls 🧱

Teamwork 🤝

I ran slightly ahead 🏃🏼‍♀️ clearing the fast lane for Georgina coming through, keeping count of laps and starting off the stations

We averaged 4min08 for the km laps but Manchester is a multi-lap, congested course- it's not comparable to 1 lap fast courses like London

A great PRO Doubles time overall especially put together last minute

Both of us just starting out comps in January

Beginning the year in a strong place knowing there's much more to come...

Using each event as a learning opportunity

Building for the next one ⛏️

Thank you for Kit 💜

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Superhero 🦸‍♀️

17/01/2026

💫Little World Record Last Saturday 🏆 .dozen.gym
Without any running involved
Just gym fitness & strength 💪

An accident as per usual, I didn't know I was signing up to an official race 🤣

The Institute of Fitness Racing launched last weekend with their first Gym Race 🏁 of the year

What an INCREDIBLE place 🤩

19.15 for a ☠️ Deadly Fitness Test
In sub 0 🥶 conditions
With Ski-Erg as my journey which is my weakest option
It was -3°C outside and too icy to run 400s
My fingers were frozen 🧊 holding the gym kit

Being 5ft2 I am vertically disadvantaged on the Ski Erg 🙃 but I've been improving my power in training

I want to work on my weaknesses and grow as an athlete
This was the most challenging choice for me

I've not focused on Deadly Dozen recently and haven't done any sessions since November 😬

I didn't actually realise it was a gym 'race' until the Wednesday

In my head, it was a group training session but with a personal time ⌚️

In reality, they've a new global leaderboard and app coming soon so it's competitive with the rest of Deadly Dozen events around the world 🌎

I did a practice run through of the stations 2 days before (not quite last minute)

Still got a lot of work to do but it's a good baseline

I'm happy to see a World Record 🥇 next to my results and really excited to see the app go live soon

The Institute itself is AMAZING as a training base

Plus the Riverside Spa is 🤩 and the sauna was perfect for defrosting

There are so many talented athletes and incredible people involved in this

I am inspired and really excited to be part of the community ✨️

Gone straight in at the top for gym race results and I intend to give all variations a go 👊

One WR is a good start
My 👀 are on more

It's going to be a FUN year

06/01/2026

If you've a HYROX 🏁 race coming up, this is what you need to know ⬇️

1- You need an actual training plan

Don't wing it
Have training mapped out
Schedule your key workouts for each week📅 and stick to them

*If you need a plan or coach DM me*

2-Identify your weaknesses and go work on them

A half/full SIM around a month out should spot where you can improve 💪

3- Book ahead

Accommodation, transport 🚆 restaurants 🍽 etc
Hyrox has thousands of athletes attending you don't want to be stuck with whatever is left

If you want a personal photographer/videographer 📷 book your slot before their 📅 fills up

I recommend .media who did my 🎥 in London, currently available for Manchester end of January

Kit 🧦

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