Rachel Joy Fitness (2026)

20/04/2026

Hyrox Holiday 😎 Malaga PRO Women Overall Champ 🏆 with 1.01 New PB

Went into this race full HOLIDAY mode ☀️

On a much needed break ⛱️ with friends celebrating a big birthday 🎂 also bagged herself a special birthday PB 🥳

For me, I wanted a hard (& hot) training session whilst on hols
Which I got 🥵🥵🥵

Nothing to prove, nothing to gain

I wanted to see how much work I needed to do before Hyrox World Champs in June

Turns out it's not a lot 😁
I'm in peak shape already without intending to be

Did 3 days Hyrox solo training to make sure I survived it

And then crushed my solo PB 🚀 knocking off 3 mins

That 72hr Hyrox solo PRO crash plan hit the mark 👌

Assisted by a solid few months of consistent training for Hyrox doubles and .dozen variations ☠️

I guess this demonstrates how training for both hybrid events positively impacts the other

Within 7 days, I topped 3 podiums, set 3 new PBs, 2 being World Records AND had a holiday 😎

Work hard and results follow

I set myself some BIG goals this year

Here I am ticking them off ✅️ collecting flags 🏁 podiums, WRs and delivering on those

The fact my watch shows I am in RECOVERY after a Hyrox Pro PB shows how hard I train on regular days

Had a blast away with some amazing people 🫶 this gang have played a big role in my journey

Looking forward to another hyrox holiday soon

13/04/2026

🏆🏆🌎 2 World Records in ONE afternoon💥
Solo Women's WR 40.00
Doubles Women's WR 37.45 with

Starting the .dozen 🇬🇧 Track season in my own special way ✨️

First event, of course I went ALL IN, true (ADHD) style

Full speed 🏃🏼‍♀️
With a big smile 😀
Racing twice, double the FUN 🏁🏁

Never a boring moment when I'm on a startline
Ready, Steady, 🚀

I always show up as myself to race

Hybrid Racer
ADHD athlete
Training like an Animal 🐆
Racing like a Beast
With my 🧠 struggling to keep up with me

It's not called Deadly Dozen by accident

Put myself in a pain cave, TWICE ☠️

That second round hurt 😬
Fortunately I had Nat pairing with me, making her debut and what a way to do it 👏

We left it all on that muddy field in Macclesfield
Part of her soul is still doing bear crawl 🤣

Cold, wet, windswept but breaking the World Record on our Doubles debut 💪💪

Thank you MC Neil for scraping me off the floor

A very successful season opener 👌

2 podiums
2 World Records
First day back

Heading into the UK & World Champs as no.1 Woman in the world of Deadly Dozen 🌎 both in solo and doubles category 🥳

And I will do everything I can to stay at the top

It's only the beginning...

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04/04/2026

🏆🏆🏆🏆World Record no.4 of the Year .dozen

Last Saturday, I did my final gym race before 🇬🇧 track season starts

I stayed local at for their first event - Deadly Fitness Test 💀

With 40mph+ winds 🌬 running 400m x6 outside was not quick

But I made up for it on the 6 labours 💪

I'd have been happy taking the Women's WR with sub 19

I actually did sub 17 with 6 labours lightning fast 💥

The DD global leaderboards are incredible 📊

There's a fair gap with myself and men's WR holder Dave P. 👑 raising the bar in each race variation

We do know the big 🔫 are coming

Next Saturday, track races begin 🏁

With 4 WRs in my 4 gym races so far this year, my consistency is there even if my body is not

Sleeves and KT tape are holding my legs together 🫣

My knee is recovering well and getting treatment 1-2x weekly

I'm hoping it will hold up as competition also steps up through this season 🙏

It's going to be crazy busy with comps weekly for the foreseeable

I'm excited to get out there, team up with some talented people and go chase more World Records 👀

1 week to go 🔥

29/03/2026

Guess I'm an ULTRA Hybrid Racer now 🤣
2 Hyrox races in a ONE day
3 medals 🏅 🏅🥈
2 sub 60 PBs
1 flag 🏁 podium

Last Sunday's EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Asia) Champs 🏆 in London was a MEGA race day

AM- 57.46 2nd & Silver AG 🥈 with
PM- 55.54 7th AG with

Back to back PB performances with two incredible race partners 💪💪

I really enjoyed the challenge of double HYROX doubles

I had to dig deep and push myself on the stations, trusting my endurance background to hold a strong pace 🏃🏼‍♀️ TWICE

Some excellent results there and I'm really happy👌

Taking the silver medal in the women's category 35-39 for 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 meant a podium & ceremony

The second race was probably the most exciting Hyrox I've done

55 minutes Mixed Doubles would win at most events but being Regional Champs, we finished 7th in our Age Group in a stacked field of Elite Athletes

I only met Louis 30 mins before the start, and he'd raced the day before (56)
We had no idea how it would go but chased the Elite round 🚀 splitting stations based on feel, not a strategy

A little last-minute drama, I picked up a knee injury a few days earlier and genuinely didn't know how I was going to race 😬

Luckily, I have a sports massage therapist who worked her magic ✨️ on the Thursday, and I was able to do my share of the stations

Really thrilled with the results from this weekend: fancy medals, another flag, and a Champs podium 🥳

Looking forward to teaming up with these race partners again for future races

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19/03/2026

📹 Diary of a Hybrid Athlete 🏋🏼‍♀️
17hr Hyrox Glasgow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 day trip
(Not recommended)

The actual Hyrox event was the only straightforward bit 🫠

When Glasgow train station went up in flames 🔥 and closed, it would've been easier to abandon going to race

But the two of us are determined people (arguably delusional) and decided to jump on the trains anyway

In an attempt to trek there and back
IN A DAY 🤯

The whole trip was both comical and slightly traumatic

From a taxi driver racing 90mins 🚕 to the border so we could catch the last train to England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

To being the only 2 passengers on a magic train that rescued us ✨️

And doing bear crawls through the aisles of first class 😆

It was a mega journey but a whole lot of FUN

I have a lot of respect for people that see obstacles as inconveniences rather than stop signs 🚫

People that seek solutions and adapt when plans go up in smoke (literally) and find ways to make something special happen are my people

Even when we got tickets for trains that did not exist 😐
From a station that burnt down

We made it work
And had a lot of laughs

These are the competitions we remember

And the trains have CCTV so DEADLY HYROX is in their footage

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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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hybridathletetraining

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

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