Tampa and Abu Dhabi: Rich Ryan wins the Florida debut and Lucy Procter goes under the hour
From 22 to 25 October, the Tampa Convention Center hosted HYROX® Tampa for the first time, with around 18,700 athletes expected. American Rich Ryan won the men's Pro race in 54:28, 45 seconds ahead of Canada's Ryan Douglas; Ryan now races in the 40–44 age group. In the women's Pro race, Willow Collins took her second win in two weeks in 1:00:42, 35 seconds off the time she won with in Boston. In Pro Doubles, Gabe Piepergerdes, third in singles, won with Caleb Green (51:02), and Kris Azar, sixth in singles, won with Bridget Brown (56:04).
Men's pro · tampa
| 1 | Rich Ryan (USA) | 54:28 |
| 2 | Ryan Douglas (Canada) | 55:13 |
| 3 | Gabe Piepergerdes (USA) | 55:47 |
Women's pro · tampa
| 1 | Willow Collins (USA) | 1:00:42 |
| 2 | Elizabeth Jones (USA) | 1:01:24 |
| 3 | Mackinly Kifer (USA) | 1:02:12 |
PRO DOUBLES · TAMPA Men: Gabe Piepergerdes and Caleb Green · 51:02 Women: Kris Azar and Bridget Brown · 56:04
The same weekend, from 23 to 25 October, the ADNEC Centre hosted HYROX Abu Dhabi, with Friday reserved for women only, athletes and spectators alike. Italy's Dylan Caruso and England's Lucy Procter won, Procter going under the hour in 59:33, just nine seconds ahead of Ireland's Roisin Egan.
Men's pro · abu dhabi
| 1 | Dylan Caruso (Italy) | 56:29 |
| 2 | Mohamed Yassine Larhrib (Morocco) | 57:47 |
| 3 | Caden Penniket (Australia) | 59:10 |
Women's pro · abu dhabi
| 1 | Lucy Procter (England) | 59:33 |
| 2 | Roisin Egan (Ireland) | 59:42 |
| 3 | Jess Towl (England) | 1:02:35 |
Data: official HYROX results (results.hyrox.com); Abu Dhabi venue and women-only day, ADNEC (adnec.ae); Tampa athlete numbers, FOX 13 Tampa Bay (fox13news.com). File photo: Lauren Weeks at the wall balls of the 2023 European Championships, by HybridFitty (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 licence); not from these races. HYROX® is a registered trademark of its owners; 8Round has no relationship with the organisers. See the full results.