HPX Fitness Race

ONE WEEK ON | THE PEOPLE WHO MADE HPX HAPPEN 💙

One week since HPX 2026, and just as we did last year, we want to recognise the people without whom none of it happens.

Our volunteers. Our judges. Our community.

Almost 300 people gave up their time across the weekend to make HPX happen, including an incredible 193 different judges.

For our Elite heats, we even had two judges per team to make sure we got things dead on.

And incredibly…

193 judges. Not ONE no-show.

One of our Race Directors, Martin, said one of his highlights was actually seeing the disappointment on a judge’s face when they arrived and the athletes they were due to judge had withdrawn or not turned up.

They genuinely wanted to be there. That sums up the HPX community perfectly.

Behind all of this were Claire and Sam.

For weeks, they meticulously worked through hundreds of athletes, heats, judges, timings and availability.

We could easily have set a cut-off for changes. At many races, you’re given your race time and that’s it.

That’s not how we wanted HPX to work.

Claire and Sam spent hours of their own time rearranging heats around work, family commitments and individual circumstances to make sure everyone got the opportunity to race.

Add to that the fact that many judges were also racing themselves or trying to watch friends and family, and the logistics were huge.

So to Claire, Sam and almost 300 people who judged, volunteered, marshalled, moved equipment or simply asked “what do you need?” THANK YOU. 💙

HPX is built by its community.

And once again, you gave it a HUNNER PERCENT.

Almost 300 volunteers.
193 judges.
ZERO judge no-shows.
One unbelievable community. 💙

And athletes, if you had a judge or volunteer who made your weekend that wee bit better, give them a shout-out below. 👇

Let’s make sure they know how much they were appreciated.

🏆 YOUR HPX 2026 SAME-SEX CHAMPIONS

MALE SAME-SEX

🥇 Elation Cross Funktional — Kristofer McSherry Graham Halliday
🥈 Globo Gym Purple Cobras — Jorg Gurney
🥉 Always Ready — John Carlisle

FEMALE SAME-SEX

🥇 Eilidh & Emma — Eilidh Boyd | PT + Online Coach Emma Jayne
🥈 The Habies — emilyrobertsonfitness Niamh McNally | PT & Online Coach
🥉 Disco Dancers — Shannan🤍 NICOLE MURPHY | PT & ONLINE HYROX COACH

What a way to finish HPX 2026. 🔥

In both divisions, our 2025 champions returned and RETAINED THEIR TITLES — with some incredible racing and even the rain to contend with at points.

🏆 MALE ELITE

🥇 ELATION CROSS FUNKTIONAL
Kristofer McSherry & Graham Halliday

BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONS. 🏆🏆 And almost a full minute faster than their winning time on the exact same course last year. An unbelievable title defence.

🥈 GLOBO GYM PURPLE COBRAS
Jorg Gurney & Aaron Blain

A brilliant performance, pushing the defending champions all the way.

🥉 ALWAYS READY
John Carlisle & Joseph Strain

Another huge performance to complete the male podium.

4️⃣ PARK FARM
Dylan

5️⃣ STRENGTH SANCTUARY BOYS
Jordan Drummond | Strength Sanctuary Zander Leslie | Strength Sanctuary

🏆 FEMALE ELITE

🥇 EILIDH & EMMA
Eilidh Boyd & Emma Dearden

BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONS. 🏆🏆 An incredible performance from start to finish as they took control of the race and retained their HPX title in style.

🥈 THE HABIES
Emily Robertson & Niamh McNally

Another podium for Emily after yesterday’s Mixed Competitive podium, this time alongside Niamh with a brilliant second place.

🥉 DISCO DANCERS
Shannan Brown & Nicole Murphy

A fantastic performance to secure the final podium spot.

4️⃣ eeVo NextGen


5️⃣ GAIL & JAC
Gail Woodburn jacalyn_neilson

Two defending champions. Two titles retained. 🏆🏆

An incredible way to bring three days of HPX to an end.

To every athlete who raced, everyone who screamed them home and everyone who helped make this weekend possible — thank you. ❤️

YOUR HPX 2026 CHAMPIONS. 🏆

NO REGRETS. GIVE IT A HUNNER PERCENT. 💯

Day 3 isn’t shaping up to be is awesome…it already is 🫶🏻

HPX 2026 athletes — check your emails 📩

Final payment reminders have now been sent to everyone who secured their place with a PRE-SALE DEPOSIT.

Your £40 deposit from last year secured your early bird entry, but it was not your full race ticket.

To confirm your place for HPX 2026, your remaining balance must be completed by Monday 5th May.

If you have already purchased your full ticket, you can ignore the email.

This year is going to be even bigger and better. Huge announcements are coming, incredible sponsors are getting on board, Cobalt Media is returning for full live YouTube coverage, and we’re building something special.

We can’t wait to see you all on race weekend 💪