Rising HYROX star Liam McCroary made his Elite 15 debut at the weekend with a solid 8th place finish in 55:53. That time put him within 30 seconds of a podium finish and ahead of Elite 15 veterans like Beau Wills, Jonathon Wynn, Jake Dearden and James Kelly.
On a tight course Liam maintained a consistent pace in the running:
Running 1 – 3:50
Running 2 – 3:31
Running 3 – 3:52
Running 4 – 3:51
Running 5 – 3:51
Running 6 – 4:41
Running 7 – 3:50
Running 8 – 4:07
He posted on Instagram: Genuinely loved every second of this experience and race… after the sleds. And I’ll take the number 1 burpee time of the night again😂😂
Check out his workout splits (and a very fast burpee time!)
1000m Ski Erg – 3:51
50m Sled Push – 2:40
50m Sled Pull – 3:25
80m Burpee Broad Jump – 2:36
1000m Row – 3:55
Farmer’s Carry – 1:26
100m Sandbag Lunges – 3:29
Wall Balls – 3:49
Liam wasn’t finished there though, the next day he completed the Men’s Pro race, finishing in 54:58, giving him first place by almost 2 minutes.
This race took place on a different setup from the Elite 15 race so the running times were a bit faster and more time was spent in the Roxzone, but check out these splits for a model of consistency:
Running 1 – 1:56
Running 2 – 3:16
Running 3 – 3:20
Running 4 – 3:19
Running 5 – 3:20
Running 6 – 3:21
Running 7 – 3:20
Running 8 – 3:57
In the workouts he recorded top 10 times at 5 of the 8 stations:
1000m Ski Erg – 3:54 (35th)
50m Sled Push – 2:31 (47th)
50m Sled Pull – 3:36 (8th)
80m Burpee Broad Jump – 2:03 (3rd)
1000m Row – 3:53 (3rd)
Farmer’s Carry – 1;31 (36th)
100m Sandbag Lunges – 2:56 (5th)
Wall Balls – 3:16 (2nd)
8th place in his first Elite 15 race followed by a win in the Men’s Pro is a great return for Liam. We’ll be watching to see if he can follow up his strong performances and qualify for the World Championships at the next major in Phoenix.
