HYROX Training in Victoria: Why Taranis Is Your Go-To HYROX Gym
If you're craving a challenge that blends strength, grit, and endurance in one electric race day experience, HYROX has your name all over it. And here at Taranis Athletics, we’re proud to be an official HYROX Training Club in Victoria, BC, meaning we’re directly connected to the sport, its standards, and the growing global community behind it.
Maybe you’re gearing up for your first HYROX event or you’re eyeing a competitive team division, our HYROX sessions will be a foundation of your training to help build you toward race-day confidence.
Let’s break down what HYROX is, how we train, and why Taranis is the perfect home for you.
What Is HYROX?
HYROX is one of the fastest-growing fitness competitions in the world, and for good reason. It’s standardized, accessible, and designed for athletes of all levels. Every HYROX race follows the same format worldwide:
8 functional fitness stations
8 x 1km runs
Total: 8km + 8 stations
Ski erg, Sled push, sled pull, burpee broad jump, row, farmer carry, sandbag lunge, and wall balls, all layered between repeatable running intervals.
The structure makes HYROX a great hybrid of strength and endurance. It rewards pacing, mental resilience, and efficiency under fatigue rather than pure max output. And because the race is the same everywhere, you can truly track your progress from event to event.
How We Train for HYROX at Taranis
Fridays - every class in our schedule on Friday is a workout with a HYROX vibe. Longer format, simple functional movements and various machines to push your capacity.
Sundays at 845am, we run a focused HYROX session built to simulate the flow of race day. You’ll rotate through stations layered with running intervals, practicing not just the physical work but the strategy that separates strong finishes from great ones.
Each session includes:
Run intervals between stations
Race-standard stations and movement variations
Coaching on pacing and movement efficiency
Breathing and transition strategies
Progressive conditioning to build HYROX-specific capacity
You’ll train alongside other athletes preparing for races, as well as curious newcomers who simply want a new challenge in their fitness journey. And yes, you’ll get very familiar with the sled.
Who Is HYROX For?
HYROX is a great fit for:
CrossFitters who love conditioning pieces
Runners who want to add strength
Strength athletes who want to build endurance
Triathletes, rowers, and recreational competitors
Anyone craving a structured goal to train toward
People who want something measurable, tangible, and motivating
You do not need to be a competitive athlete to start. HYROX is designed with divisions and scaling options to meet you where you are.
Why Train HYROX at Taranis?
Here’s what makes us different:
1. We’re an Official HYROX Training Club
We don’t “kind of” do HYROX. We do the real thing, aligned with HYROX standards and structure.
2. Coaches Who Understand Hybrid Fitness
Our coaching team knows how to build your engine, improve your movement economy, and prepare you mentally and physically for the steady grind of race day. Programming all done in-house by Steve Howell, and Sundays led by Jackie Snell.
3. Training Community
Training solo is hard. Some days, having others do the same thing around you can give you the boost you need. Doing one of our HYROX classes, you never feel like you're training alone.
4. Flexible Access
Not a Taranis member? No problem, we offer drop-ins!
We also offer 5 or 10 class packs. When you purchase the class pack option, you become a Taranis Member and get included in our early registration details.
How to Get Started
Join us on Fridays or Sundays for our dedicated HYROX training sessions.
Just bring:
Your runners
A water bottle
A good attitude
And a willingness to sweat
Drop-ins and punch passes are available on our website right here
QUESTIONS? Fire us an email! info@taranisathletics.com
