FIRST Hyrox EVER did NOT go to plan + BIG announcement

Rest completed.I'm a liar, but I have been withholding a pretty big secret from you guys for the past month And I really need to get it off my chest, but I'm gonna talk about that later in the vlog for now I just finished my final workout of the high rocks prep.This is the workout.We just completed I was so close to snoozing my alarm, but I'm in taper week Which I feel like is very like athlete of me to call it But it's like the week before the race and like you take it easy But like you still do a little bit anyway my runner app runner is what I use for my running programming and the app that I do all of my runs on like when you hear it talk to me.

Interval one completed.

That's runner.My runner app had programmed me for taper 400s where it was basically like 400 meter efforts like intervals.This is a snapshot of the workout and here is Steph and I doing it.

We have six rounds of 400 sprint efforts.

Interval three done.Interval four.Pace high.Go ask.So Steph is actually not my partner.She is partnered with a girl called Emma and then my partner is Talia but Talia is away at the moment so we didn't train with her today.

Like I said, I've been following the Hyrox program on my runner app and it's honestly been so enjoyable and just like takes the weight off my shoulders because I don't have to program it.It's all there for me.Mine and my partner's times are quite similar so we have both been on the same program.It's been nice that we could be run buddies and like do the same session together and then if our sessions are slightly different you can actually share each other's sessions with one another they can run along with you.But you know what was cool about that session?I ran with my Garmin Forerunner 570, which I've linked in with Runner, so it tracks my heart rate, VO2 max, all that stuff.

And the best part was I feel like my average heart rate was so low and steady for me, which is awesome because I feel really cardiovascular fit, like I could run for a really long amount of time and even do like short spurts of speed.and then my heart rate comes back down which is Perfect for high rocks.I will put a link in the description box below.I do have a code It's not an affiliate code and I believe it gives you two weeks free But I have gotten like all of my friends and family onto it now, so it's genuinely changed my life I say that so authentically, but whenever I talk about it you guys ask questions So I'll put the link in the description, but that was where today's workout came from.Let's go in and have a shower Okay, not that this is extra, but I wasn't planning to be this extra and glamorous about High Rocks, but my partner Talia messaged me and she was like, I've booked my tan in.I'm like, we're book, we're tanning?

We're booking tans?So I have been, what's the word, influenced and I'm going to get a spray tan from Brie.I feel like I'm prepping for like one of those bodybuilding competitions, like going to get my tan.Back from the tan, I have to wash it off in like two hours.So I figured I'm going to pack some of my snacks and food for tomorrow.So I'm really, really hoping that my groceries came today.

So far, not in there.

Oh, no.Did they not come?

Oh, there we go.Pause.Everyone pause, stop what you're doing, freeze.Let me preface again, as a person, as Sarah Tills, the mother, wife, daughter, friend, person, sister to you, at my core, I'm a whole foods -based girl, I'm like everything in moderation, have a little bit of ice cream, have a little bit of chocolate, and every day, have your fruit, your vegetables, healthy dairy, good quality meats, eggs, all the stuff, okay?But when it comes to this new era of like performance that I'm in, I have like a different approach to nutrition for those days.So our race is at 2 .40 p .

m.

I wanna have my last proper meal three hours beforehand, so like my body's fully digested it, and then maybe I'll have like a few sugary snacks before.So I'll have like a bagel, two eggs, avocado, cottage cheese, whatever.And then in between that and my race, I might just have like a bit of a banana.

And I have actually been fueling my runs with these apricot bites.

So I'm going to pack these.I also ordered one single Clif Bar.That's the nutrition plan.And then I'm going to bring loads of my Hyro, Black Currant Crush, watermelon.And for the purpose of this lunchbox tomorrow, my name is Fox.And so bright.

Oh, hello.Welcome to Hi Fox Day.Today is the day, I'm not gonna lie.It has been a rollercoaster of a morning.I had to get Fox off to school.My mum came and got Harlow and Malachi.

Harlow isn't feeling the best.Malachi covered himself in mud by 9am.And in between all of this I'm like trying to have my carbs and my honey and my banana and my electrolytes and there's no athleticism like motherhood, let me tell you.So we are leaving in like half an hour.Kurt is not home, like This is just classic our life.Kurt is in the office getting the camera he wants to use for High Rocks.

Not gonna lie, I'm not loving the outfit.I feel like these shorts look a little bit like a nappy.They're not full enough here.There's not enough fabric, but it is what it is. I don't really care enough to change it now.I need to work out how I want to do my hair.I really wanted to vlog everything I've eaten today because I love watching people's High Rocks races.

But honestly, the chaos of the morning and like getting the boys ready for school and Grammys, I genuinely couldn't vlog.So here's what I had.and had my coffee, an almond milk flat white, had my first meal at 9, one piece of sourdough, one egg, avocado and cottage cheese, and then a whole glass of the Hyro watermelon electrolytes, and then honestly that did not hit the spot, I was still hungry, so at like 10 .30 I had two crumpets, honey and banana, and now I'm sipping on Hyro blackcurrant crush electrolytes, and then I'll just see how I feel when I get to the High Rocks location, and maybe I'll have like I don't know half a banana or those apricot bites, I'll just see how I feel, Glad it is.Kurt, what do you think of the fit?Oh, this guy's got no pants on.Do you want me to twist you around?

Do you want to have a look?Woo!

I don't care.I'll be shocked by the anaconda that's hanging.

Oh, stop!Stop!What do you think?

Yeah, you'll stand out.

You hate it.

No, they're okay.They're not, like, ugly.It's just, it's the back.

No, I think the back's cute.

No, it's not ugly.The front's better.The front's better.

The front looks like a nappy.Look, I wish they were more like flarey, but it's fine.During the race, I'm going to wear my new fitness watch, not sponsored, I wish.I ended up buying the Garmin Forerunner 570 and I've been using it on all of my long runs and interval runs and I linked it in with my runner app as well.So it like tracks my sessions.So I'm going to be tracking our runs and just like keeping on top of what pace we're running.

I've ended up putting my snacks in this little bag.I'm going to add a little extra electrolytes into my water bottle.Don't crush.I'm excited.

You're wearing green with orange?Bruh.What are those?Look, you look pretty in anything, but the color contrast to those two is a lot.

Act confident, normal, question you.I'm going to get tattooed around there.

Yeah, please do.

Act confident, normal, question you.

Gangster.

Hey, hybrid rock star!Hi!Don't be calling me that!Isn't it so cringe?When I found out HYROX stands for hybrid rock star, I threw up in my mouth.

I know, that's not fine.

You care?

No.I knew it.This is where it all goes wrong for us, always.That's your spectator ticket.Let's just try it.No, that's your spectator ticket.

Look, hybrid rock stars in the wild.In hybrid rock star merch.

Alright, love you.Love you.Good luck.

Okay, it's separated.It's like two people.that has like the booths and like chill out high rocks house back there And then this is where we compete.So we're gonna go check out the course and map it out.I'm getting nervous We're doing of everything of this vlog camera, we're heading to Bag Drop.So I'm gonna put this camera, you guys, in my bag, drop it, and then Kurt is gonna film on the big boy.

But how are we feeling, final thoughts?We're feeling good.I'm nervous.No, we got this.I'm nervous that I don't realize how hard it's gonna be.All right, Bag Drop.

Bye!Bye!We are back in the comfort of our car.How did we go?

Exactly the same time as my last one.No improvement.

Still some pop.No, we did well.We did so well.We did 1 hour 9, 54 plus a 15 second penalty.So basically, who got penalized?Both of us.

So as soon as we started the sled push, Talia stepped on the line and you're like, warning, step on the line.the line and then I pulled it and fell and then when I got back up I stepped on the line when I got up but I didn't have the rope in my hand anyway whatever I just think it was dumb yeah I did not like that and I told him What did you find the hardest?

I reckon it was like the ski.That first station when I had to go off the ski into the run and then into the sled push, like straight in off the back of it.That was hard.

Mine was probably lunges maybe.And then just that last lap, I got a stitch and like no one likes to run off a stitch.And the wall balls.I just didn't feel...The wall balls were hard.I just kept swapping.

I was like, nah.But that was fun.We're going to keep these on forever like they do in Coachella.Walk around Cronulla with them.

Oh, I feel sick.

I actually don't know how to process my emotions right now.I'm the most confusing blend of like excited, can't wait, but nervous, feel sick, can't sleep.So I have been keeping a secret the past month and it's time to come clean.So as we know, before Hyrox, I broke my finger and tore the ligament, which like made me originally boycott Hyrox.So I called my Hyrox partner.I said, we are out.

Now, the thing about my Hyrox partner is she is predominantly a runner.She has done, I think, 17marathons, a bunch of park marathons.So when I told her Hyrox was off the cards for us as a team, she was totally fine.She was like, all good.I'm actually going to do the Sydney marathon.

So I'm going to start training for that.So she then invited me on some of her long runs and I actually loved it.At that point, I ended up swapping my program to the 10 week marathon program.Which like if you had told me I was going to train for a marathon six months ago, I would have legitimately laughed in your face.I ran my first 10k six months ago and now I'm like frequently running 20 kilometer runs.So, back to the broken finger.

At this time, I can't go in the gym, I can't lift any weights.I'm like, I may as well just do these long runs with Talia.And now what?I've been secretly training for the marathon for a month now, I think?And I made the call.I am doing the Sydney Marathon.

This race, this competition, and this form of fitness is so outside my comfort zone.I have never run a marathon before.I know I can do it.I know I can do it, but I am so nervous.So my runner plan is now the Sydney Marathon.plan.

So going forward, I have to do three runs a week.I am so excited.I'm so proud of myself for like dedicating myself to this and trying new things and really embracing the year of bold.I'm going to put a runner link in the description box below, because if you're like me and you are not a natural runner or like you are new to running, genuinely runner has changed my life.It just takes the pressure off.Like, how do I run faster?

How do I run longer?How do I run consistently without getting injured?It is truly the best app.I am running my first marathon on, oh my gosh, guys, the actual marathon is on my birthday, August 30th.So if you're around Sydney and you're watching other friends at the marathon, like look out for me because I will be there on the 30th of August.I can't believe I've just like announced this.

It makes it real.

Now I really have to do it.Oh, yes, I'm nervous.

Year of Bold, Going Strong, 100 for Harper, check.High Rocks Pros, check.Marathon, incoming.