Lauren Weeks is an American
Hyrox
HYROX is an indoor fitness competition that combines of running and eight functional workout stations, alternating between running and Functional training, functional exercises. It bills itself as "The World Series of Fitness Racing" and "A Spo ...
athlete. She is a three-time world champion in Hyrox.
Career
Prior to competing in Hyrox, Weeks competed in
CrossFit
CrossFit is a branded fitness regimen that involves constantly varied functional movements performed at high intensity. The method was developed by Greg Glassman, who founded CrossFit with Lauren Jenai in 2000, with CrossFit its registered trad ...
. Her best result was at the 2017 Regionals, where she placed 14th.
She was introduced to Hyrox in 2019 while still a trainee nurse.
Weeks won the 2020 and 2021
Hyrox
HYROX is an indoor fitness competition that combines of running and eight functional workout stations, alternating between running and Functional training, functional exercises. It bills itself as "The World Series of Fitness Racing" and "A Spo ...
World Championships. She competed in the first season of the reality competition show Spartan Games in 2021. After placing in the top three in the first season, Weeks returned to compete in the second season in 2022. She competed in the 2022 HYROX World Championships while eight months pregnant and finished ninth.
Less than a year after her pregnancy, she won the 2023 HYROX World Championships.
In 2024, Weeks won the first Hyrox Major of the 2024/25 season in Amsterdam, with a time of 58:12.
She placed second at the second major and first in the third. In the fourth and final major of the season, Weeks beat her own world record and won the competition.
Personal life
Weeks moved to South Carolina in 2014. She gave birth to a daughter in 2022.
Competitive history
Hyrox
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References
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Living people
21st-century American sportswomen
Date of birth missing (living people)
Hyrox athletes
21st-century American people