April 2023 | Vol. 10 Iss. 04
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Sarah Makoni (right) and Kim Binks (left) competed in their first HYROX competition in Los Angeles, California in December 2022. (Photo courtesy of Sarah Makoni)
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outh Jordan residents Sarah Makoni and Kim Binks are personal trainers at F45 in Daybreak. Part of being a personal trainer is to inspire others to push past their physical limits and be their best selves. Part of that inspiration means leading by example. Makoni and Binks were invited to participate in the HYROX World Championship competition in Manchester, England in May after placing second overall in the HYROX competition in Los Angeles, California in early December 2022. According to the HYROX website, “HYROX is a global fitness race for Every Body. Participants from all around the world compete in the exact same format. The race starts with a 1 km run, followed by one functional movement, which repeats eight times, taking place in large indoor venues, creating a unique stadium like atmosphere for all participants.” Competitors can race individually or on a team. The specific divisions are as follows: open, individual pro, doubles and relay teams. Binks, upon learning of the race from a member of F45, was ready to sign on, having not only her professional background of approximately 15 years of personal training
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to help guide her but also some Spartan race experience as well. “I’ve always loved working out and going to the gym as long as I can remember,” Binks said. Makoni admitted she was not looking to start any type of competitive training following the birth of her second child in May 2022, especially when the training consisted of running 0.62 miles in between functional strength training sets repeated eight times. “I certainly was not in a position to Continued page 10
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