Movement library

Running

1 km running repeats

Eightpace movement notes · Reviewed by a certified HYROX trainer · 7 October 2026

Practise a repeatable running rhythm over a known distance.

Set up

Use a measured route or track. Read the number of repeats and recovery in the assigned session.

Keep in mind

  1. Run at the effort shown, rather than chasing a target race time.
  2. Log the distance and split after each repeat.
  3. Take the planned recovery before the next repeat.

What to check

Six or eight repeats are not universal beginner doses. The foundation route uses a separate running progression.

Use it in your session

Follow the warm-up, target, effort and recovery in your own programme. Log actual results after doing the work. A past result is a reference, not an automatic load or pace prescription.

Source and scopeRunning-intensity principle; session dose is authored

The source supports the linked principle or movement standard. It does not approve Eightpace’s exact programme dose, personal suitability or these original cues.

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