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Power couple and HYROX competitors Mauro Lumba and Marline Capones. Dyan Castillejo, ABS-CBN News

Power couple and HYROX competitors Mauro Lumba and Marline Capones.

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Dyan Castillejo

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1779691388256image2.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Power couple and HYROX competitors Mauro Lumba and Marline Capones. Dyan Castillejo, ABS-CBN News" width="960"/>Power couple and HYROX competitors Mauro Lumba and Marline Capones. Dyan Castillejo, ABS-CBN News</div>MANILA -- Power couple Mauro Lumba and Marline Capones -- both former athletes -- are reaching new levels of fitness through HYROX.An indoor fitness competition, HYROX combines the words &quot;hybrid&quot; and &quot;rock star&quot; and tests both endurance and strength of its participants. It involves eight one-kilometer runs combined with eight workout stations including sled pushes, rowing, skiing, burpee broad jumps, sandbag lunges, farmers carries, and wall balls.Unlike other fitness sports where workouts change constantly, HYROX follows the exact same race format worldwide, allowing athletes to directly compare performances no matter where they compete.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://metro.style/wellness/2026/2/25/what-is-hyrox-and-why-is-it-so-popular-2100">The HYROX Hype: What It Is and the Celebrities Who Are In On It</a></div>&quot;That&#x27;s why I think HYROX is really booming, because you know what you&#x27;re going to prepare for,&quot; the 33-year-old Lumba explained. &quot;You know the movements.&quot;Together, Lumba and Capones have become one of the Philippines&#x27; emerging HYROX power couples, traveling overseas for races, training side-by-side, and inspiring more Filipinos to enter the sport.&quot;I&#x27;m really happy that it&#x27;s actually growing here in the Philippines and all around the world as well,&quot; Lumba said. &quot;And I&#x27;m glad also that I&#x27;m positioned in one of the top, maybe for now, because a lot of athletes are also upcoming. But I&#x27;m also glad to be like an inspiration for others.&quot;Lumba, a former national athlete for Muay Thai, recently set a new Philippine record in the HYROX Osaka Pro Men division after finishing in 1 hour, 10 minutes, and 56 seconds.&quot;I know it&#x27;s far from the top standards, but we&#x27;re getting there,&quot; he said.Capones, for her part, built a background in Spartan racing, trail running, marathons, duathlons, and cycling -- experiences that naturally translated to HYROX. She has already competed in five HYROX races across different divisions, including solo open, solo pro, and mixed doubles alongside Lumba.For Capones, HYROX perfectly matches the active lifestyle she has built over the years.&quot;Parang lahat ng movement na ginagawa sa HYROX kasama siya sa lifestyle na ginagawa ko,&quot; she explained. &quot;Like push and pull, wall ball, the squat… lahat ng ginagawa kong strength and conditioning, na-apply ko dun sa HYROX.&quot;<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1779691454674image3.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Power couple and HYROX competitors Mauro Lumba and Marline Capones. Dyan Castillejo, ABS-CBN News" width="960"/>Power couple and HYROX competitors Mauro Lumba and Marline Capones. Dyan Castillejo, ABS-CBN News</div>The couple says one of the most enjoyable categories for beginners is mixed doubles, where partners share the workout stations while completing the runs together.&quot;Kung first time kayo sasali, I would recommend na humanap muna ng partner para hindi pressure,&quot; Capones said. &quot;Masaya siya.&quot;Lumba agreed, recalling how the sport immediately hooked them after trying it together for the first time at the end of 2024.&quot;Honestly, it was really fun,&quot; he said. &quot;From then on, we were hooked.&quot;Before becoming one of the country&#x27;s top HYROX athletes, Lumba represented the Philippines in Muay Thai and won a bronze medal at the 2022 Southeast Asian Games, an experience he says shaped his discipline as an athlete.&quot;That&#x27;s a really super grateful experience for me to be part of the national team,&quot; he said. &quot;It really built a lot of my character and workouts and discipline and everything.&quot;Today, both athletes balance intense training schedules with parenting and work. Lumba trains five to six times weekly, while Capones usually spends one to two hours a day working out.The rise of HYROX worldwide has also stunned the couple. Lumba recalled that his first race in Hong Kong drew around 7,000 participants, while the most recent edition attracted nearly 20,000 athletes across three days.&quot;All the HYROX events right now are overseas,&quot; Lumba said. &quot;Southeast Asia, Europe, all around the world actually.&quot;As HYROX continues to surge globally, the pair hopes more Filipinos — especially women and beginners — become open to trying the sport.

Power couple Mauro Lumba and Marline Capones -- both former athletes -- are reaching new levels of fitness through HYROX.

Power couple Mauro Lumba and Marline Capones -- both former athletes -- are reaching new levels of fitness through HYROX.

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Power couple reaches fitness goals through HYROX

Dyan Castillejo,

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Published May 25, 2026 02:47 PM PHT

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