Duo are ready to take on the world after New York fitness challenge

Two Leeds woman have qualified for the world championships of “one of the world’s fastest-growing and toughest fitness competitions”.

- by Charles Gray

Hannah Chatterton, 34, and Nicola Simpson, 49, will take part in the Hyrox World Championships after a stand-out performance at a competition in New York of the up-and-coming-fitness craze.

Hannah, a teacher at QEGS Wakefield, and her training partner Nicola, who works for BT in Leeds, travelled across the Atlantic for their first ever pro level Hyrox race last month, completing the full course in a fantastic time of 1.13-55 and securing second place in their age category.

This qualified them for next year’s world championship finals in Sweden, which will bring together the world’s best Hyrox athletes.