HybridNW Fitness race Telford 5.0

CbdFit
Sep 24
2 min read

🔥 HybridNW Telford 5.0: Rhythm, Ritual, and Ruthless Efficiency

Race #13 | Mixed Doubles | September 2025

There’s something about returning to a battleground you’ve already bled on. You don’t just show up—you arrive with intent. With memory. With unfinished business.

Telford 5.0 wasn’t our first dance with HybridNW. But this time, it was different. Sharper. Hungrier. More dialled. My wife and I stepped into the arena not just as partners, but as a unit forged by past trials and tuned by relentless preparation. And what unfolded was one of the smoothest, most efficient races I’ve ever done.

🏁 The Race Experience: No Fluff, Just Fire

HybridNW has always been the antidote to the bloated spectacle. Telford 5.0 proved it again—friendly atmosphere, ruthless logistics, and pure fitness grit. No gimmicks. No distractions. Just movement, mindset, and mastery.

From the moment we hit the first station, it was clear: we were in sync. Every rep, every transition, every glance—tight. We felt the rhythm early and held it. No panic. No wasted motion. Just flow.

1:12:17 on the clock.

A time that speaks not just to physical performance, but to teamwork, recovery rituals, and symbolic pacing. This wasn’t just a race—it was a ritual. A memory etched in sweat and steel.

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💪 Props to My Partner: Powerhouse in Motion

My wife? She brought the fire. Pushed hard. Held the line. Drove the pace.

We’ve raced together before, but this time we moved like a single organism—two hearts, one rhythm. Her grit elevated mine. Her focus sharpened mine. And together, we crossed that finish line stronger than we started.

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🗓️ Stacked Season, Ritualized Recovery

This race didn’t happen in isolation. It’s part of a deadly trilogy that’s testing every layer of my fitness, resilience, and legacy:

- 🗡️ Deadly Dozen Birmingham – A week ago. Brutal. Tactical. A mental warzone.

- 🏊‍♂️ Blithfield Triathlon – Two weeks back. Water, wheels, and willpower.

- 🔥 The ROC England – Next week. The A race. The crown jewel. The storm test.

Each event is a chapter in the myth. Every finish line, a memory. Every recovery, a ritual. I’m not just racing—I’m building something. A legacy. A movement. A mythos.

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🧠 Symbolism in Motion: Built Not Born

HybridNW isn’t just a race series—it’s a philosophy.

It’s for those who train in silence, recover with intention, and race with soul.

It’s for the Fitness Gangstas who turn chaos into strength and setbacks into stories.

Telford 5.0 reminded me why I do this. Why I coach. Why I create.

It’s not just about the stopwatch—it’s about the symbolism. The comeback. The community.

It’s about showing up different. Sharper. Hungrier. More dialled.

Race #13 is done.

Recovery begins.

The ROC looms.

But the mission remains: