Maya Sandoval(she/her)

I ran the 800 in college and spent the next ten years pretending I didn't miss racing. Then a friend dragged me to a HYROX in Houston. I finished in 1:14 with my lungs on fire and a huge grin, and that was that.

I've raced eleven since, coached a lot more, and it's most of what I do now. My thing is compromised running — the part where you get off the sled and your legs are gone. We train that on purpose, every week, until it stops being scary.

First-timers, people chasing a sub-70, doubles pairs who want to stop arguing at the wall balls: all welcome. I coach at Forge on the east side, run small groups Tuesday and Thursday nights, and write online blocks for anyone racing anywhere.