A grandmother from Scotland has been dubbed "Super Gran" after finishing in third place in the 70-74 age group at the Hyrox World Championships in Chicago.
Carole Munro, 71, from Turriff, Aberdeenshire, has a black belt in karate as well as a background in squash, judo, kayaking, triathlons and sea swimming.
Ms Munro took up Hyrox after her son, a personal trainer, suggested she try it.
Despite having undergone hip operations in previous years, she qualified for the championship following a singles Hyrox race in London in late 2024.
Hyrox combines eight one-kilometre runs with demanding strength and endurance stations, including sledge pushes/pulls, weighted lunges, wall balls, rowing, and more, all inside a large indoor venue.
Munro described how, during the Chicago race, she felt hip pain by the third lap but persevered through to the end.
Finishing third in her age group, among a small field of women in the 70 - 74 category, earned her a podium place at the world level.
She finished third in the 70-74 age category
|She has said her aim is not only to compete again but also to inspire others, particularly older adults, to challenge conventional expectations of age and fitness.
Describing her journey, she told the BBC: "My son decided to do a competition and said, Do you know? Do you want to go along with me?
"So I went and Googled it and I thought it was like high rocks, like climbing, but it's not.
"It's actually a competition of running 8km, and every kilometre you have to do an extensive exercise."
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She added: "We did a mixed doubles, and then I realised I had to do men's weights."
Munro revealed that the pair completed the challenge in one hour and 30 minutes.
She added: "I was quite chuffed."
The 71-year-old told the broadcaster that she was looking to take on the challenge again in March.
Hyrox is designed to be accessible to everyone, from everyday gym-goers to professional athletes, with no qualification required to enter an open event
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Munro said: "I've just had my third hip operation, so I'm grounded just now.
"And I did have a competition in London, which I've had to put off.
"So my next one is in March in Glasgow. So I'm hoping I'm fighting fit for that.
"But I'm not gonna give up, because I foolishly said that I was gonna do a Hidox competition with my granddaughter."
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