The Doctor Taking on the HYROX Elite - Saskia Millard

<p>In this episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast, we chat with Saskia Millard.</p><p>Saskia is a doctor, an elite HYROX athlete and a former international runner with a 16:02 5K PB. She was also the fastest female age-group athlete at the 2026 HYROX World Championships.</p><p>In the episode, we discuss how she balances working in medicine with competing at the highest level, why becoming a full-time athlete may not improve her performance and how having a demanding career gives her a valuable sense of perspective.</p><p>Saskia explains why she runs less than 20 kilometres per week, the brutal 10 x 400m sessions that leave her struggling to see clearly and how HYROX training has helped improve her running fitness.</p><p>She also talks openly about her history of injuries and under-fuelling, including breaking her hip during a 5K race, and the changes she has made to become stronger, healthier and more sustainable as an athlete.</p><p>Finally, we discuss her doubles partnership with Holly Archer, the penalties that have cost them in previous races, why receiving a red card makes Saskia run even faster, passing out during the lunges in Berlin and her ambitions to qualify for the Elite 15 and challenge for podiums.</p><p>🔗 Subscribe for more episodes</p><p>💥 <em><strong>Supporters of this Episode</strong></em></p><p>🏅 <strong>MyProtein</strong> – Affordable, high-quality supplements to support your HYROX training. Use code <strong>ROXLYFE</strong> at checkout: <a href="https://roxlyfe.com/myprotein">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://roxlyfe.com/myprotein⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>🎒 <strong>Built For Athletes</strong> – Premium backpacks trusted by 150,000+ athletes. Get 15% off automatically at: <a href="">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://builtforathletes.com/ROXLYFE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>🧤 <strong>The Rox Guys</strong> – Lightweight, breathable gloves, with great grip, for fitness racing. Get 15% off with code ROXLYFE or by going to <a href="https://www.theroxguys.com/discount/ROXLYFE">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theroxguys.com/discount/ROXLYFE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>🔗 <em><strong>Useful Links &amp; Resources</strong></em></p><p>🤷 New to HYROX? Start here: <a href="https://roxlyfe.com