Mike Hinnen
Hyrox athlete, instructor and coach. By profession I have been building networks for more than twenty years.
I grew up in Zürich Nord. Today I live in the countryside with my wife Mel and our daughter, away from the busy city. Sport has been part of my life for as long as I can remember, and since 2015 I have also been teaching groups as an instructor. Mel is an instructor too, and my doubles partner in Hyrox.
I stopped eating meat at twelve, and I have been vegan since 2014. Our whole family eats plant-based.
Three roles, one passion
Hyrox singles and doubles. Next up is Milan in Doubles Mixed with Mel, then Basel 2027 in the Pro division.
Les Mills Bodypump, Core and Sprint, plus indoor cycling. And I coach a Hyrox training group. Until 2019 I also worked as a personal trainer.
Senior network engineer at a university. Campus networks, wireless and network automation.
From the ice to the bike to Hyrox
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YouthTried a lot, ice hockey for a long timeIce hockey up to the fourth division, plus inline hockey, handball and football.
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16 to 18Mountain bike racesThe bike stayed, to this day, just without a race number.
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2008Zürich Marathon in 4:00:33
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alwaysBike and mountainsMountain biking, kitesurfing, climbing, snowboarding and splitboarding. I had given up running for about fifteen years.
Photo by Mel 
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2025Back to running, on to HyroxMy engine comes from cycling. Since then I have been rebuilding my running legs.
Since 2015, in groups and one to one
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2015Fitness trainer (SAFS) and Les Mills Core instructorInstructor in Wallisellen ever since.
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2016Personal trainer (SAFS), functional trainer and GRIT instructorUntil 2019 a part-time personal trainer, mostly outdoors, and functional training in groups.
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2019Indoor cycling instructor (SAFS) and TRX Group Suspension Training
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2022Les Mills Bodypump instructor
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todayBodypump, Core, Sprint and indoor cycling, plus a Hyrox groupAt least three Les Mills quarterlies every year, to keep the programmes current.
Train with me
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Monday09:15 Bodypump, 10:00 CoreWellcomefit Wallisellen
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Tuesday19:15 SprintWellcomefit Wallisellen
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Wednesday19:00 Hyrox groupWellcomefit Oerlikon
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Thursday19:15 Indoor cyclingWellcomefit Wallisellen
From electrician to senior network engineer
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1995Apprenticeship as an electricianThen technician for cabling, telephone systems and data centres.
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2001Move into ITPC and network support.
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2002Network control centreMonitoring and support of customer connections.
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2005Telecom providerOperations and customer projects, on call around the clock.
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2011Network engineer at IT service providersNetwork projects for customers of all sizes.
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todaySenior network engineer at a university