Quite the master plan! James Ji Jirayu Tangsrisuk reveals the secret of dragging Ann Thongprasom to run at a 4:30 pace, breaking the personal best record of James Ji Ann in the Hyrox competition successfully. But behind this success lies a mischievous story where James Ji used a"prank on mom"sneaky trick to trick Ann into sprinting at a 4:30 pace, nearly taking her breath away until Annalmost gave up,but in the end, they managed to finish. This led to Ann, the top actress, having a hilarious comeback momentsaying, "Mom doesn't want to be close to you anymore."This scene caused laughter all over Instagram.
"New PB (New Personal Best) for us: 1:17"
I felt both sympathy and wanted to apologize to Ann first.
Before the race, we met less often than before, each busy with their own work, practicing together only twice, running and weight training separately."But we wanted a better time."
From the last round, we analyzed the numbers, thinking our pair might reduce time at each station slightly, maybe by 10 to 20 seconds per station, which would mean huge fatigue and overall wouldn't exceed 2 to 3 minutes."Not worth it."
The best improvement would be running faster, so I told her, "Let's run faster—from over pace 5 (which means 5 minutes per kilometer) down to 4:30. We could cut almost 8 minutes, mom!"
She replied, "No way, who would be crazy enough to run that fast?"
Fortunately, the GPS didn't track speed, so Ann had no idea what pace she was running—only knowing her heart rate was up and wondering if her legs were moving too fast.
We started with a sprint that nearly took Ann's breath away. I remembered checking my leg speed and heart rate (HR) to see if it was within my usual average. Everything felt right.
Then I asked my partner what her HR was... she said, "I'm dead," at 170 bpm, exceeding what was necessary due to excitement and running rhythm. But it was hard to adjust with the target we agreed on.
Throughout the race, I checked her condition, tried to communicate (one-sided), but she rarely responded. Watching her face, she seemed to manage.
Having spent so much time together, I knew she needed to warm up to feel comfortable. After about 25 minutes, I asked if she felt warmed up.
No need to guess... she definitely shook her head.
Clearly, this race, mom wasn’t with us anymore...
"Physical body activated."
Our station performance wasn’t much worse than last time, maintaining muscle and heart effort to keep going. Only during the Sled Push did she get cramps early on. I told Ann the bad news with a forced smile that cramps seemed to have started.
It was easy to fix—keep running at the same speed, breathe, and manage muscle tension. The only wish was that cramps wouldn’t worsen now or it would be over for sure. Thankfully, the twitching eased and we pressed on.
Passing station after station, Ann started running better alongside me, warmed up, constantly looking at each other. She seemed ready, and her HR began to decrease.
We reached the sandbag lunges. I told Ann, "Mom, we’re on target now." We got there around 1 hour in. I was excited, thinking we’d definitely be faster this time. But somehow, this round felt endlessly long—we took 4:50.
Afterward, I told her, "Mom! We’ve broken the record. If we keep this running pace and finish the wall ball within 5 minutes, we’ll hit 1:15 for sure!"
She smiled, gaining encouragement.
Final run, final station.
But this time was different. I looked back and she wasn’t following as before, the gap growing. I slowed down to catch up and see her expression up close.
Mom had left us during the last run. We slowed to a 5:32 pace to support each other before entering the tunnel. I told her, "1:10, we can do it!"
The wall ball left her sore from the first attempt to now. She rushed to finish, losing focus, balance, and accuracy—missing sensors repeatedly, wasting time and energy. It took 7:12 minutes for just this station, but we completed all 100 reps.
We met our goal with no serious injuries and averaged a 4:37 running pace.It was just as fun as always.
I must praise and admire my partner in crime, Ann Thongprasom, for her strength.
P.S. For those concerned, we are safe. We've run thousands of kilometers together and know each other's pace, expressions, and feelings well.And this,I believe, is the charm of shared activities that bring us closer...Why is that?
As soon as James Ji posted this, Ann Thongprasom responded with a hilarious comeback:"Mom doesn’t want to be close to you anymore!!!"Ja Yossinee joined in to emphasize Ann’s feelings, telling James Ji,"I stand by my words—she’s amazing, but she has to understand women our age."
Andin this post by the young father and leading actor James Ji, many celebrity friends have praised the strength of both.
