In the world of sports performance, data is everywhere. This HYROX chart condensed over an hour of physical effort into a few compact panels. That’s when I realised how much emotional weight colour can carry in performance visualisation. From metrics to meaningsWhat I learned from visualising my HYROX race wasn’t just where I was fast or slow, but how visualisation framed that story. For data visualisation practitioners, that’s a valuable reminder: the goal isn’t only to display information, but to mediate understanding.