HYROX is the fitness race for Every Body. If you are over 16 years old and want to take on the challenge, you are more than welcome at HYROX. With Pro, Open, Doubles and Relay Divisions, there is a race for every one. For example, our oldest competitor is 73 years old and still smashing it! And there are no qualification requirements or time caps.
FAQ
HYROX races are normally organised in large indoor expo venues, consuming over 10.000m2 of fitness, each HYROX race is big enough to cover 3 soccer pitches!
Sydney and Melbourne are the Australian debut events for 2023 – both will take place at their respective Showgrounds!
And the plan is to add Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth and Auckland to the series in 2024!
In order to qualify for the HYROX World Championships, you need to participate in any one of our global races.
Depending on your division and age group, a certain number of Qualifying slots are awarded at each race. If you are one of those who perform on the day, you’ll receive an invitation to the WC and have up to 48 hours to claim your spot, otherwise it will roll down to the next competitor.
Note: There are no qualification spots for the HYROX Relay.
There are eleven age groups within the individual divisions, five age groups within the doubles division and 2 for the Relay. The age groups are broken down as follows:
Individual Competition
- 16-24
- 25-29
- 30-34
- 35-39
- 40-44
- 45-49
- 50-55
- 55-59
- 60-64
- 65-69 (this is the oldest age group for the Pro division)
- 70+
Doubles Competition (based on the average age of each pair)
- 16-29
- 30-39
- 40-49
- 50-59
- 60-70+
Relays
- 16-39
- 40+
Your start time will be emailed to you a week prior to the event so make sure you keep an eye out (and check y0ur spam folder). This same email will include the Athlete Guide and all the official information you need.
Each division has its own start time slots. The time slots for the divisions will be communicated before race day so you have an indication of your start time. It is recommended that you arrive 90 minutes before your start time in order to allow enough time to check-in and warm up.
HYROX is an official sport with global rankings and results. Please click on the links below to view the competition rulebooks for the different divisions.
HYROX is the race for Every Body. We carefully designed the movements to be as accessible as possible.
This will depend on your fitness level and intentions!
The average HYROX finisher time is around 90 minutes, but the race has no time cap. Some take more than 3 hours to knock it over whereas the Elites get it done in an hour or less (which is superhuman!).
HYROX is a beautiful blend of endurance and functional fitness – the training section of this website provides all sorts of info that can point you on the right direction.
Whether you want to train at home, at an official HYROX Training Centre or through an online App, there are several ways to get ‘HYROX Ready’.
Up to 7 days prior to the respective race, participants can transfer their event location and change division and/or change name.
Simply login to your account at register.hyrox.com and select ‘Change Order’, and follow the instructions. To help you with the process here is a guide for how to transfer your ticket to a different division/ location or how to change your personal details.
There is a nominal AUD35 processing charge to make any changes.
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Spectators are more than welcome – there’s nothing more exciting than racing in front of your friends and family.
Spectator tickets can be purchased online.
Our HYROX 🇦🇺 Athlete Support team is always here to help.
Send us an email to support@hyroxau.com and we’ll jump onto it!
Up to 7 days prior to the respective race, participants can change some of their racing details as well as purchase add-ons such as Sportograf or to Race with a Friend
Simply login to your account at register.hyrox.com and select ‘Change Order’ followed by “Change Information”, and then follow the instructions. To help you with the process here is a guide for how to change some details or to purchase add ons.
Any additions of ad-ons would be incorporated into your cart for purchasing and there may be an additional nominal AUD35 processing charge to make any changes.