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Full HYROX Mock Event

The whole race in training: eight 1 km runs, each followed by one station, in race order.

Coach watching two athletes during a mock race
Coach watching two athletes during a mock race. AI-generated image.
Level
Advanced
Type
HYROX session

The session

Do this once, four to six weeks before race day. It takes a week to recover from properly, so it is not a weekly session.

RoundWork
11 km run + 1,000 m SkiErg
21 km run + 50 m sled push
31 km run + 50 m sled pull
41 km run + 80 m burpee broad jumps
51 km run + 1,000 m row
61 km run + 200 m farmers carry
71 km run + 100 m sandbag lunges
81 km run + 100 wall balls

Pacing

Use race weights if your gym has them, and write down your split for every run and every station. The splits tell you where your time really goes.

Where people go wrong

Racing the first two runs. Most people lose far more time in the second half than they gain early on.