HYROX Budapest runs on Saturday 17 October 2026, in Budapest, Hungary. It is number 5 of the next 30 races on the HiRox calendar.
It is a one-day event, so whatever your division, you race on Saturday.
Racing the same dates, at least in part: Valencia (15–18 Oct) and São Paulo (17–18 Oct).
How to prepare for HYROX Budapest
The phases below are dated back from Saturday 17 October 2026, 11 days from today.
- until 21 Aug8 weeks out and more
- 22 Aug – 18 Sep8 to 4 weeks out
- 19 Sep – 9 Oct4 weeks to 1 week outYou are here / 11 days to go
Rehearse the race. One half or full simulation, practised transitions through the Roxzone, and a run pace you can hold for all eight kilometres.
- 10 Oct – 16 OctRace week
Cut the volume, keep a few short efforts at race pace, sleep, and sort the logistics: wave time, travel to the venue, shoes, and what you eat before you start.
- 17 Oct 2026Race day
Getting to Budapest
- Other races within 2,000 km of Budapest, nearest first, as the crow flies between city centres: Poznań (about 550 km, 20–22 Nov), Gdańsk (about 750 km, 10–11 Oct), Milan (about 800 km, 4–6 Dec) and Hamburg (about 950 km, 28 Oct – 1 Nov).
- It is the only race in Hungary among the next 30 on the calendar.
- On the calendar, the last race before it starts is Gdańsk (10–11 Oct) and the first one after it ends is Tampa, 5 days later (22–25 Oct).
The race: 8 runs, 8 stations
Every HYROX race, Budapest included, is a 1 km run then a station, eight times over. Times are medians of 395,452 solo results, Seasons 7 and 8 (hyroxdatalab.com).
| # | Station (after a 1 km run) | Work | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | SkiErg | 1,000 m | 4:29 | 5:11 |
| 02 | Sled Push | 50 m | 3:04 | 2:55 |
| 03 | Sled Pull | 50 m | 5:03 | 5:46 |
| 04 | Burpee Broad Jumps | 80 m | 5:22 | 6:24 |
| 05 | Rowing | 1,000 m | 4:49 | 5:25 |
| 06 | Farmers Carry | 200 m | 2:09 | 2:17 |
| 07 | Sandbag Lunges | 100 m | 5:13 | 5:07 |
| 08 | Wall Balls | 100 reps | 6:52 | 6:30 |
Pacing
The median racer runs the eight kilometres in 42:38 (men) or 47:02 (women) and slows by about a minute and a half from the first kilometre to the last. HiRox turns your own goal time into splits, run by run and station by station.