HYROX Guangzhou 2026

HYROX Guangzhou runs over two days, Saturday 21 November to Sunday 22 November 2026, in Guangzhou, China. It is number 22 of the next 30 races on the HiRox calendar.

With the event spread over two days, your division's day and start wave decide your travel. They are published on the official event page, along with the venue, so check it before you book.

Racing the same dates, at least in part: Dallas (18–22 Nov), Poznań (20–22 Nov) and Rio de Janeiro (21–22 Nov).

How to prepare for HYROX Guangzhou

The phases below are dated back from Saturday 21 November 2026, 46 days from today.

1. until 25 Sep8 weeks out and more
2. 26 Sep – 23 Oct8 to 4 weeks outYou are here / 46 days to go

   Make it race-specific. Run straight after station work so your legs learn to run tired, and add heavier sled and carry sessions once a week.

3. 24 Oct – 13 Nov4 weeks to 1 week out

   Rehearse the race. One half or full simulation, practised transitions through the Roxzone, and a run pace you can hold for all eight kilometres.

4. 14 Nov – 20 NovRace week
5. 21–22 Nov 2026Race day

Getting to Guangzhou

• Other races within 2,000 km of Guangzhou, nearest first, as the crow flies between city centres: Shanghai (about 1,200 km, 31 Oct – 1 Nov).
• Also in China: Shanghai (31 Oct – 1 Nov).
• On the calendar, the last race before it starts is Cairo (14–15 Nov) and the first one after it ends is Johannesburg, 4 days later (26–29 Nov).

The race: 8 runs, 8 stations

Every HYROX race, Guangzhou 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).

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.