HYROX Nice runs over four days, Thursday 29 October to Sunday 1 November 2026, in Nice, France. It is number 12 of the next 30 races on the HiRox calendar.
With the event spread over four 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: Birmingham (27 Oct – 1 Nov), Hamburg (28 Oct – 1 Nov), Mexico City (29 Oct – 1 Nov) and Shanghai (31 Oct – 1 Nov).
How to prepare for HYROX Nice
The phases below are dated back from Thursday 29 October 2026, 23 days from today.
- until 2 Sep8 weeks out and more
- 3 Sep – 30 Sep8 to 4 weeks out
- 1 Oct – 21 Oct4 weeks to 1 week outYou are here / 23 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.
- 22 Oct – 28 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.
- 29 Oct – 1 Nov 2026Race day
Getting to Nice
- Other races within 2,000 km of Nice, nearest first, as the crow flies between city centres: Milan (about 250 km, 4–6 Dec), Geneva (about 300 km, 9–11 Oct), Barcelona (about 500 km, 11–15 Nov) and Valencia (about 800 km, 15–18 Oct).
- It is the only race in France among the next 30 on the calendar.
- On the calendar, the last race before it starts is Abu Dhabi (23–25 Oct) and the first one after it ends is Barcelona, 10 days later (11–15 Nov).
The race: 8 runs, 8 stations
Every HYROX race, Nice 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.