HYROX Seoul 2026

HYROX Seoul runs over three days, Friday 13 November to Sunday 15 November 2026, in Seoul, South Korea. It is number 18 of the next 30 races on the HiRox calendar.

With the event spread over three 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: Barcelona (11–15 Nov), Dublin (11–15 Nov), Düsseldorf (11–15 Nov), Denver (12–15 Nov) and Cairo (14–15 Nov).

How to prepare for HYROX Seoul

The phases below are dated back from Friday 13 November 2026, 38 days from today.

1. until 17 Sep8 weeks out and more
2. 18 Sep – 15 Oct8 to 4 weeks outYou are here / 38 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. 16 Oct – 5 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. 6 Nov – 12 NovRace week
5. 13–15 Nov 2026Race day

Getting to Seoul

• Other races within 2,000 km of Seoul, nearest first, as the crow flies between city centres: Shanghai (about 900 km, 31 Oct – 1 Nov).
• It is the only race in South Korea among the next 30 on the calendar.
• On the calendar, the last race before it starts is Shanghai (31 Oct – 1 Nov) and the first one after it ends is Dallas, 3 days later (18–22 Nov).

The race: 8 runs, 8 stations

Every HYROX race, Seoul 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.