HYROX Shanghai 2026

HYROX Shanghai runs over two days, Saturday 31 October to Sunday 1 November 2026, in Shanghai, China. It is number 13 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: Birmingham (27 Oct – 1 Nov), Hamburg (28 Oct – 1 Nov), Mexico City (29 Oct – 1 Nov) and Nice (29 Oct – 1 Nov).

How to prepare for HYROX Shanghai

The phases below are dated back from Saturday 31 October 2026, 25 days from today.

1. until 4 Sep8 weeks out and more
2. 5 Sep – 2 Oct8 to 4 weeks out
3. 3 Oct – 23 Oct4 weeks to 1 week outYou are here / 25 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.

4. 24 Oct – 30 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.

5. 31 Oct – 1 Nov 2026Race day

Getting to Shanghai

• Other races within 2,000 km of Shanghai, nearest first, as the crow flies between city centres: Seoul (about 900 km, 13–15 Nov) and Guangzhou (about 1,200 km, 21–22 Nov).
• Also in China: Guangzhou (21–22 Nov).
• 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, Shanghai 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.