Twelve of the 15 men currently ranked for the HYROX Hamburg Elite 15 field raced at the 2026 World Championships in Stockholm. Six raced in Hamburg last year. On the women’s side, eight raced Worlds and eight raced Hamburg last year. HYROX Hamburg runs October 28 to November 1 at Hamburg Messe and opens the…

HYROX has announced qualification cutoff dates for all six Elite Series races in the 2026/27 season. A question during Wednesday’s Elite Town Hall asked for clarification on the dates and how they apply to qualification. The dates determine when the Elite leaderboard locks for invitations to the Elite 15 and Challenger 15 fields. HYROX says…

HYROX plans to let Elite athletes accredit their own photo and video teams at Elite Series events, the company told license holders Wednesday during its first online Elite Town Hall. The roughly hour-long call also covered race access, registration rules, and the path into Challenger fields. More details on accreditation are expected before Hamburg, the…

HYROX Bordeaux opens Friday with the Pro Men starting at 10:20 a.m. local time. The Pro Women follow at 1:00 p.m. Alexander Roncevic is on the start list and brings the fastest time in fitness racing history. The former World Champion ran 51:59 at the Warsaw Elite race earlier this year. He is joined by…

HYROX Karlsruhe’s Pro Women take the floor Friday at 12:50 p.m. Four athletes in the field have already broken 59 minutes. Lena Putters has the fastest time in the field, from her fourth-place finish in the Elite race in Warsaw. Linda Meier is the reigning HYROX World Champion. She won the 2025 title in Chicago….

HYROX Toronto’s Pro Women take the floor Friday at noon. Three athletes in the field have already broken 59 minutes. Vivian Tafuto has the fastest time in the field. In June she won the Elite 15 Doubles at the World Championships with Lauren Weeks. Madelyn Eybergen ran her best at Worlds in only her second…

HYROX Announces $2.5 Million Elite Prize Purse for 2026/2027 Season HYROX will offer more than $2.5 million in Elite prize money during the 2026/2027 season, the company announced in an email to athletes. The $2,506,500 total includes five Elite Series races, the World Championships, and the Elite Invitational Relay. The season begins with the Hamburg…

HYROX introduced a modified version of its competition sled this weekend, with a change designed to improve consistency during the sled push and sled pull. The biggest change is underneath. The metal runners that make contact with the carpet are now replaceable, allowing worn runners to be replaced as needed. On the previous sleds, replacing…

Reports circulating Thursday that PUMA has dropped Joanna Wietrzyk following the incident at HYROX Beijing are false. The claim appears to have originated with the Daily Mail, which reported that PUMA had removed a “Joanna Wietrzyk x PUMA” clothing line from its online store. That reporting has since been repeated by several outlets, with some…