HYROX Dallas Race Week: A Checklist From Our Helotes HYROX Floor
HYROX Dallas starts in eight days. If you are racing, the work is already in the bank. Nothing you do this week will make you fitter. Plenty of things you do this week can make you slower.
Most of our athletes at CrossFit Born Ready race in Dallas or Houston, so this is the talk we give on the Helotes HYROX floor every time a Texas race gets close. Read it now, then read it again the night before you drive up I-35.
When and where is HYROX Dallas 2026?
HYROX Dallas runs Wednesday, November 18 through Sunday, November 22, 2026, at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, 650 S Griffin St, in Halls B and C. HYROX expanded Dallas to five full days of racing, so your division races on its own day or days, not all five.
Two details from the official event page matter this week. Your individual start time gets linked about three days before the event, and start time changes are not permitted. Until then, plan around the provisional schedule. Keep the official HYROX Dallas event page open and check it again midweek.
What should you do in the last week before HYROX?
Train less, keep the hard efforts short, and sleep more. That is the whole taper.
Count backward from your race day:
Eight to six days out: one last session at race pace. Short. A few run-to-station pairs, then go home.
Five to three days out: easy movement only. An easy jog, a light row, mobility work.
Two days out: rest, or a 20-minute shakeout. Pack your bag.
The day before: travel, eat normal food, get off your feet.
What not to do: no new movements, no testing a max, no first-time sled weights. If you have not done it in training, race day is not the place to find out how it goes.
Race still months away? Start with our 8 to 12 week HYROX training plan instead.
Should you do a race simulation during race week?
No full sim. Not this week.
Full and half race simulations are part of how we train on the Born Ready HYROX floor, but they belong earlier in the build, when you have time to recover and time to fix what they expose. A full sim eight days out leaves you sore at the start line and teaches you nothing you can still change.
Do a "touch" session early in the week instead. Two rounds of 1 km at goal race pace into a short station, with full rest between, is plenty. You are reminding your legs what race pace feels like. You are not testing them.
Our HYROX open gym runs Monday to Friday from 5 to 6 AM, 8:30 AM to 1 PM and 4 to 7 PM, plus Sunday from 10:30 to 11:30 AM.
What should you pack for HYROX Dallas?
Pack the night before you leave Helotes, not the morning of.
Photo ID. The official event page says you must bring ID to check in, and nobody can check in on your behalf.
Your race ticket
The shoes you trained in. Not new ones.
An extra pair of socks
Gloves, only if you trained in them on the sleds
A water bottle
Simple pre-race food you have eaten before a hard session
A warm layer for waiting around in the hall
Dry clothes for the drive home
Family coming to cheer? Spectator tickets are sold separately on the event page, and your athlete ticket only lets you spectate on the day you race. Sort that out this week.
How do you pace the first kilometer?
Slower than feels right.
The first run is where first-timers lose the race. You leave the start with adrenaline, a crowd and fresh legs, and 1 km feels easy. Then you reach the SkiErg already redlined, and the sleds expose it. Our training plan says it plainly: bank nothing, even pacing wins.
Run the first kilometer at the pace you could hold for the eighth one. Save your effort for the sled push, the burpee broad jumps and the wall balls at the end, which run 75 to 100 reps depending on your division.
Expect compromised running, too. Your run after the sled push will feel nothing like your run after the SkiErg. That is why you trained running on tired legs.
Racing doubles? How do you handle the handoffs?
In doubles, you and your partner both run every kilometer and split the work at the stations. The handoffs are where teams leak time.
Settle these before you get in the car:
Who starts each station, and how you trade off on the SkiErg and the row
How you split the sled push and sled pull
Your wall ball plan in exact sets (for example, 10 and switch), so nobody is deciding under fatigue
A one-word call that means "take over now"
Doubles prep is part of what our HYROX floor is for: train with your partner, split the stations, and practice the handoffs.
What happens on race morning?
Eat the breakfast you have eaten before a hard session. Not a bigger one.
Per the official event information, on-site registration opens 90 minutes before your assigned start time. Arrive with enough margin to check in, find your area and warm up without rushing.
Warm up the way you train: a few minutes of easy running, a few strides, a handful of wall balls, some hip openers. Then settle. Your first station after the opening kilometer is the SkiErg, so start it controlled and let your breathing come down before you push. The event page lists aid stations before, during and after the race, so drink to plan instead of all at once.
Watching Dallas and thinking "I want to do that"?
Good. The next Texas stop is HYROX Houston, April 1 to 4, 2027, at NRG Center, per the official HYROX Houston event page. That leaves room for a proper first-race build if you start this winter.
If HYROX is new to you, start with what HYROX is and how the race works. When you are ready to train, our HYROX training membership is $100 a month and includes open gym on the HYROX floor, coached HYROX classes and daily HYROX programming from PRVN. Most athletes on our floor are preparing for their first race, and everything scales to your current fitness.
Race weekend is better with a crew. One member put it in three lines:
"This is Community. This is Consistency. This is Born Ready."
Gilbert, CrossFit Born Ready member review
Frequently asked questions
When is HYROX Dallas 2026?
HYROX Dallas runs November 18 to 22, 2026, at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, 650 S Griffin St in Dallas, Halls B and C. It is five days of racing. Individual start times are linked on the official event page about three days before the event, and start time changes are not allowed.
How long does a first HYROX race usually take?
Most first-timers finish somewhere between 90 minutes and two hours, and elite athletes go under an hour. Your time depends on your division, your running and how well you pace the first few kilometers. For a first race, aim to finish strong and even, and treat the clock as your baseline for the next one.
Should I do a full race simulation the week of HYROX?
No. Full and half simulations belong earlier in your build, when you still have time to recover and fix what they show you. In race week, do one short session at race pace early in the week, such as two rounds of 1 km into a station, then keep everything else easy so you arrive fresh.
Can I train for HYROX in San Antonio without joining a CrossFit class?
Yes. At CrossFit Born Ready in Helotes, the HYROX membership is its own $100 a month plan. The core of it is open gym on our dedicated HYROX floor, with daily PRVN HYROX programming included. Coached HYROX classes are included if you want structure, but you do not need a CrossFit class to train there.
Is there a HYROX race in Texas in 2027?
Yes. HYROX Houston runs April 1 to 4, 2027, at NRG Center, according to the official HYROX event page. Starting your training this winter leaves time for an 8 to 12 week build. Check hyrox.com for tickets and the full race schedule before you plan your weekend.
Come push a sled in Helotes
Racing Dallas? Come in early this week for your last short session on the floor, then go rest. Watching from home and thinking about Houston? Book your first visit and tell us you are here for HYROX. We are at 13302 Western Oak in Helotes. Call or text us at (726) 227-2793.
