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Hyrox
Half Sim

Not a race sim — a legit half sim. The real HYROX race experience at almost exactly 50% of the volume, run in staggered heats. The best pacing practice there is before race day.

The Event

[HRX] Half Sim Heat
Over 6,000 sq ft
Up to 4 per heat

50% of the race, in race order, with the full race movements — so you can practise your pacing before the day it counts.

Want to test the waters before you jump into a Half Sim? Come try a [HRX] Hyrox Conditioning or [HRX] Strength & Conditioning class first — your first one is free.

01 · [HRX] Half Sim

What you'll
race

Runs between every station, in race order — the whole thing, at half the volume. No burpees onto a plate. No stationary lunges. The movements are the race movements.

  • Up to 4 athletes per heat, running as two groups of two, five minutes apart. Two lanes go at once for burpee broad jumps, walking lunges and the sled push and pull — you're racing side by side, not taking turns.
  • Racing as a team of 2? Both athletes need to book the same heat, so you go together.
  • All indoors: the entire race runs inside, except the running and the final farmers carries.
  • Practise your pacing — the single most valuable thing you can do for race day. Learn what your runs should feel like coming off a sled, and how much you've got left for the back half, before it counts.
  • Run by people who know the race: our coaching team races HYROX, and one of our coaches works as a HYROX head judge — so the standards and the format are the real ones.
  • Your reservation time is your heat START time — not the time to walk in the door. Get here about 20 minutes early and run your own event warmup, so you're ready to race when your heat is called. That's exactly how race day runs.
  • Best for: anyone with a race booked, anyone thinking about booking one, and anyone who wants a real benchmark to train against.
  • Free for members — included with any group class membership. Reserve your heat like any other class.
  • $30 drop-in for non-members, or grab a punch card and use it here.
  • See drop-in & punch cards for current rates.
  • The goal is monthly — every date we have on the books is in upcoming heats above.
  • Want your own? We run private group half sims on weekend afternoons — get in touch and we'll set one up for your crew.
  • The time on your ZenPlanner reservation is your heat start time — that's when you race, not when you arrive.
  • Get here about 20 minutes early and run your own event warmup. You want to be ready to race when your heat is called, not walking in the door.
  • Warming yourself up is part of race day, so treat this as practice for it.
  • Racing as a team of two? Book the same heat as your partner.
  • Bring water, a towel and the shoes you plan to race in.
An athlete driving a heavily loaded sled push during a Half Sim heat, race clock running behind them
The Workout

The course,
station by station.

Same eight stations, in race order, for everyone. The Elite runs it at full race loads with 800 m runs — The Open trims the runs and lightens the loads, so it's a real race at every level.

Division 01 · Race loads
The Elite

800 m run between every station — including the start and the finish.

  1. 01SkiErg500/400 m
  2. 02Sled Push2 lengths24 m · 8/6 plates
  3. 03Sled Pull2 lengths24 m · 4/3 plates
  4. 04Burpee Broad Jumps3 lengths36 m
  5. 05Row500/400 m
  6. 06Farmers CarryTo the bus stop100 m · 32/24 kg
  7. 07Walking Lunges4 lengths48 m
  8. 08Wall Balls50 reps · 20/14 lb
Your scoreTime to complete
Division 02 · Lighter loads, shorter runs
The Open

400–600 m run between every station — including the start and the finish.

  1. 01SkiErg500/400 m
  2. 02Sled Push2 lengths24 m · 7/6 plates
  3. 03Sled Pull2 lengths24 m · 3/2 plates
  4. 04Burpee Broad Jumps3 lengths36 m
  5. 05Row500/400 m
  6. 06Farmers CarryTo the bus stop100 m · 24/16 kg
  7. 07Walking Lunges4 lengths48 m
  8. 08Wall Balls50 reps · 14/8 lb
Your scoreTime to complete

Loads and erg distances listed men/women · a “length” is one full length of the gym floor.

The Leaderboard

The all-time
standings.

Every running counts — your best result across the series is what ranks you, and Rx ranks above Scaled. Scores are pulled from what's logged in ZenPlanner, so make sure your time gets logged on race day.

Live standings · powered by comps.rncty.com

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How scores get here: leaderboard results are pulled from what's logged in ZenPlanner after each race day — if your time isn't logged, it isn't on the board. Ask a coach if your result is missing.

Reserve

Upcoming
heats.

Every Half Sim heat we have on the books, straight from ZenPlanner. Each heat takes up to 4 athletes and runs as two groups of two — book the start time you want, and team up by booking the same heat. Regular HYROX schedule →

Live Half Sim heats · powered by ZenPlanner

Make sure you know

The time you book is your heat START time — not the time to show up. Get here about 20 minutes early and run your own warmup, so you're ready to race when your heat is called.

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Contact

Questions?

Not sure whether you're ready to race one — or want to book a private group half sim for your crew on a weekend afternoon? Send us a note and a coach will get back to you.

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Race ready?

Pick your
start time.

Heats are small and they fill. Grab the one you want and we'll see you on the line.

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