HYROX Denver 2026: Schedule, Venue, Tickets and How to Race at Altitude

HYROX Denver is next week, and it’s the first HYROX in the Mile High City. It runs Thursday to Sunday, November 12–15, at the Stockyards Event Center at the National Western Center. If you’re traveling from Las Vegas or anywhere near sea level, the altitude is the thing to plan for.

The key details

	HYROX Denver 2026
Dates	Thursday–Sunday, November 12–15, 2026
Venue	Stockyards Event Center at the National Western Center, 4850 National Western Dr, Denver, CO 80216
Elevation	1,609 m (5,280 ft)
Singles entry	$195 (RoxRadar)
Doubles entry	$185 (RoxRadar)
Start times	Individual times sent about 3 days before the event

Sources: HYROX for dates, venue and schedule; RoxRadar for prices; Velites for elevation.

Schedule by day

HYROX’s provisional schedule, subject to change:

Day	Divisions
Thursday, Nov 12	Men and Adaptive Men 8:00–9:40 · Doubles Men 10:00–11:40 · Doubles Women 12:10–15:00 · Women and Adaptive Women 15:10–17:40 · Doubles Mixed 18:10–20:30
Friday, Nov 13	Men and Adaptive Men 8:00–9:00 · Pro Men 9:40–11:20 · Pro Women 11:50–12:50 · Doubles Men 13:10–14:00 · Doubles Mixed 14:20–15:40 · Doubles Women 16:10–17:20 · Women and Adaptive Women 17:30–19:10 · Relays 19:40–20:35
Saturday, Nov 14	Men and Adaptive Men 8:00–12:40 · Doubles Mixed 13:00–17:30 · Pro Doubles Women 17:50–18:50 · Pro Doubles Men 19:20–20:30
Sunday, Nov 15	Doubles Women 8:00–12:20 · Women and Adaptive Women 12:40–15:50 · Doubles Men 16:20–19:30

HYROX says start time changes aren’t permitted. Pro Men and Pro Women ceremonies are Friday at 14:30.

Can you still get in?

On November 5, RoxRadar listed these as available:

• Men ($195): Thursday and Saturday
• Women ($195): Thursday, Friday and Sunday
• Pro Men and Pro Women ($195): Friday
• Doubles Men ($185): Sunday
• Doubles Mixed ($185): Friday
• Pro Doubles Men and Women ($185): Saturday
• Men’s and Mixed Relay ($95): Friday

Women’s Doubles, Women’s Relay and both Adaptive divisions were sold out on every day. RoxRadar notes sold-out categories reopened 141 times in the last 30 days, so it’s worth checking again. Book only through HYROX. Spectator tickets are sold separately through Humanitix.

Racing at 1,609 m: what changes

Velites’ Denver guide puts it simply: “Expect higher heart rate, quicker fatigue and slower recovery.”

The research gives a sense of how much. In a 2006 study in the European Journal of Applied Physiology, eight trained endurance athletes were tested in a pressure chamber at simulated altitudes from 300 m to 2,800 m. Their VO2max fell by about 6.3% for every 1,000 m, and time to exhaustion at a fixed hard pace fell by about 14.5% per 1,000 m.

Denver is about 1,300 m above the study’s 300 m baseline. On that straight line, that works out to roughly 8% less aerobic capacity. It’s a small lab study with a running-style test, and HYROX mixes running with strength work, so treat it as a guide to direction, not a prediction of your time.

How to pace HYROX Denver

1. Start slower than your sea-level plan. At altitude, going out too fast costs you more later in the race. Use our pacing splits for every finish time as a sea-level baseline, then aim a little slower.
2. Pace by effort or heart rate, not by your usual splits. Your heart rate will run higher at the same pace. A chest strap is more reliable than a wrist sensor during stations; see our heart rate strap guide.
3. Respect the heavy stations. The sled push and wall balls can leave you breathing harder than usual. Take short, planned breaks instead of grinding to a stop.
4. Arrive with time to settle. Check in early, find the Roxzone and keep your warm-up short and easy.

Race-week kit: A Garmin Forerunner 970 or Forerunner 265 helps you pace by heart rate, and LMNT electrolytes are easy to pack for travel. Our race-day bag checklist covers the rest.

Getting there

From Velites: Denver International Airport (DEN) is 25–35 minutes from the venue by taxi or ride-share. The RTD A-Line train runs from the airport to Denver Union Station, and several RTD bus routes serve the National Western Center. Driving, use I-70 and Washington Street; there’s paid parking around the venue.

More races near Las Vegas

Denver is one of six new US cities this season. See the full list in our 2026/27 season guide, and plan ahead for HYROX Las Vegas, March 12–14, 2027.