26–29 Nov 2026 · South Africa · in 8 weeks

Virgin Active HYROX Johannesburg

4,089 finishes here last time (2026). The typical Open Men finish was 1:41:40, Open Women 1:55:04. The fastest 25% beat the typical finisher by 8:08 over the 8 km of running and 8:43 across the eight stations; the biggest station gap was wall balls (2:37).

26–29 Nov 20262 previous editions48% of the finish was running (normal 48%)Africa

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Course notes from the data

Running was 48% of the typical finish last time, close to the 48% at a typical venue, so your splits will compare cleanly with other races.

1:41:40 typical Open Men, last time

1:55:04 typical Open Women, last time

Runs biggest single gain of the fastest 25% 8:08 on the typical finisher · biggest station gap: wall balls

48% of the typical finish was running (normal 48%) 1.1 points less running than the previous edition

Last time here · Johannesburg 2026

What the field did

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typical 1:41:40

All finishersFastest 10% (under 1:20:02)

Open Men, 745 finishers. Half the field between 1:28:33 and 1:57:29.

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