HYROX Doubles: rules, divisions and how it works

HYROX Doubles is HYROX for two: you and your partner run all 8 km side by side and split the work at the 8 stations however you like, with one of you working at a time. The weights are the same as singles, and your time stops when the second partner crosses the finish line.

Everything below follows the official 26/27 Doubles rulebook.

HYROX Doubles at a glance

	HYROX Doubles
Team	2 racers, both at least 16 on race day
Divisions	Doubles Men, Doubles Women, Mixed Doubles, Doubles Men Pro, Doubles Women Pro
Running	8 × 1 km, always together
Stations	The same 8 stations as singles; you split the work, one partner at a time
Weights	Same as the matching singles division (full weights table)
Finish time	When the second partner crosses the line

The 5 HYROX Doubles divisions

• Doubles Men: two men on the men’s Open weights.
• Doubles Women: two women on the women’s Open weights.
• Mixed Doubles: one man and one woman, both on the men’s Open weights.
• Doubles Men Pro: two men on the Men Pro weights (202 kg sled push, 9 kg wall ball).
• Doubles Women Pro: two women on the men’s Open weights.

Each division starts in its own waves. Results are ranked overall and by age group, and they are published at results.hyrox.com after the event.

How does HYROX Doubles work?

A Doubles race has the same format as any HYROX: 1 km of running, then a workout station, repeated 8 times in a fixed order (SkiErg, Sled Push, Sled Pull, Burpee Broad Jumps, Rowing, Farmers Carry, Sandbag Lunges, Wall Balls). The doubles-specific rules are about staying together:

1. Start together. Both racers must be at the start line at your official wave time. Starting with one racer is not allowed, and starting in a different wave without approval is a disqualification.
2. Run together. You both run every 1 km segment side by side. Running ahead costs the team 1 minute.
3. Enter and leave stations together. The station only starts when both of you are inside, and you both leave once the work is done.
4. One works, one rests (“You Go, I Go”). Only one partner works at a time. You choose when to switch, as often as you like.
5. The resting partner stays on their feet. No sitting, kneeling or lying down in the station, and you stay in the marked area without blocking other teams.

More than 3 penalties for not staying together and the team is marked Out of Competition, with no ranking.

Doubles rules station by station

Station	How you can split it	Rules to know
SkiErg (1,000 m)	Switch at any distance	You can’t pass the handles to each other; only the working partner adjusts the damper
Sled Push (50 m)	Switch at any point	The resting partner walks right behind the worker, in your lane
Sled Pull (50 m)	Switch at any point	The resting partner stays behind and can’t touch the rope, but can coach from outside the racer box
Burpee Broad Jumps (80 m)	Switch at any point	The incoming partner puts their hands where the other’s feet landed
Rowing (1,000 m)	Switch at any distance	Same as the SkiErg: only the worker adjusts the damper
Farmers Carry (200 m)	Switch at any point	Hand over the kettlebells sideways or backwards, never forwards
Sandbag Lunges (100 m)	Switch at any point	Hand over the sandbag sideways or backwards, never forwards
Wall Balls (100 reps)	Switch at any rep	Pass the ball by dropping it or handing it over; a throw-and-catch changeover is a no-rep

Penalties that catch Doubles teams

• Running apart: 1 minute per infringement.
• Leaving a station through the “IN” arch: 2 minutes.
• Using equipment or a lane you weren’t assigned: 2 minutes.
• Wrong wave: disqualification.

Penalties can be added for up to 48 hours after the event, so a fast finish time isn’t final until the results are.

How to split the stations with your partner

The rulebook leaves the split to you, which makes it the biggest tactical decision in Doubles. Some approaches teams use:

• Short sets on the ergs and wall balls. Swapping every 100–250 m on the SkiErg and rower, or every 10–20 wall balls, keeps both of you working close to your best pace.
• Strengths on the sleds. The stronger partner often takes more of the Sled Push and Sled Pull, and the lighter or faster partner takes more Burpee Broad Jumps.
• Plan the changeovers. A smooth changeover is free time. Practise the kettlebell and sandbag handovers so they never go forward.

Agree the plan before race day and keep it simple enough to follow when you’re tired.

Mixed Doubles

Mixed Doubles is the only division where the two partners have different targets but the same weights: both race on the men’s Open weights (152 kg sled push, 103 kg sled pull, 2 × 24 kg kettlebells, 20 kg sandbag, 6 kg wall ball), and the wall ball target is 2.70 m for the woman and 3.00 m for the man. The HYROX weights guide has every number by division.

Finding a Doubles partner

No partner yet for the race you want? RoxConnect shows who is going to each HYROX and looking for a Doubles partner: open a race such as HYROX London or HYROX Melbourne, check their division and level, and message them before you register.