6-Week Hyrox
Training Plan for Beginners

A 6-week Hyrox plan for beginners runs 5 km in week 1 and peaks at 20 km, with 1 simulation week and a deload in week 3. It is a finish strong plan at 3 days a week; change the days or goal below.

Last updated: 2026-10-25 · Part of the Hyrox training plan generator

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Your 6-week plan
20 km
peak running week. Beginner plan, finish strong, 3 days a week: 56 km of running in total, 1 simulation week and a one-week taper before race day.
Run km are estimates read from the session text (about 1.3 times the hard sessions, to cover easy mileage). Next: set your weekly volumes in the weekly training planner, or practise race day with the simulation workout generator.
Base
Weeks 1 to 3
6 km avg
peak 7 km, about 2x race station distance
Build
Week 4
10 km avg
peak 10 km, about 5.3x race station distance
Race-specific
Week 5
20 km avg
peak 20 km, about 13.6x race station distance
Taper + race
Week 6
7 km avg
peak 7 km, about 0x race station distance

Week 1

Base
About 5 km running
Run session
6 × (2 min run, 1 min walk)
Strength + stations
Goblet squat 3×10, kettlebell RDL 3×10, farmers carry 3×50m, row 3×250m easy
Mixed session
30 min easy bike, row or brisk walk
Station volume this week: RowErg 750 m, Farmers Carry 150 m

Week 2

Base
About 7 km running
Run session
5 × (4 min run, 1 min walk)
Strength + stations
Sled push 4×15m light, sled pull 3×15m light, goblet squat 3×12, carry 3×75m
Mixed session
35 min easy, any machine
Station volume this week: Sled Push 60 m, Sled Pull 45 m, Farmers Carry 225 m

Week 3

Deload
About 7 km running
Run session
4 × (5 min run, 1 min walk)
Strength + stations
Lunges with a light bag 3×20m, SkiErg 4×250m easy, wall balls 3×12
Mixed session
35 min easy
Station volume this week: SkiErg 1000 m, Wall Balls 36 reps

Week 4

Build
About 10 km running
Run session
25 min continuous easy run
Strength + stations
Lunges 3×30m, SkiErg 3×400m, burpee broad jumps 4×10m, carry 3×100m
Mixed session
4 rounds: 400m run, 10 wall balls, 200m SkiErg
Station volume this week: SkiErg 2000 m, Burpee Broad Jumps 40 m, Farmers Carry 300 m, Sandbag Lunges 90 m, Wall Balls 40 reps

Week 5

Race-specific
About 20 km running · full simulation week
Run session
35 min easy run
Strength + stations
Sled push 3×30m, sled pull 3×30m, lunges 2×75m, wall balls 50 in sets of 10
Mixed session
Full simulation with halved station distances and race-distance runs of 500m
Station volume this week: SkiErg 1000 m, Sled Push 140 m, Sled Pull 140 m, Burpee Broad Jumps 80 m, RowErg 1000 m, Farmers Carry 200 m, Sandbag Lunges 250 m, Wall Balls 150 reps

Week 6

Taper + race
About 7 km running
Run session
20 min easy jog
Strength + stations
Primers only. Nothing heavy
Mixed session
10 min shake-out the day before
Station volume this week: none planned

Race distances: SkiErg 1000 m, Sled Push 50 m, Sled Pull 50 m, Burpee Broad Jumps 80 m, RowErg 1000 m, Farmers Carry 200 m, Sandbag Lunges 100 m, Wall Balls 100 reps.

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Run km and key session by week

New to running or to structured training. Starts with run-walk intervals. Each week of this plan is a different session from the source plan.

Weekly run km, phase and hybrid session for the 6-week beginner Hyrox plan
Week Phase Run km Hybrid or mixed session
1 Base 5 30 min easy bike, row or brisk walk
2 Base 7 35 min easy, any machine
3 Deload 7 35 min easy
4 Build 10 4 rounds: 400m run, 10 wall balls, 200m SkiErg
5 Race-specific 20 Full simulation with halved station distances and race-distance runs of 500m
6 Taper + race 7 10 min shake-out the day before

Run km are estimates at 3 days a week for Open Men paces; see the method on the main generator page.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Is 6 weeks enough to train for Hyrox as a beginner?

It is tight. Choose a longer plan if you cannot yet run 5 km, or set a finish-only goal. This plan starts with run-walk intervals and reaches 20 km of running at its peak, so you finish the race rather than race it.

How much running is in the 6-week beginner plan?

Week 1 has about 5 km, the peak week about 20 km, and the whole plan about 56 km at 3 days a week. These are estimates read from the session text, with a lower-volume deload week in the final week of about 7 km.

When is the full simulation in a 6-week plan?

The full simulation lands in week 5, 1 week before race day. Do it at a controlled effort of about 85%, then use the remaining weeks to sharpen rather than test yourself again.

What if I have more or fewer than 6 weeks?

Change the weeks in the generator above, from 4 to 20, and the plan re-shapes its phases. More weeks lengthen the base phase first, which is where extra time helps most. The race-specific phase and the taper keep their size, because those weeks matter most for race day.

How do I change the number of training days?

Use the days a week field. Three days is the core plan and four adds an easy aerobic session. Keep your hard sessions on non-consecutive days.