HYROX Dallas runs November 18–22, 2026 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, Halls B & C. Five days, every division, thousands of athletes — and if you've never raced downtown Dallas before, race week has a few logistics worth planning around. Here's the guide we give our own members.
Getting there & parking
The convention center sits on the south edge of downtown. Paid garages line Griffin and Lamar streets, but on race weekends the closest ones fill by mid-morning — if your wave is after 10 AM, budget an extra 20 minutes or park a garage further out.
The stress-free move: DART. Convention Center Station is literally inside the building, and the Red and Blue lines both stop there. If you're staying anywhere along the line, skip the car entirely.
- Closest garages: Griffin St & Lamar St — arrive early, they fill fast
- DART Convention Center Station is inside the venue (Red/Blue lines)
- Rideshare drop-off: use the Griffin St entrance, not Lamar
- Racing early? Doors open 8:00 AM on qualifying days
Where to stay
The Omni Dallas connects to the convention center by skybridge — you can walk from your room to the start corral without going outside. It's the obvious pick and it sells out first. Budget options cluster around Cedars Station, one DART stop south, and the rest of downtown's hotel stock is a 10–15 minute walk.
Book early. Race weekends sell the downtown core out, and November has convention traffic on top of it.
The spectator guide
HYROX is genuinely fun to watch — the run loop circles the halls, so you'll see your athlete roughly eight times, plus every station from the roxzone. Spectator tickets are sold on the official event page; buy them when you register your athlete because they can sell out for Saturday finals.
- The run loop passes the same points every lap — pick a spot and stay put
- The roxzone gives sightlines to all 8 stations
- Sled push and wall balls are where races are won and lost — camp there
- Bring noise. The last 100 wall balls are brutal and your athlete can hear you
Race-day checklist
- Confirm your wave time on the official page the night before
- Race kit + timing chip + ID
- Carbs 2–3 hours out; nothing new on race day
- Warm up before the corral — the first 1K run comes fast
- A plan for pacing station 1–4, because everyone blows up on the sleds
The week before: taper, don't cram
Fitness is built in the 12 weeks before race week, not the last seven days. Drop your volume, keep a little intensity, sleep more than feels necessary, and treat recovery as part of the plan — that's exactly how we structure the final week of our race prep block, including coached recovery sessions.
If you're reading this with the race months out: that's the window where the work happens. Our 12-week HYROX Race Prep Block runs pacing, station efficiency, compromised running and two full simulations — six miles from the start line.