Judges Tutorials

Thanks for being a part of the Race Crew – yours is an important role that helps to protect the integrity of the sport and ensure that everything goes smoothly on race day.

These short tutorials are designed to supplement your live online and in-person training. They explain the flow of each workstation, and how the Judging team should be organised.

We suggest you start by watching the tutorial for the Workstation you are assigned to.

Workstation 1 – Ski Ergs

1,000-metre ski erg for all divisions

Damper settings:

• Women’s Open: 5
• Mens Open/Women’s Pro: 6
• Mens Pro: 7

Time penalties depending on the violation

Workstation 2 – Sled Push

50 metres for all divisions, consisting of 4 x 12.5 metre lanes/laps/lengths

Penalties: One warning then…

• Singles: 5-metre distance penalty per infringement
• Doubles: 10-metre distance penalty per infringement
• (auto) 3-min penalty for each missing 12.5 metre lane

Workstation 3 – Sled Pull

50 metres for all divisions, consisting of 4 x 12.5 metre lanes/laps/lengths

Penalties: One warning then…

• Singles: 5-metre distance penalty per infringement
• Doubles: 10-metre distance penalty per infringement
• (auto) 3-min penalty for each missing 12.5 metre lane

Workstation 4 – Burpee Broad Jumps

80 metres for all divisions

Penalties: One warning then…

• Singles: 5-metre distance penalty per infringement
• Doubles: 10-metre distance penalty per infringement

Workstation 5 – Rowers

1,000-metre row for all divisions

Damper settings:

• Women’s Open: 5
• Mens Open/Women’s Pro: 6
• Mens Pro: 7

Time penalties depending on the violation

Workstation 6 – Farmers Carry

200 metres for all divisions

Weights:

• Women’s Open: 16kg
• Mens Open/Women’s Pro: 24kg
• Mens Pro: 32kg

Time penalties depending on the violation

Workstation 7 – Sandbag Lunges

100 metres for all divisions

Weights:

• Women’s Open: 10kg
• Mens Open/Women’s Pro: 20kg
• Mens Pro: 30kg

Penalties: One warning then…

• Singles: 5-metre distance penalty per infringement
• Singles: Putting Sand Bag down is a 5-metre distance penalty for the first infringement and a DQ for a second infringement
• Doubles: 10-metre distance penalty per infringement
• Doubles: Putting Sand Bag down is a 10-metre distance penalty for the first infringement and a DQ for a second infringement

Workstation 8 – Wall Balls

100 wall balls for all divisions

Weights:

• Women’s Open: 4kg
• Mens Open/Women’s Pro: 6kg
• Mens Pro: 9kg

No warnings, invalid repetitions do not get counted

The next steps…

Here are the ‘next steps’ and a list of useful resources you can look at, ideally before race day.

1. The HYROX rulebook(s) HERE
2. The HYROX results page is HERE
3. Head Judges: There are some BONUS tutorials below for you to watch

BONUS 1: Medical Incident Communications

This tutorial is designed exclusively for HYROX Race Day Crew to ensure smooth, effective communication during medical incidents using personal radios.

BONUS 2: Personal Radio Tutorial

This tutorial is designed exclusively for HYROX Race Crew to ensure smooth, effective communication during events using personal radios. In this video, we’ll walk through the best practices for using radios in a busy and loud race environment.