Doubles guide
HYROX Mixed Doubles: the weights, the split, and a realistic time
Mixed is the doubles division with the most partner-finding pain, because you need someone of the opposite gender who wants the same race. It is also the one where a smart split makes the biggest difference. We raced our first one in Athens.
One weight class, shared
Mixed Doubles has no Open and Pro split. The pair races at a single set of loads, the same as Doubles Men: 152 kg on the sled push, 103 kg on the pull, 2 × 24 kg farmers carry, a 20 kg sandbag and a 6 kg wall ball. Whoever is on the station carries that load. The wall-ball target follows the thrower, 2.70 m for women and 3.00 m for men.
That single rule shapes everything else. In a men's pair both partners face the same relative load. In Mixed, the same sled is a different task for each of you, so the split is where the race is won or lost.
Pick a time you can both hold
Your first Mixed time should come from what you can actually do together, not from what looks good on a story.
1:27 felt like a realistic target because it was our first race together and we weren't trying to invent some ridiculous time just because it sounds good on Instagram. We knew where I could take more of the workload and where Fabienne could contribute without destroying herself, so the idea was to race smart and keep moving rather than chase splits and explode halfway through.
Emi, HYROX Athens 2026, Doubles Mixed, 1:27:00 with Fabienne
What is different from a men's pair
The workload is not split in the middle. It is split where it makes the pair fastest.
Mixed is definitely different from racing Men's Doubles. From my side, you have to think more about how you distribute the workload instead of assuming everything should automatically be 50/50. If I can take extra work on a station and that means we both run better afterwards, that's normally the smarter trade. It's still doubles, though. The goal isn't to prove who's stronger. It's to get the pair across the line as fast as possible.
Emi
A split that works for a first Mixed race
- Sleds: the stronger pusher takes the bigger share, with one planned swap so nobody redlines. Fewer swaps, because every swap on a sled costs a restart.
- Farmers carry and lunges: split by who recovers faster for the next run, not by who is stronger.
- Wall balls: the partner with the better rhythm owns more of it. Swap in planned blocks of reps, not when someone fails.
- Runs: together, at the pace of the partner who will suffer more on the next station.
Finding a Mixed partner
The hardest part of Mixed is often just finding each other. ROXMATCH only shows you athletes you can actually race with: same event, a compatible division, a goal time near yours. Fabienne and I matched there, agreed on a time, trained together, and raced Athens.
Questions athletes ask
Does the woman push a lighter sled in Mixed Doubles?
No. Mixed has one weight class for the pair, 152 kg on the push, whoever is on it. That is why the split matters.
Is there Mixed Pro?
No. Mixed Doubles races at a single set of loads, with no Open or Pro category.
What is a good first Mixed Doubles time?
One you both can hold. Ours was 1:27:00 in Athens, planned around where each of us could take more work, and it held.