Community EventPOWERMAASTRICHT, NETHERLANDS
Where the Dutch and Belgian HYROX season kicks off — reliably strong fields, a proper four-day window, and a genuinely walkable historic city outside the venue.
Worth the TripRIDEGIRONA, SPAIN
You don't have to race to make this worth the trip — test-ride next year's bikes, watch elite gravel/MTB racing, and spend the rest of the weekend riding Girona itself. Festival entry is free; each race has its own separate registration and fee.
Iconic RaceSAPA, VIETNAM
Golden rice terraces, Black Hmong and Red Dao villages, and genuine World Trail Majors prestige — one of Southeast Asia's most visually striking trail experiences.
Community EventWILDHEMSEDAL, NORWAY
Norwegian mountain scenery normally reserved for winter sports, opened up for a genuinely dramatic trail weekend.
Iconic RaceROADCOPENHAGEN, DENMARK
A genuine world championship on home European soil — elite road racing at its highest level, with mass-participation races run alongside it.
Community EventRIDECOBHAM, UNITED KINGDOM
A well-organized, accessible English sportive — genuine local charm without needing a trip abroad.
Iconic RaceMULTISPORTPONTEVEDRA, SPAIN
A genuine world championship atmosphere you can actually race in — the Age-Group field competes on the same iconic Galician course as the elite world title decider.
Community EventPOWERROME, ITALY
One of the few HYROX races where you actually feel the outside air between stations — a genuinely different rhythm from the standard indoor-arena format.
Trending NowPOWERLONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
The race everyone's suddenly talking about — outdoor, scenic, and built by the local gym community rather than a global franchise, with a finish photo backdropped by Tower Bridge.
Community EventPOWERHUNTINGTON BEACH, UNITED STATES
Wodapalooza's community-first, festival energy transplanted to the California coast — competitive CrossFit with a genuine beach-festival atmosphere.
Community EventPOWEROSLO, NORWAY
A fast indoor course, clean Norwegian event organization, and the kind of passionate Nordic crowd that makes a second edition feel like it's already a tradition.
Community EventWILDBRAY, IRELAND
A genuine festival atmosphere on the seafront bookending routes through some of Ireland's most scenic mountain terrain.
Community EventRIDEHALMSTAD, SWEDEN
Long, smooth Swedish hardpack gravel through forests and rolling hills — a genuinely well-organized gateway into Nordic gravel racing.
Iconic RaceWILDATHENS, GREECE
Less a race than a pilgrimage — the most historically loaded ultra in the world, run on the actual roads of the myth it's named for.
Beginner FriendlyROADODENSE, DENMARK
A fast, traffic-free road marathon through Odense that deserves more attention from runners chasing a personal best — certified course, real pacing groups, and a proper stadium finish, without the lottery or crowds of a global major.
Iconic RaceROADWARSAW, POLAND
Serious qualifying pedigree (five separate label statuses) in a capital city most runners have never raced.
Season HighlightROADBERLIN, GERMANY
Berlin is less about surviving the course and more about executing it properly. Forgiving profile, enormous atmosphere, genuinely iconic finish — but the flat roads punish runners who mistake speed for effortlessness.
Travel WorthyRIDEVALDOBBIADENE, ITALY
Genuinely more food-and-wine festival than race — a gran fondo built around celebrating the harvest, not just finishing times.
Community EventPOWERBORDEAUX, FRANCE
Race in the morning, drink the region's namesake wine by evening — Bordeaux pairs standard HYROX racing with one of France's best food-and-wine cities.
Local PickPOWERKARLSRUHE, GERMANY
A practical, well-connected fitness race for athletes across southern Germany, Alsace and Switzerland — less travel than Frankfurt or Stuttgart, same HYROX energy.
Community EventROADGALWAY, IRELAND
West-of-Ireland charm with real Atlantic coastline views — a warmer, smaller alternative to Dublin's bigger autumn marathon.
Iconic RaceKUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
A flat, fast, PB-friendly course through one of Southeast Asia's most photogenic skylines — the heat is the real opponent here, not the terrain.
Iconic RaceROADCARDIFF, UNITED KINGDOM
A "race for everyone" atmosphere through a genuinely compact, landmark-dense city centre — big-race scale without a big-race entry lottery headache.
Community EventROADPOZNAŃ, POLAND
A well-established, community-scale Polish marathon with real qualifying status and a genuinely local, low-hype atmosphere.
Worth the TripROADKOŠICE, SLOVAKIA
Marathon history you can feel underfoot — run continuously since 1924, with a fast, flat course and the charm of a gothic old town.
Iconic RaceMULTISPORTCALELLA, SPAIN
A genuinely fast, well-organized 70.3 with a real destination-race feel on the Costa Brava coast.
Iconic RaceCALELLA, SPAIN
A genuinely fast, well-organized full-distance race that regularly sells out — the closest Barcelona gets to hosting a triathlon Major.
Local PickROADCOLOGNE, GERMANY
One of the largest and most popular marathons in Germany — Cologne charm, a finish at the cathedral, and a route that mixes sightseeing with race pace.
Iconic RaceHVAR, CROATIA
World Championship obstacle racing with a genuine island-holiday backdrop — swims off Croatian beaches between obstacle sectors.
Debut RacePOWERGENEVA, SWITZERLAND
An international, well-organised HYROX weekend right by Geneva Airport — convenient for athletes from France, Switzerland and beyond.
Trending NowPOWERLISBON, PORTUGAL
Built explicitly as the accessible answer to HYROX — "we wanted to bring fitness racing to the wider public" — and it's working: growing fields, a full five-stop series, and now an international finale.
Debut RacePOWERGDANSK, POLAND
A season opener with a maritime edge — historic old town, Baltic air and a growing Polish HYROX community meet climate-controlled arena action.
Community EventROADBUCHAREST, ROMANIA
A genuinely underrated European capital with real Belle Époque architecture — including a full-scale Arc de Triomphe in the middle of a roundabout.
Iconic RaceMULTISPORTKAILUA-KONA, UNITED STATES
The single race every triathlete measures themselves against — genuine four-decade mystique on a course that hasn't lost its bite.
Iconic RaceROADLISBON, PORTUGAL
Genuinely dramatic bridge crossings and riverside scenery in one of Europe's most photogenic capitals.
Iconic RaceMANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM
The obstacle race that started the format's "team over solo time" ethos — nobody left behind is still the actual rule, not just marketing.
Iconic RaceROADBUDAPEST, HUNGARY
A genuinely flat, fast course through one of Europe's most dramatically lit riverside capitals.
Iconic RaceRIDENANNUP, AUSTRALIA
The actual rainbow-jersey world championship of gravel — a genuine bucket-list destination race in a region built for exactly this terrain.
Local PickROADMUNICH, GERMANY
Not a PB course, but a memory course — mildly hilly, sightseeing-heavy, and home to one of the most emotional finishes in German marathon running.
Iconic RaceROADCHICAGO, UNITED STATES
A genuinely legendary big-city Major — flat, fast, and famous for exceptional crowd support along the entire course.
Iconic RaceEINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS
One of Europe's fastest, flattest marathon courses — a genuine PB course wrapped in a proper, well-organized city sports festival.
Iconic RaceROADBRUGES, BELGIUM
Running past UNESCO World Heritage canals and medieval towers for the entire distance — a genuinely unique urban backdrop.
Iconic RaceROADZAGREB, CROATIA
Genuine Boston-qualifier pedigree without the crowds or ballot odds of Croatia's better-known coastal destinations.
Iconic RaceROADMUNICH, GERMANY
A genuinely dramatic finish — running into the same Olympic Stadium bowl that hosted the 1972 Games, not just crossing a line on a city street.
Iconic RaceTORONTO, CANADA
The grand finale of the Canada Running Series — genuinely Canada's biggest single running weekend, with Olympic hopefuls using it as a national time trial.
Travel WorthyWILDFUNCHAL, PORTUGAL
Sea-to-mountain trail running with genuinely dramatic elevation and Atlantic views on nearly every stretch.
Iconic RaceROADAMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
Canal-side running past centuries-old architecture — genuinely one of the prettiest big-city marathon routes in Europe.
Community EventRIDEBISCHOFSGRÜN, GERMANY
Strict gravel-only rules (no MTBs, no e-bikes, no aero bars), a genuine three-distance format, and the kind of small-town, forest-and-granite Bavarian backdrop that makes this feel like a proper regional classic rather than a mass-market race.
MUNICH, GERMANY
Walking, not running — but no less of a genuine physical and mental test over real distance, with a proper endurance-event atmosphere at the finish.
Iconic RaceKANGERLUSSUAQ, GREENLAND
A true bucket-list expedition race — most of the field flies in specifically for this, treating the marathon as the centerpiece of a genuine Arctic trip.
Major RacePOWERBERLIN, GERMANY
Concrete halls, ergs humming, a crowd that treats a wall ball like a knockout punch. Book flights, not just a start pack.
Iconic RaceROADLLANBERIS, UNITED KINGDOM
Genuinely one of the toughest road marathons anywhere — this is not a PB course, it's a mountain circuit that happens to be exactly 42.2km.
Community EventROADLAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND
Lake Geneva views for the length of the course — a genuinely scenic, well-organized Swiss city marathon.
Season HighlightROADFRANKFURT, GERMANY
Arguably the most spectacular finish on the German marathon calendar — lights, music and a red carpet inside the Festhalle, whether you finish in three hours or six.
Iconic RaceARLINGTON, UNITED STATES
Genuinely built for first-timers — no qualifying time, no lottery luck required, just registration — while still delivering one of America's most monument-packed, patriotic race atmospheres.
Iconic RaceROADVENICE, ITALY
A course built once a year, literally — the Grand Canal bridge exists for exactly one morning before it comes back down.
Travel WorthyPOWERHAMBURG, GERMANY
Racing where it all began — the DACH calendar's flagship stop, with a Pro field as deep as anywhere outside the World Championships.
Iconic RaceMACHICO, PORTUGAL
Late-season warmth on a UNESCO-listed volcanic island — sub-tropical temperatures while the rest of Europe is already in winter layers.
Travel WorthyMULTISPORTHYDRA, GREECE
A genuinely different swimrun destination — car-free island paths, Aegean crossings, and a proper Greek harbour finish.
Iconic RaceAUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
The only day of the year runners get to cross the Auckland Harbour Bridge on foot — reason enough on its own.
Iconic RaceSAN JUAN, ARGENTINA
A day's drive from Buenos Aires, near the natural Andes border between Argentina and Chile — genuinely dramatic scenery for a first-year race.
Iconic RaceROADNEW YORK CITY, UNITED STATES
A genuine five-borough celebration — crowd support so loud it's been described as a wall of sound for 26.2 miles straight.
Season HighlightPOWERBERLIN, GERMANY
More festival than pure competition — competition floor, vendor village, workshops and street food set against the historic backdrop of Tempelhof.
BERLIN, GERMANY
Billed by the organizers themselves as the "big season finale, with the whole mammoth herd at the start" — genuinely the biggest turnout of the entire series.
SAN FELIPE, UNITED STATES
The backyard ultra format at its most accessible — open entry via standard registration, a real 100-mile buckle within reach for anyone who lasts the first day, and genuine camaraderie around a shared dining-hall crew area.
Worth the TripROADATHENS, GREECE
Running on historic ground, literally in the footsteps of Pheidippides — a demanding long climb between km 10 and 31, rewarded by one of the most iconic finishes in world running.
Iconic RaceROADATHENS, GREECE
The marathon distance exists because of this route — running it is as close as the sport gets to visiting its own birthplace.
Local PickPOWERDÜSSELDORF, GERMANY
Football stadium instead of an exhibition hall: HYROX Düsseldorf promises a particularly loud, electric atmosphere, with spectators right on top of the course instead of in a standard hall.
Community EventPOWERDUBLIN, IRELAND
A proper home-turf HYROX for the whole island of Ireland — sells out fast, and doubles as a good excuse for a Dublin weekend.
MÁLAGA, SPAIN
The same honest, no-frills endurance-walking format as the German editions, with a Mediterranean coastal backdrop instead.
Trending NowPOWERTENERIFE, SPAIN
The season finale with the best weather guarantee on the calendar — "the island where it's always spring" hosting two days of competition to close out the year.
BARCELONA, SPAIN
The genuine closing chapter of a full year of Mammutmarsch stops across Germany, Scandinavia and Spain.
Worth the TripPOWERWIENER NEUSTADT, AUSTRIA
Professionally run, festival-flavoured and premium in production — a fixed point on the calendar for the Austrian and international CrossFit scene.
Iconic RaceMOSSEL BAY, SOUTH AFRICA
A genuine wildlife-and-scenery triathlon — the Garden Route backdrop does real work here, not just marketing copy.
Major RacePOWERFARNBOROUGH, UNITED KINGDOM
A proper showcase of the whole DEKA format family in one weekend — a good one for figuring out which version of the 10-zone test actually suits you.
Iconic RaceROADFLORENCE, ITALY
A genuinely fast, flat course wrapped in Renaissance architecture — the Duomo, Ponte Vecchio and Piazza della Signoria all feature before the finish.
Travel WorthyPOWERLONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
The undisputed European capital of HYROX — the biggest fields, the loudest crowds, and a race that regularly breaks global attendance records.
Travel WorthyPOWERMILAN, ITALY
A festive, high-energy close to the European season in one of Italy's biggest exhibition venues.
Iconic RaceMULTISPORTMUSCAT, OMAN
A genuine first — full-distance triathlon's debut in a region better known for winter-sun training camps than race day itself.
Fast CourseROADVALENCIA, SPAIN
Nicknamed the "World Record Marathon" — mild December weather, barely 30 metres of elevation gain, and a finish line built for personal bests.
Iconic RaceMULTISPORTBUSSELTON, AUSTRALIA
Globally renowned as the place to chase a personal best — a genuinely fast, flat course wrapped in laid-back Western Australian coastal charm.
Season CloserPOWERFRANKFURT, GERMANY
The season closer before the holidays — a last shot at a qualifying time, in one of Europe's best-connected exhibition cities.
Iconic RacePOWERFORT WORTH, UNITED STATES
The functional-fitness answer to a HYROX World Championship weekend — genuine elite racing with real open-entry events running alongside it.
Community EventPOWERSTOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
Home-arena bragging rights: this is where the World Championship happened earlier in the year, and now it's open to everyone.
Community EventPOWERGHENT, BELGIUM
A season closer with a festive edge: HYROX's European calendar wraps up here in mid-December, with Ghent's winter markets and Christmas lights right outside the venue.
Iconic RacePOWERCOPENHAGEN, DENMARK
A genuine world championship weekend where age-group and community athletes share the same venue and event schedule as the sport's top pros.
Travel WorthyPOWERMIAMI BEACH, UNITED STATES
South Beach energy meets stadium-scale hybrid competition at the Miami Beach Convention Center — XENOM's young season already sold out its Dallas debut.
Iconic RaceTAIPEI, TAIWAN
Taiwan's biggest running festival — tens of thousands of supporters line the streets as the city turns race day into a genuine public celebration.
Iconic RaceROADMADRID, SPAIN
A carnival on foot — costumes, roughly a million cheering spectators, and the singular experience of literally running into the New Year.
Iconic RaceSEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
Ten of South Korea's 28 national marathon records were set on this exact course — a genuinely fast, historically loaded route through the heart of Seoul.
Iconic RaceWILDOUARZAZATE, MOROCCO
"The Toughest Footrace on Earth" — six days of Saharan dunes, a night stage, and a marathon-distance finale, all with your food for the week on your back.
Major RaceMUNICH, GERMANY
The obstacle race that turns a historic Olympic venue into a proper mud pit — steep climbs up the Olympiaberg, a swim through the Olympiasee, and a genuinely epic stadium finish.
Season HighlightROADPARIS, FRANCE
Sightseeing at race pace — a spring marathon with around 60,000 runners and a route that leaves out almost none of the Paris landmarks.
Local PickRIDEWERNIGERODE, GERMANY
A full community weekend, not just a Sunday race — Friday brings a group ride, Saturday a guided course preview and pasta party, Sunday is race day with both distances on offer.
Season HighlightROADROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
A record chase meets a street party — up to 900,000 spectators line the course while the elite field fights for personal bests at the front.
Iconic RaceROADBOSTON, UNITED STATES
Genuine running royalty — the one Major where simply toeing the start line already means something.
Season HighlightROADHAMBURG, GERMANY
A fast, near-flat sightseeing loop through Hamburg's best neighbourhoods — world-class crowd energy along the route, regularly sold out.
Season HighlightROADLONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
A record-breaking ballot, a world-class field and a one-off Double format — 2027 is a special edition of the world's most in-demand marathon.
Trending NowROADCOPENHAGEN, DENMARK
The race that just broke its own records for demand — flat, fast, and now genuinely hard to get into, which only adds to the appeal.
Bucket ListRIDELA VILLA, ITALY
The dream ride of every ambitious cyclist — around 35,000 apply each year for roughly 9,000 spots, all funnelled through a mountain amphitheatre most riders will remember for the rest of their lives.
Bucket ListMULTISPORTROTH, GERMANY
If you're doing one full-distance triathlon in your life, athletes say this is the one — a faster course than most Ironman races, a 15-hour cutoff, and 300,000 spectators lining a small Bavarian town.