Halfrox & Tacos at Hyper Strength
About this Event
HALFROX & TACOS. Race hard, eat harder.
Saturday, August 8th at Hyper Strength & Conditioning in San Jose Japantown. Here's the deal: you race a 4km Halfrox Sprint, then we hand you tacos. That's it. That's the event.
And before you say "I've never done HYROX," good. This is built for you. Never touched a sled? You'll touch one Saturday. Been watching HYROX videos for a year without signing up for anything? Time's up. Already fit and want to see how fast you can blow up in 35 minutes? We have a lane for that too. No leaderboard stress, no qualifying times. Just real stations, somebody next to you to chase, and tacos at the finish line.
What you're walking into:
Head-to-head racing with no waiting around. We launch 2 athletes at a time in waterfall starts, and the floor is stocked: 4 rowers, 4 SkiErgs, 2 official HYROX sleds, 2 Torque Tanks. You will not stand in line for a machine. We planned this whole thing around that promise.
The Japantown Loop. Our run course hits the pavement right outside the door.
The Stairway to Hell. One flight of stairs between the gym floor and the run. Sounds cute until lap three. (Speed-walk zone on the stairs. We like you alive.)
Tacos. Real ones. You finish, you eat, you talk trash, you stay a while.
The format:
4km run + 8 stations: Ski, Sled Push, Sled Pull, Burpee Broad Jumps, Row, Farmers Carry, Lunges, Wall Balls. Half the reps and weights of a full HYROX, and fully scalable, so nobody's getting buried out there.
Divisions:
OPEN: standard Halfrox weights. You know who you are.
SCALED: modified weights on our Torque Tanks, smooth and adjustable. First time? Start here. Zero shame, all tacos.
Not racing? You're still invited. Tacos & Vibes ticket:
Maybe racing isn't your thing yet, or you're coming to watch your friend suffer. We got you. The Tacos & Vibes ticket gets you the full taco plate and the whole morning of racing to watch. One catch: nobody eats for free around here. You owe us 1,000 meters on the SkiErg. That's a machine, not a mountain, takes most people 4 to 6 minutes, and we'll have one waiting for you by the taco zone. Knock it out, grab your plate, cheer loud.
How the morning runs:
Pick your time block at checkout. We'll email your exact launch time the Wednesday before, so you know exactly when to show up and exactly how long you have to get nervous.
Saturday, August 8th, 8:00 AM
Hyper Strength & Conditioning, San Jose Japantown
Grab your spot. Bring a friend, they can at least ski for tacos. Hit the stairs. Let's work.
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Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 86.14
