Update to the below story: due to the incredible demand, an additional date has been announced for HYROX Birmingham with racing now also due to take place on the Friday, 25th October 2024. This will allow thousands of people who missed out on tickets first time round to have the opportunity to race.
The first UK HYROX event of the 2024/25 season in Birmingham went on sale at 18:00 GMT on Wednesday 7th February, with the tickets selling out in a matter of minutes. It is thought that the event was already 75% sold out before ticket sales went live to the general public, leaving a thousands of athletes disappointed as they missed out on a space on this rapidly growing sport. It is expected that at least 8000 tickets have been sold for the 2 day event.
HYROX affiliated gyms had been given a presale link which allowed their members to book tickets 48 hours before the general sale. Once the link was in the public domain, it seems as if there was nothing to stop those members sharing the link (or code) with friends who are not members of an affiliated gym – which may have lead to the issue.
Let’s hope that ticket touts haven’t gained access to the presale link in an aim to sell tickets at a profit. At present there doesn’t appear to be evidence of any tickets on resale sites.
This is obviously disappointing for all athletes who wanted a space but particularly those who have volunteered at previous events. They are given a code to allow them free entry to a future event to thank them for volunteering. Many of these volunteers were hoping to compete in Birmingham – but were sadly unable to get their tickets.
The event will be held at the Birmingham NEC on 26th and 27th October 2024. More details about HYROX Birmingham can be found here.
For those athletes who have missed out, there typically are atleast 5 UK based events in a season, and many more all over the rest of the world (we review all events here).Â
