Your first fitness race
A fitness race
for beginners
Start with the Deadly Sprint: the Deadly Dozen cut in half - twelve 200m runs, half the reps, the same weights. The name is the distance, not the pace: jog it, run it or sprint it.
START HERE
Three easy
ways in
- The Deadly Sprint: half the distance and half the reps of the Deadly Dozen, at your own pace. Most people's first race, and the way into the Dozen.
- Share the work: race as a pair and split the exercises however you like, or as a relay team taking turns, one run and one exercise at a time.
- No running: most gym races swap the runs for a rower, ski erg or bike, inside affiliated gyms. See fitness races without running.
Who can enter?
Anyone aged 18 or over on race day. First-timers are welcome, and nobody expects you to sprint: the clock simply records your time on the global leaderboard, next to everyone who raced the same format.
Looking for a beginner HYROX alternative? Compare the two on races like HYROX, then pick a date below.
HYROX is a trademark of its owner, which has no connection with Deadly Dozen.
UPCOMING TRACK RACES
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race year
Find Track Race dates across the coming year, in the UK and worldwide.
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YOUR NEXT MOVE
Your first race
Choose a date, pick the Sprint or the Dozen, solo, pairs or relay, and book through the official entry page. Entries close three days before each race.