01 / CHOOSE YOUR CHALLENGE
Can't run, or would rather not?
A fitness race
without running
Most Deadly Dozen gym races keep the twelve functional exercises and swap the runs for a rowing, ski or bike erg - or leave the machines out altogether. They run inside affiliated gyms, all year.
GYM RACES
Same exercises
No running
Plenty of people want a fitness race without the running. A knee that prefers a rower, an injury that stops you running for now, or a strength athlete who would simply rather lift. The gym races were built for all of them: the same functional exercises, the same weights, raced against the clock inside a Deadly Dozen affiliated gym.
The formats with no running
- Row, Ski or Bike ERG: a 400m row, a 400m ski or an 800m bike before each of the twelve exercises.
- ERG and ERG 2: the rower, ski erg and bike in turn, between the twelve exercises.
- Air Bike: a 24-calorie air bike effort before each exercise.
- Deadly Strong: all twelve exercises back to back, with no runs and no machines.
One gym race can include running: the Deadly Fitness Test has a running version as well as machine versions, so check which one an event is holding.
Coming back from an injury? Check with your physio or doctor before you race. If you searched for a HYROX race without running, this is the closest thing we run - see how the two compare on races like HYROX.
HYROX is a trademark of its owner, which has no connection with Deadly Dozen.
FIND YOUR FORMAT
Which test
suits you?
Choose from strength, ERG racing and shorter fitness tests. Each format brings a different challenge to the gym. Availability and divisions vary by event.
See every gym race
02 / CHOOSE YOUR CHALLENGE
ERG racing
03 / CHOOSE YOUR CHALLENGE
Fitness test
Weights, movement standards and division rules live in the full race-format guide. Choose your format here, then find an available event below.
WHEN YOU ARE RUNNING AGAIN
Next season
on the track
The Deadly Sprint is the gentlest way back: the Deadly Dozen cut in half, with twelve 200m runs. See the Sprint, or pick a track race below.
UPCOMING TRACK RACES
Plan your
race year
Find Track Race dates across the coming year, in the UK and worldwide.
Explore all racesUK dates for the coming year
Deadly Sprint
Sheffield
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Lee Valley
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Middlesbrough
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Bristol
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Macclesfield
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Edinburgh
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Crawley
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Lee Valley
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Portsmouth
View race & bookCheck each event’s entry page for current prices and divisions.
YOUR NEXT MOVE
Race without the running
Gym races run inside affiliated gyms through the year. Find one near you, or ask your gym to host one.