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Choose your challenge

One race
Many formats

Every format begins with the same idea: a Journey followed by a Labour. See how the distance, volume and environment change the test.

01 / CHOOSE THE SETTING

Track or gym
Find your start line

Athletes running on the track at a Deadly Dozen race
TRACK RACES

Run. Lift. Repeat.

The original 12 × 400m race and its variations. Explore events, then select an available division.

Indoor training lanes and equipment at the Institute of Fitness Racing
GYM RACES

Your gym. Your test.

ERG, strength and fitness-test formats hosted by affiliates. Each format has its own published standard.

02 / ORIGINAL TRACK DIVISIONS

Your effort
Solo or shared

01 ATHLETE

Solo

Complete all twelve Journeys and all twelve Labours yourself.

02 ATHLETES

Pairs

Run every Journey together. Share the work in each Labour between you.

04 ATHLETES

Relay

Complete one Journey and one Labour before tagging the next teammate. Each athlete completes three rounds.

At the championships, relays race in two categories only: Overall and Masters (team average age 50 or over). There is no age-group ladder for relays.

These divisions describe the original Track Race. Availability, eligibility and weights depend on the event and format. Check the full standard before entering.

THE FORMULA, SCALED

Choose your
kind of hard

Start with the original. Go shorter, younger, longer, loaded, indoors or into the water. Select a format for the complete round-by-round specification.

01Original track race

Deadly Dozen

12 × 400m Journeys + 12 Labours

The core formula: a fixed 400m run before every functional Labour.

4.8km run320 weighted reps720m carries
02Indoor track race

Deadly Sprint

12 × 200m Journeys + 12 Labours

Half-length runs and half the reps, raced with the same weights.

2.4km runHalf the repsSame weights
03Ages 12-15

Deadly Youth

12 × 400m Journeys + 12 Youth Labours

The original Track Race scaled for younger athletes.

4.8km runHalf distancesHalf loads
04The ultimate test

Deadly Gross

12 complete Deadly Dozens

Twelve full races inside a single 12-hour cut-off.

144 rounds57.6km run12 hours
05Solo only

Deadly Ultra

6 complete Deadly Dozens

Exactly half a Deadly Gross, with the same stations and weights.

72 rounds28.8km run9 hours
06Weighted track race

Deadly Ruck

12 × 400m Journeys + 12 Labours

The standard race completed from start to finish in a weighted vest.

4.8km run10kg men6kg women
07Solo only

Deadly Mile

4 continuous bodyweight blocks

One relentless mile with no equipment and no loaded stations.

1 mile4 blocksZero equipment
08Indoor formats

Gym Races

Erg, strength and endurance tests

The Deadly Dozen system rebuilt for affiliate gyms and different machines.

9 formatsSolo or teamsOfficial results
09Special edition

Deadly Swim

12 × 100m Swims + 12 Labours

Repeated swim efforts meet the complete functional-fitness sequence.

1.2km swim12 laboursSolo only

Select a format to open its complete divisions, weights and round-by-round specification.