Guides for organisers

Practical guides for planning, judging and selling an in-gym fitness race, written for owners and head coaches.

• How to run a HYROX-style simulation at your gym

  A step-by-step plan for gym owners running an in-house fitness race simulation day: format, heats, judges, timing, results and the safety basics.

• Heat planning for a hybrid fitness race

  Plan heats for an in-gym hybrid fitness race: heat counts, start intervals, doubles and relay lanes, sled-weight blocks and coach conflicts, worked through.

• Judging a fitness race: no-reps and splits

  How to judge an in-gym fitness race: lane vs station judges, the briefing, calling no-reps, penalties vs re-dos, recording splits, phone clocks and Wi-Fi drops.

• Fitness race station standards and no-reps

  Generic movement standards and common no-reps for 14 fitness race stations, from sled push to wall balls, plus how to choose and label loads for your own gym.

• Pricing an in-gym race event: break-even

  Price a HYROX-style simulation day: cost lines, member and non-member prices, real Eventbrite and RunSignUp fees (October 2026) and a worked break-even table.

• Run club relay format: teams, legs, timing

  How to run a relay or run-and-station relay for your run club: team sizes, leg distances, handover zones, timing every leg, divisions and a worked schedule.

• Simulation day equipment checklist

  Station-by-station equipment checklist for an in-gym fitness race simulation: spares, layout, run loop, timing kit, first aid, signage and judge kit.

• Marketing a sim event: a six-week plan

  Market a gym simulation day from six weeks out to follow-up: member messages, split-card posts, run-club partners, photo consent and converting drop-ins.