Welcome
TO EUROPE’S MOST ELECTRIFYING FITNESS RACE
Live for the gym? Love to race? You’ve just found your playground.
Whether you train twice a week or you’re the first to hit the gym at sunrise, GYMRACE is built for anyone hungry for challenge, community, and that heart-pounding finish-line feeling.
This page walks you through it all; What GYMRACE is, how it works, what to expect, how fit you need to be, and why thousands across Europe are stepping into the arena.
What is gymrace?
GYMRACE is a high-energy hybrid fitness race where strength meets speed, and power meets endurance. It’s a professionally executed competition that feels like a spectacle, buzzing crowds, booming atmosphere, and big-stage energy from start to finish.Think:
- Gym-style movements
- Functional fitness challenges
- Race-ready pacing
- A crowd that roars you forward
It’s tough. It’s fun. It’s wildly addictive. And once you try it, you’ll want to chase that rush again.
How the race works
Every GYMRACE event follows a clear, fair, and exciting race format designed to test your grit.
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HOW FIT DO YOU NEED TO BE?
GYMRACE isn’t only for elite athletes. It’s for real people who love a challenge.
If you:
✔️ Train 2x per week
✔️ Enjoy the gym, group training, or functional workouts
✔️ Can move with decent technique
✔️ Want a goal that pushes you — without scaring you
…then you can absolutely join the BUDDY category.
Two people. Shared effort. Maximum fun. Perfect for your first time.
Which category fits you?
Buddy
The perfect introduction
- Train ~2× per week
- Normal daily fitness level
- Share the workload
- Accessible, energetic, and ridiculously fun
Solo regular
For the regular gym-goer
- Comfortable with functional training
- Want a personal challenge
- Great step up once you’ve tasted the race
heavy
For the experienced athlete
- Strong, conditioned, competitive
- Looking to push serious numbers
- The ultimate power category
WHY PEOPLE LOVE GYMRACE
Bold effort. Big energy. Real community.
People keep coming back because GYMRACE is more than a race — it’s a shared experience full of grit, adrenaline, and celebration.
At GYMRACE, everyone gets cheered for, not just the fastest. It’s a race that tests you and a community that lifts you.
In the regular category, our judges take a more supportive, coaching-style role: guiding movement standards, helping you stay on track, and keeping the energy high.
In the heavy category, it's strictly by the rulebook: full competitive standards, precise judging, and no room for missed reps.
Find your gym
Training for GYMRACE? Let’s go!
Below you’ll find gyms that offer weekly training sessions specifically designed to prepare you — using the right gym gear.
Gymnasium Clapham
Gymnasium Wandsworth
Gym Nation London Bridge
GYM NATION LONDON BRIDGE
Hang Loose CrossFit
HATI CrossFit & Hyrox
HEGO BATIGNOLLES
HEX Fitness LTD
High Class Fitness Grevenbroich
Holmes Place am Provinzialplatz
Holmes Place Düsseldorf Am Seestern
Holmes Place Essen
Holmes Place Königsallee
Homagym
House of Health
Hratuga CrossFit Ratingen
Hybrid Gym
INJOY Dorsten
Instate Fitness Gyms
Intens Fit
Iron & Soul
Ironsport et Sante
Jo Factory CrossFit
JO. FACTORY CROSSFIT
Joffrey voisin
Kb peye
KD COACHING CENTER
K-Gym Training
KINETO Club Moers
Kingz-Gym Bottrop
Kraftbox Nierswalde
kraftkultur GYM
Kraftwerk Sport & Fitness GmbH
KXU
KXU
Ladies only gym proud
La Montgolfiere Lamarck
La Montgolfière Lamarck
La Suite Coaching
Lead Out
Le Hyve
Leya
LifeFit Functional Training Club
Lifestyle Center Meppel
Lyceum Fit
LZ Niederrhein (Training 2.0 GbR)
MANOR London
MARCHON Stratford
METABOLIK
MF London
MF London
Midtown Studio
Milo and the Bull
Movement Amersfoort
Movement Club
MYGYM Castrop
NAO PT Personal Training
Nemesis Fitness
Niels Kreuger Personal Training & Coaching
Oxigym
PENDRAGON CROSSFIT
PEPPERGYM
PlanetFit
Powerbase Performance
PROXIFIT
Psycle London
PUNCH FITNESS Essen
Pure Muscles Gym
R2 Training Paris
RAF Training
REVIVAL Personal Training
Rheingym
Rhinostar Training Club
Richard Proost Sport
RITM
RITM Champs-Elysées
Rufus Club
Sabine Keuthen
say YES to health
Silvaticus CrossFit
Skill Studio
Sleven Fitness
Slowe Wellness House
Sportbalance
Sportcenter Allround
Sportcenter Kautz x IKICOR
Sport Center Spear
SportCity Alkmaar
SportCity Amsterdam RAI
SportCity Amsterdam Valkenburgerstraat
SportCity Amsterdam Wibautstraat
SportCity Bergen op Zoom
SportCity Den Haag Loosduinseweg
SportCity Dordrecht Sportboulevard
SportCity Leiden Anthony Fokkerweg
SportCity Leiderdorp Winkelhof
SportCity Middelburg
SportCity Roosendaal
SportCity Rotterdam Lijnbaan
SportCity Utrecht Wonderwoods
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READY FOR YOUR (FIRST) RACE?
Your journey starts with one decision: step onto the course. Pick your category. Bring your buddy. Or go solo. Just show up ready to give everything you’ve got.
Join the GYMRACE team and become part of a unique sporting event. In exchange for your help, you will receive a free ticket of your choice for GYMRACE or Mud Masters. Would you like to participate in GYMRACE yourself? You can! You can choose to help before or after your race. Or help one day and participate the other day.
The race briefing and all event info will be shared well before the event via this website and by email.