Race formats & brands

Team points-based workout format

2.5-hour hybrid fitness test: strength, endurance and MetCon zones

Charity fitness challenge: teams of four, 90 minutes, nine stations

Old-school winter obstacle race in Thuringia: 10 or 20 km

UK organiser of Level Seven and Super Seven hybrid fitness races

4-mile obstacle course race with 25+ obstacles in Oklahoma

Fitness race: 12 x 400 m runs alternating with 12 functional stations

Fitness race of 10 functional zones with 5 km, 1 mile or no running

India's obstacle race series: 5 km with 15 obstacles in 12 cities

Outdoor sandbag fitness race: 8 x 60 reps, each with a 600 m run

One-off ESN-sponsored hybrid fitness race in Birmingham, March 2025

Outdoor team fitness competition for teams of six in Essex

Run. Strength. Repeat. Cambodia's first 5 km hybrid fitness race

German extreme obstacle race since 2011; 5Elements in Oberhof

Czech obstacle race series organised by Sportvisio

Team rucking challenges led by Special Forces-trained Cadre

Indoor fitness race: 5 x 1 km runs and 10 stations, NL, DE and FR

UK hybrid race: nine stations joined by 600 m runs, seven divisions

North Wales fitness races: runs, stations and team formats

No-run team-of-three calorie competition by HybridX in North Wales

India's hybrid longevity race: run, 6 stations, 1 mind game, ages 8 to 84

Indoor fitness race: 8 x 1 km runs, each followed by a workout station

HYROX Physical Fitness Test: 1 km run plus five workout stations

HYROX-style simulation race at 20FIT Arena in Jakarta

Scottish mud and obstacle runs for adults and kids: 3, 5 or 10 km

Pairs fitness competition with five tech-scored stations and DJ sets

Military-inspired team obstacle runs in NL and DE, 6 to 42 km

Outdoor hybrid race: 6 x 1 km trail runs and 6 stations, Essex

Notoriously muddy 5 km lapped obstacle course at Henfold Lakes, Surrey.

Southeast Asian fitness race through 12 functional workout stations

US obstacle race: 5-7 miles with 25+ obstacles, plus Savage Blitz

Obstacle course races from 5 km Sprint to 50 km Ultra

Obstacle runs from 4 to 60 km in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany

Outdoor team fitness event in Bristol: five 20-minute workouts

Obstacle and mud 5K in Southern California

UK indoor hybrid race: ten 600 m runs, ten stations and a sprint

Hybrid fitness race held inside the A10 Center mall near Berlin

Indian hybrid fitness race: 700 m runs between 7 workout zones

New Zealand's original mud run series: 6 km / 12 km obstacle courses across the North Island

Team-focused mud and obstacle courses: 5 km and 15 km formats

Nordic obstacle course races: 2, 4, 8 and 16 km in Sweden and Norway

Australian military-style obstacle race: 5 or 10 km courses

Irish hybrid fitness race league: 8 x 800 m runs and workouts

Team functional fitness competitions and festivals, founded in London

Seasonal fitness race in Belgium and the Netherlands

Outdoor trail hybrid race: 5 x 1 km runs, 5 stations, 5 km finish

10K off-road obstacle run through woods, lakes and mud in England

Team obstacle race in Germany and Austria: 6, 12 or 18 km