FUNCTIONAL FITNESS RACING
FUNCTIONAL FITNESS RACING, EXEMPLIFIED BY EVENTS LIKE HYROX, COMBINES RUNNING AND FUNCTIONAL FITNESS WORKOUTS INTO A TIMED COMPETITION. THESE RACES TYPICALLY INVOLVE A SET NUMBER OF 1KM RUNS INTERSPERSED WITH DIFFERENT FUNCTIONAL EXERCISES, SUCH AS SLED PUSHES, SKI ERGS, ROWING & WALL BALLS. THE FORMAT IS CONSISTENT ACROSS LOCATIONS, ALLOWING FOR GLOBAL COMPARISON AND PROGRESSION TRACKING.
THE WORKOUTS INCORPORATE MOVEMENTS THAT MIMIC EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES, IMPROVING OVERALL STRENGTH, ENDURANCE, AND COORDINATION. WHILE CHALLENGING, FUNCTIONAL FITNESS RACES ARE DESIGNED TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO BOTH BEGINNERS AND ELITE ATHLETES SIDE BY SIDE.
2025/26
WE'RE COMING FOR YOU
OUR JERK ATHLETES TAKE ON A HEAP OF CHALLENGES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
HERE'S A GUIDE TO WHAT'S COMING UP.
WOOLACOMBE
DUNES
PARKRUN
EVERY SATURDAY
MARINE DRIVE, WOOLACOMBE 9AM.
EVERY WEEK YOU'LL SEE THE BLACK JERK VESTS TAKING ON
THE DUNE OF DOOM,
THE SLOPE OF HOPE
AND WOOLACOMBE BEACH
DURING THIS WEEKLY TIMED 5K.
HYROX.
WE ARE NOT A HYROX GYM,
BUT WE DO TRAIN FOR HYROX.
AND WE HAVE A FEW FLAGS HANGING UP AROUND THE PLACE TO PROVE IT.
SO FAR WE'VE RACED IN:
LONDON OLYMPIA
NICE, HYROX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
BIRMINGHAM
MANCHESTER
LONDON XCEL
MALAGA, SPAIN
CHICAGO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
DUBLIN
CARDIFF
IN JERK, THE NUMBER OF FIRST TIME HYROX ATHLETES IS GROWING AND GROWING. ITS TRULY SPECIAL TO TRAVEL TO THESE EVENTS AS PART OF A TEAM.
JOIN US FOR THE NEXT ONE.
SUPERHUMAN GAMES
BRISTOL
28TH JUNE 2025