Eight stations, eight possible bottlenecks
Size each station on wave size, not on total entries. One undersized station blocks the whole race.
Hybrid racing
The format, explained from the organiser side
Everybody knows the format as an athlete. Here is what it means when you are the one building it.
A hybrid race alternates running segments and functional work blocks, usually eight, chained without a break. The athlete runs, reaches a station, works, runs again. The clock never stops. For the organiser that means every station must absorb a whole wave without queueing, otherwise the bottleneck distorts every single time.
What to keep in mind
The running in between
It is what naturally spreads the field. Without it everyone reaches the same station at the same moment.
Net time is mandatory
Starts are staggered, so gun time means nothing. Each athlete is timed from their own crossing.
Divisions by level
RX, intermediate, beginner. Loads change, the course stays identical, which hugely simplifies logistics.
One single running order
Unlike a multi WOD competition, everyone follows the same course. The schedule is therefore far simpler to generate.
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Eight is the standard of the best known format, but nothing forces you. Six works very well for a first edition and halves the equipment need.
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One kilometre is the reference. Indoors or on a small site, a shorter loop repeated several times gives the same effect.
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One judge per station is enough when movements are simple. Mobile judging lets them validate or penalise directly, and the leaderboard updates itself.
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They add to net time and the leaderboard recalculates immediately, with no reprocessing on your side.
Go further
- Putting on your first simulation, from scratch Dozens of gyms run their own hybrid race to prepare their athletes. Here is everything to plan, in order.
- What it actually costs, line by line The question everybody asks first. Here are the numbers, without optimistic rounding.
- Pairs, the format that fills a gym Almost every simulation runs in pairs. That is not an accident.
- Without net time the standings get argued over It is the one line you regret saving money on. Here is why.
Your format, our platform
Unlimited divisions, custom stations and net time leaderboards.
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