F45 enters competitive fitness with its first global race day

The boutique gym known for its high-intensity functional group workouts, F45, is running its first-ever competition this month in partnership with a dominant global sports powerhouse.

On March 28, the brand is running PEAK500, developed in partnership with Red Bull, simultaneously across its studios worldwide. And this month, it announced a significant expansion of its existing HYROX partnership, becoming Title Partner at the Americas Regional Championships in Washington, D.C. and activating across 12 additional events in 2026.

What PEAK500 looks like

The format of the competition is straightforward:

• 5 stations: bike erg, ski erg, row erg, devil’s press, and a combined round of shuttle runs and barbell thrusters
• 5 minutes of work per station, 1 minute of rest between
• Each station scored by total reps or calories, worth up to 100 points
• Hit 100 points before time is up and your remaining time folds into your final score
• Maximum possible score: 500 points
• Compete solo or in pairs, results tracked through the F45 app and ranked on a live global leaderboard

Leading up to March 28, PEAK500 is available as an optional workout so coaches and members can practice and strategize before the scored event.

“We see this as the beginning of something bigger, a platform that can grow into larger fitness events both inside and outside the studio,” said Tom Dowd, CEO of FIT House of Brands.

F45 will feature 12 HYROX races across the world

HYROX and F45 Training have extended their global partnership for 2026, which adds Title Partnership at the Washington DC championships, plus activations at events in London, Berlin, New York, Sydney, and seven other cities across four continents. Inside studios, members get dedicated HYROX training programming and F45 HYROX Run Clubs—a direct path from a regular Tuesday morning class to an actual race entry.

Other fitness brands have gotten in on creating fitness competitions in their own style. Orangetheory also became an official HYROX affiliate partner in late 2025, rolling out HYROX-format training across hundreds of its locations.

XENOM, known as the Decathlon of Fitness, debuts in June at the Dallas Cowboys’ practice center, with stops planned in London, Miami, and Paris. The appetite to combine training with competition is only growing, and where it leads to from here will be worth watching.