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Deadly Dozen Race Format and I have fallen head over heels in love with the format ( albeit the running scares the s &# t out of me )
Deadly Dozen Race Calendar 2025 ( TBC )
DEADLY DOZEN
Deadly Dozen Race Format and I have fallen head over heels in love with the format ( albeit the running scares the s &# t out of me )
Next up , Jozi , Joburg , Johannesburg - 1 March 2025 HYROX JHB . Tickets have SOLD OUT !
DEKA has no plans for South Africa yet , but I am sure it will be on their radar soonest .
DEADLY DOZEN will be a massive success with an incredible format and the ability to take the sport to all corners of the country , offering competitive and fun racing across Singles , Doubles and Relays .
Comprising 12 x 400m Runs ( Journeys ) and 12 x
Stations ( Labours ) these are raced outdoors on
athletics tracks with the Journeys on the track and
Labours on the inner field .
1 .
400m Run + 240m Farmers Carry
2 .
400m Run + 60x Deadlift
3 .
400m Run + 60x Lunge
4 .
400m Run + 60x Snatch
5 .
400m Run + 60m Burpee Broad Jump
6 .
400m Run + 60x Goblet Squat
7 .
400m Run + 240m Front Carry
8 .
400m Run + 60x Push Press
9 .
400m Run + 120m Bear Crawl
10 .
400m Run + 60x Clean & Press
11 .
400m Run + 180m Overhead Carry
12 .
400m Run + 20x Devils Press
Male and Female weights vary and make use of
Dumbbells , Kettlebells , Weight Plates and Bodyweight .
Tickets for Deadly Dozen Cape Town will go on sale on 25 January 2025 for the first race Deadly Dozen Cape Town – Saturday 22 March 2025 .
Taking the sport around the country is super exciting to grow brand equity and community reach , making it the most accessible fitness racing sport in South Africa with the ability to plug into the main universities nationally , with future plans of intervarsity competitions .
Fitness Racing for me is more than a sport , it ’ s a lifestyle , it ’ s a community and Deadly Dozen will certainly fit that mould . Training for Deadly Dozen can be done from home garage gyms to functional fitness gyms , from CrossFit Boxes to traditional gym chains like Virgin Active and Planet Fitness !
Personally , I am crazy about the format , the shorter runs excite me , the outdoor racing is magical and the movements are way tougher than expected .
Deadly Dozen is now applying its trade in the USA , Canada , Australia , United Kingdom , Mexico , and now South Africa with more global uptake during the course of 2025 !
Deadly Dozen Race Calendar 2025 ( TBC )
• March 2025
Cape Town
• April 2025
Stellenbosch
• May 2025
Johannesburg
• June 2025
Pretoria
• July 2025
Durban
• August 2025
Bloemfontein
• September 2025
Potchefstroom
• October 2025
Johannesburg
• November 2025
Gqeberha
• December 2025
Cape Town
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