Run a fitness race simulation at your gym
Build heats that keep sleds on the same plates, let judges tap splits on their phones, and put a live leaderboard on the gym TV. Free, in the browser, kg or lb.
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How a sim day runs on SimDay
The week before
Pick a format, set your loads, paste your sign-up list. The planner builds heats by division and lane, holds back athletes who can’t start before 10:00, keeps coaches out of their athletes’ heats and shows every sled re-plate before it happens. Print heat sheets for the wall and judge sheets as a paper backup.
On the day
Open a live room. Judges scan the QR code and tap each athlete as they finish a leg. You start each heat from your phone and fix any split, DNF or DQ from the console, while the TV cycles running heat clocks and division standings.
Afterwards
Publish the results page, export a CSV for your records, and let athletes save a split card with their leg times and rank — the post that sells your next event.
- L114 Priya ShahOpen Women90 kg
- L215 Mia LopezOpen Women90 kg
- L322 Tom OkaforOpen Men125 kg re-plate
- L423 Dan WalshOpen Men125 kg
Start from a format
- Classic 8-station hybrid race
Eight runs, each followed by one station: ski, sled push, sled pull, burpee broad jumps, row, carry, lunges, wall balls.
- Zone-based fitness race
Ten zones, each preceded by a 500 m run — ski, lunges, box jump overs, ball sit-ups, row, carry, bike, dead ball, sled, burpees.
- Run-club relay
Teams of four run 1 km legs in turn round a measured loop; no stations, just handovers and a live board.
- Partner / relay format
The classic eight-station course for pairs: partners run together and share each station’s work as they choose.
- Team relay of four
Four athletes split the classic course: each runs twice and does two stations, with handovers in a zone.
- Half simulation
Four runs and four stations — half the classic course, ideal for first-timers, teens and a mid-season benchmark.
- Indoor sim (no run route)
For gyms without a safe outdoor loop: runs are done on treadmills or swapped for bike erg legs, stations stay the same.
- 30-minute class sim
Four 400 m runs and four short stations that fit inside a normal class slot — a monthly benchmark for members.
Station standards and judging notes for every station type.
Frequently asked questions
Is SimDay free?
Yes. Every feature — heat planner, judge phones, TV leaderboard, printable sheets, split cards and CSV export — is free during the beta, with no account. Your plan is saved in your browser; only live-room race data is stored on our server, for 45 days.
Is SimDay affiliated with HYROX or DEKA?
No. SimDay is an independent tool for gyms running their own in-house simulations. The course templates are generic and editable, the default loads are placeholders you set yourself, and SimDay uses no official race data.
Do judges need to install an app?
No. Judges scan a QR code or open the judge link in their phone browser and enter the 4-digit room PIN. Each tap records the athlete’s split with the phone’s own clock, so phones should have automatic date and time switched on.
What happens if the gym Wi-Fi drops mid-heat?
Judges keep tapping. Taps are stamped on the phone and queued, then sent when the connection returns, so the split times are unchanged and the TV board catches up. If you have no internet at all, run the day on one device and connect that device to the TV.
How does the heat planner reduce sled weight changes?
It groups athletes by division and sled set-up, runs the same set-up back to back, and keeps each set-up in the same lane from heat to heat. A 48-athlete test with three sled loads went from 30+ re-plates in sign-up order to at most 8.
Can I use pounds and miles?
Yes. Switch each event between kg and lb and between km and mi. Loads are stored precisely and rounded to the nearest 0.5 kg or 1 lb on sheets and screens.
How big an event can SimDay time?
A live room holds up to 20,000 recorded actions. A 16-leg course with 300 athletes uses about 5,000 split taps, so a large gym event fits comfortably.
Guides for organisers
- How to run a HYROX-style simulation at your gym
A step-by-step plan for gym owners running an in-house fitness race simulation day: format, heats, judges, timing, results and the safety basics.
- Heat planning for a hybrid fitness race
Plan heats for an in-gym hybrid fitness race: heat counts, start intervals, doubles and relay lanes, sled-weight blocks and coach conflicts, worked through.
- Judging a fitness race: no-reps and splits
How to judge an in-gym fitness race: lane vs station judges, the briefing, calling no-reps, penalties vs re-dos, recording splits, phone clocks and Wi-Fi drops.
- Fitness race station standards and no-reps
Generic movement standards and common no-reps for 14 fitness race stations, from sled push to wall balls, plus how to choose and label loads for your own gym.
- Pricing an in-gym race event: break-even
Price a HYROX-style simulation day: cost lines, member and non-member prices, real Eventbrite and RunSignUp fees (October 2026) and a worked break-even table.
- Run club relay format: teams, legs, timing
How to run a relay or run-and-station relay for your run club: team sizes, leg distances, handover zones, timing every leg, divisions and a worked schedule.
- Simulation day equipment checklist
Station-by-station equipment checklist for an in-gym fitness race simulation: spares, layout, run loop, timing kit, first aid, signage and judge kit.
- Marketing a sim event: a six-week plan
Market a gym simulation day from six weeks out to follow-up: member messages, split-card posts, run-club partners, photo consent and converting drop-ins.
Running more than one sim a year?
Everything here is free during the beta. Tell us what you would pay for next and we will email you when it ships — nothing else.