Ora Fit Fest
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About the race
ORA FIT FEST is a two-day fitness festival held in Hastings, New Zealand on 21 and 22 November 2026 at Tomoana Showgrounds. The event combines running segments with standardised functional workout stations arranged as a race-style course to test strength, endurance and aerobic capacity. Workout stations include ski erg, sled push, sled pull, burpee broad jumps, row erg, farmer’s carry, sandbag lunges and wall balls.
Participants compete in team pairs with all entries sold as Doubles Team Tickets. Two course formats are offered: Full Simulation with approximately 1 km running between stations, and Half Simulation with approximately 500 m running between stations. Distances offered at the event include:
- 8 km
- 8.08 km
- 4.08 km
Divisions are Men’s, Women’s and Mixed. Example loadings include sled push 152 kg for Men and 102 kg for Women, sled pull 102 kg for Men and 80 kg for Women, farmer’s carry 2 × 24 kg for Men and 2 × 16 kg for Women, sandbag lunges 20 kg for Men and 10 kg for Women, and wall balls 6 kg at 3 m for Men and 4 kg at 2.7 m for Women.
The festival atmosphere features professional chip timing, judged workout stations, a recovery and wellness area, local food vendors and a designated Gym Village for groups. Tickets are nonrefundable; transfers are allowed until 9 November 2026. A kids race experience is planned with details released closer to the event. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
