Round Connect Race · for gyms that train people for fitness races In development
To the finish healthy. And still training a year later.
Fitness races have programmes, apps, watches and tickets. Round Connect Race adds a calm “not yet — and that’s fine” where it helps, and gives the person, the coach and the owner the right signal where support matters: before the ticket, during preparation, at the simulation, on race day and after it.
Free for small studios · Any race brand · Members never pay
This week’s load — line = their usual
In the room today
An ecosystem built for more.
Official programmes, apps, race modes on watches, event platforms — each one does well when people train more and race more often. In the first international survey of Hyrox athletes (418 people, published as a medRxiv preprint), almost half reported a race-related injury in the previous year; a University of Bath study found most injuries came from overload: the same eight movements, in the same order, again and again.
A first-timer buys a solo ticket because everyone does, and then can’t change division. A coach who says “you’re not ready” risks losing a client. After the race, many people simply disappear.
How it works In development
Before the ticket
A member sets a goal: this race, this date, this division. If their readiness is far from it, the coach gets a signal before they buy — and three ways to talk about: solo later, doubles, or a relay now.
During preparation
Weekly load in the gym and — with consent — runs and sessions outside it, against what’s usual for that person. A simple “something hurts today — where?” flag — yes or no and the body area, never a score — and energy they rate themselves. A sudden jump, or weeks of low energy, is a reason to talk.
At the simulation
Signals on the coach’s watch: who is running the first kilometre as a sprint, who hasn’t recovered before the sled, whose rowing stroke has changed. Water and pauses when the room gets hot.
For the coach · in development
“Not yet” — with the data in your hands.
You don’t have to prove a feeling. The weekly screen shows each athlete’s load against their own usual, any “something hurts — where” flags, their energy and the physio’s limits. Conversations about readiness are recorded — honestly, and visible to the member — which protects them and you.
- A signal before the ticket, not after
- Twenty-four athletes on a simulation, one vibration when it matters
- Any programme — official, the gym’s, or yours; we don’t write or change it
Three ways to get there — talk it through with your coach before you buy:
Solo · in the autumn raceDoubles · in March, with SaraRelay · in March, with the gym team Talk to Tyler before you buyFor the member · in development
Not a refusal. A way there.
A relay or doubles is a step on the way, not a defeat. On race day: a plan for each stretch and “how are you today?” — health matters more than the ticket. After the race: a week of recovery, and a next goal from anywhere in Round Connect — a 10K, a reformer class, or a solo race when the time is right.
This week: recovery. Easy movement, sleep, food.
What next? Not necessarily another race:
A 10K in MayA reformer class for mobilitySolo in the autumn — talk it through firstOne goal, step by step
Liam wants to race solo in ten weeks
| Moment | What happens |
|---|---|
| The intention | Liam, three months in the gym and barely running, writes in the app: “race on 14 March, solo”. |
| Readiness | His three months of data: almost no running, slow recovery between intervals, no sled yet. His coach Tyler gets a signal before Liam buys. |
| The conversation | Tyler shows three ways: solo in ten weeks — high risk; doubles with a friend — realistic; a relay with the club — confident. And solo in the spring. |
| The decision | Liam buys doubles with a friend from the club and sets solo as his spring goal. |
| The club | The owner sees eight members chose relays and doubles — the gym goes to the race as a team. |
An illustration built from typical gyms — not a real member. Divisions usually can’t be changed after buying a ticket, so the conversation comes first.
Three sides, one interest
The owner invests money and reputation; the coach invests time and responsibility; the member trusts them with their body. The hype pulls them apart — tickets sold, classes full, a finish at any price. Someone who reaches the finish healthy is a happy client, a proud coach and a gym that lasts. That is where Round Connect Race stands.
Works with what you already have
Alongside the ecosystem, not against it.
Official programmes, apps, watches and timing stay as they are. Heart-rate straps, rowers and ski ergs that broadcast their data, any watch through import with consent. Any race — Hyrox, Deka, ATHX or the next format. We take no commission on tickets, so “not yet” stays credible.
How it compares with programmes, watches and event platforms →
Plans
Readiness before the ticket, the weekly screen, conversation records and life after the race are in every plan.
Basic
Free for small studios; more locations — the first is free, €149 for each other one. Before and after: goal, readiness, weekly load, the “something hurts” flag and energy, the brief, the race plan, what comes next.
Digital
€229 per location a month. Plus signals at simulations, runs outside the gym, the coach’s watch, retention after races. The main plan.
Clinics & teams
€9 per participant a month, from €290. Plus physio return protocols in every gym, team programmes and reports for employers.
Round Connect Race is in development and starts with partners: two independent gyms, a club with a race zone and a physiotherapy clinic, over one full cycle — twelve weeks before a race and twelve after. Round Connect is not affiliated with any race organiser. It runs on Round Connect, with the other six products of the platform.