Welcome to Turf Games Fittest in the City 2025
We are excited to announce that Turf Games will be coming to Melbourne for the first time. Forming one of our Fittest in the City (FITC) global tour stops, Melbourne athletes will compete on our global leaderboard across this season's workouts. The 2025 season FITC tour will take the competition to more than 12 cities around the globe and some 15,000 athletes hitting the TURF so you can go up against teams from even more countries and athletes from across the world. And at the end of the season - we will crown the World Champions in each division.
TEAM ENTRY GOES LIVE THURSDAY 27/02 @ 7pm EDST
WHAT IS FITTEST IN THE CITY (FITC)
Fittest in the City, or FITC, is our fast paced, waterfall style format where teams compete in back to back workouts across a condensed competition window vying for the title of 'Fittest in the City'.
CLICK the below image to find out all you need to know about the Fittest in the City format
THE FORMAT
FITC will be a teams of 4 competition with 3 different categories -
- Male
- Female
- Mixed (2M/2F)
Each category will have the below divisions to enter -
- Everyday
- Intermediate
- Elite
WHEN & WHERE
The Melbourne 2025 FITC will be held at the Melbourne Convention Centre. The event will be in the indoor halls at the venue over the weekend of the 9th and 10th August 2025.
Saturday 9th August
Competing teams will be, all
- Male teams
- Female teams
Sunday 10th August
Competing teams will be, all
- Mixed teams
FAQ 1 - Can you compete in both a male or female team on Saturday, and then a mixed team on Sunday? Yes, absolutely.
FAQ 2 - What time will I be competing? Teams will be assigned their heat time prior to the event. When you enter your team, your category and division will have a 'block' of time assigned. Your heat will be within this block. Please see further info below
HOW IT WORKS - THE WORKOUTS
The workouts are LIVE! CLICK the image below to see all the workouts you will be taking on in Melbourne in August.
HOW TO ENTER
Entry is $660/team of 4. You will enter your team on the Team Aretas Melbourne FITC page. When you purchase your team, you don't need to know or link your other 3 team mates right away. You will be able to change your team name up until 4 weeks before the event. Your team mates can also be changed right up until the day before you compete.
TEAM ENTRY GOES LIVE THURSDAY 27/02 @ 7pm EDST
*Team entry is non-refundable unless the event date is changed or the event is cancelled.
HEAT TIMES
Depending on your division and category, your heat time will start within the below block. Please use the below as a guide, times may fluctuate up to 90 minutes. Your exact heat time will be released up to 4 weeks before competition weekend.
Saturday
- Female Everyday - between 8.00 and 11.00
- Male Everyday - between 11.00 and midday
- Female Elite - Between midday and 13.00
- Male Elite between 12.30 and 14.00
- Female Intermediate - between 13.30 and 15.30
- Male Intermediate - between 15.30 and 18.00
Sunday
- Mixed Everyday - between 8.00 and midday
- Mixed Elite between 11.30 and 12.30
- Mixed Intermediate - between 12.30 and 17.00
JOIN THE TURF TEAM - JUDGE / CREW
We are looking for great people to join the Turf Team Workforce in Melbourne. Our events would not be what they are without our incredible teams of judges and crew in each country we visit and we are looking forward to having the same in Melborune. All volunteers receive drinks, snacks and food all weekend as well as a Turf Games gear, discounted entry to future events plus more. If you're keen to join the Turf Team as a judge or crew member keep an eye out on our comms for when registration opens.