ENGINE - LONDON 2026 info

London are you ready?  We are excited to be hosting, for the first time our new functional fitness race ENGINE TRACK

WHEN - Friday Night Lights 17th and Saturday 18th April. 

TIMINGS - 

  • Friday Night - 4.10pm until 9.15pm
  • Saturday 9am until 6pm

WHERE - Battersea Park Athletics Track, SW11 4NJ.

AFTER PARTY LOCATION - SW London from 7.30pm Saturday 18th

Surrounded by a huge crowd, party atmosphere, DJs, brand activation's and more, this is a weekend you definitely don't want to miss.

WHAT IS TURF ENGINE TRACK?

Turf ENGINE first dropped in 2021 at our London Summer Festival - and it hit hard. Built around the four core machines (ski, bike, row, air bike) and broken up by 400–500m run intervals, ENGINE quickly became a staple alongside our biggest festivals around the world.

As ENGINE continued to grow, it became clear: this deserved its own stage. So now, for the first time ever, we’re taking ENGINE out on its own - launching a standalone event in the heart of London at Battersea Park. Welcome to ENGINE .

This is a true Functional Fitness Race, designed around the foundations of Turf Games itself: strength, conditioning, power, and teamwork. What does that look like in practice? A blend of running, functional movement, and machine work - programmed to reward balance.

ENGINE TRACK isn’t a running race.
It isn’t a lifting competition.
It’s the space in between.

A full-spectrum test that levels the field and favours the well-rounded athlete - the ones who know how to control pace, manage fatigue, and push their engine when it matters most.

Three disciplines. One engine. No hiding.

ENGINE TRACK strips it back to what matters. No complex skills, no barriers to entry  - just running, work, and grit. Whatever your fitness background, this is a race built to be accessible, competitive, and open to anyone ready to test their engine and join the Turf Games community.

THE WORKOUT

The workout will be revealed early February.

DIVISIONS & AGE CATEGORIES

This will be a pairs event with divisions of

  • Male
  • Female
  • Mixed

Each division above will have the below age groups on the leader board.  Your teams average age will determine which age leaderboard you will fall into.  If for example you are 45 years old and your partner is 25 years old, your total age is 70, meaning your average age is 35, so you will be in the 30-40 year leaderboard

  • 15 - 29 years
  • 30 - 40 years
  • 41 - 50 years
  • 51+

All athletes in the above Pairs categories will compete in the same workout, however, athletes will be positioned on their relevant age based leaderboard, as well as the overall leaderboard for their division and category.

HEAT TIMES

All divisions will have the options to compete on either Friday Night or Saturday.   

Friday night the heats will start at 4.45pm, with the last heat starting at 8pm.  Spots will be limited Friday Night.  The below times are a guide only and may fluctuate up to 60mins.
  • Female Everyday Pairs - 4.45pm until 5.30pm
  • Male Everyday Pairs - 5.30pm until 6.15pm
  • Mixed Everyday Pairs - 6pm until 6.45pm
  • Female Open Pairs - 6.30pm until 7.15pm
  • Male Open Pairs - 7pm until 7.45pm
  • Mixed Open pairs - 7.30pm until 8pm

On Saturday, the order of competing will be as per below.  The start times are a guide only and may fluctuate up to 90 mins
  • Female Everyday Pairs - 8am until 10.30am
  • Male Everyday Pairs - 10am until 11.30am
  • Mixed Everyday Pairs - 10.30am until 1pm
  • Female Open Pairs - 12.30pm until 2.30pm
  • Male Open Pairs - 2pm until 4pm
  • Mixed Open pairs - 3.30pm until 5.30pm

PRIZES

The fastest Open Division male pair, female pair and mixed pair - out of all 3 age categories will win

  • Fastest open male pair -  £2,000 
  • Fastest open female pair - £2,000
  • Fastest open mixed pair - £2,000

The winning pair in each age category in both everyday and open divisions will win a partner prize pack.

COST

  • Per pair - £140

Your ticket cost also includes spectator entry to both days of the event. 

This event is about pacing - you come out of the gates too 'hot' and you will be in the hurt locker quite soon. You have plenty of time to train leading into the event - find a pace that you can hold comfortably for a distance and stick to your plan.