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MacTuffX Swansea

Name: MacTuffX Swansea
Start: 2026-09-26
End: 2026-09-26
Location: Swansea

Swansea, United Kingdom • 26 Sep 2026

MacTuffX Swansea - Neath Sports Centre, 26 September 2026

MacTuffX Swansea is a functional fitness racing event held at Neath Sports Centre (SA10 7BR) on 26 September 2026. The event requires all entrants to be aged 18 or over on the day. Participants can enter as an individual, a pair, or a relay team.

The MacTuffX format combines ten Xercises with running. Two distance formats are offered:

10 x Xercises with 10 x 400 m runs
10 x Xercises with 10 x 800 m runs

Race categories listed for this date include Solo, Doubles, and Relay entries. A relay team is formed of five people; each team member completes two runs plus Xercises. Entry fees vary by category and format.

The event programme lists ten Xercises such as Alternating Snatch, Kettlebell Deadlift, Zercher Carry, Slamball GTOH, Burpee Broad Jump, Devil Press, and others. Weight loads differ by gender and by standard or LITE divisions. A LITE weight division is available with reduced loads alongside the standard divisions.

Event results feed a leaderboard that provides data broken down by race, division, Xercise, gender, and age group. The organiser is MacTuff Limited. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United Kingdom Wales Swansea

Race information

Registration

8 km

Doubles 2x (10x800m)

8 km

Relay Xx (10x800m)

8 km

Solo 2x (10x800m)

Doubles X (10x400m)

Solo X (10x400m)

Relay X (10x400m)

Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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