Hybrid Madec Challenge 2026

Welcome to the Hybrid Madec Challenge, the event that will turn your June into a real sporting challenge 💪. Your playground is none other than the magnificent Lyon-Parilly racecourse: a sumptuous track, wide pathways, the stables you’ll run through—in short… an exceptional setting and a unique one for this race 😍. The concept? Simple on paper, much less so when your legs start to burn 🔥. The Madec Fitness Club welcomes you for a race that keeps coming back like a chorus, broken up by functional efforts calibrated to test you from every angle 🧵.

The competition starts at the Parilly Racecourse. We swap horses for athletes hungry for a challenge, and bam! 💥 That makes for an atmosphere that’s going to be scorching 🔥. The principle is simple: you run 1 km… Then you suffer a bit at a fitness station 🏋️. You set off on the first kilometer, focused, breathing smoothly and with light legs🦵. You tell yourself everything is fine—and that’s when it really starts. You reach the SkiErg: 1,000 m 🤯. The engine kicks in, the arms extend, the breath quickens 🫀. The announcer yells your name, you pull harder and you start to heat up (perfect, that’s exactly what we want 😈). You head out to run again 🏃 toward the Sled Push 152/103 kg. Fifty meters pushing weights that clearly have no desire to move ↔️. You engage the quads and plant your feet. We guarantee it won’t be only the crowd that’s going to scream (if you know what we mean 👀). New transition, new kilometer 👶. Then the Sled Pull 103/78 kg: same concept but this time pulling 😮‍💨. You run again (yes, still 😂) before tackling one of the most dreaded moments: the Burpees Broad Jumps over 80 meters. Everyone’s favorite combo… said no one 🤫. Next comes Rowing : 1,000 meters 🚣. You follow it up with the Farmer Carry over 200 m (2×24 / 2×16 kg). Two loads in your hands, eyes fixed far ahead. If we translate the exercise word for word, you become a modern farmer, cross-training edition 🧑‍🌾. And just when you think your legs have sent their last warning message, you reach the Walking Lunges over 100 m 🚨20/10 kg. You drop into lunges, you rise, you repeat. Then the grand finale: the 100 Wall Ball Shots 🏐 (6/4 kg). An exercise that will finish off your shoulders just right 💀. You hold on because the atmosphere carries you, but deep down we know you’re done 😏.

Whether you come solo or in a team, this challenge is a celebration of pushing your limits, cohesion, and good vibes 🎉. You can take part as a men’s duo, women’s duo, mixed duo, or individually 🤠. The Hybrid Madec Challenge is the intensity of a hybrid course just a stone’s throw from Lyon, in an exceptional setting, plus a wild atmosphere 🤪. 

After you’ve claimed your medal, explore the surrounding area! 🔎 You can start by getting lost in Old Lyon. It’s one of the largest Renaissance districts in Europe, with its cobblestone alleys, colorful facades, and above all its traboules—those secret passageways that wind between buildings 🐍. You’ll almost naturally make your way up to the Basilica of Fourvière, which offers the best view over the city 🏙️. If you still have a bit of energy ⚡️, head to the Musée des Confluences, a true futuristic vessel set where the Rhône and the Saône meet 👯‍♂️. Inside: science, civilizations, anthropology…🦣 You can also stroll through the Parc de la Tête d’Or 🌳 or along the Rhône riverbanks 💧, fully developed for walking and relaxing. And since Lyon takes its role as the gastronomic capital very seriously, you can end the day in a Lyonnais bouchon, with a quenelle, a tablier de sapeur, or simply a good Lyon-style daily special 🍽️. 

So, ready to roar like a Lyon on the sled push? 🦁