HYBRID 800: Race Day in Focus

More than 350 participants took on a test of strength and endurance at Exhibition World Bahrain, with winners crowned across five competitive categories.

HYBRID 800 x The Factory brought Bahrain’s fitness community together on 9 October 2026 for a race that demanded stamina, strength and determination. Held at Exhibition World Bahrain, the event challenged participants to put their training into practice through a combination of running and functional fitness.

With more than 350 participants taking part, the competition celebrated individual performance and teamwork, with athletes tackling the course solo or alongside a partner.

Ten stations. Repeated runs. One demanding challenge.

The adult race combined 800-metre runs with 10 functional workout stations: Assault Bike, farmer’s carry, dumbbell snatches, rowing, devil presses, weighted lunges, burpee broad jumps, SkiErg, bear crawls and wall balls. Each station presented a different physical demand, requiring competitors to manage their energy as fatigue accumulated.

Solo competitors completed every repetition themselves. In the doubles divisions, partners shared the station workload while both completed the runs, adding coordination and strategy to the challenge.

Meet the winners

In the Male Solo category, Khaled J. Ahmed secured first place in 52:55, finishing ahead of Abdulla Almuqahwi in 1:00:04 and Mohammed Alikhan in 1:03:04.

Kat Matousova claimed the Female Solo title with a time of 1:06:47. Rosie Jessop placed second, with her time listed as 1:08 in the published results graphic, while Natallia Zhuk Dabbas finished third in 1:09:01.

Teamwork took centre stage in Male Doubles, where MR7 IS UNLIMITED won in 52:51. CFR92 followed in 56:09, with OTOG completing the podium in 57:00, just nine seconds behind second place.

In Female Doubles, UNCOMPROMISED took the top spot in 57:07, followed by STRONGHER in 1:03:46 and BAD IDEAS in 1:06:22.

The Mixed Doubles title went to STICK TOGETHER, who finished in 59:50. FILIPA & TARIQ secured second place in 1:02:59, while TEAM PEERLESS took third in 1:03:55.

Every finish had a story

Alongside the podium results were the achievements of participants who completed the challenge on their own terms. Whether chasing a competitive time, sharing the effort with a teammate or simply aiming to finish, each athlete faced a course that demanded sustained effort.

FeelThePulse provided participant photography, capturing the determination, teamwork and race-day moments behind the results.

Congratulations to all the winners and everyone who took on HYBRID 800 Bahrain.