How to Enter
WELCOME TO THE RAINHILL TRIALS
Starting way back in 2013, the Rainhill Trials are large arena, functional fitness competitions open to athletes of all abilities and ages.
There are no qualifiers, but due to overwhelming demand for places, athletes and teams are asked to put themselves onto the ballot list, from which places are issued at random.
Athletes taking part in an individual competition will complete a series of seeding workouts which allows them to be placed into a category with athletes of a similar ability.
Wood & Rastrick categories compete on the Saturday, Kennedy & Rocket categories compete on the Sunday.
We welcome adaptive athletes to The Rainhill Trials.
WINTER PAIRS 2025
There are just a handful of places remaining for the Winter Pairs. Click below to enter your team. Entries will close on 20th December, so be quick!
SAT 1ST FEB | Same Sex Pairs
SUN 2ND FEB | Mixed Pairs
Bolton Arena, BL6 6LB
RAINHILL MARCH 2025
The ballot for the Rainhill March Trials 2025 has now closed.
Click the link below to be added to the waiting list
22-23 MARCH 2025 | INDIVIDUALS
SportCity, Manchester.
RAINHILL SPRING TRIALS
Taking place at Bolton Arena on the 24-25 May, 2025 - The Rainhill Spring Trials are open to athletes of all abilities, from newbies to elite. The ballot for invites opens on Friday 6th December. Check back here to enter in a few days.
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Be the first to know about new competitions and when the ballots go live!
Ready to Compete?
We can't wait to see you take part in one of our competitions.
To find out how to take part, info on the ballot, our categories and how to get an invite, click on the button.
Join the Iron Horses
We'd love you to come and help at the competitions. All our volunteers get a guaranteed, discounted invite to a future competition, a limited edition tee, great food and drinks all day and as much Red Bull you need to fuel your wiiings. For more info, click below.
Vendor Stand
If you are ready to showcase your brand to an arena full of enthusiastic, fitness fans, then please get in touch about taking a vendor stand at one of our competitions.
Got a Question?
Please read through our Frequently Asked Questions page before sending in a question.