Date
12th-13th September 2026
Location
Derby Arena
Minimum fundraising goal
£300
DEKA is the sport of functional fitness: accessible, measurable, and designed to celebrate every level of ability.
With three unique formats: DEKA FIT, DEKA STRONG and DEKA MILE. This is your chance to earn your mark, test your fitness, and join a global movement.
DEKA FIT is the full arena experience, hosted for the first time in the UK in 2025. It features ten functional fitness zones, each preceded by 500m of running, for a total of 5km.
Some of the zones include:
500m Ski Erg
25 Cal Air Bike
20 Weighted Lunges
100m Tank Push/Pull
RAM Burpees
It’s fast, challenging, and inclusive; a benchmark event that lets you set your standard, break barriers, and show up for yourself in a way that counts.
Take on DEKA FIT East Midlands with one of our charity places.
Compete as an individual. We can offer you a Cancer Research UK Individual place on either Saturday or Sunday for the DEKA FIT East Midlands. Sign up to raise vital funds for research and help us beat cancer. Entry fee: £50 Minimum fundraising target: £250 per place
Get an individual charity place Saturday
Get an individual charity place Sunday
Compete in a team of 2 or 4 people. We can offer you a Cancer Research UK team place on either Saturday or Sunday for the DEKA FIT East Midlands. Sign up as a team to raise vital funds for research and help us beat cancer. Entry fee: £50 Minimum fundraising target: £250 per place
Get a team charity place Saturday
Get a team charity place Sunday
Already have a place in DEKA FIT East Midlands and looking to fundraise for us? Let us know and receive fundraising support along the way.
Compete as an individual.
If you already have your own place as an individual in the DEKA FIT East Midlands, sign up to fundraise for us using the links below. Raise vital funds for research and help us beat cancer.
Sign up with your own individual place Saturday
Sign up with your own individual place Sunday
Compete in a team of 2 or 4 people.
If you already have your own place as a team in the DEKA FIT East Midlands, sign up to fundraise for us using the links below. Raise vital funds for research and help us beat cancer.
Sign your team up for Saturday
A personalised Cancer Research UK running t-shirt or vest
Training tips and plans to help you prepare
Fundraising support to help you smash your target
Support on the day at cheer points along the route
A post-race reception to celebrate
An official finisher’s medal for completing your race
It’s only thanks to your generosity that we’ve helped double cancer survival in the UK in just 50 years. This is what your donations can do:
could buy a microscope lens, meaning our scientists can focus on the small details that could help us beat cancer.
could buy a Wright-Giemsa cell staining kit, which our scientists use to distinguish between different types of blood cells.
could buy a microscope camera, allowing our scientists to take images of cancer cells in tumour tissue samples and share them with researchers across the world.
Already have a place in an event? We’d love to have you fundraising for #TeamCRUK!
Your support powers our life-saving research to beat cancer. Discover our resources so you can train with purpose for your event.
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