2024 DEKA World Championship Dates

Ocala, Florida will host the 2024 event on December 13-15, 2024.

2024 DEKA World Championships Venue

World Equestrian Center – 1750 NW 80th Ave, Ocala, FL 34482

2024 DEKA World Championships Prize Money

Prize Money for DEKA FIT, MILE, and STRONG. $3000/$2000/$1000.

Plus Teams $1000/$600/$400.

2024 DEKA World Championships Schedule

If it is the same order as last year’s event, we can expect the following:

Friday, December 13th
GORUCK Female – 7:50 AM
Age Group Female – 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Elite Female – 11:30 am – 12:10 PM
Elite Male – 12:10 pm – 1 PM
GORUCK Male – 12:50 PM
Age Group Male – 1:00 pm – 4:30 PM
Co-Ed Teams – 4:30 pm – 5:00 PM
Male Teams – 5:00 pm – 5:30 PM
Female Teams – 5:30 pm – 6:00 PM
DEKA MILE Championship

Saturday, December 14th
Age Group Female – 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Elite Female – 12:00 pm – 12:30 PM
Elite Male – 12:30 pm – 1:00 PM
Age Group Male – 1:05 pm – 4:30 PM
Co-Ed Teams – 4:30 pm – 4:50 PM
Male Teams – 4:50 pm – 5:10 PM
Female Teams – 5:10 pm – 5:30 PM
DEKA STRONG Championship

Sunday, December 15th
Age Group Female – 8:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Elite Female – 11:15 am – 12:00 PM
Elite Male – 12:00 pm – 12:15 PM
Age Group Male – 12:15 pm – 3:45 PM
Co-Ed Teams – 3:45 – 4:15 PM
Male Teams – 4:15 pm – 4:45 PM
Female Teams – 4:45 pm – 5:15 PM

2024 DEKA World Championship Age Groups

Individuals: 10-13 (Youth), 14-17, 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49,
50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+.

DEKA STRONG & DEKA MILE Teams: 10-13 (Youth), Adult (14+) with Youth
(10-13), Adult Team Age Groups (adult ages combined) are 59 & Under,
60-79, 80-99, 100-119, and 120+.

DEKA FIT Teams: Adult Team Age Groups (adult ages combined) are 59 &
Under, 60-79, 80-99, 100-119, and 120+.

The age used on the DEKA leaderboards will be your age at the end of the DEKA race series (age on September 15th of the series year).

The comple DEKA FIT Rulebook can be found here.

*We will update this page as we get more information.