Crazy In Love/Not So In Love Erg Marathon
Sunday, May 3, 2026
8 am CST start - All Racers

Two options for the Marathon distance:

1. Crazy In Love Erg Marathon—RACE. 

In this live virtual event, you compete against others to row the fastest 42,195 meters. You will also be ranked in the Concept2 logbook for the marathon distance.

2. Not So In Love Erg Marathon. 

This option breaks the marathon distance into ten 4Ks and one 2,195m row over 4 days. (10 x 4,000m + 2,195m – 4 days). This counts to earn your decal, but you will NOT be ranked on C2.

• Racing will be held virtually via the ErgZone app.
• Race results for the CIL will be reported to Concept2 rankings.
• The NSIL will not be ranked.
• Full-entry racers for both the CIL and NSIL erg marathons will receive the official race decal and social media share image.
• Both versions will start at 8 am CST on ErgZone.
• The Not So In Love 4-day countdown clock starts when you log your first 4K.

Crazy In Love/Not So In Love
Erg Marathon

Sunday, May 3, 2026
8 am CST start for all live racers!

Crazy In Love Erg Marathon

You have to be Crazy In Love to erg 42,195 meters! For those who want to test the depth of their devotion to indoor rowing and race against others while doing it, we have a virtual event for you!

Racing live via the ErgZone app.

The 42,195 meters will be broken into 4000m intervals without any scheduled rest in between, but YOU MAY REST!

If you want to take a break, stand up, hydrate and stretch, go to the bathroom, etc., simply put your handle in the cradle and leave your phone connected to your monitor. If your phone is connected to the event via ErgZone, it will not time out. It doesn’t matter when you take a break or for how long. If you need to hit the bathroom at 22,315 meters, get up and go! Just don’t take your phone with you. Leave your phone connected to the event exactly where it is.

Once you stop rowing, your flywheel will spin down to a stop, but the elapsed time will continue as you take your break. When you return, sit down and start rowing.

Important safety tip: Make sure the batteries in your monitor are fresh! (This is especially important if you plan on taking many extended breaks.)

If you are competing offline independently, you must enter your Crazy In Love Erg Marathon results into the app on ErgZone to appear on the leaderboard. Here’s the link on how to do it:

MANUAL RESULT REPORTING

• If you choose to row offline, save your screenshot and manually upload your result to Ergzone under this event if you did it all without disconnecting your phone in one shot.

The official start time of this marathon is 8 am CST for all live racers.

All race results reported to Concept2 rankings.

Love Rating Categories:

2.45 hrs or less = OBSESSED
3 hrs = SERIOUS
4 hrs = WILD
5 hrs = FLIRTING
6 hrs = CRUSH
7 hrs = FRIENDS
8-24 hrs = BLAH

Full Entry Racers will receive:

• Social media share image with their category lit up on the erg love testing machine.

• UV-protected official CIL erg marathon race decal.

Not So In Love Erg Marathon

For those of us who know, we aren't in love.

This option breaks up the 42,195 meters into ten 4K intervals and one 2,195m interval. Rowers who select this marathon option have four days to complete the distance.

• Once you row your first 4K, your 4-day countdown begins.

• Choose this option if you don't want your phone attached to your monitor all day, know you will be taking extended breaks, and don't care about being ranked in the Concept2 logbook.

• When they finish the marathon, rowers will receive a race decal and social media share image.

Rowers may compete offline and email their screenshots to info@foolsfestsprints.com if they do not wish to participate on ErgZone or don't have a compatible monitor.

Full Entry - $25 (Race merch and media)
Speed Pass Entry - $15 (Race access only)