June Bug Sprints

Coming June of 2025!

Sunday, June 8, 2025
Racing starts at 9 am CDT

Sprint racing is where it’s at when the days are longer and the sun is out! We are excited to debut a brand-new event for 2025, the June Bug Sprints! It will be a morning of fast and furious sprint events for those who like to let it rip. Join us for one event or all three! We are offering the June Bug Package to bundle and save money, but you can also enter each event as a solo race if you are only interested in doing one race.

June Bug Package includes 3 Sprint Races:

1. Ride It Like You Stole It 100m
2. 500m Salute 2 The Troops
3. Summer Sweater 1K (First stage race of the Ergon Metron Series Cup.)

All of our virtual races will be conducted ONLINE using ERGZONE.
The app is free to download in your mobile app store.

Full Package entry - $45 (Race merch and media)
Speed Pass entry - $35 (Race access only)

 

Ride It Like You Stole It 100m

Sunday, June 8, 2025
9 am CDT

Speed demons unite in this 100m throwdown. Ride that erg like you stole it and get to the finish as fast as you can. All you jailbirds, come break free with us!

• Race results reported to Concept2 rankings.

• All Full-Entry racers will receive a 3" UV-protected vinyl Ride It Like You Stole It race decal and a social media share image of the event.

 
 

This virtual race will be conducted ONLINE using ERGZONE.
The app is free to download in your mobile app store.

Solo Race Entry - $10 (Race merch and media)
Speed Pass Entry - $5 (Race access only)

 

500m Salute 2 The Troops

Sunday, June 8, 2025
9:15 AM CDT

Fools Fest Sprints salutes the memory and service of our troops. This Memorial Day weekend, we will race 500m with everything we've got in honor of those who gave everything they had and made the ultimate sacrifice.

This event is a fundraiser for the DAV (Disabled American Veterans) Charitable Service Trust, which receives a 100% 4-star rating on Charity Navigator. 10% of your entry fee will be donated. The Erg Rats are proud to lead the charge and encourage you to join our indoor infantry for this worthy event.

  • Race results reported to Concept2 rankings.

  • All Full-Entry racers will receive a 3" UV-protected vinyl Erg Rats Memorial Decal and a social media share image of the event.

 
 

This virtual race will be conducted ONLINE using the ERGZONE app.
The app is free to download in your mobile app store.

Solo Race Entry - $15 (Race merch and media)
Speed Pass Entry - $5 (Race access only)

 

Summer Sweater 1K

Sunday, Jun 8, 2025
9:30 AM CDT

No wind, no current, and no weather to contend with. Rip a 1K on your erg in the heat of summer and see what you’ve got without distraction or excuses. Are you at your sprinting peak, or have you fallen off from winter training? How does all the work you’ve been doing on the water translate? Not a water rower? Maybe you’re faster. There’s only one way to find out. Take your seat in the heat. It’s a sweater.

The first stage race of the Ergon Metron Series Cup, the Summer Sweater 1K, can be entered as a solo event or as part of the series.

  • Race results reported to Concept2 rankings.

This virtual race will be conducted ONLINE using the ERGZONE app.
The app is free to download in your mobile app store.

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

 
 
 
 
 
 

Race Rules & Info

Age Divisions

  • SGGM = Super Great Grand Master > 70

  • GGM = Great Grand Master > 60

  • GM = Grand Master – 50-60

  • M = Master – 27-49

  • O = Open – 20-26

  • JR = Junior – 0-19

Weight Categories

  • Lightweight Women: <= 135lbs (61.5kg)

  • Heavyweight Women: > 135 lbs (61.6kg)

  • Lightweight Men <= 165lbs (75kg)

  • Heavyweight Men > 165lbs (75kg)

Adaptive Categories

  • PR1

  • PR2

  • PR3

RACERS IN OTHER TIME ZONES may compete on race day at their local time, but they MUST submit their results immediately after completing the event.

COMPETING ON AN OLDER MODEL ERG? If your erg doesn't have a PM5 monitor, you can still compete. You will not be able to participate in live racing, but your score will count in the official results and rankings. Just enter your race time manually on the Ergzone app with a screenshot of your monitor so we can verify your results.

  • Manual Submissions must be entered no later than 24 hours past the official race date, and have the correct time per your location (9 am CST in Chicago is 3 pm in London) to be counted in the official rankings and be posted on our website.

  • Make sure the date on your monitor is correct! We will only be accepting manual results from monitor screens dated 2021.

Fools Fest Sprints
Medals & Prizes

WE NEED YOUR SHIPPING ADDRESS!

Fools Fest Sprints can't send your official race decal, medals, or other prizes without your mailing address! Let us know where to send your race merch. Thanks, and good luck! Click this RACE MERCH button to enter your shipping address:


IMPORTANT

By registering for the Ergon Metron or any other Fools Fest Sprints event, I declare that I am physically able to compete and in no way hold Fools Fest Sprints, ErgZone, or any of their partners or sponsors liable for any injury or health issue I may sustain by participating. I'm entering at my own risk!