Marathon Mayhem
Coming May of 2026!
Sunday, May 3, 2026
Racing starts at 8 am CDT
The Crazy In Love & Not So In Love Erg Marathons are now part of our new month-long marathon experience at Fools Fest Sprints, Marathon Mayhem!
Distance racing is brutal, but people love it. For those who can’t seem to get enough meters, we have created Marathon Mayhem. During May, you can put all that winter training to the test during our Heaven Help Us Half and Crazy In Love Marathon events!
Both races will offer opportunities to race against others or go solo if you’re not competitive. Select the event on ErgZone that you want to compete in on May 3. You can do both the half and full marathon distances if you like, but you will only have the opportunity to do one event as a live virtual race. Each event offers a 30-day submission window so you can recover from the live event you choose and return to conquer the second distance later in the month.
Both races offer opportunities to race against others or go solo if you’re not competitive. Select the event on ErgZone that you want to compete in on May 3. You can do both the half and full marathon distances if you like, but you will only have the opportunity to do one event as a live virtual race. Each event offers a 30-day submission window so you can recover from the live event you choose and return to conquer the second distance later in the month.
The Marathon Mayhem package includes two races:
1. Heaven Help Us/Heaven Heard Us Half Marathon
2. Crazy In Love/Not So In Love Marathon
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 - $40 (Race merch and media)
Speed Pass entry - $30 (Race access only)
Heaven Help Us/Heaven Heard Us
Sunday, May 3, 2026
8 am CDT
21,097 meters. How to get there? You decide.
Do it all in one sitting and race for time and C2 ranking against others in a live virtual race on ErgZone - the Heaven Help Us–RACE.
Break it up into four 5,000m intervals and one 1,097 m interval and complete it over 48 hours - the Heaven Heard Us.
Options are good! You pick.
• Race results for the Heaven Help Us will be reported to Concept2 rankings.
• All Full-Entry racers from both events will receive a 3" UV-protected vinyl Heaven Help Us race decal and a social media share image of the event.
This virtual event will be conducted ONLINE using ERGZONE.
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)
Crazy In Love/Not So In Love Marathon
Sunday, May 3, 2026
8 AM CDT
Pain, suffering, and stamina. What else? 42,195 meters.
1. Crazy In Love Erg Marathon—RACE. In this virtual event, you compete live on ErgZone against others to row the fastest 42,195 meters. You will 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 - 4 days). This counts to earn your decal, but you will not be ranked on C2.
CIL race results reported to Concept2 rankings.
All racers will receive a 3" UV-protected vinyl Crazy In Love 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 - $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 have 30 days to submit their times on Ergzone. The deadline to submit scores for the Crazy In Love Erg Marathon–RACE and Heaven Help Us Half Marathon–RACE is June 2, 2026. This allows you to complete both the half and full marathon distances in one month.
COMPETING ON AN OLDER MODEL ERG? You can still compete if your erg doesn't have a PM5 monitor. You cannot participate in live racing, but your score will count in the official results and rankings. Just enter your race time manually and submit a screenshot of your monitor on the ErgZone app so we can verify your event.
Manual Submissions must be entered on ErgZone within 30 days of the official start date and time (by June 2, 2026) to be counted in the official rankings and posted on our website.
Please check the date on your monitor to ensure its accuracy.
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Medals & Prizes
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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!
