November 28–December 24
Row, ski or ride 100k or 200k meters between American Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve and help raise money for one of five great charities.
The Details
Row, ski and/or ride 100,000 meters or 200,000 meters from November 28 to 11:59 p.m. December 24.
Concept2 RowErg, SkiErg and BikeErg meters only (no on water/on snow meters please). You can combine meters from each machine to reach the challenge goal. Note: BikeErg meters are counted as half when applied to the challenge. Learn more about BikeErg meters below in How To Participate.
If you're looking for help in recording your meters, ErgData is a good option for iPhone and Android users.
Support great causes with your meters! Read about this year’s charities below.
This is an individual challenge. Teams are not used for this challenge.
The Kids' Holiday Challenge allows kids (aged 16 and under) to participate at 50,000 meters.
Adaptive athletes can choose to participate at the 50k, 100k, or 200k levels.
Deadline for entering meters: 11:59 pm GMT (6:59 pm ET), January 4th.
Holiday Challenge Charities
There's also a charitable giving aspect to the Holiday Challenge. Here's how it works: For every person who rows, skis or rides 100k during the challenge, Concept2 will donate $.02 per kilometer (1000 meters) to your choice of this year's charities. Once you get beyond 100k, we'll donate $.04 per additional kilometer. In order for your meters to count, however, you must choose a charity from the front page of your Logbook (or select "Let Concept2 Choose" if you don't have a preference). For kids and adaptive participants, the $.04 rate will take effect at 50k. Note: BikeErg meters count for half the distance when calculating your Holiday Challenge meters and any related donation.
The 2024 charities are:
A great way to get motivated and shed all those turkey trimmings and pumpkin pies! Sign up for the challenge and also as part of Capital Crew Masters, we can support each other as well…Note : meters only count if you are on the erg, not rowing on the water.
For more info on how to sign up, go to
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