voodoogirl wrote:"Birds row the air when they fly," David Attenborough says. I did more (indoor) rowing in January than in any month before--400,066 meters (248.6 miles). My own personal migration, from one interior landscape to another. Pushing further afield in February...wish I could row the air!
Congratulations to everyone making these fantastic milestones!
Just in time, then, because March brings some of the best opportunities for a meter push beyond what any of us has ever done. Well, March AND April. Since this team is obviously interested in free stuff, we have MORE opportunities to win the meter lottery in March than just about any other time. It's March Madness of a different kind starting on March 1st. And, it's a multiple challenges at once kind of month...we'll have the World Erg Championships starting on March 15 - and they go until April 15th. So it's really six weeks of getting a new kind of air time. Should make ALL of us quite good at the Global Marathon Challenge that starts May 1st....whoop, whoop...and HOOYAH!
March Madness Challenge I will have to look back, but I think we give out shamrocks for the 5K a day, and pot of gold for the 10K or more as our virtual recognitions.
"5000 meters a day keeps March Madness at bay" It doesn't, really, but it's a good thought.
March 1–31
The Details
Choose from two levels of participation:
The Basic Challenge: Row or ski 5000 meters each day for 25 days or more in March.
The Advanced Challenge: Row or ski 10,000 meters each day for 25 days or more in March.
This is an individual challenge. You do not need to belong to a team to participate.
Meters must be entered online in your online logbook.
Indoor rower and SkiErg meters only (no on water/on snow meters please). You can combine meters from each machine to reach the daily total of 5000 or 10,000 meters.
Kid's March Madness Challenge allows kids (aged 16 and under) to participate at 2500 meters.
Adaptive athletes can choose to participate at the 2500m, 5000m, or 10k levels.
Who Can Participate
Anyone with an online logbook at concept2.com can participate in this challenge.
Incentives and Rewards
Prize drawings are held every day from all the people who have rowed/skied at least 5000 meters (2500 meters for kids and adaptive athletes) that day and entered it in their online logbook. The more days you row or ski, the more you increase your chances of winning!
On randomly selected days during March, we will draw for an additional prize from those who row/ski at least 10,000 meters (2500 meters for kids and adaptive athletes).
Prizes vary from day to day, but will include Concept2 clothing, heart rate monitors and some surprises!
Drawings are held at (or soon after) noon each weekday for the previous day, so be sure to enter your meters promptly! We will post names of winners on the web site.
Hall of Fame—All those who are on-track for rowing/skiing at least 5000 meters at least 25 days during the month of March will be listed in the March Madness Progress Board and will be able to download a specially designed certificate.
For kids and adaptive athletes, the incentives and rewards go into effect at 2500 meters.