42,195m on the erg.

You read that right.

Last year, SBK hosted a 1/2 Marathon Row. This year, we've decided not to half-ass it again, and to go all. The. Way.

We will host our first Marathon Row on Sunday, July 24th, at 2:15. There will be three categories:

Single Scull: You do the whole marathon yourself
Double Sculls: You and one partner divvy up the marathon however you want; you could each do one 21,098m block, or do multiple shorter pieces
Quadruple Sculls: You and three other people divvy up the marathon however you want – you could each row one 10,549m block, or do multiple shorter pieces

Coach Nick will send a DIY program to everyone who signs up; the training will consist of at least two long erg sessions a week for those of you in the Single Scull and Double Sculls to physically and mentally prepare you for the distance. Expect to devote 1–2+ hours twice a week to this.

The enrollment fee is $60 per person. We will donate half the fee – and anything else you can raise – to Row New York, which teaches competitive rowing to kids in under-resourced communities.