The Ergon Metron Series Cup is comprised of four virtual seasonal erg races.
Summer Sweater 1K - 7/16/23
Ghost Riders Revenge 5K - 10/15/23
Frozen Hell No! 9K - 1/14/24
Only Fools Do 2Ks - 4/7/24
Racers must complete all four events to earn their cap and be awarded the status of Ergon Metron Master.
This event is for the truly committed. There are no refunds for scratches, and you only receive recognition and reward if you complete all four races.
You are making a covenant with yourself when you enter the Ergon Metron. To win the Ergon Metron is to be declared the greatest erg racer in the world. To finish the Ergon Metron is to be named amongst an elite group of dedicated athletes with legs of steel and the perseverance of hungry lions.
To compete LIVE against other racers, you will need to use the ErgZone mobile app. This requires three things:
PM5 Monitor (with updated firmware).
Wifi Connection
C2 Logbook Account
Both the ErgZone mobile app and C2 logbook account are free. The only thing you pay to compete in one of our races is your entry.
If your erg doesn’t have a PM5 monitor:
- Set up your monitor manually by programming in the race piece on race day and do the event at its scheduled time.
- Take a screenshot of your race screen at the finish.
- Enter your race results into the free ErgZone app, including the screenshot of your monitor as soon as you finish.
**Racers in other time zones will have up to 24 hrs to manually enter their results to compensate for their location. This allows racers in different time zones to compete at reasonable hours.
Manual results will not be accepted with an incorrect race date displayed on the monitor. If racing in a different time zone, you must race on race day at the official start time. E.g., If the race starts at 9 am CDT on April 7, then you start at 9 am, whenever it’s 9 am on April 7 in your city.
Anyone competing in the Ergon Metron Series Cup MUST race on the scheduled race day of the event and at its scheduled start time (virtually or offline) to remain in contention for the EM Series Cup Championship.
RACERS IN OTHER TIME ZONES may compete at their local time, but they MUST submit their results immediately after completing the event at their local time.
COMPETING ON AN OLDER MODEL ERG? If your erg doesn't have a PM5 monitor, you can still compete. 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 so we can verify your event.
Manual Submissions must be entered on the scheduled race day, and have the correct time per your location (9 am CDT 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.
All racers who complete the full Ergon Metron will be awarded an Elite EM Master Race Cap, courtesy of Ride Backwards.
Prizes will be awarded to both the male and female Grand Champions at the completion of the Ergon Metron Series Cup and to the female and male winners of each race division.
Division winners of the Only Fools Do 2Ks, our premier erg event will receive die-cast medals, and the overall champions will have their names added to our Fools Fest trophy.
All racers will receive a digital certificate of completion to print, an official UV-protected race decal after each completed race, and an official FFS social media share image of event completion.
Registration for the EM Series Cup Championship (all four races) closes at noon before the first stage race, the Summer Sweater 1K. After this date, competitors may still enter the individual stage races, but they will be out of contention for winning the Ergon Metron Cup Championship.
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Rankings will be determined by age, weight class, gender, and para-athlete classifications. All results will be reported to Concept2 online rankings.
Check out the Ergon Metron Series Cup Standings and see who is currently in the lead and what the fastest times are.
There will be no refunds. Please know this upfront. We count on your entry fee to support this event and all its associated costs.
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!