Turkey Day 6K - 2025

Turkey Day 6K

Sunday, November 23, 2025, 9 am CST

Burn some to earn some! Join us for a Thanksgiving Day virtual 6K erg race! Start the day with a solid metabolism boost to get yourself prepped for what comes next. All are welcome! Happy Thanksgiving!

Burn some to earn some! Join us for a Thanksgiving Day virtual 6K erg race! Start the day with a solid metabolism boost to prepare yourself for what comes next.

Hello Erg Rats, Erg Racers, Fools, Friends, and Family!

I am crazy thankful for all of you who row/have rowed with us, so I am going to have some fun with our Turkey Day 6K event.

EVERYONE who enters will get a prize!

I have a bunch of race merchandise hanging around from past events, and other gear left over from Ride Backwards (my rowing apparel shop) that I want in the hands of our people, (or your people if you want to pay it forward) not on my shelf. It’s a grab bag of racing merch and apparel goodies that are both fun and functional. All you have to do to score a prize is enter the Turkey Day 6K and you’re already a winner! **

Both Speed Pass and Full-Entry registrations will get a prize. Everyone means everyone! Full-Entry registrations get extra decals and social media shares.

📢 Only two TDAY6K potholders remain!

They will be awarded to the fastest female and male 6K scores.

⏰ We will race live virtually on ErgZone at 9 am CST, on Sunday, November 23.

Racers may compete in their own time zones, or race offline independently, but all 6K scores must be submitted on ErgZone with a screenshot of your monitor screen within 24 hours to win AMAZING potholder 1st place awards.

🥇All results are ranked on Concept2.

If you have a PR or World Record in your sights, this is a great opportunity to lay it down.

This our final Turkey Day 6K at Fools Fest Sprints! Let’s burn some together and celebrate Thanksgiving! Tell your peeps, more butts in seats makes the competition that much more fun!

• Results reported to Concept2 Rankings.

• 24-hour submission window for championship title and official rankings.

The Turkey Day 6K event will be open to submit your scores on ErgZone as soon as we finish the live virtual event here in Chicago at 9 am CST. Deadline to submit is 9 am CST Monday, November 24.

Entry Fee Options:

• Full Entry $25 – All race merch and media
• Speed Pass Entry $15 – Race access only

Entry fees are the same for US and International racers and include shipping and handling.

Turkey Day 6K Prizes!

Full-entry racers will receive:

• 3” UV-protected vinyl Turkey Day 6K race decal
• Social media share image of their accomplishment

Speed Pass Racers will get access to the race but no merch or media.

Racer Shipping Address

Fools Fest Sprints can’t send your official race merch without your mailing address! Let us know where to ship. Click this link to enter your shipping address: https://forms.gle/Ax1notTZhK4fCX5G7

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

Rules & Info

Start time is 9 am CDT

• RACERS IN OTHER TIME ZONES may compete independently at their local time on Sunday, November 23, 2025, at 9 am, but MUST manually submit their results on ErgZone within 24 hours of completing the event at their local time.
• 24-hour submission window for championship title and official rankings.

Refunds & Scratches

There will be no refunds. Please know this upfront. We count on your entry fee to support this event and all its associated costs.

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!

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