Holiday Challenge 2026: your metres a day
Concept2’s Holiday Challenge runs from November 26 to December 24: 29 days to row 100,000 m or 200,000 m on a RowErg, SkiErg or BikeErg. Only metres in your Concept2 Logbook count, and BikeErg metres count half. The official rules are on Concept2’s site.
The short answer
- 100k from the first day: 3,500 m a day, about 15 minutes a day at a 2:10 split.
- 200k from the first day: 6,900 m a day, about 30 minutes a day at a 2:10 split.
- Taking one day a week off: 4,000 m (100k) or 8,000 m (200k) on the days you row.
Work out yours
Make the metres count for more
Four weeks of steady metres is the most aerobic base most of us put in all winter. BLADES is a free game for your PM5: every stroke moves a boat on a river, you can get your old crew back together from your own ergs, race at the weekends, and share a card from the river after every piece. It keeps a running count of the metres you row in it toward 100k or 200k.
Row it on BLADESBLADES isn’t affiliated with Concept2. Holiday Challenge is Concept2’s event; check your total in your Concept2 Logbook.