This year’s edition of the SkiErg World Sprints takes place November 7–10, 2019. This is a virtual 1000 meter race—you can participate from your home, school or club—or you can join a physical event near you. If you are a club or box wishing to host a Sprints event, contact joshc@concept2.com for information on submitting […]
Save the Date, The 10th Annual Concept2 SkiErg World Sprints
Mark your calendars: The 10th Annual SkiErg World Sprints will be held November 8–11, 2018. That’s four days, so we expect we will have more participation than ever! This 1000-meter virtual race allows you to see how you stack up with others of your age and gender around the world. Whether you use the […]
SkiErg World Sprints Starts Soon
Skiers: How Fast Can You Do 1000 meters on the on the Concept2 SkiErg? Mark your calendars: The 9th Annual SkiErg World Sprints will be held November 9-12, 2017. This 1000 meter virtual race allows you to see how you stack up with others of your age and gender around the world. It’s a great opportunity to put down […]
Spice up Your Summer Training with SkiErg
One of the best features of Concept2 ergs (The SkiErg or indoor rower) is that they accurately measure the work you’re doing. In addition, the flywheel calibrates itself on every rundown to take ambient conditions into account, so someone at altitude can compare their erg time with someone at sea level, regardless of the […]
Fellow Skiers: We’ve Updated the SkiErg
As skiers working to engineer the best product possible, we’re always looking to incorporate improvements into our equipment. Based on our own experiences and feedback from athletes, we’re proud to introduce a second generation SkiErg. Both the original and new SkiErg provide you with a great workout; our new SkiErg is easier to maintain and provides more workout options.
SkiErg Training Tips from Judy Geer
Over the past month, skiers and biathletes around the world have been getting back to training. For many of those at the upper levels, this means a round of testing. It might be VOmax testing on a treadmill or SkiErg, strength testing of various sorts, uphill runs, double pole rollerski time trials—there’s a wide variety, but the important point is that it makes good sense to test at the beginning of the training year so that you have a baseline from which to measure your progress.
Concept 2 Coming to Quebec World Cup
Concept2 is proud to be a Bronze sponsor of Fast and Female, an organization founded in 2005 by Olympic gold medalist Chandra Crawford and members of the Canadian National Cross-Country Ski team.
SkiErg World Sprints a Success Before Ski Season (Updated with Photos from Sweden)
FOURTH ANNUAL SKIERG WORLD SPRINTS: Popular Competition Kicks off the Ski Season (Press release) November 16, 2012 – Morrisville, VT – The SkiErg World Sprints is an international race of 1000 meters on the Concept2 SkiErg. It’s held annually in homes, gyms, ski clubs and fitness centers around the world—all it takes is a SkiErg and […]