Finnish Half Marathon and Marathon

[Two Pudding Kid]

Finnish Open Ergomarathon 26.4.2025

Race info: This is a long distance indoor rowing competition, 24th traditional ErgoMarathon in offline hybrid format

Categories and distances:
60 minutes: M/W U16, U18, U20
Half Marathon (21 097m): M/W U23, Open, 40+, 50+, 60+, 70+, 80+, 90+
Full Marathon (42 195m): M/W Open, 40+, 50+, 60+, 70+, 80+, 90+
In Open Ergomarathon we accept static Concept2 RowErgs, and dynamic Slides and RP3 machines in the same category.

For categories U23 and above there are separate light weight and heavy weight categories.

Weight limit for light weight is 61,5 kg for women and 75 kg for men.

Registration:
To Finnish Open you can register by sending an email to pentti.soini@gmail.com and inform following information:

athlete name
category (age, hwt/lwt, static/slides, RP3)
Rowing Club (not mandatory)
contact info (phone number & email)
competition venue (address)
Registration fee is 20 € (no fee for rowers U16).

Please pay your registration to “Keravan Urheilijat Soutu” bank account:

IBAN: FI3620741800026259 BIC: NDEAFIHH.

Starting lists will be published after the registration has closed.

To participate on Finnish Championships (SM-kilpailu) do your registration via starttiin.fi

Participants:
This is an offline hybrid race. You can travel to Finland and row at our main race hub at Hotel Krapi, Tuusula or you can row at your own club or hub. We encourage all the rowers to use ErgData app for racing if possible. However, photo from rower monitor is also accepted. At Krapi we will have a schedule for rowers, but if you row elsewhere you can row anytime during the day.

Just remember to send your results by 18:00 EET on Saturday 26th of April via email to pentti.soini@gmail.com. To validate your result send ErgData link to your logbook result or take a picture of the monitor memory, including the date, distance you have rowed and time. Email should also include rower’s name.

Results will be published shortly after all results are received.

Contact information:
Race organization Keravan Urheilijat ry
contacts: pentti.soini@gmail.com

Lodging at Hotel Krapi
With a code ”ErgoMaraton” you can book a room at Hotel Krapi/Onnela, Rantatie 34 with special price.

1 person room 112€/night
2 person room 132€/night
Prices include tasty breakfast from 8.00 to 10.00. Early breakfast at 6.30 possible on request. Check in at 2 PM, check out at noon. Reservations latest on 4th of April via email hotelli@krapi.fi or reception +358 9 274841. Reservation code is not in use with reservations via booking services.

[Two Pudding Kid]

Please note that you are going to be entering the Open event, (unless you have connections to Finnish Rowing). Also that generally under 23s do 60 minutes, all women plus men over 70 do half marathon, and men 23-69 do full marathon although it is possible for women to do full marathon or men to half on request for the Open category. Closing date 16 April for entries.

https://keravanurheilijat.fi/wp-content ... al2024.pdf - last years results

Hoping to take part - mostly likely at the local gym, unless circumstances allow.

PS English speakers shouldnt have a problem here, (I doubt I know more than 10 words of Finnish), but google translate helps get the entry right.

[Dangerscouse]

I'd love to do this, but i can't for a few reasons. Hotel Krapi sounds wonderful

[Two Pudding Kid]

I was trying to send you a photo but cannot shrink it enough.

Hotel Krapi wasnt like it sounds.

I got a last minute trip as mum was still in hospital. I rocked up expecting the pre-2 hour weigh in but noone in sight at 8am. I went down to the lake for a while as there wasnt much action before 8:45. Just made 61.5kg.

There is a choice to row indoors or out - easy choice for me as it was 1c and snowshowers, (but probably a third of folks wanted the cold, and with the door open it wasnt that much warmer inside).

Recorded 1 hour 46 mins and 4.5 secs. Never really got going but considering everything else going on in my life and last minute preparations got to be grateful that I did it and no bad back afterwards . 3rd out of 4.

Did get some sightseeing done but missed out on the salmon soup - took a while to realise why this costs around 15 euros because initially you might think that sounds like a big rip-off. Actually it is large chunks of salmon and there is bread/potato to go with it so it could be a meal. Bah - I tried 3 places and they had run out.

I expect that I will do 2026 locally but I will keep everyone posted on the details.

[Two Pudding Kid]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/ ... VwjA&pli=1

Here are the results for anyone interested.

[Dangerscouse]

Well done for giving it your best in difficult circumstances. Stress definitely can take a significant chunk out of you.

[MPx]

Well done for getting there Susan, let alone doing the deed and placing third - looks like you were the only non-Skandi. I see that the 60+men do a FM not HM. Obvs serious punters only need apply! Very impressive all round.

[Two Pudding Kid]

I think I was the only foreigner in the live event but may well have been some virtual competitors in the Open event.

PS Hopefully rock a better half marathon tomorrow for Sub7 which will be my 47th at this distance.