The 500m Salute to the Troops is now part of June Bug Sprints!
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June Bug Sprints
Sprint racing is where it’s at when the days are longer, and the sun is out! We are excited to debut a brand-new event for 2025, The June Bug Sprints!
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Racing starts at 9 am CDT
The June Bug Sprints will be a morning of fast and furious sprint events for those who like to let it rip. Join us for one event or all three! We are offering the June Bug Package to bundle and save money, but you can also enter each event as a solo race if you are only interested in doing one event.
June Bug Package includes 3 Sprint Races:
1. Ride It Like You Stole It 100m
2. Salute 2 The Troops 500m
3. Summer Sweater 1K
All of our virtual races will be conducted ONLINE using ERGZONE.
The app is free to download from your mobile app store.
Full Package entry - $45 (Race merch and media)
Speed Pass entry - $35 (Race access only)
500m Salute 2 The Troops
Sunday, June 8, 2025
9:15 am CDT start
Fools Fest Sprints salutes the memory and service of our troops. We will race 500m with everything we've got in honor of those who gave everything they had and made the ultimate sacrifice.
This event is a fundraiser for the DAV (Disabled American Veterans) Charitable Service Trust, which receives a 100% 4-star rating on Charity Navigator. 25% of your entry fee will be donated. The Erg Rats are proud to lead the charge and encourage you to join our indoor infantry for this worthy event.
Race results reported to Concept2 rankings.
• Full-entry racers will receive a 3" UV-protected vinyl Erg Rats Memorial race decal and a social media share image of their race finish.
This virtual race will be conducted ONLINE using ERGZONE.
The app is free to download from your mobile app store.
Full Entry - $15 (Race merch and media)
Speed Pass Entry - $5 (Race access only)
Full-entry racers will receive an Erg Rats Memorial UV-protected decal.
• 3” UV laminated polypropylene
Race Rules & Info
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
RACERS IN OTHER TIME ZONES may compete at their local time on Sunday, June 8, at 9:15 a.m., but they MUST submit their results within 24 hours of completing the event.
If you are in a time zone ahead of us on the clock in Chicago, you must wait until we race before you can submit your result on the ErgZone app. The race will be locked until we go.
COMPETING ON AN OLDER MODEL ERG? You can still compete if your erg doesn't have a PM5 monitor. You cannot participate in live racing, but your score will count in the official results and rankings. Just enter your race time manually on the ErgZone app with a screenshot of your monitor so we can verify your results.
Manual Submissions must be entered within 24 hours of Sunday, June 8, and have the correct time per your location to be counted in the official rankings and posted on our website.
Make sure the date on your monitor is correct!
Fools Fest Sprints
Medals & Prizes
WE NEED YOUR SHIPPING ADDRESS!
Fools Fest Sprints can't send your official race decal, medals, or other prizes without your mailing address! Let us know where to send your race merch. Thanks, and good luck! Click this RACE MERCH button to enter your shipping address:
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!