It’s that time of year again…
Don your fastest rowing outfit, get the pumpkin spice ready: Let’s ROW!

ROW4702 is a celebration of Fall rowing where we join thousands of other rowers in preparation for 4,702 meters of rowing fury down a virtual course - or the real thing at Boston’s famed Head of the Charles Regatta.

WANT TO RACE? Yeah you do!
ALL athletes are welcome - Catalyst members, guests, visitors. All ages 10+, and all experience levels.

Row to beat last year’s time. Row to beat your neighbor’s time. Row just because it’s healthy and FUN!

Division schedule TBD - so stay tuned!

EMAIL US to register!

Event Division Schedule: TBD - stay tuned for posts on start/stop times for age-class waves!

CHEER US ON! Come cheer with a hot beverage from (n+1) cafe and enjoy a safely-distanced vantage point on some great racing!

COST: FREE!

TAKE FLIGHT Race Series

Join us to accelerate your fitness and have some racing fun!

WHO
Anyone! Beginners, multisport athletes, cyclists, members and non-members! ALL are welcome to participate in this 4-Race series!

WHAT

• A fun (or serious!) race workout to jump-start your gym or training routine, help you prepare for your next endurance event, or just track your fitness over time

• Events: Your choice of three events, including:

  • SPRINT: Race 1,500 meters on the C2 Rower for time.

  • CHAMPION: Race 2,000 meters on the C2 Rower for time.

  • VIRTUAL : 500m and 1,000m - We’ll use the C2 ERG RACE app to link up with rowers in other regions for some fun sprints at the end!

NOTE: Timely COVID-related safety and health precautions will be in place, including mask recommendations for moving about the studio space.

WHEN - THU Sept 2nd

• 6:00PM Check in and warm-up for each race

• 6:15PM: Start event waves - exact start times depend upon supscription

COST: FREE!

WHERE: Catalyst Rowing Fitness - 507 Bruce Street, Verona.

OR VIRTUAL! Email us to enroll as a virtual competitor!

HOW: Simply sign up via member portal and show up - ready to race!

WHY: Why not? Challenge yourself in the last days of summer - challenge a friend, enjoy the opportunity to accelerate change in your fitness and training routine! HAVE FUN!

PLUS...

Earn prizes! We will host a series of similar races throughout the season. Complete more than one or the whole series for some prizes including “TAKE FLIGHT” - that is - a flight of beverage offerings curated especially for YOU by our pals at (n+1) coffee and beer at the 507 Bruce Street complex. How awesome is that?

TAKE FLIGHT Summer Fitness Races

Join us this summer to accelerate your fitness and have some racing fun!

WHO
Anyone! Beginners, multisport athletes, cyclists, members and non-members! ALL are welcome to participate in this 4-Race series!

WHAT

• A fun (or serious!) race workout to jump-start your gym or training routine, help you prepare for your next endurance event, or just track your fitness over time

• Events: Your choice of three events, including:

  • SPRINT: Race 1,500 meters on the C2 Rower for time.

  • CHAMPION: Race 2,000 meters on the C2 Rower for time.

  • Multi-sport: Row-Run-Row format -- Row 1,500 meters, Run ~1mi course, Row 1,500 meters for total finish time, including transitions

• Divisions: Results will be indexed by Women/Men; Junior Women/Men (Ages 18 and under); and where applicable by age range in 10-year increments

WHEN - THURSDAY JULY 15th

• 5:30PM Check in and warm-up for each race opens.

• 6:00PM: Start of first event. Multiple waves will launch on 15min centers pending competitor subscription.

• 5:00 - 7:00PM - SOHO Food Truck at (n+1) Cafe! Chow down after your race or as you watch and cheer the racers!

COST: FREE!
Non-Members: Welcome! Registration and medical form completion required.

WHERE
Catalyst Rowing Fitness - 507 Bruce Street, Verona.
Options for outdoor / indoor competition as conditions allow

HOW:
Simply sign up and show up - ready to race!
MEMBERS: SIgn up via Membership Portal
NON-MEMBERS: EMAIL us to get signed up!

WHY
Challenge yourself this summer - challenge a friend, enjoy the opportunity to accelerate change in your fitness and training routine! HAVE FUN!

PLUS...

Earn prizes! We will host a series of similar races throughout the season. Complete more than one or the whole series for some prizes including “TAKE FLIGHT” - that is - a flight of beverage offerings curated especially for YOU by our pals at (n+1) coffee and beer at the 507 Bruce Street complex. How awesome is that?

Catalyst Rowing Fitness Presents:
The TAKE FLIGHT Summer Fitness Races

Join us this summer to accelerate your fitness and have some racing fun!

WHO
Anyone! Beginners, multisport athletes, cyclists, members and non-members! ALL are welcome to participate in this 4-Race series!

WHAT

• A fun (or serious!) race workout to jump-start your gym or training routine, help you prepare for your next endurance event, or just track your fitness over time

• Events: Your choice of three events, including:

  • SPRINT: Race 1,500 meters on the C2 Rower for time.

  • CHAMPION: Race 2,000 meters on the C2 Rower for time.

  • Multi-sport: Row-Run-Row format -- Row 1,500 meters, Run ~1mi course, Row 1,500 meters for total finish time, including transitions

• Divisions: Results will be indexed by Women/Men; Junior Women/Men (Ages 18 and under); and where applicable by age range in 10-year increments

NOTE: COVID-related safety and health precautions will be in place, see our STUDIO GUIDE for the latest policy.

WHEN - SATURDAY JUNE 12th

• 9:30AM: Check in and warm-up for each race morning opens.

• 10:00AM Start of first event. Multiple waves will launch on 15min centers pending competitor subscription.

• 11:00AM - 1:00PM: Aloha Food Truck at (n+1) cafe - get your post-race chow on!!

COST:
Catalyst Rowing Members - ORIGINAL: $12 UPDATE: IT’S FREE!!!!
Non-Members: FREE!! NOTE: Waiver and medical form completion required.

WHERE
Catalyst Rowing Fitness - 507 Bruce Street, Verona.
Options for outdoor / indoor competition as conditions allow

HOW: Simply sign up and show up ready to race! Day-of registrations accepted as capacity permits.
CURRENT MEMBERS, REGISTER HERE.

NON-MEMBERS: REGISTER HERE

WHY
Challenge yourself this summer - challenge a friend, enjoy the opportunity to accelerate change in your fitness and training routine! HAVE FUN!

PLUS...

Earn prizes! We will host a series of similar races throughout the season. Complete more than one or the whole series for some prizes including “TAKE FLIGHT” - that is - a flight of beverage offerings curated especially for YOU by our pals at (n+1) coffee and beer at the 507 Bruce Street complex. How awesome is that?

Join us for a special Rowing-Modified Murph Workout!

SATURDAY - MAY 22nd at Catalyst Rowing Fitness
TIME:
8:15 or 10am start for Guests with Pre-registr.
Members can start at 7 or 8:15am with your usual class attendance.

Overview: The Murph is a traditional Memorial Day workout with military roots - dedicated to Navy Lieutenant Michael Murphy, who was killed in Afghanistan June 28th, 2005. The true “Murph” includes a slightly different lineup, but as we count down to Memorial Day Weekend, we’re putting a rowing spin of our own on this crowd-pleasing, service-honoring, grueling workout!

The Workout:
2,000m Row
300 Air Squats (wt optional)
200 Sit-ups (or modification of choice)
100 Burpees, Pushups or Bent-Over Rows (mod of choice)
2,000m Row

The main goal is to finish and enjoy fellowship, but we will track/record total elapsed time as well as time/splits for ea. 2k row.

TO PARTICIPATE:

Guests / Non-Members: Email US with the subject line ROWING MURPH to RSVP. Suggested donation of $20/head for guests, with proceeds benefitting the “A Most Beautiful Thing Inclusion Fund” to help expand rowing in under-resourced communities. Donation payable upon check-in on the 22nd (cash or CC accepted).

Current Members: Register for your usual Saturday AM class time, and email us if you want to go with the late start.

SETUP: 5lb and 10lb DBs avail. Feel free to BYO weights, towel, fuel, etc. Music provided, and workout OUTDOORS if conditions permit. Otherwise, inside w/ Climage Control and Masks required!

POSTPONED!! Rowing HALF-MARATHON!

WE ARE POSTPONING THIS EVENT UNTIL WE CAN GET MORE ROWERS ON BOARD TO TEAM UP OR SOLO THEIR WAY THRU THE 21L METERS! STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS ON A RESCHEDULE - AND THANK YOU!

Originally: SATURDAY - MAY 15th at Catalyst Rowing Fitness

NOW: Date TBD, so STAY TUNED

TIME: Start at 7am with your usual class attendance OR choose 8:15am OR 10:00AM Launch

Overview: Row the 21,097 Meters HALF MARATHON distance in connection with Concept2’s Marathon and Century Challenge! Go for a solo or tandem completion of the meters with a buddy! Start your row during your usual morning class attendance or begin at 8:15AM. Catalyst will provide - Music, beverages, rowers, encouragement. Option to row outside if weather permits, otherwise - we’ll be inside the studio where masks will be required by all participants, but the air will be COOL.

TO PARTICIPATE — PLEASE STAND BY FOR DETAILS ON RESCHEDULE:

Guests / Non-Members: Email US with the subject line MAY 15 HALF MARATH. And let us know you intend to row, either as a solo or tandem team. Include contact info for all team members. We will reply with a request for full info and waiver completion. COST: FREE, please be welcome as our Guest!

Current Members: Email US with your intention to row the Half, including team member info if rowing as a tandem. Then - sign up for either 7am class or 8:15am class, depending upon your preferred start time. You must do both so we know you want to complete the Half! Thanks!

DETAILS: This is an unprecendented meter-goal for previous Catalyst classes or events, so the goal is to FINISH SUCCESSFULLY rather than set any blistering records. (Trust us, blisters may already be a factor!) Consider these reference points:
—Rowing at a 2:45 split pace, a half-marathon means nearly two hours of continuous rowing.
—Rowing at a 2:25 split with a few water/fuel/stretch breaks will also mean about 2 hrs of rowing total. —Rowing a 2:15 split continuously means about 1hr 35 min of work w/o pauses.
Again, the goal is to finish - either as a solo or splitting the meters between yourself and a buddy.

TO “GET ‘ER DONE”
You can set your rower up in any number of configurations, including:
—Single distance: 21,097 meters
—Two Intervals (or 1 ea. w/ a buddy): 10,549 meters / Unspecified rest between
—Four Intervals - 5,275 meters ea / Unspecified rest between, etc.