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Navesink River Rowing Club Rows 393 Indoor Miles in 4 Hours
1st Ergathon Held at Monmouth Crossfit
Tinton Falls, NJ — On January 28, 2018, in its inaugural Ergathon event, 29 Navesink River Rowing Club members rowed indoors for up to four hours each at Monmouth Crossfit to raise funds to purchase new rowing equipment. The event gets it name from the Concept2 indoor rowing machines, also called ergometers or ergs.
The 29 rowers represented a cross-section of both Masters and Youth club members. From 8 am to 12 pm, the participants rowed a combined total of 633,000 meters—the equivalent of a trip from Red Bank, NJ to Buffalo, NY—with many individuals rowing the distance of a full marathon, 42,195 meters.
Youth Coach, Sean Murphy noted, "Over the winter the club members spend a lot of time training and racing on ergs. The Ergathon was a way to get everyone together, challenge ourselves to complete a tough task, raise money for competitive equipment and have fun."
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Trish Russoniello who completed 32,782 meters, winning the top spot in the Individual Women Master category stated, "This Ergathon was a challenge—it was well organized and fun. The playlist kept me ERGing strong. It was a successful first-time event."
Monmouth Crossfit and John Crilly's Navesink Indoor Rowing provided the space and equipment. McLoone's Restaurants sponsored prizes for Masters category rowers, and Hansel N Griddle sponsored Youth rowers.
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Assistant Youth Coach, Tim McAuliffe, noted, "Our club members and their families appreciate the backing from McLoone’s and all of our sponsors. We are a member-funded club, and we wouldn’t be able to replace worn equipment without the support our community provides." The event raised just over $4,000 that will contribute to the purchase of a new racing shell.
For more information on Navesink River Rowing visit www.navesinkriverrowing.
Category winners are:
Top Women’s Masters Team: JERGI Masters (Trish Russienello, Linda Ensor, Jeanne Mauritzen, Susan Meltsner) 81,282 meters
Top Masters Men’s Team: Erging Turkeys (Mark Lonergan, Tim McAuliffe, John Crilly) 112,250 meters
Top Youth Women's Team ZSK (Zoey Hays, Skye Loures, Katherine Zic) 71,906 meters
Top Youth Men’s Team Ergmaniacs (Chris Nolan, Nick Malizia, Jide Anifowoshe) 84,390 meters
Top Individual Master Women (Trish Russienello) 32,782 meters
Top Individual Master Men (Mark Lonergan) 42,250 meters
Top Individual Youth Women (Zoe Hays) 25,441 meters
Top Individual Youth Men (Trey McAuliffe) 42,252 meters
Pictured Trish Russoniello in the forefront with other women Masters competitors.
