June 24, 2011 (Morrisville, VT) – Just in case you’re curious, or have a competitive streak, here are the fastest SkiErg times recorded for a variety of distances since the Concept2 SkiErg was introduced in June of 2009. Some of these times come from competitive Nordic skiers; others come from the fitness/cross-training community. To see all the ranked SkiErg performances, with athletes’ names and home country, click HERE and select the SkiErg button.

Event

500m
– Men’s Record: 1:24.0
– Women’s Record: 1:48.0

1000m
– Men’s Record: 2:59.7
– Women’s Record: 3:44.2

2000m
– Men’s Record: 6:30.9
– Women’s Record: 7:56.0

5000m
– Men’s Record: 17:24.3
– Women’s Record: 21:05.9

10k
– Men’s Record: 36:38.3
– Women’s Record: 47:05.6

Records are set to be broken! It’s free and easy to submit a time online. Visit www.concept2.com/ski and click on Logbook.

Need a bit of inspiration, or at least entertainment? Pete Dreissigacker and Greg Hammond of Concept2 challenged each other to a 500m challenge on the SkiErg. You can see the lactic acid accumulation in their facial expressions HERE. Enjoy!