Challenges, Leagues and Clubs
Add variety and focus to your workouts by joining a challenge, league or club.
Challenges
Online challenges are a great way to add variety and focus to your workouts. They also provide an opportunity to connect with a vibrant and active indoor rowing community.
Whether you are a beginner or a rowing pro, there are a wide range of challenges available online. Most have a distance and/or time focus ranging from sprint challenges through to long distance endurance rowing. The formats vary and include live races, relays, leagues or one-off challenges that you sign-up to.
Here is a selection of websites offering online rowing challenges – try a few to see which you enjoy the most:
| Row the Distance | British Rowing Online Challenges | Concept2 Online Challenges | World Erg Challenge |
|---|---|---|---|
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Try one of our British Rowing challenges
| Challenge | Real Distance (kilometres) |
Machine Challenge (metres) |
|---|---|---|
| John O’Groats to Lands End | 1407km | 1407m |
| Rio 2016 Challenge | - | 2016m |
| M1 Motorway | 311km | 3110m |
| English Channel | 34km | 3400m |
| River Thames | 346km | 3460m |
| River Severn | 354km | 3540m |
| M6 Motorway | 370km | 3700m |
| Route 66 USA | 3940km | 3940m |
| Round the World | 40,075km | 4008m |
| Atlantic Rowing Race | 4700km | 4700m |
| River Nile | 6650km | 6650m |
| Oxford Cambridge Boat Race | 6779m | 6779m |
- Challenge:
- John O’Groats to Lands End
- Real Distance
(kilometres): - 1407km
- Machine Challenge
(metres): - 1407m
- Challenge:
- Rio 2016 Challenge
- Real Distance
(kilometres): - -
- Machine Challenge
(metres): - 2016m
- Challenge:
- M1 Motorway
- Real Distance
(kilometres): - 311km
- Machine Challenge
(metres): - 3110m
- Challenge:
- English Channel
- Real Distance
(kilometres): - 34km
- Machine Challenge
(metres): - 3400m
- Challenge:
- River Thames
- Real Distance
(kilometres): - 346km
- Machine Challenge
(metres): - 3460m
- Challenge:
- River Severn
- Real Distance
(kilometres): - 354km
- Machine Challenge
(metres): - 3540m
- Challenge:
- M6 Motorway
- Real Distance
(kilometres): - 370km
- Machine Challenge
(metres): - 3700m
- Challenge:
- Route 66 USA
- Real Distance
(kilometres): - 3940km
- Machine Challenge
(metres): - 3940m
- Challenge:
- Round the World
- Real Distance
(kilometres): - 40,075km
- Machine Challenge
(metres): - 4008m
- Challenge:
- Atlantic Rowing Race
- Real Distance
(kilometres): - 4700km
- Machine Challenge
(metres): - 4700m
- Challenge:
- River Nile
- Real Distance
(kilometres): - 6650km
- Machine Challenge
(metres): - 6650m
- Challenge:
- Oxford Cambridge Boat Race
- Real Distance
(kilometres): - 6779m
- Machine Challenge
(metres): - 6779m
Online Leagues
If you enjoy taking part in challenges and want to participate in them on a regular basis, we recommend joining an online league.
Here’s a selection of online leagues. If you are part of a league that isn’t listed below, email us at indoor@britishrowing.org and we will add it to the website.
| Indoor Rowers League | Cross Team Challenge | Nonathlon | Concept2 Challenge |
|---|---|---|---|
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| A community for all types of indoor rowing. | Online community challenges and league. Where will you rank? | Test yourself all year round and attempt to become a Nonathlon champion. | Join the world of indoor rowers on Facebook every month. |
- A community for all types of indoor rowing.
- Online community challenges and league. Where will you rank?
- Test yourself all year round and attempt to become a Nonathlon champion.
- Join the world of indoor rowers on Facebook every month.
Indoor Rowing Clubs
If you are looking for like-minded indoor rowers to train with or simply want to connect with the indoor rowing community, why not join an indoor rowing club.
There are a mix of online only, those who train remotely but join up for particular events, plus more traditional venue based clubs. Find out more below:
Indoor Rowing Clubs
| Club Name | Location |
|---|---|
| Cardiff City Rowing Club | Cardiff |
| Drill Power | UK Online Team |
| Empty the Tanks | Worldwide Online Team |
| ESPRIT Indoor Rowing Team | Worldwide Online Team |
| Fitness Matters Indoor Rowing | Worldwide Online Team |
| Forum Flyers | Worldwide Online Team |
| Free Spirits Rowing | Worldwide Online Team |
| Paddy Power | Worldwide Online Team |
| Q-POWER | Worldwide Online Team (membership criteria apply) |
| Sub 7 Indoor Rowing Club | Worldwide Online Team |
| Team Oarsome | Worldwide Online Team |
| Team RowPro | Worldwide Online Team(for RowPro users only) |
| Tribesports | Worldwide Online Team |
| Taff Attack Racing | Wales (Invitation only) |
| Welsh Sea Rowing Association Indoor Rowing Club | Online Team (WSRA members only) |
| MAD Team IRC | Birmingham |
| Red Line Rowers Indoor Community Rowing Club | Worldwide Online Team |
- Club Name:
- Cardiff City Rowing Club
- Location:
- Cardiff
- Club Name:
- Drill Power
- Location:
- UK Online Team
- Club Name:
- Empty the Tanks
- Location:
- Worldwide Online Team
- Club Name:
- ESPRIT Indoor Rowing Team
- Location:
- Worldwide Online Team
- Club Name:
- Fitness Matters Indoor Rowing
- Location:
- Worldwide Online Team
- Club Name:
- Forum Flyers
- Location:
- Worldwide Online Team
- Club Name:
- Free Spirits Rowing
- Location:
- Worldwide Online Team
- Club Name:
- Paddy Power
- Location:
- Worldwide Online Team
- Club Name:
- Q-POWER
- Location:
- Worldwide Online Team (membership criteria apply)
- Club Name:
- Sub 7 Indoor Rowing Club
- Location:
- Worldwide Online Team
- Club Name:
- Team Oarsome
- Location:
- Worldwide Online Team
- Club Name:
- Team RowPro
- Location:
- Worldwide Online Team(for RowPro users only)
- Club Name:
- Tribesports
- Location:
- Worldwide Online Team
- Club Name:
- Taff Attack Racing
- Location:
- Wales (Invitation only)
- Club Name:
- Welsh Sea Rowing Association Indoor Rowing Club
- Location:
- Online Team (WSRA members only)
- Club Name:
- MAD Team IRC
- Location:
- Birmingham
- Club Name:
- Red Line Rowers Indoor Community Rowing Club
- Location:
- Worldwide Online Team
A selection of clubs are provided above, but let us know if you want your club to be added to our website by emailing indoor@britishrowing.org.