Marathon Row for Jackson House

UPDATE!!!

Thanks to everyone who has donated so far! We have surpassed our goal of $1200 before even the start of the row, which is still tomorrow (Friday, August 12 @5:30 P.M.). I am raising the goal to $2,620 to resemble the 26.2 miles in a marathon. Please continue to share this goFundme page, so we can reach this new goal as well and help the Jackson House help those in need in our community.

For the past three years at Spa City CrossFit, I have organized this marathon row at the end of the summer. What started as a going away to college event within the gym for me three years ago will now be used to raise money for a local community crisis center The Jackson House which provides food, clothing, medicine, and more to over 25,000 people in Garland County.

When is it?

This Friday, August 12th, 2022 at 5:30 P.M. Central Time

So what is it?

A marathon row is the same 26.2-mile distance as a typical running marathon but it is all done on a Concept2 rower. All athletes will row 42,195 meters or 26.2 miles. The average finishing time is around 3 & 1/2 hours.

Why is the goal $1,200?

Last year at Spa City CrossFit I organized a 24 Hours of Hero WODs event where a group of us did one hero workout every hour on the hour for 24 hours to benefit Project Hope Food Bank with an initial goal of $500 which was blown out of the water and over $3,000 was raised! I think we can blow past this goal as well, currently, there are 4 individuals and 8 teams signed up for this year's row, so if we can raise $100 per marathon we will reach our goal!

Why a marathon row?

Well watching the 2017 CrossFit Games athletes do a marathon row I wondered to myself if I could do it and said I would before I left for college. August 2019 rolled around and we hosted our first marathon row at Spa City CrossFit as a going-off to college event for me, and have continued the tradition every August since.

Can I watch it?

Of course! I wouldn't ask for any kind of donation without being able to prove that we complete the row! You will be able to watch the whole thing on Instagram live on my Instagram @jpraetzel as well as @spacity_crossfit. There will also be a highlight/recap video made by a well-known CrossFit photographer Focus.501 that I am extremely excited about!

Can I come?

Yes! If you want to come and row please send me a direct message on Instagram or Facebook so I can either make sure you have a rower or put you on a team. But if you just want to come and cheer on rowers, eat food, and watch Avengers Endgame, then feel free to come and hang out without shooting an email!