Jayson (and list),

A potential added benefit to GCC’s participation in the challenge is that these accumulated, quantifiable data could go a long way towards demonstrating the use of bicycle infrastructure in Gainesville, especially to those who doubt its value to the community.

 

At least one elected official and many letter writers to the Gainesville Sun (and I’m paraphrasing) have or continue to insist that “bicycles are rarely to never seen” using bike lanes, mixed use paths, or certain major stretches of road in town.

 

I think a dataset that shows hundreds of cyclists riding thousands or even tens of thousands of miles in a single month in and around Alachua county would be a pretty forceful argument to the contrary.

 

I’ll close by saying that I hope it not too forward to suggest that those who feel likewise would be well-served by signing up for the challenge and contributing their data!

 

Best,

 

Rob

 

(Perhaps our advocacy director could tip off the local news outlets if/when our participation becomes truly extraordinary…200 or more riders or even 10,000 miles in May would seem to be very achievable goals…)

 

From: gccmail-manager@simplelists.com [mailto:gccmail-manager@simplelists.com] On Behalf Of Jayson O'Mahoney
Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 3:00 PM
To: GCCMail
Subject: GCCMail: Bike League (and Bike Month) Mileage Challenge Update - GCC in Top 5

 

Hi everyone,

Since my last email update, GCC's team of riders has now moved to 5th PLACE NATIONALLY!  56 members of our 1,000+ member club have signed up and are logging miles in The Challenge.  Special mention goes to Judy Gardner - she is in The Challenge, and logging miles on a HANDCYCLE. Absolutely superb!  We also have one rider in the top 50 cyclists nationwide, of over 23,000 registered riders!

GCC's participation in The Challenge highlights what a great place Gainesville is to ride a bike.!  For more details about The Challenge, please visit - http://www.endomondo.com/campaign/nbc2013

Remember, GCC's participation in The Challenge is a huge positive for the cycling community of Gainesville.

 

However, we need MORE participation from our club members!  Please consider signing up for The Challenge, and begin logging miles for GCC's team.  Every mile counts, whether it be for commuting, riding for fun, training for a triathlon, road racing, etc. SPREAD THE WORD!

 

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT EARNING POINTS

After a little research, the following has been discovered: Challenge Points accumulate based on miles ridden plus 20 Challenge points for each day that you ride at least 1 mile.

Scoring:

1 mile = 1 Challenge point

20 Challenge points for each day that you ride at least 1 mile.

Example:

A rider who commutes 10 miles round-trip would earn 30 points.  20 points for riding, plus 10 points for the 10 miles (1 mile = 1 point).  If this person was to ride again later the same day, they would receive X points for X miles ridden.

 

If you have any questions, please drop me a line.  Thanks for reading.


Jayson (JOM)

GCC Team Captain for the Bike League Mileage Challenge

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