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What is a “Club Mile”?

By Kristin Kinnamon

Several years ago, the club began tracking “Frequent Rider Miles” as a way to encourage participation in club-sponsored rides and recognize members by including more names in the newsletter. Last year, 50 members rode 100 or more miles with the BIKES Club. We give out fun prizes at the 100, 500 and 1,000-mile level just to keep it interesting – Ride 100 miles to earn your club water bottle in 2007! People generally compete with themselves to reach a goal (though my goal is to keep ahead of Bill Weber’s teenage son Tommy).

Not every mile you ride is a “Frequent Rider Mile.” To count for our club tracking, the ride must involve other club members in one or more of the following ways:

· Ride is listed in the monthly newsletter and led by a club member

· Ride listed on the website on the “Ride Changes” page (preferably no later than 5 p.m. the day prior) and at least two club members from different households participate

· Other club’s event rides when listed in the club newsletter “Ride Calendar,” preferably in time for early registration and carpool arrangements

If you would like to track every mile your ride, with and without your BIKES Club friends, consider using one of the on-line tracking sites such as www.bikejournal.com or the Washington Health Foundation’s “Healthiest State” mileage log at www.whf.org