{"id":373,"date":"2012-09-06T20:42:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-07T03:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2012\/09\/06\/12-million-miles-pedaled-in-national-bike-challenge\/"},"modified":"2014-07-21T13:08:14","modified_gmt":"2014-07-21T20:08:14","slug":"12-million-miles-pedaled-in-national-bike-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2012\/09\/06\/12-million-miles-pedaled-in-national-bike-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Million Miles Pedaled in National Bike Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n
\n

The\u00a0Get up & Ride National Bike Challenge<\/a>\u00a0ended August 31 with 30,000 riders, representing all 50 states, pedaling 12 million miles!\u00a0\u00a0While the NBC fell short of the 50,000 riders they hoped would participate, they exceeded their goal of 10 million miles.<\/p>\n

This was the first year the challenge was organized as a national event.\u00a0\u00a0Washington State had 594 riders participating in the NBC and logging in over 228,000 miles.\u00a0\u00a0We had bike riders in communities large and small, urban and rural.\u00a0\u00a0People logged their miles in Seattle, Spokane, Bellingham, Port Angeles, Tri-Cities, Vancouver, Pullman, Moses Lake, Walla Walla, Ellensburg, and more!<\/p>\n

One of the cool things that emerged out of the NBC was the online encouragement and camaraderie.\u00a0\u00a0Each state had its own Challenge page and Washington riders regularly posted questions, comments, and words of encouragement to each other.\u00a0\u00a0Many are already looking forward to next year\u2019s event.\u00a0\u00a0Posted one participant:<\/p>\n

I enjoyed riding with you all during this challenge. I am already thinking about next year and hoping to see our WA participation go to 1,000 or more. I hope we all keep riding and promoting bicycling in our great state.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Bicycle Alliance also held a random drawing of prizes for August participants and the winners are:<\/p>\n

Corrie Rosetti (Lewiston-ID-WA) \u2013 Tifosi sunglasses<\/p>\n

Tammy Neslin (Tri-Cities) \u2013 Tifosi sunglasses<\/p>\n

Josh Miller (Seattle-Bellevue) \u2013 AG wallet<\/p>\n

Tiffany Ostreim (Longview) \u2013 AG wallet<\/p>\n

Winners need to email\u00a0Louise McGrody<\/a>\u00a0by September 15 to claim their prizes.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Get up & Ride National Bike Challenge\u00a0ended August 31 with 30,000 riders, representing all 50 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[19,20,5],"tags":[151],"class_list":["post-373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commuting","category-encouragement","category-bike-events-wa","tag-national-bike-challenge"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n12 Million Miles Pedaled in National Bike Challenge - Washington Bikes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Summary of 2012 National Bike Challenge both nationwide and in Washington State.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2012\/09\/06\/12-million-miles-pedaled-in-national-bike-challenge\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"12 Million Miles Pedaled in National Bike Challenge - Washington Bikes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Summary of 2012 National Bike Challenge both nationwide and in Washington State.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2012\/09\/06\/12-million-miles-pedaled-in-national-bike-challenge\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Washington Bikes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-09-07T03:42:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2014-07-21T20:08:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-PlBvWn1Zu7Y\/T86jGCybcfI\/AAAAAAAAA0Q\/0SrtajW6Xhs\/s320\/National+Bike+Challenge.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Louise McGrody\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Louise McGrody\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2012\/09\/06\/12-million-miles-pedaled-in-national-bike-challenge\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2012\/09\/06\/12-million-miles-pedaled-in-national-bike-challenge\/\",\"name\":\"12 Million Miles Pedaled in National Bike Challenge - Washington Bikes\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2012\/09\/06\/12-million-miles-pedaled-in-national-bike-challenge\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2012\/09\/06\/12-million-miles-pedaled-in-national-bike-challenge\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-PlBvWn1Zu7Y\/T86jGCybcfI\/AAAAAAAAA0Q\/0SrtajW6Xhs\/s320\/National+Bike+Challenge.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-09-07T03:42:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2014-07-21T20:08:14+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/#\/schema\/person\/ede2cc0355be2e0115cfee13968ca938\"},\"description\":\"Summary of 2012 National Bike Challenge both nationwide and in Washington State.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2012\/09\/06\/12-million-miles-pedaled-in-national-bike-challenge\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2012\/09\/06\/12-million-miles-pedaled-in-national-bike-challenge\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2012\/09\/06\/12-million-miles-pedaled-in-national-bike-challenge\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-PlBvWn1Zu7Y\/T86jGCybcfI\/AAAAAAAAA0Q\/0SrtajW6Xhs\/s320\/National+Bike+Challenge.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-PlBvWn1Zu7Y\/T86jGCybcfI\/AAAAAAAAA0Q\/0SrtajW6Xhs\/s320\/National+Bike+Challenge.png\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2012\/09\/06\/12-million-miles-pedaled-in-national-bike-challenge\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"12 Million Miles Pedaled in National Bike Challenge\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/\",\"name\":\"Washington Bikes\",\"description\":\"People who bike make a difference\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/#\/schema\/person\/ede2cc0355be2e0115cfee13968ca938\",\"name\":\"Louise McGrody\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/82369b38471c5b1a96a8402b92fe9d17?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/82369b38471c5b1a96a8402b92fe9d17?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Louise McGrody\"},\"description\":\"Louise has been with Washington Bikes since 1994 and is often referred to as its institutional memory. Her community outreach efforts for the WA Bikes have spawned the formation of several local friends groups, including Friends of Burke Gilman Trail in Seattle and the Fish Lake Trail Action Group in Spokane. She has a passion for the outdoors and is happiest when exploring it by bike, skis or hiking boots. She also likes to knit and has been known to stash small knitting projects in her cycling panniers and backpacks.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/author\/louisemcgrody\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"12 Million Miles Pedaled in National Bike Challenge - Washington Bikes","description":"Summary of 2012 National Bike Challenge both nationwide and in Washington State.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2012\/09\/06\/12-million-miles-pedaled-in-national-bike-challenge\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"12 Million Miles Pedaled in National Bike Challenge - Washington Bikes","og_description":"Summary of 2012 National Bike Challenge both nationwide and in Washington State.","og_url":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2012\/09\/06\/12-million-miles-pedaled-in-national-bike-challenge\/","og_site_name":"Washington Bikes","article_published_time":"2012-09-07T03:42:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2014-07-21T20:08:14+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-PlBvWn1Zu7Y\/T86jGCybcfI\/AAAAAAAAA0Q\/0SrtajW6Xhs\/s320\/National+Bike+Challenge.png"}],"author":"Louise McGrody","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Louise McGrody","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2012\/09\/06\/12-million-miles-pedaled-in-national-bike-challenge\/","url":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2012\/09\/06\/12-million-miles-pedaled-in-national-bike-challenge\/","name":"12 Million Miles Pedaled in National Bike Challenge - Washington Bikes","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2012\/09\/06\/12-million-miles-pedaled-in-national-bike-challenge\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2012\/09\/06\/12-million-miles-pedaled-in-national-bike-challenge\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-PlBvWn1Zu7Y\/T86jGCybcfI\/AAAAAAAAA0Q\/0SrtajW6Xhs\/s320\/National+Bike+Challenge.png","datePublished":"2012-09-07T03:42:00+00:00","dateModified":"2014-07-21T20:08:14+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/#\/schema\/person\/ede2cc0355be2e0115cfee13968ca938"},"description":"Summary of 2012 National Bike Challenge both nationwide and in Washington State.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2012\/09\/06\/12-million-miles-pedaled-in-national-bike-challenge\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2012\/09\/06\/12-million-miles-pedaled-in-national-bike-challenge\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2012\/09\/06\/12-million-miles-pedaled-in-national-bike-challenge\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-PlBvWn1Zu7Y\/T86jGCybcfI\/AAAAAAAAA0Q\/0SrtajW6Xhs\/s320\/National+Bike+Challenge.png","contentUrl":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-PlBvWn1Zu7Y\/T86jGCybcfI\/AAAAAAAAA0Q\/0SrtajW6Xhs\/s320\/National+Bike+Challenge.png"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2012\/09\/06\/12-million-miles-pedaled-in-national-bike-challenge\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"12 Million Miles Pedaled in National Bike Challenge"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/","name":"Washington Bikes","description":"People who bike make a difference","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/#\/schema\/person\/ede2cc0355be2e0115cfee13968ca938","name":"Louise McGrody","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/82369b38471c5b1a96a8402b92fe9d17?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/82369b38471c5b1a96a8402b92fe9d17?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Louise McGrody"},"description":"Louise has been with Washington Bikes since 1994 and is often referred to as its institutional memory. Her community outreach efforts for the WA Bikes have spawned the formation of several local friends groups, including Friends of Burke Gilman Trail in Seattle and the Fish Lake Trail Action Group in Spokane. She has a passion for the outdoors and is happiest when exploring it by bike, skis or hiking boots. She also likes to knit and has been known to stash small knitting projects in her cycling panniers and backpacks.","url":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/author\/louisemcgrody\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p36Q8O-61","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}