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The fourth annual Nine To Five All-Night Bicycle Scavenger Hunt<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>had an auspicious beginning as declared by a double rainbow that appeared when the sky cleared after some rain drops and intimidating clouds.<\/span>\u00a0This ride,\u00a0organized by Go Means Go <\/strong>began and ended at Gasworks Park in Wallingford.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Only a piece of the double rainbow that showed up as the ride started (looking south from Gasworks)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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This was my first time participating in the Nine to Five, and the first time that I\u2019ve stayed up until dawn in more than a decade.<\/span><\/div>\n

The ride was a blast. There were about 75 participants, some solo riders and others organized into teams of up to five riders. I teamed up with Benjamin Rainbow of Back Alley Bike Repair and James Grindle to compete in the scavenger hunt.<\/span><\/p>\n
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The challenges were issued on three manifests which were distributed progressively through the night; participants received one at the start and the second at midnight and the third at 2:30AM.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 Midnight meetup\u00a0at the Collonade<\/span><\/span>

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\u00a0 \u00a0 2:30 AM meetup\u00a0at Ly’s Donuts on 45th and Roosevelt<\/span><\/span>
Riders earned points by:\u00a0 1.) collecting items specified on the manifest,2.)fullfilling photo opportunities from the manifest, and\/or 3.) completing \u201cShoot for the Moon\u201d challenges by riding to farther flung locations to find a cryptic message on a sticker stuck to a sign post.<\/span><\/div>\n

Our team of three completed all three shoot for the moon challenges by assigning one to each teammate, this way we\u00a0each got to put on some miles. I made a fifteen-minute sprint to Mercer Island from Pioneer Square at about 1:30 AM and was able to make it back to the U-District for the 2:30 rendezvous. To complete the other two shoot for the moon challenges, Ben rode to West Seattle and James rode to Meadowbrook Pond. <\/span>The photo opportunities provided some of the most fun, forcing participants to have spontaneous interactions with strangers. For example we had to pump gas for a stranger. These guys were Dick\u2019s Drive-In employees getting off the late shift and were happy to let us pump their gas.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Dawn at Gasworks! (James Grindle photo)<\/span>\u00a0 <\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Josh pitching the tent at the finish for\u00a05 extra points. Ben’s in a daze for\u00a0zero points. (James Grindle Photo)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The team is ready for some sleep after earning 315 points<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fun was had by all participants except for a few who had mechanical failures or had their bike stolen during the hunt! I managed to get 5 hours of sleep on Sunday morning and only had to cut short my work day on Monday by a couple of hours. <\/span>
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\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Greg Mertzlufft addressing the group from the podium ten hours after registration opened.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The trophy and other prizes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/a>The winning team accepts their trophy!<\/span><\/span>

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So just days later and\u00a0it\u2019s back to regular daily life, but the 2013 Nine to Five is already beckoning.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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