{"id":432,"date":"2012-05-07T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2012\/05\/07\/national-bike-challenge-kicks-off\/"},"modified":"2012-05-07T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-07T15:00:00","slug":"national-bike-challenge-kicks-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2012\/05\/07\/national-bike-challenge-kicks-off\/","title":{"rendered":"National Bike Challenge Kicks Off!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">This post was prepared by intern Scott Chilberg.<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.endomondo.com\/campaign\/national\"><b>2012 Get Up and Ride National Bike Challenge<\/b><\/a> kicked off on May 1 and 324 Washington bicyclists logged in\u00a0nearly 4800\u00a0miles last week!\u00a0 It\u2019s not too late to sign up! You can set up an account at any point in the Challenge, so just because it\u2019s already started doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019ve missed your chance to join in! See our previous posts <a href=\"http:\/\/bicyclealliance.blogspot.com\/2012\/04\/sign-up-for-national-bike-challenge_24.html\">here<\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/bicyclealliance.blogspot.com\/2012\/04\/sign-up-for-national-bike-challenge.html\">here<\/a>for a reminder of the rules and the procedure for setting up an account. <\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Many of you are already participating in <a href=\"http:\/\/bicyclealliance.blogspot.com\/2012\/04\/may-is-national-bike-month.html\">local bike challenges<\/a> in honor of May being National Bike Month, and there\u2019s no reason why you can\u2019t count those miles toward the National Bike Challenge as well. There are all kinds of ways to participate, whether you decide to bike every day as your primary means of transportation or\u00a0 ride recreationally a few times a month. In fact, we\u2019d love to hear your personal story! Send an email to <a href=\"mailto:louisemc@wabikes.org\" target=\"_blank\">Louise McGrody<\/a> and describe your Bike Challenge experiences \u2013 how you\u2019ve chosen to participate, what motivates you to bike, or even just a personal anecdote related to biking \u2013 and we might post your story on our blog. <\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">So, if you haven\u2019t already, register for the Bike Challenge, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.endomondo.com\/campaign\/national\/download\">download the smartphone app<\/a>, and start cycling! <\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post was prepared by intern Scott Chilberg. 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