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Thanks abetterluke for suggesting this... I'm going to give it a try and see how it goes for a while. I'm also going to set my weight to my goal waight in my Endomondo account (sport tracker app) so, on paper anyway, I am burning calories at that level too. That should give me a bit of wiggle room. (at least until I get…

Glad to see all the new people joining in. It's a great way to motivate, but don't need to take it too seriously either. The whole thing is meant to just get people outside and riding and moving more. Although... You also can win prizes too. It's a lottery type thing but it's still a motivating factor. (I won a pair of…

No problem @Hornsby (I'm guessing that's the case for many people.) I didn't realize but the website stays up all year long so you can keep on racking up miles and points, but they don't count for each year's challenge except during the "challenge" period. I'm not sure @abelcat1 . Actually... I'm not sure if this is USA…

Only one week left before this year's challenge kicks off. Get on over and sign up if you like to ride bicycle even a little bit. I bet you will end up riding more than usual if you do. :smiley:

Up to 66 riders now. Wonder if we can get to 75 or even 100?

Hi relaxed! And welcome... I check in every once in a while, and I'm sure a few others do too, but unfortunately we have become a bit of a inactive group here. Of course now that Summer time is approaching might see a few people show back up in here again.

Shed the monster! ;-) https://youtu.be/dzbvQMWd0es

Way to go spfldpam! We are up to 62 riders now...

Up to 61 riders now.

I wouldn't think it would be that difficult to get 42 more bicyclist to join in. Just bump this up every once in a while so people get a chance to see it. :smile:

I usually just use Songza.com (It's curated by real people not a computer) I guarantee most will find what they are looking for in a playlist / station there. For example Here are some... (Enjoy!) Cardio... http://songza.com/discover/activities/cardio_workout/ Lifting...…

Welcome aboard BonworthVonFattyPants, Never heard of "Hash House Harriers" (Had to Google it.) Of course... I'm not exactly what you would call an avid runner, so why would I right? "A drinking club with a running problem" (I see what you did there.) Happy running and drinking! Probably best not to do it at the same time…

46 Riders and over 4000 miles ridden! Yay Team MFP!! Anybody else wanna join in? Let's get to 50 riders this week... :smile: Here's the link to the team page: https://nationalbikechallenge.org/team/5521

It currently only seems to be about encouraging and motivating about environmental awareness (going greener) and becoming more active and healthy. Might be local groups doing some charity stuff but the national challenge is primarily a motivational vehicle at the moment.

Almost 40 riders so far... See MFP profile page here: https://nationalbikechallenge.org/team/5521 Would love to see even more riders join in! Remember this is not just about hard core bikers, this is about getting out and moving more, and helping to be a little more green. So don't be afraid to join in. Even if you only go…

Welcome to all the recent riders who have joined in. Glad to have you pedaling. We are doing great. Here's the link to the MFP team profile page https://nationalbikechallenge.org/team/5521?page=1 Check it out, and join up if you haven't yet. (I'm currently at #11 on the leaderboard. Don't know if I will ever make it to the…

@tress29 http://www.bicycleseats.com/backrest-bicycle-seat.html :bigsmile: Seriously though... Just keep riding it will get better.

Me: What winks and screws like a tiger? Her: What? Me: :wink:

Wanna play lion tamer? Open your mouth and I'll stick my head in... :wink:

I use Endomondo (which is syncing nicely with this event) http://www.endomondo.com/ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.endomondo.android https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/endomondo-sports-tracker-gps/id333210180?mt=8

Definitely join us. It is a great motivation tool, and you only have to go riding for a day and cover the minimum of 1 mile to help rack up points. See the below information (taken from the website) to see how the points work.

31 riders so far. Awesome! Keep em coming people. It would be cool to get 50 or more riders...

So far... 27 riders. Together we have ridden 1057 miles 2297 points (which currently puts us at a national ranking of 39) Some interesting stats... We have saved an estimated 951 pounds of CO2 entering the air. We have saved $597 And we have burned an average of 57,278 calories. Way to go! Anyone else want to join? The…

Welcome to all the new riders! Glad you could join... For anyone having problems finding the team (and remember, I think you can only be a member of one team at a time) You should be able to find it by searching teams for MFP but if not you can always just click on this direct link to the MFP team profile page and you…

17 Riders, 385 miles and 801 points so far! Keep up the progress. Anyone else want to jump on and help pedal some miles? It's a great incentive. The more the better! :-)

Awesome! 13 riders so far... 113 miles ridden and 273 points. That puts the MFP team up to #96 in the rankings so far. We're off to a great start and only half the team has logged any miles so far. Come on MF pals... Let's get more people joined up and riding. :happy:

Doing great! Got 10 riders and 4 of them have already racked up 55 miles and 135 points! That puts us at #167 in the national rankings. As this is only day two of the challenge and there will be many many more people joining up and starting teams the competition is going to get more crowded, but for now we are climbing…

Thanks for joining in everyone... So far it looks like 7 riders in there, and two of them have already given team MFP 31 miles ridden. That's 71 points so far which currently ranks us at #234 Nationally! Anyone else want to join? The more the merrier! :-)

HODOR!

Cool EHolstrom! It goes for like 5 months (September sometime.) So you got lots of time. But the sooner we get out there the better right? :-)