Group Health Commute Challenge
May 1-31, 2008

During May, National Bike Month, you are invited to join one of the biggest bike commuter events on the west coast: the 2008 Group Health Commute Challenge.

If bicycle commuting is new to you, this is a great program to get you started. For seasoned commuters, this is your chance to test your bike-commuting mettle by riding to work as often as you can during the month. Challenge yourself, challenge your workmates, and challenge other local businesses to be a part of the solution. Just commute FIVE times, or more, (round-trips) during the 30-day period and be eligible for great prizes.

First, appoint a Commute Challenge Team Captain to enter basic team member info on the website. Team Captains earn a free long-sleeve shirt (first-come, first-served, while supplies last) and an invitation to the "Captains Bash" at Pike Brewery on Thursday May 8, 5:00- 8:00pm! *5/1/08 note: Sorry, but all shirts have been allocated for 2008 event. Captains who sign up after this date are welcome to pick-up team reflective bands at any of the pick-up locations while supplies last.

New for 2008:
Join the club and earn a free Group Health Commute Challenge T-Shirt! We are giving away shirts to the first 300 challenge participants who join Cascade Bicycle Club via our special Commute Challenge CBC membership sign-up page. If you need even more incentive for joining the nation's biggest bike club, then check out the other member benefits you receive when joining. As further recognition to the riders who support our mission through club membership we will award exclusive prizes to the teams with the highest number of Cascade Bicycle Club members on their teams! What are you waiting for? Join us today!

Team Sign-up: It's fast and it's free!
2008 Registration Is Open!

1. Team Captain forms a team of 4 - 10 riders, decides on team name and registers online. You may register a team at ANY TIME between mid-April and May 31. If you have more than ten people then start a second team , ie one of 7 and one of 4 riders so that everyone can play!

2. After registering, Team Captain rallies troops and uses resources from the Toolbox to challenge other departments or offices and to motivate and inspire their team!

3. Team members bike to work at least five times during the month. Of course, the more you ride, the higher you rank! Team members can download a tally sheet (coming soon) from the website and keep track of their trip data; or just enter it directly online.

4. Please do NOT report any extra recreational (eg, shopping or chores) mileage that you do in addition to your regular commute trip. You can only report FIVE DAYS maximum per week. If you work six days, we salute you but you cannot report it as mileage towards your total.

You don't have to join a Team or have Internet access to enter

You can enter as a solo participant in the Challenge; just visit the website and register as an "Individual". You will follow the same instructions as above.

To register by mail/ fax call 206-517-4826 to request a form or stop by the CBC office Mon-Fri 9:00 - 5:00.

Snohomish County commuters:
You can also choose to participate in Community Transit's Bike Commute Challenge, starting May 18. For more information, visit www.communitytransit.org/go2/biketowork

Pierce County commuters:
For information on Pierce County and Tacoma Bike to Work activities please visit Tacoma's Bike to Work webpage.