The 2010 Summer Ride Challenge

Little Bellas is proud to officially launch our 2010 Summer Ride/Commute Challenge.  This is an initiative designed to promote cycling and physical activity in Little Bellas families and mentors.  Family members will work together keeping track of and tallying their points.  The family to get the most points at the end of the Little Bellas season wins the grand prize, a Trek Bicycle! Tack the Little Bellas Summer Ride Challenge sheet up on the fridge and get outside and play!

Click on this link to get started.

Little Bellas Ride Challenge

Once you click on this link, you will see each Little Bellas family has their own spreadsheet (found on the tab under your Little Bella’s name).   All you need to do is enter the date, the points earned under the appropriate sections, the event description, and the spreadsheet will tally up the points for you.  NOTE: DO NOT TOUCH THE FINAL TALLY SECTION OF THE YOUR SPREADSHEET.  This is automatically tallied.  Want to know how you measure up in the competition? Click on the Total tab.  Again, PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH THE TOTAL spreadsheet.  This is automatically tallied.

Need to know what counts and what doesn’t?  Look below for competition details.

The Summer Ride/Commute Challenge Guidelines:
-Families will compete as a family unit
- Mentors will compete as a solitary unit
- The Summer Ride Challenge begins Sunday June 27th and ends Saturday, August 21st.  I will announce the winner at our annual Ride Across Vermont potluck on Sunday, August 22nd.
- The Grand Prize is 500 dollars towards a Trek Bike!
- Record your commutes and rides on the Little Bellas Summer Ride Challenge sheet on google docs (Link posted on littlebellas.com on Monday, June 28th )
- This challenge is on the honor system.  I will be tracking everyone’s progress weekly through google docs and updating the Little Bellas website accordingly

Cycling Guidelines:
- If a “Little Bella” rides for one hour+, she earns one point.  There will be no cap on the number of points a Little Bella can earn.  It’s limitless.
- If a parent rides for one hour+, he/she earns one point.  Points that individual parents can collect is capped at 25 points.
- Family Bonus Points: If the entire family engages in any physical activity for one hour+, the family earns three points.  Points that a family can collect is capped at 50 points.

Commute Challenge:
- Commuting means using an alternative and more earth friendly medium of transport, walking, riding, or carpooling, to get from one location to another location.  In the case of this challenge:
- If you bike commute 10 miles or more round trip, you earn one point
- If you walk one mile or more round trip, you earn one point
- If you carpool 20 miles or more round trip, you earn one point
- Please calculate the mileage of your trip on google maps. Honor system applies.

Mentor Guidelines:
- If a mentor rides for an hour+, she earns one point. Cycling points a mentor can earn will be capped at 35 points.
- Group Ride Bonus Points: If a mentor goes out on a group ride of three or more people, the mentor earns three points.  Group ride bonus points are capped at 50 points.
- The commuting challenge rules remain exactly the same for the mentors