The Challenge is a program that encourages people to bike for transportation and recreation. It is a partnership between the League of American Bicyclists, Bikes Belong, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, and Endomondo - a mobile based sports and fitness tracking community. The Challenge runs from May 1 to August 31, 2012.

You will earn points for every day you ride and every mile you log. You log your rides at www.endomondo.com. You can enter your rides automatically with the free Endomondo app on a smartphone, upload your ride from your Garmin GPS device, or manually enter your ride. The more points you earn, the greater your chances of winning one of many prizes to be given. It is free to participate in the Challenge.

Go to http://www.endomondo.com/campaign/national and click "JOIN". Then click "Join the Challenge" and setup a free Endomondo account. After you have setup your account, click "Create or join a team here." Click "Join a Team" and search for an Oxon Hill team. Each team is limited to ten members. If Oxon Hill Bicycle and Trail Club - Team 1 is full, then create another Oxon Hill team.

For answers to frequently asked questions about the Challenge, go to http://www.endomondo.com/campaign/national/faqs.

Celebrate bicycling as a clean, fun and healthy way to get to work. Bike to Work Day is a free event for both new and experienced bicycle commuters throughout the Washington metropolitan region. Those who register and attend one of 58 regional pit stops will receive a free Bike to Work Day T-Shirt, food, drinks, and a chance at winning bicycles or other great raffle prizes. More information and registration at www.biketoworkmetrodc.org/

Join other OHBTC members and ride to the Oxon Hill pit stop on the WWB Trail and across the bridge to Alexandria and into Washington, DC. The group will leave at 7:00 am from the Park and Ride Lot on Oxon Hill Road. For a Google map of the starting point and pit stop, see http://g.co/maps/zkkw2.  For more information, contact jim@ohbike.org or phone 301-567-0089.

Registration is $35 before May 1, and $45 after May 1. Register before May 1 to receive a 75th anniversary color-block, moisture-wicking sports shirt. Packet and shirt pick-up, and same-day registration starts at 7:30 a.m. at the SMECO Headquarters building in Hughesville. All participants will receive lunch and beverages. Ride is limited to the first 400 registrants. For more information, visit www.smeco.coop/75years/bikeRide.