Activity Dates

Share your favourite Penetanguishene Trail on Trails Day!

Use #PenetanguisheneTrails on Saturday June 5th, 2021 and show the community your favourite trail in Penetanguishene.

Register for you FREE Bike Safety Kit on Monday, June 7th @ 7:30 AM!

Registration will be here on June 7th, https://top.recdesk.com/Community/Program?category=11

• One kit per registration
• Penetanguishene residents only
• Quantities are limited
• Save some time and register for an account with RecDesk today

More details to come following June 2, including pick-up/delivery information.

Join Bretton from Total Sports The Bike Shop on Thursday, June 17 at 7:00 PM for an "Introduction to Bike Maintenance Workshop" via zoom. Registration required.

Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrcOivrzgpGNwj0U9jmZbBJHPpim_2v7BF

Sign up, log your KM, win prizes!

How to Participate:

1. Register for an account and sign up for the "Bike Month Distance Challenge" on RecDesk, here: https://top.recdesk.com/Community/Program
2. Log into your RecDesk account once a week to fill out your weekly KM form (under account - forms). New forms will be added each Monday morning in June.
3. A reminder email will be sent each Monday, letting you know that a new form is available to be submitted.
4. If you forget a week, don't worry! The forms will remain on your account until the end of the month. We won't be punishing procrastinators.
5. FINAL submissions are due by 12:00 PM on July 2.

Categories:

Help your category be the distance champion of Penetanguishene Bike Month!

There will be no category-specific prize winners BUT the category with the most AVERAGE KM biked will be crowned the winner!

1. Youth (under 18)
2. Adult (18 - 34)
3. Adult Prime (35-59)
4. Senior (60+)

Leaderboard:

The top 10 men and women in each category will be posted and celebrated on the Town's social media accounts and websites!

* By signing up for the Bike Month Distance Challenge, you give the Town of Penetanguishene permission to share your name to our websites and social media accounts*

Prizes:

1st place for Men and Women will win a prize with additional prizes awarded randomly from a draw! Only participants who have biked each week are entered into the draw.

How to register for a program in RecDesk: https://www.connectpenetanguishene.ca/22288/widgets/91237/documents/56632

How to log your KM in RecDesk: https://www.connectpenetanguishene.ca/22288/widgets/91237/documents/56631

This event is in support of the ParticipACTION Community Better Challenge.

Track your activity from June 1 - June 30 and make every move count!

www.participaction.com/challenge

Date: June 1 - June 27 (all day every day)

How to Participate:

1. Register for an account on Strava. You will need to use Strava to participate. You can use the Strava APP on your phone or upload your ride to Strava from your preferred GPS device. Make sure you upload your rides to Strava when you are done if you are using a GPS device. *Tip* Start a little before a segment starts and stop a little bit after it ends to ensure your ride registers. The segment can also be part of a longer ride! https://www.strava.com/
2. Register here to qualify (so we know you are competing)! Once you register for an account, sign up for the race under "programs" or "bike month". Make sure to use the same name as you do on Strava so we know it's you! https://top.recdesk.com/Community/Program?category=11
3. The official Penetanguishene Bike Month Strava Segment will be emailed to registered participants on June 1 (or following registration if you join after June 1).

Categories:

• Child, Under 12
• Youth, 13-17
• Adult, 18 - 34
• Master, 35 - 59
• Senior, 60+

 By signing up for the Bike Month Strava Segment Race, you give the Town of Penetanguishene permission to share your name to our websites and social media accounts*

Prizes: A prize will be awarded to the fasted man & woman in each category

Prizes are provided by:

Total Sports The Bike Shop

Georgian Bay Women's Cycling Club

The Town of Penetanguishene

* By signing up for the Bike Month Strava Segment Race, you give the Town of Penetanguishene permission to share your name to our websites and social media accounts*

This event is in support of the ParticipACTION Community Better Challenge.

Track your activity from June 1 - June 30 and make every move count!

www.participaction.com/challenge

Complete the Bike Month Bingo Card and email events@penetanguishene.ca with a few pics as photo proof for your chance to win a $25 gift card to a local restaurant (a photo for each square is not required)! A PDF version of the BINGO card can be found here: BINGO CARD

This June, The Town of Penetanguishene will be participating in the ParticipACTION Community Better Challenge, the physical activity challenge that rallies communities to get moving.

From June 1 – 30, let’s get active to support Penetanguishene’s quest to be Canada’s Most Active Community and win $100,000 for local physical activity initiatives.

Participate by

1. Signing up for the Bike Month Distance Challenge or Bike Month Strava Segment Race
2. Downloading the (FREE) ParticipACTION app where you can track your activity and contribute to the challenge. Every move counts! #CommunityBetterChallenge
3. Participate in a Town of Penetanguishene Recreation Program
4. Encourage your organization to sign up and submit move minutes from your own events!