FS First Time Riders – A PP just for you!

[Kbikeva]

This is your first time, and you’re thinking, “This isn’t so bad” or “Geez, how do people do this every day?” Either way, we’re at the point where people start having to “dig” to get through because it’s likely that in February the weather will try to conspire to keep us all inside.

SO, for those of you who haven’t been through an ENTIRE winter on your bike, a special prize is up for grabs.

This is open to:

1.First time Freezing Saddles players (really first time, not tried before and didn’t make it through) who

2. Ride your bike (or a CABI, rental or friend’s, but yes, it has to be a bike) outside at least 5 miles every day from February 1 to the end of Freezing Saddles (Midnight March 19) AND

3. All of the rides must be in the DMV (which is DC, Maryland, or Virginia). (Having done a number of my rides in the sunny southwest last year, I know that’s easier so it doesn’t really count as suffering)

Use hashtag #FirstTimeFS

Prize will be awarded by gathering the Strava handles of all who make it through with a 5+mile ride every day Feb 1 – midnight Mar 19 and then drawing a name from that list.

Hint: It’s MUCH easier to get through if you find groups to ride with. Small groups (2 or 3) or big groups (20+). Suffering together makes it manageable!

This prize begins on February 1. So if you haven’t been riding every day, here’s a chance to finish STRONG!

KbikeVA

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[CBGanimal]

@Kbikeva 223011 wrote:

This is your first time, and you’re thinking, “This isn’t so bad” or “Geez, how do people do this every day?” Either way, we’re at the point where people start having to “dig” to get through because it’s likely that in February the weather will try to conspire to keep us all inside.

SO, for those of you who haven’t been through an ENTIRE winter on your bike, a special prize will be awarded.

This is open to:

1.First time Freezing Saddles players (really first time, not tried before and didn’t make it through) who

2. Ride your bike (or a CABI, rental or friend’s, but yes, it has to be a bike) outside at least 5 miles every day from February 1 to the end of Freezing Saddles (Midnight March 19) AND

3. All of the rides must be in the DMV (which is DC, Maryland, or Virginia). (Having done a number of my rides in the sunny southwest last year, I know that’s easier so it doesn’t really count as suffering)

Use hashtag #FirstTimeFS

Prize will be awarded by gathering the Strava handles of all who make it through with a 5+mile ride every day Feb 1 – midnight Mar 19 and then drawing a name from that list.

Hint: It’s MUCH easier to get through if you find groups to ride with. Small groups (2 or 3) or big groups (20+). Suffering together makes it manageable!

This prize begins on February 1. So if you haven’t been riding every day, here’s a chance to finish STRONG!

KbikeVA

This is a very cool Pointless Prize. Thanks Kbikeva!!

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[Serdar]

Kelley, thank you for sponsoring such a cool prize and encouraging first-time Freezing Saddlers to ride. Here is a link to the leaderboard. https://freezingsaddles.org/pointless/hashtag/FirstTimeFS

[LGRides]

Thanks for thinking of us rookies, Kelley. I’m bummed that I won’t qualify as I have to go to NC in 2 weeks for work and will be doing my daily rides there for a few days.

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[Nadine]

@Kbikeva 223011 wrote:

This is your first time, and you’re thinking, “This isn’t so bad” or “Geez, how do people do this every day?” Either way, we’re at the point where people start having to “dig” to get through because it’s likely that in February the weather will try to conspire to keep us all inside.

SO, for those of you who haven’t been through an ENTIRE winter on your bike, a special prize is up for grabs.

This is open to:

1.First time Freezing Saddles players (really first time, not tried before and didn’t make it through) who

2. Ride your bike (or a CABI, rental or friend’s, but yes, it has to be a bike) outside at least 5 miles every day from February 1 to the end of Freezing Saddles (Midnight March 19) AND

3. All of the rides must be in the DMV (which is DC, Maryland, or Virginia). (Having done a number of my rides in the sunny southwest last year, I know that’s easier so it doesn’t really count as suffering)

Use hashtag #FirstTimeFS

Prize will be awarded by gathering the Strava handles of all who make it through with a 5+mile ride every day Feb 1 – midnight Mar 19 and then drawing a name from that list.

Hint: It’s MUCH easier to get through if you find groups to ride with. Small groups (2 or 3) or big groups (20+). Suffering together makes it manageable!

This prize begins on February 1. So if you haven’t been riding every day, here’s a chance to finish STRONG!

KbikeVA

Very nice prize idea. I shared it with my teammates. I think at least half of them are new to FS this year. [emoji177]

[Kbikeva]

Thank you, Nadine! I hope the other coaches do that as well.

[clchamplin]

First timer here! I’m not seeing anyone on the leaderboard. Is there a way to identify the population of first timers, and aggregate, instead of those riders tagging each and every ride? ��

[Kbikeva]

The cabal has a way to identify who are the first timers, but I’m not that elevated… but you gotta use the hashtag. That’s how reindeer games normally work.

There’s no one on the leaderboard yet since it doesn’t start until Feb 1.

And welcome!

[agroves]

Excited about this one!

[cvcalhoun]

Just remember that whether a Pointless Prize is offered in any given year depends on whether anyone offers to give it. (This is an all volunteer organization.) Thus, a prize offered last year won’t necessarily be offered again this year. @agroves 226457 wrote:

Excited about this one!

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[consularrider]

@Kbikeva 223101 wrote:

The cabal has a way to identify who are the first timers, but I’m not that elevated… but you gotta use the hashtag. That’s how reindeer games normally work.

There’s no one on the leaderboard yet since it doesn’t start until Feb 1.

And welcome!

Do I assume you mean just the leader board for your PP since FS starts January 1.

[cvcalhoun]

Remember that post was written January 23, 2023. So that competition apparently started on February 1. But there is no guarantee it will exist at all this year. @consularrider 226466 wrote:

Do I assume you mean just the leader board for your PP since FS starts January 1.

[Kbikeva]

@cvcalhoun 226464 wrote:

Just remember that whether a Pointless Prize is offered in any given year depends on whether anyone offers to give it. (This is an all volunteer organization.) Thus, a prize offered last year won’t necessarily be offered again this year.

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I offered this prize last year to help 1st timers stay motivated when it becomes a slog. In the end, it didn’t really work, so I’m not inclined to do it again this year. Instead, I’ll be fully employed with Serdar managing the photo challenge. We’re adding a fun/challenging twist this year. All details will be revealed on December 15!

Bu-wah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha

Kbikeva (Kelley)

p.s. If anyone else wants to offer a First Timers prize, there are a lot of them this year – so feel free to create your own adventure for them! I have no claim on it.

[Nadine]

@Kbikeva 223101 wrote:

The cabal has a way to identify who are the first timers, but I’m not that elevated… but you gotta use the hashtag. That’s how reindeer games normally work.

There’s no one on the leaderboard yet since it doesn’t start until Feb 1.

And welcome!

My bad – I replied before I read the thread & saw that this was about a prize offered last year so my comment was irrelevant.

Course no delete option so just ignore this [emoji16][emoji1744]

[Serdar]

@Kbikeva 226618 wrote:

I offered this prize last year to help 1st timers stay motivated when it becomes a slog. In the end, it didn’t really work, so I’m not inclined to do it again this year. Instead, I’ll be fully employed with Serdar managing the photo challenge. We’re adding a fun/challenging twist this year. All details will be revealed on December 15!

Bu-wah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha

Kbikeva (Kelley)

p.s. If anyone else wants to offer a First Timers prize, there are a lot of them this year – so feel free to create your own adventure for them! I have no claim on it.

Bu-wah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha

[Serdar]

Hi. The alternative word of the day is on the first page.

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