Group Health Commute Challenge final standings
To all those who rode in the Group Health Commute Challenge: congratulations on a job well done! Nearly 12,200 people registered for the Challenge, with more than 80 percent of those logging trips over the course of the month. Collectively, we logged more than 1,500,000 miles, beating 2011’s record by more than 200,000 miles.Wow!
You all deserve a hearty pat on the back for riding in May. We'd also like to take this opportunity to recognize several teams, organizations and individuals who stood out.
Organizations
Workplaces that support bicycling are crucial to the success of the Group Health Commute Challenge. From small companies like SvR Design to major institutions like UW and Microsoft, organizations understand that bike commuting makes great business sense. Larger organizations dominate the standings in overall trips, riders and miles, but when categories are divided on a per rider basis, small businesses enter the fray.
Most Teams in an Organization
1st place: University of Washington (89 teams)
2nd place: Seattle Children’s (77 teams)
3rd place: The Boeing Company (61 teams)
Most Riders in an Organization
1st place: Seattle Children’s (656 riders)
2nd place: University of Washington (655 riders)
3rd place: The Boeing Company (498 riders)
Most Miles in an Organization
1st place: The Boeing Company ( 100,181 miles)
2nd place: Seattle Children's (74,610 miles)
3rd place: University of Washington (64,088miles)
Best Commute Rate in an Organization
1st place : Montlake Bicycle Shop (89%)
2nd place : Ocean Beauty Seafoods LLC (85%)
3rd place (tie): Common Ground (81%)
3rd place (tie): Bike Arlington #1 (81%)
Teams
Many riders join the Group Health Commute Challenge because of the camaraderie and competition of being part of a team. Below are some of the team results.
1st place (tie): 100% Navy (100%)
1st place (tie): Bald and the Beautiful (100%)
2nd place: F5 for each day in May ride (99.7%)
3rd place: On-Your-Leftists (97.4%)
Most Trips for a Team
1st place: Top Gear (206.5 trips)
2nd place: Biketeremia (205 trips)
3rd place: On-Your-Leftists (202.5 trips)
Most Miles for a Team
1st place: Sterna Paradisaea (7,808 miles)
2nd place: Ferociter Psychos (7,026 miles)
3rd place: Biking At Dawn Around the South Sound (5,785 miles)
Most Team Miles on a Per Rider Basis (Average)
1st place: Sterna Paradisaea (780 miles/rider)
2nd place: Ferociter Psychos (702 miles)
3rdplace: Biking At Dawn Around the South Sound (578 miles)
Individuals
There were some incredible individual riders this year. Along with the folks below, a whopping 846 people rode 100 percent of their work days!
Most Trips Overall
1st place (tie): Christian Zouein (31 trips)
1st place (tie): Jaya Sahni (31 trips)
1st place (tie): Ingird Johnson (31 trips)
1st place (tie): Allee Hilton (31 trips)
1st place (tie): Kristin Welch (31 trips)
1st place (tie): Jerzy Gaciarz (31 trips)
2nd place (tie): Madeleine Carlson (30 trips)
3rd place (tie): Eric Madsen (30 trips)
3rd place (tie): Tory Kovacs (30 trips)
Most Miles Overall
1st place: Kristin Welch (2,210 miles)
2nd place: Izaak Kelly (1,906 miles)
3rd place: Paul Frederickson (1,634 miles)
New Riders
New riders are key to growing the bicycle community. The support and encouragement of current riders inspires new people to try bicycling everyday. Bring a friend on your next ride. This year, a record 2,478 brand new bike commuters participated in the Group Health Commute Challenge!
Most New Commuters in an Organization
1st place: Seattle Children’s (186 newbies)
2nd place: University of Washington(120 newbies)
3rd place: The Boeing Company (84 newbies)
Most Miles Among New Commuters
1st place: Fred Antonetty (1150 miles)
2nd place (tie): Josephine Luu (919 miles)
3rd place: Joe Marshall (895 miles)
Most Trips Among New Commuters
1st place: Ricky Lyman (28 trips)
2nd place: Lincoln Smith (27 trips)
3rd place: P.J. Mertz (25 trips)
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