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UMCA Indoor Challenge
Overview And Rules
Too cold, snowy, icy, or rainy to ride outside? Not enough snow to cross country ski? Then take the indoor challenge!
The Indoor Challenge is a low-key winter fitness challenge. It is intended to be a fun way to motivate those who live in climates where the winter weather can at times be inhospitable for outdoor cycling. Of course any UMCA member inany climate can participate in the challenge. Riders track each of their indoor rides of two hours or greater and submit them for points.
Story on Spinning and results from Indoor Challenge 2004
Bill Ingraham Story and results from Indoor Challenge 2005
Caneman story 2006
Final Results from Indoor Challenge 2006
Final Results from Indoor Challenge 2007
The 2008 Season Challenge begins on November 1st, 2007
You may now submit your sessions on-line
Indoor Centuries
Riders participating in the UMCA Mileage Challenge Year-Rounder may ride an indoor "century" (six hours). Riders may ride up to twelve a year (viz., enough to qualify for the Larry Schwartz award). Riders must follow the rules of the Indooor Challenge. Indoor centuries are submitted in the normal way as Personal rides, or as Organized if ridden as part of an organized indoor event, publicized as per the Y-R rules.
Year-Rounder Submissions
For credit in the Indoor Challenge you must submit the ride separately to Dave Watkins.
Submit your indoor sessions on-line!
Use the
Indoor Submissions Form. There you will create your own login and password account. You will be able to view all of your sessions submitted year to date, and also submit new sessions. Submitted sessions will go through a verification process before they show up on the standings page. The verification process ensures that the submission came from a valid indoor participant and not a creative individual trying to
hack the database.
Let us know what you are up to while you are cycling indoors. We will post your stories, what equipment you use, what you watch or listen to while you work out, or what the weather is like outside. Don't forget to fill in the Rider Notes field when submitting your sessions on-line!
Indoor Challenge Rules
1. When
The Indoor Challenge will run from November 1, 2007 until March 31, 2008.
2. Equipment
Rides may be done on any indoor bicycling equipment.
3. Breaks
No more than one break per hour, and no more than five minutes per break. Break time
does not count toward pedaling time. On rides of six hours or more, on additional 15 minute
break is allowed every six hours.
4. Points
A ride must be at least 2 hours long to earn points. Additional points are awarded only for
full hour increments as follows:
| First full two hours in a session | 2 points | |
| next full hour (3rd hr) | 2 points | |
| next full hour (4th hr) | 3 points | |
| next full hour (5th hr) | 4 points | |
| next full hour and subsequent full hours | 5 points each hour |
5. Prize Drawing
Participants who complete at least 40 hours total (40 points minimum) will be entered in a drawing
for a copy of VeloLoggger™ Version 3.01 software. Only whole hours after the first
two hours of the session count toward the 40 hours. VeloLogger is a personal cycling journal and
maintenance software program. Check out
www.watware.com for more
information on VeloLogger Version 3.01 and download a free demo version.
6. Sending Results
In order to keep things interesting, results may be sent weekly. I will try to post
the results on the ultracycing@topica.com list every two weeks. You can always access the
current indoor standings on the UMCA website.
To be counted, results
must be sent within five days following the end of the month. (Example: results
for January must be received by February 5th.)
Rides may be submitted on-line using the indoor ride submission
form (preferred), or
you may email, phone, or send your results to:
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Dave Watkins DaveW@worldnet.att.net (330) 945-4932 2136 15th Street Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223 |
Results should include the following:
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Date of Session Total Time of Session (Hours) *Interesting stories of your indoor rides, tips, and routines are always welcome too! |
7. Registration
The indoor challenge is open to anyone who is a UMCA member. No registration is necessary, just send your
results in following rule number six.
8. Last
And Last, No whining!