Capital City Wellness Project

Upcoming Fitness Events
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Bike Month- May 2012

May is celebrated nationally as Bike Month with events and programs that encourage communities to bicycle often and safely.  Topeka Bike Month offers a great opportunity to work towards achieving one of the city's sustainability goals of reducing the detrimental effect that our over-burdened transportation system has on the environment.  In an effort to promote sustainable transportation options in Topeka, the City, along with the support of key business and community partnerships, should strive to promote an environment which encourages all community members to bicycle during the month of May and beyond.

For more information go to: http://www.topekabikemonth.com/home

List of Bike Month Events:

May 1st:  National Bike Challenge Launch
               Information: 

May 6th: Family-Friendly Tour of Topeka-presented by Kaw Valley Bicycle Club
              Time: TBA
              Starting Location: TBA

May 14-18: Bike to Work Week!

May 18th: National Bike to Work Day

May 20th:  Capitol Classic Ride

Enjoy our first ride of the cycling season. The Capitol Classic is the perfect training for our three-day Cottonwood 200 ride. The Classic starts and ends at Lake Shawnee’s Tinman Circle. We offer four different ride lengths: family ride (16 miles), short ride (38 miles), metric century (60+ miles), and full century (100+ miles). SAGs with amenities are located every 15 miles.

When: Sunday, May 20, 2012
Where: Shelter #4, Tinman Circle, east side of Lake Shawnee
Registration: 6:30am
Mass Start: 7:30am
SAGs Close: 3:30pm

Five dollars from every registration goes to support our advocacy efforts to improve cycling in Topeka and the surrounding region.

Socks

Registration includes a pair of KVBC socks, with the Capitol Classic logo on one side of the ankle and the Cottonwood 200 logo on the other side. Remember to specify size when you register.

$30 KVBC members
$35 Non-members
$40 Ride plus club membership
To register go to: http://www.kvbc.org/classic.html

May 26-28th: Cottonwood 200 Tour

May 26 – 28, 2012
Where: Topeka- Flint Hills (map)
Description: The Cottonwood 200 is a three-day bicycle tour on paved roads through the Flint Hills of northeast Kansas. http://www.cottonwood200.org/about.html |
more details» :  http://www.cottonwood200.org/about.html |

Capital City Wellness Health and Fitness
Activities' Calendar
Mark your calendars for these upcoming health/ fitness events. CCW Partners are encouraged to add your events here!

Bike for Discounts Program
Click here to find out more about receiving discounts at local businesses when you ride your bike!

Bike Rack Sculpture
The first bike rack sculpture was installed in front of Unicare on 825 S. Kansas Avenue on April 2nd!

Capital City Wellness Recipes of the Month

Walking Routes and Trails Maps
Discover Downtown walking maps with distances marked; Bike/walk commuter maps; and the Shawnee Trails map here!

Capitol Midweek Farmers' Market
Every Wednesday May 16 – October 17, 2012 from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The market is located on 10th Avenue between Jackson and Harrison on the Capitol Grounds (North Side of street).