Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition Events

Co-hosted by Lucy Watkins, local fourth grader.
When: Sunday, April 19th from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m
What: A kid bike-a-thon fundraiser to make our streets safer and more connected for our community. fundraiser to make our streets safer and more connected for our community.
Where: RSVP to recieve location, in downtown Harrisonburg.
Why: With this Great Community Give, we celebrate the projects that make routes to school safer and bring joyous connectivity to our community.
How: You can demonstrate your support for continuing this mission, which creates safer, friendlier, and more accessible opportunities for active transportation through social and physical connections in several ways.

1. Come on out to the BBQ Backyard Bash!
2. If you have a kid, help them ask friends and family to sponsor their 3 mile laps that will go to making biking and walking safer for them. For example, a kid might be able to secure several sponsorships ranging from $10 to $100, which might total $200 per lap. Help us make this kid pedal-powered fundraiser a success.
3. Sponsor a kid! The kids will be raising money for each lap they complete.(Anonymous donations will go to kids who were not able to find sponsors.) You can add the name of the kid in the message.
4. Donate to the fund – each $25 donation sponsors a lap for the kids to ride.

### Other Details:

• Donate beforehand to sponsor a kid.You can also donate in person at the event. We will have a cash/check box and a computer for online donations.
• The Watkins-Wylie family will be BBQ’ing, and will have plenty of drinks, any dishes to share are welcome.
• All funds raised through the Kids Bike-a-Thon contribute to the Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition’s Great Community Give fundraiser, where amounts will be matched, doubled, and more – learn more here.

### Route:

3 miles through Sunset Heights and the new, Friendly City Trail, a SVBC Connect Our School’s project.

Learn more
Join us for a women’s casual mountain bike ride at Massanutten Western Slope on Monday evenings. You do not need a parking pass (if you don’t have a pass just ask a ride leader for one when you arrive) but will need to sign an electronic waiver before the ride.

• Time: 5:30pm on Mondays
• When: April 6th-Oct 26th 2025
• Location: Meet at Massanutten Western Slope Parking Lot
• Pace: Super casual, no-drop ride with regrouping spots along the way.
• Length: Typically 1-1.5 hours and we will often cover 4-6 miles.
• Ride Surface: This is a mountain bike ride so plan for dirt singletrack trails with some rock.
• Regroup Points During Ride? Yes. The Massanutten Western Slope Trails offer lots of options for regrouping and course changes depending on where and what the group wants to ride.
• Post-Ride: Bring a chair, snacks, and a beverage for socializing after if you like!

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the ride coordinator(s):
Leigh Evans / 828-215-6630
Terri Sexton / 757-235-9455

However, please sign an electronic waiver before the run!
Time: 5:30p EXCEPT June, July and August are at 6p!
When: Ongoing unless stated on FB/IG stories at @svbcoalitionbike (check there for weather concerns) - if there is a 40% chance of storms on weather.com during 5p-7p, we will cancel.
Location: Meet at Massanutten Western Slope Parking Lot
Pace: ~12 min/miles
Length: Join for the first 3 miles, and continue on for another 3 miles with the group if you’d like!
Run Surface: We run out to the pond on double-track gravel for the first 1.5 miles; the rest is a single-track trail.
Weather/Cancellation: Look for announcements on FB and IG stories and communication channels (@svbcoalition). There will not be an organized SVBC-sponsored event in the forecast for 40% of storms or greater during the time period of 5p-7p (check Weather.com).
Regrouping: This is a community run, designed to regroup at every intersection and stick together. This is not a workout/training day! We all run together :)
Route: We will meet by the parking lot and loop back in 3-mile increments.
Loop 1: Boundary – Pond – Creekside
Loop 2: Homestead – Red White + Blue

Group Leaders:
Abigail Brewer
Amanda Presgraves
Anna McCoy
Ashley Welch
Caroline Prendergast