Congratulations to BTN board member Kevin Odenthal, who claimed second prize for logging 432.6 miles commuted on his bike during the month of June! Kevin came in behind Waylon Warr’s 920.4 miles during the community-wide Commuter Challenge!
The Commuter Challenge is a fun and free event that engages the Billings community to bike, walk, bus, and roll to work, school, and run errands. Participants sign up solo or as part of a team to log active trips.
For the summer challenge, 120 commuters logged at least one trip, 1212 commuter days were recorded, 2,361 total trips were recorded, and 8,235.3 total miles were logged!
Billings TrailNet took the lead as the team with the highest total miles of ANY GROUP!
Here are the results:
Top teams by miles:
1st: Billings TrailNet – 1,732.5 miles
2nd: MSUB Commuters – 1,504.2 miles
3rd: RiverStone Rovers – 1,117.5 miles
Warr was tops in total trips at 135, followed by Paul Foster (112) and Lien (100).
The winning commuters:
3-7 days: Sarah Keller, Hannah Romick
8-14 days: Erica Doornek, Katelyn Gaffri
15-21 days: Stacie Pannell, Scott Walker
22+ days: Norman Lien
This year (2024) there were two Commuter Challenges: a winter challenge in February and a summer challenge in June. Participants won prizes, redeemed incentives at local businesses, and enjoyed a friendly competition between coworkers, friends, and family.
This year’s challenge was sponsored by RiverStone Health, the City of Billings, and Yellowstone Public Radio. To learn how to join the 2025 Commuter Challenge, click here!