Same Challenge, New Hosts: 2ptober 2016!!

It's about to be October, everyone!!! And we're here to demand your attention with a new challenge.

Well, not new, exactly - this is the same contest you've perhaps come to know and love from previous years: The Two Point Challenge!! This fun effort to improve as riders across blogland was previously hosted by the lovely L Williams and Hillary and has now changed hands to yours truly and Megan.

Megan and I are very excited to host this challenge and hope to rise to the wonderful example set in years past. But to do so, we need your participation!!

Luckily, we have incentives haha. Muahaha. Prize post to follow separately next week, but it's packed full of some of blogland's favorite goodies thanks to our sponsors.

So if you want a shot at the title (and the right to proudly post a winner's badge on your blog), get started with your baselines this weekend!

The Rules:

- Please sign up in the comments below or in Megan's post. We will compile all submissions and track progress using super secret hi-tech proprietary algorithms (or, ya know, excel haha).

- During your next ride, start your stopwatch/phone/timer/look at a clock/get a friend to help/whatever, and assume the two point position. Hold your two point as long as you possibly can (no leaning on hands!), and note the time. This will be your baseline. 

- Tell us your baseline in a comment here or in Megan's blog. Simply posting on your blog does not count.

- Make a plan and track your progress. Report your weekly progress (of all your numbers that week) to us at the end of each week (Friday or Saturday) in a comment.

- Spread the word!! The more the merrier! (This will not increase your chances of winning, only your sweat and tears can do that!)

- You have until Wednesday, October 5th to sign up and send us your baseline. So hop to it this weekend!

- There are two categories to win: Most Improved and Longest Time, and each category will have a separate winner. If someone is captures both most improved and the longest time spent in two point, we will choose a second winner. There will also be runner-ups in both categories. So FOUR distinct winners!

- As like last year, we have some excellent sponsors providing fun prizes. Stay tuned for a post on Monday with all the details!

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Last year, Figure from Topaz Dreams blew us all away with her incredible time of 00:40:38, and Erin from The Story So Far wowed with a 1,350% improvement on her baseline score over the course of the month.

Runners up were Alli from PONY'TUDE with an impressive longest time of 00:23:01, and Three Chestnuts improved by 565%. 

This contest serves as a kick in the pants to be the strongest rider you can be - and push your own personal limits. You don't need to hold the position for 40 minutes to win either (tho it's totally badass if you do), as the "Most Improved" category is really anyone's game. Just gotta improve improve improve!

And ALSO, let's not forget: This is furthermore a great opportunity to participate (virtually at least) with all of blogland in a fun contest, and maybe meet a few new bloggers in the process. 

So get ready, get set, and start your timers!