Originally Posted by
habernac
see, I wouldn't mind a cooler marathon. But bike to work day in Calgary in April is just dumb. I thiknk last year's was about the same time and it either rained or snowed a ton. I think they do it early so they won't have to hand out too much free stuff. Fewer cyclists.
Yeah, all of the GOOD marathons around here are in the spring. Vancouver, Capital City, North Olympic, Whidbey Island... They just couldn't compete, especially with Vancouver, which is Canada's biggest. Too many other events in the summer, I guess. They still draw 15,000 people though. I prefer the small, friendler ones, myself.
Lots of bikes in Seattle too, I'm noticing, now that I'm riding... Events and groups included.