Are you ready to Get Out and GO?

Get Out and GO (GOGO) is an eight-month riding program full of fun, social, individual and community riding activities. Last season, 270+ participants from around the world logged more than 425,000 miles and 13 million feet of climbing while having fun seeking personal achievement and GOGO swag (see the 2023 details and leaderboards). Each season, one of the most exciting events is the month-long September Team Tournament. 2024 will be our eighth season and we hope you’re looking forward to joining us!

GOGO 2024 runs from March 1 through October 31, 2024.

  • To participate in GOGO 2024 you must
    • be a 2024 Club member (join or renew here), and
    • authorize the Club’s software to read your Strava data. Authorize here
  • GOGO goals, official rules, and details on how to get points are here
  • The GOGO schedule is here
  • GOGO award information is here

The GOGO 2024 leaderboard displays data for all of the participants.

Questions? Send email to gogo@elliptigoclub.org


GOGO 2024 schedule

  • March: Get GOing (180 points maximum)

    Throughout the month, earn up to 180 riding points from the categories below based on your riding style, schedule, and weather.

    • 5 points for every 5 days of riding (minimum of 2 miles is needed to count as a day of riding)
    • 5 points for every 25 miles cumulative distance
    • 5 points for every 1500 feet cumulative elevation gain
    • 10 points for each single ride over 20 miles
    • 10 points for each single ride over 1500 feet of elevation gain

    Properly measured trainer rides are permitted, but will be credited with no elevation. Credit for all manual entries (no GPS track outdoors, no speed sensor indoors) is limited to 5 miles per day.

  • April: GOmoji Around the World (195 points maximum)

    Individual Adventure (175 points maximum): Collect emoji in any quantity or combination you like.
    🛣 (20 points): for each 100 total miles
    ⛰ (10 points): for every 2500 ft total elevation gain
    🚴 (10 points): for each single ride of 30+ miles
    ☀ (10 points): for every 10 days of riding (minimum of 2 miles is needed to count as a day of riding)
    🌐 for the first 24.9 total miles ridden

    In addition, you may earn each of the following by posting a ride to Strava with the hashtag in the title along with a fitting photo. Only one hashtag per ride, please.
    🌎 (5 points): #earth 🌬 (5 points): #wind
    🔥 (5 points): #fire , 🌊 (5 points) for #water

    If you collect ALL nine emoji above you’ll also earn: 🏆 (20 points)

    Group Adventure (20 points maximum): Let’s ride around the world for Earth Month. For every 24,901 mile circumnavigation of the globe by the group (up to two), individuals who have earned the 🌐 emoji will get an additional 10 points.

    As an example, the leaderboard will display your individual emoji collection like this:
    🌐🛣🛣🛣⛰⛰🚴🚴🌎🌬🔥

    Properly measured trainer rides are permitted, but will be credited with no elevation. Credit for all manual entries (no GPS track outdoors, no speed sensor indoors) is limited to 5 miles per day.

  • May: Complete The Calendar (and EDIM) (210 points maximum)

    Ride alone or participate as a DUO. As a DUO you will combine your daily mileage with that of your partner. GOGO will do the matchmaking. You might make a friend halfway around the world! If you’re up for it, ride Every Day In May (EDIM) and earn individual bonus points.

    Ride daily mileage equal to (or greater than) a numerical calendar day to fill in a calendar date. You do not have to complete calendar days in order: 1 mile on the 1st, 2 miles on the 2nd, 3 miles on the 3rd and so forth. Instead, fill your calendar in any order: If you GO 35 miles on May 1st, you’ll fill in the spot for May 31st. If you ride 20 miles on May 1st, you will fill in the date for May 20th. If you ride 20 miles again, you will fill in the largest unfilled number below 20: if May 19th and 18th are filled but the 17th is not, you’ll fill the May 17th slot.

    Helpful Hint: Ride big early and save the low mileage calendar days for last or for days when work/school/life necessitates quicker, low mileage rides.

    You earn 5 points for each calendar day filled in for a maximum of 155 calendar points. E.g. 31 days yields 155 points (31 x 5), while 20 days yields 100 (20 x 5). If you have a partner, you each earn the points.

    To be eligible for May points, a rider must ride at least 25 total miles during the month.

    Bonus point opportunities:

    • participate in a DUO: 5 points
    • complete your calendar: 10 points
    • EDIM Bonus: Any rider who rides at least 1 mile each day of the month will earn bonus points based on total mileage as follows:

      • 496+ miles: 40 points
      • 248+ miles: 25 points
      • 62+ miles: 10 points

    Properly measured trainer rides are permitted, but will be credited with no elevation.

    Manual entries (no GPS track outdoors, no speed sensor indoors) receive no credit during May.

  • June: Errandneuring (180 points maximum)

    Following the fun (or, to some people, the slog) of EDIM, June’s GOventure encourages you to enjoy some leisurely rides and use your GO to ride to a cafe or complete an errand instead of driving. June’s GOventure celebrates cycling. Points from each category may be combined in any way to earn a maximum of 160 points:

    June’s GOventure celebrates cycling. Points from each category may be combined in any way to earn a maximum of 160 points:

    • 1 point for every 10 miles cumulative distance.
    • 1 point for every 250 feet cumulative elevation gain.
    • 5 points for every 5 days ridden (minimum of 2 miles is needed to count as a day of riding).
    • 10 points for each single ride over 20 miles
    • 10 points for each single ride over 1500 feet of elevation gain

    Errandneuring hashtag posts.
    You may earn an additional 5 points each week in which you use your GO to complete an errand. Ride to a coffee shop, for ice cream, the library, the market, a doctor’s appointment, or wherever your GO takes you instead of using a car. Commuting to work counts. Yes, stopping for a refreshment or meal during a normal ride counts. Post a photo of your bike at the location, add it to your Strava post, and include one of the following hash-tagged reasons in the ride title: #appointment, #errand, #market, #coffee, #commute, #donuts, #library, #breakfast, #lunch, #pub. You’re encouraged to include additional thoughts in the Strava description field.

    Use one errandneuring hashtag ride in each of the following date ranges:

    • Errandneuring 1: 1 – 9 June
    • Errandneuring 2: 10 – 16 June
    • Errandneuring 3: 17 – 23 June
    • Errandneuring 4: 24 – 30 June

    Note: You must use one of the above listed hashtags, and you are allowed to use the same hashtag more than once. 


    Properly measured trainer rides are permitted, but will be credited with no elevation. Credit for all manual entries (no GPS track outdoors, no speed sensor indoors) is limited to 5 miles per day.

  • July: IECD and Poker rides (195 points maximum, mystery prize for the poker winner)
    Earn up to 120 points by meeting weekly distance or elevation goals with the possibility of adding 25 bonus points for the month. You can earn up to another 50 points for International Elliptical Cycling Day (IECD).

    New for this year, you can use IECD as a qualifier for the ElliptiGO World Championships (EWC) in October.

    In addition, July provides a weekly ElliptiGO Poker game in which daily rides earn cards and the riders with the best hands have a chance to win a prize.
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    July riding points: During each riding week (July 1-7, 8-14, 15-21, 22-31), riders can earn points and bonus points based on the tables below.

    Basic riding points each week:

    • 5 points: 15 miles OR 500 feet of elevation
    • 10 points: 25 miles OR 1,000 feet of elevation
    • 15 points: 50 miles OR 1,500 feet of elevation
    • 20 points: 75 miles OR 2,000 feet of elevation
    • 25 points: 100 miles OR 2,500 feet of elevation
    • 30 points: 125 miles OR 3,000 feet of elevation

    Bonus points for days ridden, miles, and elevation reached during the month:

    • Days ridden: 5 points for riding 20 days this month.
    • Miles: 10 points for riding 500 miles this month.
    • Elevation: 10 points for 12,000 feet of elevation this month.

    Note: A minimum of 2 miles is needed to count as a day of riding.

    International Elliptical Cycling Day (50 points) IECD marks the 20th anniversary of ElliptiGO co-founders Bryan Pate, CEO, and Brent Teal formalizing their partnership to develop the world’s first elliptical bicycle in July 2005.

    Pick one ride between 8-14 July, put #IECD in the title and receive 1 point per mile up to 50 miles.

    IECD EWC Qualifier Rules: In honor of IECD, ElliptiGO is enabling riders to use their IECD ride to qualify for this year’s World Championships race up Mt. Palomar. Otherwise, you have to do an official event or group ride to qualify. Should you want to use your IECD ride to qualify for Palomar, carefully read the two items below in order to have your ride validated:

    1. The ride must qualify according to the time requirements set forth here (ElliptiGO’s website).
    2. Comply with the following: Send a text message with a photo to 650.575.3070 immediately before the start of the ride and a text message with a photo at the finish of the ride to the same number. Then, send an email to rally@elliptigo.com with a link to the Strava entry for the ride. (Make sure strava entry is “public” so that the data can be reviewed.)

    Weekly ElliptiGO Poker (no GOGO points, but an opportunity for a mystery prize):
    During each riding week (July 1-7, 8-14, 15-21, 22-31), riders build their poker hands via daily riding. Riders earn two cards for their first day of riding, and an additional card for each additional day of riding up to a maximum of seven cards. (A minimum of two total miles is needed to count as a day of riding.) Cards will be facedown through the first two days of each week, then face up for the rest of the week.

    The four riders with each week’s top hand will be dealt an additional hand on August 1st. The winner will receive a mystery prize.


    Properly measured trainer rides are permitted, but will be credited with no elevation. Credit for all manual entries (no GPS track outdoors, no speed sensor indoors) is limited to 5 miles per day.

  • August: Memorial Ride, Firehouses, and GO Easy (195 points maximum)

    Anticipating September’s Team Tournament, enjoy some relaxing days off or fine tune your fitness. August’s GOventure provides five simple month-long points-earning riding
    opportunities.

    Points from each riding category may be combined in any way to earn a maximum of 145 riding points:

    • 3 points for every 15 miles cumulative distance.
    • 3 points for every 1000 feet cumulative elevation gain.
    • 5 points for every 5 days ridden.
    • 10 points for day you ride 20 miles or more.
    • 10 points for each day you gain 1500 feet or more.

    Note: a minimum of 2 miles is needed to count as a day of riding.
    Note 2: You may do multiple rides during a day to accumulate 20+ miles or 1500+ feet.

    Memorial Ride: This past year we lost two notable members of our community, John Pilkington, better known as JP, and Rick Hermelin. To celebrate their lives, pick one day this month and get on your GO and ride. Ride alone, with another GOer, or even a group of GOers. Just enjoy being out and about on your bike.

    Use the hashtag #remembrance to earn 1 point per mile up to 30 points

    Here are links to their stories:

    Hashtag posts: Inspired by the support Rick received from fire stations during his cross-country ride, you may earn an additional 5 points for each week in which you do the appropriate hashtag post with a photo. During your ride, take a photo with your GO in front of a fire station, firetruck, or with firefighter/EMS personnel, add it to your Strava post, and include the weekly hashtag. And yes, you can use the same fire station more than once.

    • Aug. 3-9: #firehouse
    • Aug. 10-16: #firestation
    • Aug. 17-23: #firetruck
    • Aug. 24-30: #firesafety

    Properly measured trainer rides are permitted, but will be credited with no elevation. Credit for all manual entries (no GPS track outdoors, no speed sensor indoors) is limited to 5 miles per day.

  • September Team Tournament and Individual Riding Adventure

    In September, GOGO offers an 8-team, 2-region riding tournament. Riders who participate in the tournament can earn up to 245 points for the month. GOGO participants who choose not to be on a September team can earn up to 200 points via individual riding.

    Details of the September GOGO adventure are here.

  • October: GOing for the Swag (145 points maximum) and virtual GO4Charity (25 pts maximum)

    The October adventure provides an opportunity to GO easy, tune up for World Championship and Rally rides, wind down from the stress of September, and welcome the change of seasons.

    Here are the opportunities to add GOGO points you might need to reach a 2024 award level. Combine them any way you like to achieve a maximum total of 145 points.

    • 1 point for each day of riding – a minimum of 2 miles is needed to count as a day of riding.
    • 1 point for every 5 miles of distance.
    • 1 point for every 250 feet of elevation gain.
    • 1 point for every 1 hour of moving time.

    Bonus point opportunities:

    • 10 points for riding 15 days – a minimum of 2 miles is needed to count as a day of riding.
    • 10 points for 15 hours of moving time.

    Note: Each bonus is only earned one time.

    #GO4Charity: A virtual ride during the month of October that gives back by supporting the organization, charity, or foundation you want to help. It could be a local, national, or international charity. Choose your charity, make your donation, and GO for a ride. You will earn 1 point a mile up to 25 miles.

    The guidelines:

    1. Donate to the charity of your choice; you do not need to provide proof of donation.
    2. You pick the day, route, and distance to ride and GO.
    3. Mark your ride with the hashtag: #GO4Charity and include the name of the charity you are supporting.
    4. May not be combined with another event.

    If you do not have a charity you normally support, here are some ideas:

    On the final day of the month (Oct. 31), all rides must be completed by midnight. The Strava end time of the ride must be before midnight in the local time zone of the ride.

    Properly measured trainer rides are permitted, but will be credited with no elevation. Credit for all manual entries (no GPS track outdoors, no speed sensor indoors) is limited to 5 miles per day.


GOGO award levels

  1. 750+ points: Bronze GOGO swag
  2. 1500+ points: Silver GOGO swag
  3. 2000+ points: Gold GOGO swag