The SBC Community Bike Shop logo. The Bike Shop is located in the Fairbanks building at 1126 North Broadway in Springfield. Competitors will race through a scavenger hunt of local landmarks in central Springfield.
Bicyclists and roller skaters have a fun way to test themselves and support a good cause this weekend. This Saturday, the SBC Community Bike Shop, based out of The Fairbanks, will be sponsoring its first Alleycat Race .
The Alleycat Race is an unsanctioned scavenger hunt race that will send participants, on either bicycle or roller skates, to various Springfield landmarks as they wind their way from the SBC Community Bike Shop at The Fairbanks to the Springfield Brewing Company building downtown.
One of the organizers of the event and SBC Community Bike Shop manager, Tim Nelson, said alleycat races are a trend across the nation, and this isn’t the first race in Springfield. Nelson said he and fellow organizer Jason Stratton are always riding bikes together and brainstorming events to connect the shop with the community.
Nelson said Stratton “mentioned that he was friends with the gentleman that initially started the Alleycat Race here in Springfield and was running it up until COVID.” They were able to get permission to carry on the tradition and advice and data from that gentleman, originator Keith Donaldson. Nelson said Stratton is handling a lot of the organizing and planning the route.
“I’m excited to see what happens,” Nelson explained through chuckles, “see what we learn.”
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