Hosting a DC Alleycat...

 

2021 Dead City Alleycat
10-30-2021
Details to Follow

so... I am hosting The Dead City Alleycat...
normally I like to race Alleycats
recovering from a torn Achilles... so no racing for me
volunteering or hanging out at Alleycats does not give me the reward that racing an Alleycat gives me
but hosting one... well that is a different adventure!!!

a few years back I hosted the Vanity Kills: PhotoCentric Alleycat
I enjoyed the whole process... planning\plotting the course, collecting sponsorship, then putting not the race on race day proper

it is amazing when it all comes to gather...

but what is an Alleycat?
an Alleycat is a Bicycle Messenger Race!
but what does that mean?
well... it is a scavenger hunt on bicycles
an open streets race... ride at your own risk... select your own path\route

still not clear on what an Alleycat is?

An Alleycat can be many things...
but in short...
The Alleycat mimics aspects of "a day in the life" of a bicycle messenger
the race normally involves a "manifest" with addresses for drop offs\pick ups
the manifest can be in order
or there are times when the racers need to determine the order of their stops

bicycle messenger races are not only for bicycle messengers
open to anyone... normally bicycle messengers and urban cyclist
less of a bike race culture and more of an urban culture

The Dead City Alleycat is a Halloween Themed Messenger Race in the District of Columbia
it tends to be well attended... no pressure