You can't win with just laps.
You can't win with just bonus point.
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Notice: The bonus points for 2024 are still being finalized... Check back often and certainly on race day morning as this list is destined to change...

Challenge	Description	Location	Points
Home Sweet Home	Extra points for pre-race Bloody Mary and/or Screwdrivers	Hubbard Park Beer Garden	12 points for a PRE race beverage (5 points per rider after the start)
Surf's Up	Purchase a sticker or any merch from our favorite surf shop ever: Lake Effect Surf Shop	Lake Effect Surf Shop	5 points for every increment of $20 spent
The Bike Corral Sponsored by Shorewood Bikes by North Shore Bikes, LLC	Complete 1 full lap on a random (sometimes weird) bike... trike... tandem... skateboard... (some bikes only require a test ride out on the street... you'll see why!)	Bike selection is available across the street checkpoint #9 Please treat the bike corral rides with respect. Several vintage and/or one of a kind rides!	Check each bike for point value
Hop Over the River	Visit the nearest brewery to Shorewood and enjoy a beer	Gathering Place Brewery in River West	12 per rider
​The Dye is Cast	Get a Shorewood 12 Tattoo (must say SW12 in the design or be biking/Shorewood related)	​Positronic (will be open from 12 - 2 for SW12 walk-ins!) or Good Land Tattoo  (better make an appointment!)	​52 per rider
Get a trim	Hair cut? Beard Trim? Anything goes!	Manhattan's Men's Grooming	20 per rider
Go Brewer's	Stay hydrated. Order a beer (or cocktail)!	Any Shorewood Pub: Draft and Vessel, 3 Lions, Camp, Cloud Red, Brat House, Fox Hole, Scout	5 per rider PER BEVERAGE
Your Bike has Spoken	Pick up a spoke card on your first lap - finish with it still on your bike	Checkpoint 11	12 per rider
Ball Buster	Complete 1 full lap with a bowling ball	Caton house - near checkpoint 9	12 per rider
Decor and Glamour	Purchase home goods or fashion in one of Shorewood's many boutiques	Any Shorewood Boutique: ​Olson House, Posh MKE, Oak + Linen, MKE Plants, Stone House Collective, The Workroom, BlackBear, Lake Effect, Posh, Clicks, Performance Running etc.	5 for every increment of $20 spent
Pokin' Around	Purchase a sealed set of Pokemon cards	Cosmic Destroyer's Collectables	5 per pack. Cards reviewed by the shop owner. Most powerful card will get 40 extra points.
SW12 Quick Tune Up	Stop by the Shorewood Bikes by North Shore Bikes, LLC booth for a FREE quick bike tune up and learn more about their services	Located at the Bike Corral.	12 per rider
Orange Theory	Row 1000 meters and enter a raffle for a free week	Orange Theory Outdoor tent from 9:30am - Noon	10 per rider plus free Sun Glasses
Fuel	Eat! ... at one of Shorewood's local food stops	Any Shorewood Food Joint: ​Pizza and Curry, Nino's, Cloud Red, Crave, Benji's Deli, Mod, Riyle's Sandwich Shop, etc.	5 for every increment of $20 spent
Beach Bum Sponsored by Milwaukee Riverkeeper	Visit Milwaukee Riverkeeper booth in Atwater Park.	Milwaukee Riverkeeper 10am - Noon	30 per rider!
Penny Pincher	Take a Team Picture with a Penny Farthing (old time big wheel bike like the one in our logo) and send to [email protected]	Find a Penny Farthing and take your picture with it! Keep your eyes open... you'll see one.	12 per rider
Kinship Donation	Donate a generous bag of food to Kinship MKE	Find the donation bin at Stone Creek Coffee	30 per bag
SEED	Purchase a raffle ticket to win Packer's Tickets!!!	1pm - 3pm at the bottom of Hubbard Park (near checkpoint 12) Winner announced at 9:07pm	12 points to visit the booth 24 per raffle ticket
Go HOUNDS!	Purchase a $10 raffle ticket to support the Shorewood Mountain Biking Team	Checkpoint 11 or seek out any Shorewood MTB student athlete	10 per ticket purchased
Tortoise and the Hare	Race one Shorewood 12 lap. All rider's welcome. Visit each Checkpoint in order and return to Checkpoint 1. Beat the hare (professional triathlete and previous Ironman Wisconsin WINNER, Thomas Gerlach!) back and win extra points!	Checkpoint 1 Tortoises start at Noon Hare is released at 12:05	passed by the hare = 12 beat the hare = 24 winner gets another 24.
Show Some Respect	Purchase a 2024 Shorewood 12 T-shirt at Lake Effect - while supplies last!!!	Lake Effect Surf Shop	100 per rider
Free Chicken	Chicken should be free, taste good and not tear up the lawn. If you know, you know.	Checkpoint 10 4 - 6pm	57 points per rider
Team Work Makes the Dream Work	Take a full team lap. Once per race.	One complete ​Shorewood 12 lap starting at any checkpoint	100 points total per team one time
Home Brew	First 50 riders to buy 1/2 lb bags of SW12 Beans! SW12 Cold Brew being served all day.	Stone Creek Coffee	SW12 beans - 25 per rider SW12 Cold Brew - 10 per rider
Run/Beat ​The Vanderloop™	Run one full Shorewood 12 lap. No bike. Time to beat: 49m 22s	Start from Performance Running Outfitters. Run to D&V first. Touch each checkpoint board in order and end back at Performance Running Outfitters. Group run starts at 1pm, but you can do your run at any time on race day.	25 per runner 50 for beating +12 points for a selfie on street furniture during the run.
Artsy Fartsy	Selfie in front of ANY Shorewood public art piece. Must be emailed to [email protected] for our 2024 scrapbook :)	Location of public art? Better Google it!	1 per rider per art piece
Ghost Rider	Ride the Ghost Train (be on the bridge during the light show)	The Ghost Train	12 per rider
Unicorn	Eat a roasted ear of corn and ride around the block	Checkpoint 11 6 - 8pm	12 per rider
AM to PM	Be at the starting line at 9:07am and finish line at 9:07pm	Checkpoint 1	12 per rider
Repeat Offender	Dedicated to the Shorewood 12? You've earned some points if this is NOT your first Shorewood 12 race.	Check your memory banks!	12 per rider
Hangin' with D	Chill on the island (Stowell Av.e cul-de-sac)	4 - 4:30pm at the Stowell Ave. cul-de-sac	12 per rider
​You Look Marvelous	Team Costume Contest	​Selected by our secret fashion expert.	47 points to the winning team
Polar Plunge	Try your best to sink a Gentlemen of Shorewood in the SW12 DUNK TANK! Each rider gets 3 balls.	Checkpoint 8 1 - 2:30pm	12 per dunk and a special Polar Plunge advantage to be activated on January 1st 2025...
M. C. C. Golf	Shorewood is the home of the original Milwaukee Country Club Golf Course (true story).	Checkpoint 9	3 balls per rider 6 points to try +12 points for every hole in one
Post Up	Find one of 12 hidden SW12 2024 posters around Shorewood. Or buy one from Vince.	Mystery location... or locate Vince Vogelsang with $20.	12 per rider
"I Got a Thing..."	Leave the race (temporarily) to attend a pre-planned event with your kids. Soccer game, baseball practice, music recital, etc.	Anyplace with your family	12 points per event
Patch It	Find one of 12 hidden SW12 2024 patches around Shorewood. Or buy one from Andrew Ascenbrener if you see him on the course.	Mystery location... or locate Andrew with $10.	12 per rider

Pop up points

Well, well, well. Look who's paying attention and knows about extra points only on the website. Go get 'em tiger!

Challenge	Description	Location	Points
Chappell Chocolate	Derek's favorite. Order some chocolate ice cream with nuts	Culver's	6 per rider
Top to Bottom Toes in the Sand	Feet in the sand	Atwater Beach	12 per rider
Lap Rat	Most complete laps ridden by a 4 person team	See the 2024 map and count your laps	47 points plus the honor of the traveling Lap Rat Trophy!
Rinka's Football Challenge	Even the Gents of Shorewood don't know what this is...	Checkpoint 6	??? Check with the Checkpoint Marshal
Flame Van	Enjoy a free cold one from the Draft and Vessel Flame Van. All beer is from our friends in Riverwest!	Find the D&V Flame Van in Shorewood	2 per beer
SW12 Bake Sale	Make a donation... get cookies. Simple!	Scardina house near Checkpoint 11	6 per rider
Family Affair	Complete one full lap with a kid (doesn't need to be yours)	Checkpoint 3	Shoot a nerf target to determine the points you will be awarded after your lap.

Keep track of your team's bonus lap challenge completions on the motherboard at checkpoint #1. It's all on the honor system. Yea... you know we're watching...

Some challenges require a selfie... send to [email protected].