By sharing the administrative responsibilities no one person feels burdened and members are in control. For instance, if they don't like a route they can change it by volunteering to run that event the following year. This structure has kept SIR members active and interested, especially during PBP years. Then it must be ridden prior to the actual event to assure accuracy. The BOHB takes a cook book approach, detailing the process of organizing and running a brevet from beginning to end.
Members take pride in their club and continue to volunteer and contribute new ideas to improve it.
Last year one member came up with the idea and then ran a 100 K introduction to randonneuring for potential members to try randonneuring before joining. She ran the 100 K as a brevet with cue sheets and control cards and a social gathering afterwards. Veterans ride along and answer any questions the new people have. SIR picked up 6 or 7 new members with this one activity. In 1998 SIR held it's first Fleche.