[Rec_bike] The FCCC starts Monday

Thu Sep 18 11:01:20 EDT 2014

Could you include an additional challenge for those who only ride during lunch time (most miles logged during lunch)?  If so, I would be interested.

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Subject: [Rec_bike] The FCCC starts Monday

The informal Fall Cycling Commute Challenge starts on Monday, a day before the Fall equinox. So far nine people have expressed interest, see 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0Ah5uEZzUBf-udEVBOEtPYW9WM2tNVndHRFltMTBucUE&output=html 
for the list. Some rule changes for 2014, see below. Biggest change is including JLAB Users off-site into the challenge. Please let me know if you are interested, forward this email to non-rec_bikers bikers if you know any. Those of you residing in North York County above the Rt. 17 construction area, you might want to talk to Chris or Dan about your route options. 

If you are interested, please send me your gmail account info and a google map link to your route. 

Cheers and good luck! 
Arne 

1 FCCC Description 

The Fall Cycling Commute Challenge (FCCC) started in the Fall of 2012 as an informal competition between three Jlab staff. The challenge was to commute to work via bicycle the most days between Labor day and the lab's Winter break. Since CEBAF was not operating during this period, tracking was done via the MCC whiteboard and it provided a source of amusement during the long shutdown. Prize for the first year consisted of a six-pack of homebrew. 

The following year, 2013 , seven lab staff expressed interest in participating in the FCCC. An additional category was added to the challenge, most miles commuted. Due to the increased participation, FCCC progress tracking was moved to a spreadsheet. Since the organizer did not brew in the Fall of 2013, there were no prizes awarded. 

The goal of the FCCC is to raise the Jlab staff awareness to alternative means of commuting to work. There are many benefits to commuting to work by bicycle; mental and physical health, financial, environmental. The FCCC provides an additional benefit, bragging rights to the victors and a bit of fun. 

This years rules and links to the tracking spreadsheet are linked here . 
2 FCCC Winners Table 

2.1 Highest Consistency Winners 

Year Victor Consistency 
(%) 
	2014 		
	2013 	Mat Wright 	93.2 
	2012 	Mat Wright 	95.2 
		Darrell Spraggins 	95.2 
2.2 Most Mileage Winners 

Year Victor Miles 
	2014 		
	2013 	Dave Douglas 	1680 
2.3 Cumulative Summary 

Year Distance Gas Calories CO2 Body Weight Participants Spreadsheet 
Equiv. Burned Equiv. URL 
(miles) (gallons) (kcal) (metric ton) (lb) 
	2014 							2014 
	2013 	4922 	197 	236232 	1.76 	67.5 	7 	2013 
	2012 	2210 	88 	111000 	0.8 	32 	3 	N/A 
	Total 	7132 	285 	347232 	2.56 	99.5 		
3 FCCC 2014 

3.1 Rules and Notes 

3.1.1 Changes for 2014 

    * Jlab users may participate from their home institution. 
    * Minimum round trip commute set at 6 miles. 
    * Medical Excuse non-penalty added, including blood drive days 
    * SunWorshiper period removed. Only one period, Fall Equinox to Winter Solstice. 
    * FCCC period changed from Labor day to Winter Solstice to Fall Equinox to Winter Solstice. 

3.1.2 Tracking progress 

Progress is tracked in a shared google doc spreadsheet. The tally sheet can be viewed by all. If you wish to participate, send your gmail address to freyberg at jlab.org . 
3.1.3 Rules of Engagement 

    * The 2014 FCCC will start on [2014-09-22 Mon] and terminate on [2014-12-19 Fri] 
    * Two categories are part of this challenge: Consistency Highest percentage of commuting via bicycle for scheduled work days. Miles Most miles accumulated commuting to work via bicycle 
    * Miscellaneous Scheduled Work day Any day where your presence at 12000 Jefferson Ave or your nominal place of work is greater than 4 hours. Vacation, Sick and travel will not be included in the Percent Bike Days calculation. It's ok to get sick! Medical Excuse If you are healthy enough to work but not healthy enough to commute by bicycle, you may declare the day a sick day. This includes driving to work on days you donate blood but does not include non-doctor required illnesses like the common cold. For example, if you break your leg, you can declare the days you drive to work with a cast on your leg to as sick or medically excused. Miles Miles ridden by bicycle during your commute and miles ridden to and from meetings during your work day. Again your workday at the lab must be greater than 4 hours. In other words you cannot ride for 100miles, touch JLAB campus during the ride and call it a 100mile commute. The minimum round trip commute distance is 6 miles . What if I bike to work in the morning, drive home, drive back towork the next day and bike home that night? Just mark it has one bike commute day (with the round trip mileage) and one 0 non-Bike day. The spread sheet is not set up for this, but for those with long commutes I'd like to leave it as an option. Prizes Not known at this time. Suggestions, contributions are welcomed. There will be two winners, hopefully some will get prizes. 

3.1.4 Working with the Spreadsheet 

A shared google doc spreadsheet will be used to keep track of everyone's progress. Each participant will be responsible for entering commute miles and non-bike days. Google doc spreadsheet is similar to other spread sheet applications, with the coolest feature being that the spreadsheet can be shared with collaborators(you!). 

Each participant has a sheet on the spreadsheet that only they (and Arne) can edit. Typically it is set up with your expected commute pattern over the time period. To get your commute mileage either use google maps, smart phone tracking app (I use Endomondo) or your bike computer. 

There are two approaches to working with the spreadsheet: 

    1. Arne's approach 

Since I hope to commute to work everyday, I've pre-entered my round trip mileage in everyday from start to end. The spreadsheet will automatically march along and add in each day as it goes by. If I (you) stick with my (your) plan, I (you) will not have to interact with the spreadsheet again. 
    2. Everyone else 

Very few 2013 participants used the enter all at once approach. They would update the spreadsheet with their mileage every day or week. This is OK, and for some with an erratic bike commute schedule, this seems to be a good choice. 

4 FCCC 2013 

4.1 Winners 

4.1.1 Vampires 

Consistency Mat Wright 93.2% Miles Dave Douglas 1680 miles 
4.2 SunWorshipers 

Consistency Arne 100% Miles Dave Douglas 1020 Miles 
4.3 Rules and notes 

4.3.1 Tracking progress 

Progress is tracked in a shared google doc spreadsheet . The tally sheet can be viewed by all. If you wish to participate, send your gmail address to freyberg at jlab.org . 
4.3.2 Rules of Engagement 

    * Two time periods are in play in 2013: Sun worshipers Labor day → Day Light Saving time Vampires Labor day → Winter's Solstice 
    * Two categories in each time period Consistency Highest percentage of commuting via bicycle for scheduled work days. Miles Most miles accumulated commuting to work via bicycle 
    * Miscellaneous Scheduled Work day Any day where your presence at 12000 Jefferson Ave is greater than 4 hours. Vacation, Sick and travel will not be included in the Percent Bike Days calculation. It's ok to get sick! Miles Miles ridden by bicycle during your commute and miles ridden to and from meetings during your work day. Again your workday at the lab must be greater than 4 hours. In other words you cannot ride for 100miles, touch JLAB campus during the ride and call it a 100mile commute. What if I bike to work in the morning, drive home, drive back towork the next day and bike home that night? Just mark it has one bike commute day and one 0 non-Bike day. The spread sheet is not set up for this, but for those with long commutes I'd like to leave it as an option. Prizes Not known at this time. Suggestions, contributions are welcomed. There will be four winners, hopefully some will get prizes. 

4.3.3 Working with the Spreadsheet 

A shared google doc spreadsheet will be used to keep track of everyone's progress. Each participant will be responsible for entering commute miles and non-bike days. Google doc spreadsheet is similar to other spread sheet applications, with the coolest feature being that the spreadsheet can be shared with collaborators(you!). 

Each participant has a sheet on the spreadsheet that only they (and Arne) can edit. Typically it is set up with your expected commute pattern over the time period. To get your commute mileage either use google maps, smart phone tracking app (I use Endomondo) or your bike computer. 

The results in columns J-M and the FCCC Main sheet only count days in the past, so it is ok to fill out your sheet with your best guess for the entire period. That way you only need to edit your sheet if you miss a day or change your plan. 

The results web page gets pushed out every five minutes or so. You should not (I should not) have to do anything to push the updates to the web page. This feature is not tested, yet. 

I'll be adding more features (charts!) as I get up the learning curve with google docs. 
5 FCCC 2012 ATTACH 

This is the first year of the FCCC. All the rules were informal. Only three participants. Progress was tracked on the MCC whiteboard. See attached images. 
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Arne Freyberger
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