[Rec_bike] 2015 FCCC, Here we go again! Who's in?

Wed Sep 16 07:30:51 EDT 2015

    1 FCCC Description

The Fall Cycling Commute Challenge (FCCC) started in the Fall of 2012 
<https://userweb.jlab.org/%7Efreyberg/BicycleCommuting/FCCC/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 
<https://userweb.jlab.org/%7Efreyberg/BicycleCommuting/FCCC/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 FCCC 2014, participation included two users, one tracking commutes 
at his local university.  2014 also saw the first female commute mileage 
logged.   In 2014 there were nine participants.  Who knows what 2015 
will bring.  Perhaps the first commute mileage from the Lab 
Director.     Prizes are still to be determined,  although the organizer 
did get a nice harvest of hops last week and hopes to brew soon, so 
blazing brilliant bitter brew is a possibility.

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 
<https://userweb.jlab.org/%7Efreyberg/BicycleCommuting/FCCC/2015/>.

    2 FCCC Winners Table

      2.1 Highest Consistency Winners

Year 	Victor 	Consistency
		(%)
2014 	Mat Wright 	100
2013 	Mat Wright 	93.2
2012 	Mat Wright 	95.2
	Darrell Spraggins 	95.2

      2.2 Most Mileage Winners

Year 	Victor 	Miles
2014 	Dave Douglas 	1271
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 	4666 	187 	223958 	1.66 	64.0 	9 	2014 
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ah5uEZzUBf-udEVBOEtPYW9WM2tNVndHRFltMTBucUE&usp=drive_web#gid=8> 

2013 	4922 	197 	236232 	1.76 	67.5 	7 	2013 
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0Ah5uEZzUBf-udFJGaVl5WGNyNm9yNWE1SnMzZ21Xenc&output=html> 

2012 	2210 	88 	111000 	0.8 	32 	3 	N/A
Total 	11798 	472 	571190 	4.22 	163.5 		

    3 FCCC 2015

      3.1 Rule changes

  * None proposed at the moment, changes made for 2014 FCCC apply to
    2015 FCCC

      3.2 Categories

  * Most Miles
  * Consistency
  * Overall?

        3.2.1 Tracking progress

Progress is tracked in a shared google sheet 
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tcVC14gPTVEfNeJgI00oMVahc4JKiztPld2Zm-YbMjI/pubhtml> 
spreadsheet. The tally sheet can be viewed by all. *If you wish to 
participate, send your gmail address to* *freyberg at jlab.org or 
apf.lfod at gmail.org*

        3.2.2 Rules of Engagement

  * The 2015 FCCC will start on [2015-09-22 Mon] and terminate on
    [2014-12-18 Fri]
  * Three 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 
    Overall
        Weighted combination of consistency and mileage. Exact
        determination of the weights depends on what is required to make
        the organizer the victor. 

  * 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! But please get well soon. 
    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 four winners, hopefully some will get prizes. 

        3.2.3 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.

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 2014

      4.1 Rules and Notes

        4.1.1 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.

-- 
Arne Freyberger
Director of Accelerator Operations
Jefferson Lab
12000 Jefferson Avenue      Cell: (757) 876-6289
Postal Suite 19             Email:  freyberg at jlab.org
Newport News, VA 23606

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