<html><body><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>Arne,</div><div>Count me in on the same route as last year. I will not predict the number of days to be ridden since my schedule is too erratic particularly with volleyball coaching.<br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Will<br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr" data-marker="__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker="__HEADERS__"><b>From: </b>"Arne Freyberger" <freyberg@jlab.org><br><b>To: </b>"rec bike" <rec_bike@jlab.org>, "Arne Freyberger" <freyberg@jlab.org>, "Mathew Wright" <mwright@jlab.org>, "Chris Slominski" <cjs@jlab.org>, "David Douglas" <douglas@jlab.org>, "Dan Sexton" <dsexton@jlab.org>, "Tony Forest" <foretony@isu.edu>, "Tony Forest" <tforest@jlab.org>, "Marcy Stutzman" <marcy@jlab.org>, "oren" <oren@jlab.org>, "Saylor" <Saylor@jlab.org><br><b>Cc: </b>"Hugh Montgomery" <mont@jlab.org><br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, September 16, 2015 7:30:51 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>2015 FCCC, Here we go again! Who's in?<br></div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div id="outline-container-sec-1" class="outline-2">
<h2 id="sec-1"><span class="section-number-2">1</span> FCCC
Description</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-1">
<p>
The Fall Cycling Commute Challenge (FCCC) started in the <a href="https://userweb.jlab.org/%7Efreyberg/BicycleCommuting/FCCC/2012/" target="_blank">Fall
of 2012</a> 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. </p>
<p>
The following year, <a href="https://userweb.jlab.org/%7Efreyberg/BicycleCommuting/FCCC/2013/" target="_blank">2013</a>,
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.<br>
</p>
<p>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. <br>
</p>
<p>
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.
</p>
<p>
This years rules and links to the tracking spreadsheet are <a href="https://userweb.jlab.org/%7Efreyberg/BicycleCommuting/FCCC/2015/" target="_blank">linked
here</a>.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-sec-2" class="outline-2">
<h2 id="sec-2"><span class="section-number-2">2</span> FCCC
Winners Table</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-2">
</div>
<div id="outline-container-sec-2-1" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="sec-2-1"><span class="section-number-3">2.1</span>
Highest Consistency Winners</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-2-1">
<table rules="groups" frame="hsides" border="2" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0">
<colgroup>
<col class="right">
<col class="left">
<col class="right">
</colgroup>
<thead>
<tr>
<th scope="col" class="right">Year</th>
<th scope="col" class="left">Victor</th>
<th scope="col" class="right">Consistency</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="col" class="right"> </th>
<th scope="col" class="left"> </th>
<th scope="col" class="right">(%)</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="right">2014</td>
<td class="left">Mat Wright</td>
<td class="right">100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="right">2013</td>
<td class="left">Mat Wright</td>
<td class="right">93.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="right">2012</td>
<td class="left">Mat Wright</td>
<td class="right">95.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="right"> </td>
<td class="left">Darrell Spraggins</td>
<td class="right">95.2</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-sec-2-2" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="sec-2-2"><span class="section-number-3">2.2</span> Most
Mileage Winners</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-2-2">
<table rules="groups" frame="hsides" border="2" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0">
<colgroup>
<col class="right">
<col class="left">
<col class="right">
</colgroup>
<thead>
<tr>
<th scope="col" class="right">Year</th>
<th scope="col" class="left">Victor</th>
<th scope="col" class="right">Miles</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="right">2014</td>
<td class="left">Dave Douglas</td>
<td class="right">1271</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="right">2013</td>
<td class="left">Dave Douglas</td>
<td class="right">1680</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-sec-2-3" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="sec-2-3"><span class="section-number-3">2.3</span>
Cumulative Summary</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-2-3">
<table rules="groups" frame="hsides" border="2" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0">
<colgroup>
<col class="left">
<col class="right">
<col class="right">
<col class="right">
<col class="right">
<col class="right">
<col class="right">
<col class="left">
</colgroup>
<thead>
<tr>
<th scope="col" class="left">Year</th>
<th scope="col" class="right">Distance</th>
<th scope="col" class="right">Gas</th>
<th scope="col" class="right">Calories</th>
<th scope="col" class="right">CO2</th>
<th scope="col" class="right">Body Weight</th>
<th scope="col" class="right">Participants</th>
<th scope="col" class="left">Spreadsheet</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="col" class="left"> </th>
<th scope="col" class="right"> </th>
<th scope="col" class="right">Equiv.</th>
<th scope="col" class="right">Burned</th>
<th scope="col" class="right">Equiv.</th>
<th scope="col" class="right"> </th>
<th scope="col" class="right"> </th>
<th scope="col" class="left">URL</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="col" class="left"> </th>
<th scope="col" class="right">(miles)</th>
<th scope="col" class="right">(gallons)</th>
<th scope="col" class="right">(kcal)</th>
<th scope="col" class="right">(metric ton)</th>
<th scope="col" class="right">(lb)</th>
<th scope="col" class="right"> </th>
<th scope="col" class="left"> </th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="left">2014</td>
<td class="right">4666</td>
<td class="right">187</td>
<td class="right">223958</td>
<td class="right">1.66</td>
<td class="right">64.0</td>
<td class="right">9</td>
<td class="left"><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ah5uEZzUBf-udEVBOEtPYW9WM2tNVndHRFltMTBucUE&usp=drive_web#gid=8" target="_blank">2014</a><br data-mce-bogus="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="left">2013</td>
<td class="right">4922</td>
<td class="right">197</td>
<td class="right">236232</td>
<td class="right">1.76</td>
<td class="right">67.5</td>
<td class="right">7</td>
<td class="left"><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0Ah5uEZzUBf-udFJGaVl5WGNyNm9yNWE1SnMzZ21Xenc&output=html" target="_blank">2013</a><br data-mce-bogus="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="left">2012</td>
<td class="right">2210</td>
<td class="right">88</td>
<td class="right">111000</td>
<td class="right">0.8</td>
<td class="right">32</td>
<td class="right">3</td>
<td class="left">N/A</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="left">Total</td>
<td class="right">11798</td>
<td class="right">472</td>
<td class="right">571190</td>
<td class="right">4.22</td>
<td class="right">163.5</td>
<td class="right"> </td>
<td class="left"> </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-sec-3" class="outline-2">
<h2 id="sec-3"><span class="section-number-2">3</span> FCCC 2015</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-3">
</div>
<div id="outline-container-sec-3-1" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="sec-3-1"><span class="section-number-3">3.1</span> Rule
changes</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-3-1">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>None proposed at the moment, changes made for 2014 FCCC
apply to
2015 FCCC
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-sec-3-2" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="sec-3-2"><span class="section-number-3">3.2</span>
Categories</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-3-2">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>Most Miles
</li>
<li>Consistency
</li>
<li>Overall?
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-sec-3-2-1" class="outline-4">
<h4 id="sec-3-2-1"><span class="section-number-4">3.2.1</span>
Tracking progress</h4>
<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-3-2-1">
<p>
Progress is tracked in a
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tcVC14gPTVEfNeJgI00oMVahc4JKiztPld2Zm-YbMjI/pubhtml" target="_blank">shared
google sheet</a>
spreadsheet. The tally
sheet can be viewed by all. <b>If you wish to
participate, send your gmail address to</b>
<b><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:freyberg@jlab.org" target="_blank">freyberg@jlab.org</a> or <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:apf.lfod@gmail.org" target="_blank">apf.lfod@gmail.org</a></b>
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-sec-3-2-2" class="outline-4">
<h4 id="sec-3-2-2"><span class="section-number-4">3.2.2</span>
Rules of Engagement</h4>
<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-3-2-2">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>The 2015 FCCC will start on <span class="timestamp-wrapper"><span class="timestamp">[2015-09-22
Mon]</span></span> and terminate on <span class="timestamp-wrapper"><span class="timestamp">[2014-12-18
Fri]</span></span> </li>
<li>Three categories are part of this challenge:
<dl class="org-dl">
<dt> Consistency </dt>
<dd> Highest percentage of commuting via bicycle for
scheduled work days. </dd>
<dt> Miles </dt>
<dd> Most miles accumulated commuting to work via
bicycle </dd>
<dt> Overall </dt>
<dd>Weighted combination of consistency and mileage.
Exact determination of the weights depends on what
is required to make the organizer the victor.
</dd>
</dl>
</li>
<li>Miscellaneous
<dl class="org-dl">
<dt> Scheduled Work day </dt>
<dd> Any day where your presence at 12000 Jefferson
Ave <b>or your nominal place of work</b>
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. </dd>
<dt> Medical Excuse </dt>
<dd>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.
</dd>
<dt> Miles </dt>
<dd> 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. <b>The minimum round trip commute distance
is 6 miles</b>.
</dd>
<dt> What if I bike to work in the morning, drive
home, drive back towork the next day and bike home
that night? </dt>
<dd> 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. </dd>
<dt> Prizes </dt>
<dd> Not known at this time. Suggestions,
contributions are
welcomed. There will be four winners, hopefully some
will get prizes. </dd>
</dl>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-sec-3-2-3" class="outline-4">
<h4 id="sec-3-2-3"><span class="section-number-4">3.2.3</span>
Working with the Spreadsheet</h4>
<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-3-2-3">
<p>
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!). </p>
<p>
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. </p>
<p>
There are two approaches to working with the spreadsheet:
</p>
</div>
<ol class="org-ol">
<li>Arne's approach<br>
<div class="outline-text-5" id="text-3-2-3-1">
<p>
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.
</p>
</div>
</li>
<li>Everyone else<br>
<div class="outline-text-5" id="text-3-2-3-2">
<p>
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. </p>
</div>
</li>
</ol>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="outline-container-sec-4" class="outline-2">
<h2 id="sec-4"><span class="section-number-2">4</span> FCCC 2014</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-4">
</div>
<div id="outline-container-sec-4-1" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="sec-4-1"><span class="section-number-3">4.1</span> Rules
and Notes</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-4-1">
</div>
<div id="outline-container-sec-4-1-1" class="outline-4">
<h4 id="sec-4-1-1"><span class="section-number-4">4.1.1</span>
Changes for 2014</h4>
<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-4-1-1">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>Jlab users may participate from their home
institution.
</li>
<li>Minimum round trip commute set at 6 miles. </li>
<li>Medical Excuse non-penalty added, including blood
drive days
</li>
<li>SunWorshiper period removed. Only one period, Fall
Equinox to
Winter Solstice. </li>
<li>FCCC period changed from Labor day to Winter Solstice
to Fall Equinox
to Winter Solstice. </li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<br>
</div>
</div>
<pre class="moz-signature">--
Arne Freyberger
Director of Accelerator Operations
Jefferson Lab
12000 Jefferson Avenue Cell: (757) 876-6289
Postal Suite 19 Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:freyberg@jlab.org" target="_blank">freyberg@jlab.org</a>
Newport News, VA 23606 </pre><br></div></div></body></html>