TRMN:BlackSphinxCup:PhysTrain
Physical Training Charity Challenge (Walking / Running Activity Challenge)
Overview and Purpose
The Physical Training Charity Challenge (PT Charity Challenge) is a competition in which the chapters of a fleet strive to attain the highest accumulated average miles logged by participating crew while utilizing the Charity Miles app, other smartphone app, or other non-smartphone activity tracker, by the end of the three-month challenge period allotted by their fleet commander. Charity Miles is a free iOS and Google app that allows individuals to record miles while walking, running, or cycling, and earn sponsorship donations for charities. Chapters may choose to use any native smartphone app (Samsung Fit, Apple Fit, etc.) so long as the same app is used to log all miles for the member during the challenge period. Members may also use a non-smartphone activity tracker, such as a pedometer, as long as the same tracker is used to log all miles for the member during the challenge. These rules are based on similar challenges conducted by TRMN fleets in the past in an effort to standardize them for unified competition under the Black Sphinx Cup.
The chapter that has the highest number of miles logged, averaged amongst the participating crew of the fleet, and correctly submits this information during the challenge period, wins the PT Charity Challenge in their fleet.
Physical Training Charity Challenge Rules
In order to be compliant with the Black Sphinx Cup, the fleet cup’s Physical Training Charity Challenge must adhere to the following rules.
- Participating members may use any activity tracking device they like.
- Activity tracking devices include, but are not limited to, iOS or Android apps and pedometers
- For the purpose of the challenge, miles earned by running, walking, or cycling will be worth the same.
Winning the Physical Training Charity Challenge
At the conclusion of the challenge period, the chapter that has submitted a report that indicates they have the highest number of miles logged, as averaged by the total number of participating crew members of the fleet, wins the challenge. The average is determined by taking the total number miles recorded for a chapter and dividing it by the total number of participating crew in the fleet as reported by the fleet director. (e.g.: HMS Example logs 160 miles. The fleet coordinator announces that 16 crew members participated in the fleet. 160 is divided by 16, giving the HMS Example a final average of 10 miles).
In the event of a tie, the tie will be broken by instead comparing the average of total miles accumulated by the chapter divided by the participating members of each ship (e.g.: HMS Example, with 9 members participating, had an initial average of 10 miles amongst participating members of the fleet. HMS Example takes their total miles (160) and divides it by the chapter’s participating members (9) for a total of 17.7 miles per chapter participant. HMS Othership, with 7 participating members, also had an initial average of 10 miles amongst participating members and ties them. HMS Othership takes their total number of miles (170) and divides it by participating ship members (7) which gives them an average of 24.2 miles per chapter participant. HMS Othership wins the challenge).
Recording & Reporting the Physical Training Charity Challenge
The chapter’s challenge liaisons, in coordination with the fleet’s challenge director, are required to create a spreadsheet to record their chapter’s activities in the challenge. This spreadsheet must include:
- A header with:
- Chapter name
- CO name and contact information
- Chapter’s challenge liaison name and contact information
- The most recent date updated
- Numbered rows.
- Each row represents one crew member. Only participating members of the crew need be listed.
- The crew member rows must include columns that list:
- Member name
- Member TRMN ID number
- Total miles overall
- A footer with the total number total miles overall accumulated by the chapter, and averaged number of miles overall accumulated by the chapter must also be listed, in that order.
- A footer that has the total number of participating crew