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I was bored in class one day and started thinking about all the milage I have under my belt based on my various competitions...so I was curious...how much milage have you racked up (sea, land, and air) since your time in FIRST traveling to various competitions?

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Do trips back and forth to mentor count? If you count those (2006 season only):
50 mile round trip, twice a week during build season (6 weeks): 600 miles
about 4 other trips back and forth: 200 miles
80 mile round trip to buckeye, 3 times: 240 miles (The next 3 days)

1040 miles so far this season though this saturday. My poor jeep!

This might seem like alot of driving just to mentor a team, but its been more than worth evey mile ive driven to help. I wouldnet trade helping my team for anything!

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Last year I traveled a total of about 15,000 miles for FIRST related activities.

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I'm going to compare to that. I drove four weekends to the build site (310 miles round trip) totaling 1240 miles. Plus I will be going to the Philadelphia Regional (390 miles round trip) which will put me around 1630 miles total. To early to think about off season at this time. :eek: - my poor Jeep!

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Well over 10,000 miles (two championships, several regionals)

and one SPEEDING TICKET!

1st time I went to a regional, at Rutgers in '97, we (family) drove through several miles of fog in the mountains in PA. Could not see the speed limit signs in the fog patches, where it changed from 65 to 55. So once we got past the fog, I hit the resume button => 70.

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600 miles back and forth from Portland. 16 hours on a bus well worth it :)

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To date I've gone about 19000 miles in my years with FIRST...and that's more to come now that I'm as involved as ever.

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These were all calculated by Google maps, not 100% sure if they're accurate.

Start address: Appleton, WI
End address: Cleveland, OH (Buckeye Regional)
Distance: 538 mi (about 9 hours 40 mins)

Start address: Appleton, WI
End address: Ypsilanti, MI (Great Lakes Regional)
Distance: 469 mi (about 8 hours 16 mins)

Start address: Appleton, WI
End address: West Lafayette, IN (Boilermaker Regional)
Distance: 316 mi (about 6 hours 17 mins)

Total Miles: 1323

And that's not counting the return trip.

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Does going back and fourth to school on weekends/holidays count? How about going from our inn to the location of the competition [Inn --> Georgia Dome and Waterloo Inn --> UW]. If not..aww man...here's the breakdown for the regionals:

2002-2003
Home to Hershey's Centre: 21.9 km x 6 [back and fourt, 3 days] = 131.4 km

2003-2004
Home to Hershey's Centre: 21.9 km x 6 [back and fourt, 3 days] = 131.4 km

2004-2005
Home to Hershey's Centre: 21.9 km x 6 [back and fourt, 3 days] = 131.4 km
Home to Inn: 1,627 km x 2 [back and fourth] = 3222 km
Inn to Georgia Dome: 6.2764416 km x 6 [back and fourth] = 37.6586496 km

2005-2006 [Upcoming, this year]
Home to Hershey's Centre: 21.9 km x 6 [back and fourt, 3 days] = 131.4 km
Home to Waterloo Inn: 101 km x 2 [back and fourth] = 202 km
Waterloo Inn to University of Waterloo: 2.7 km x 6 [back and fourth, 3 days] = 16.2 km

TOTAL: 4003.4586496 km [which would be 2487.6338732246623232 miles...]

It'd be more...if I'd included all those back and fourth trips from school to home and vica versa. IF we go to ATL *knock wood* then it'll be more as well...

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Wow,

Our build site is a twenty minute drive away and we are only an hour away from the regional (Chesapeake)

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i drive 2880 mile just during the build season. that is because i live on the opposite side of vermont than our build site. (i live near rutland, VT and the build site is at VTC in randolph, VT)

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I put together a small list of my travels, not including what must be no less than 1000 miles travelling locally to stores, sponsors, and many other locations. Has anyone topped my number (I'm pretty sure a large number - more than likely the Senior Mentors - have)?

#xPlace: Dist(Round Trip) Total
1xNJ Regional: 35(70) 70
3xNYC Regional: 20(40) 120
1xPhoenix Regional: 2200(4400) 4400
1xOrlando Championship: 1100(2200) 2200
1xHouston Championship: 1400(2800) 2800
2xAtlanta Championship: 750(1500) 3000
1xBrazil!!: 4820(9640) 9640

TOTAL: 22230 Miles!!!

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Lessee...(not all of this was driven, mind you):

Since Championship 2005:

Driving back and forth to 1293's home base: 23.6 mi * 80 trips (low estimate) = 1416 miles
Capital Clash (flying, but who cares?): 968 miles
FVC Orangeburg: 83.6 miles
Florida Regional: 1,112 miles + 260 miles = 1,372 miles
Peachtree Regional: 446 miles

2005 and earlier:

Manchester Kickoff 2005: 1956 miles (flown, thankfully)
Championship 2004: 426 miles
Championship 2005: 426 miles
Robot Rodeo 2004: 858 miles
Florida Regional 2005: 858 miles
2005 trips to 1293land: 1416 miles

Grand Total: 10,225.6 miles (!)
Billfred-Driven Grand Total: 5,337.6 miles

(Man, maybe I should apply for a gas rewards credit card after all. :rolleyes: )

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Here's my totals, but are only one way. The only flying was 2004 to Atlanta, and 2006 to Phoenix. All the rest has been bussed or van-ed.

2003:
Cleveland, OH - 556 km
Mississauga, ON - 99 km

2004:
Ypsilanti, MI - 513 km
Mississauga, ON - 99 km
Atlanta, GA - 1,692 km

2005:
Pittsburgh, PA - 598 km
Waterloo, ON - 185 km
Mississauga, ON - 99 km
Atlanta, GA - 1,692 km

2006:
Phoenix, AZ - 3,786 km
Mississauga, ON - 99 km
Atlanta, GA - 1,692 km

TOTAL: 11,110 km (6,903 miles)

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Wow.. I need to really sit down and look at this.

Now, would you count flights with the team, and charted bus trips as well, or just things I drove to?

I'll calculate both one of these days, but seeing as I've been in FIRST since 2001, I'm sure it's plenty.

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Not counting travel times from home to the workshop ... let's see - milage to and from FIRST events (including off-seasons)!

2001
Appleton, WI to Evanston, IL = 369 miles
Appleton, WI to Orlando, FL = 2711 miles

2002
Appleton, WI to Evanston, IL = 369 miles
Appleton, WI to Orlando, FL = 2711 miles
Appleton, WI to Indianapolis, IN = 766 miles

2003
Appleton, WI to Evanston, IL = 369 miles
Appleton, WI to Houston, TX = 2693 miles
Appleton, WI to Indianapolis, IN = 766 miles

2004
Pewaukee, WI to Evanston, IL = 195 miles
Pewaukee, WI to Indianapolis, IN = 592 miles

2005
Pewaukee, WI to Indianapolis, IN = 592 miles

2006
Pewaukee, WI to Ypsilanti, MI (the long way) = 1445 miles
Houghton, MI to Milwaukee, WI = 327 miles

Grand Total: 13,905

Wow! The above are all roundtrip, of course

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Midwest 2002
West Michigan 2002
Orlando 2002
IRI 2002
2002 Mileage Total: 3230 miles

Midwest 2003
St. Louis 2003
West Michigan 2003
IRI 2003
2003 Mileage Total: 1760 miles

Kickoff 2004
Midwest 2004
St. Louis 2004
West Michigan 2004
Detroit 2004
Atlanta 2004
IRI 2004
2004 Mileage Total: 5400 miles

Kickoff 2005
Midwest 2005
Boilermaker 2005
Atlanta 2005
IRI 2005
Sweet Repeat 2005
2005 Mileage Total: 4420 miles

Kickoff 2006
Arlington, TX VEX 2006
Boilermaker 2006
UTC New England 2006
Greater Toronto 2006
Atlanta 2006
IRI 2006
2006 Mileage total: 6620 miles

Grand Total: 21430 miles
*Driven Total: 12880 miles

Note: This does not include demonstrations, local kickoffs, workshops, planning committee meetings for the local regional, open houses, or team functions. From my best calculations, that would be an additional 4500 miles or more, all driven, based on the things I remember from the top of my head. Total, that would give me around ~25860 miles altogether, with ~17380 driven. It should also be noted that I have burnt through one vehicle and am currently almost through my second.

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OK, it took me a while to look up all of these, but here are the ones that I can remember and document. There are probably a few that I have forgotten. Like Amanda, this list does not include local demonstrations, workshops, team functions, or team meetings, which would add up to some other absurd number of miles. All mileage is based on air and/or road miles from Herndon, VA:

Regional Competitions:
Annapolis Regional (2005, 2004, 2003) @ 135 miles each = 405 miles
Buckeye Regional (2002) @ 576 miles each = 576 miles
Denver Regional (2005, 2003) @ 2904 miles each = 5808 miles
Houston Regional (2001, 1998) @ 2380 miles each = 4760 miles
Las Vegas Regaional (2005) @ 4132 miles each = 4132 miles
Los Angeles Regional (2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001) @ 4576 miles each = 27456 miles
Peachtree Regional (2006, 2003) @ 1066 miles each = 2132 miles
Philadelphia Regional (1999) @ 320 miles each = 320 miles
Phoenix Regional (2006) @ 3912 miles each = 3912 miles
Richmond Regional (2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000) @ 252 miles each = 1764 miles
Rutgers Regional (1998) @ 450 miles each = 450 miles
San Jose Regional (2004, 2000, 1999) @ 4838 miles each = 14514 miles
St Louis Regional (2005) @ 1392 miles each = 1392 miles

Kick-off&Championship Competitions:
Manchester Kick-off (2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997) @ 836* miles each = 14452 miles
Atlanta Championships (2005, 2004) @ 1066 miles each = 2132 miles
Houston Championships (2003) @ 2380 miles each = 2380 miles
Orlando Championships (2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996) @ 1516 miles each = 10612 miles
* plus variances for 2001, 2004 events

Off-season Events:
Fairbanks Alaska Scrimmage (2001) @ 8364 miles each = 8364 miles
GDC/Board meetings (2005x4, 2004x4, 2003x4, 2002x2, 2001, 2000, 1999) @ 836 miles each = 14212 miles
Gulfport/New Orleans equipment delivery (2005) @ 2245 miles each = 2245 miles
Indianapolis Robotics Invitational (2005, 2004) @ 1174 miles each = 2348 miles
Iron Fever (2005, 2004) @ 235 miles each = 470 miles
Los Angeles Scrimmage (2003, 2000) @ 4576 miles each = 9152 miles
Richmond Va Scrimmage (2000) @ 252 miles each = 252 miles
San Jose Scrimmage (2004, 1999) @ 4838 miles each = 9676 miles
St Louis VEX Challenge (2005) @ 1392 miles each = 1392 miles
Washington DC Scrimmage (2006, 2005, 2005, 2004, 2003, 1998) @ 52 miles each = 312 miles

Grand total: 145,620 miles:)


-dave

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Dave, while I'm awed by your mileage that eclipses my own a dozen times over, I think you might be a little off--the Houston Championship was in 2003. Assuming you went to the 2002 Championship, your mileages would grow by about 450 miles (deduct one Atlanta Championship, add one Orlando Championship) for an even 148,000 miles.

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I had to do it...

Considering this all to be driving::

At 60mph, with no breaks... It would take appox. 103 days or 14.6 weeks of pure straight driving...

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Yup. Corrected, including the addition error (so it isn't really an even 148,000 miles - yet Just wait until I can add in the Championship, IRI, Captial Clash and Summer Frenzy from 2006!). I will blame a faulty memory (mine).

-dave

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Aww! Dave, you beat me! And I thought my number was high..