Rules

What are the WITH(e)R CUP rules?

Dates of competition: The WITH(e)R CUP runs from November 1st to February 28 or 29th, whatever the case may be. There is no required start date. You can start logging your commutes at any time within the current WITH(e)R season.

Who can participate: Any employee of Synapse or Cambridge Consultants (staff, contract, or intern) on all Global sites and offices.

Entering Rides

There are two ways to enter your rides:

1. Any rides marked "commute" on Strava are automatically entered. For weather points on these rides, enter the weather in the ride comments. E.g "rain", "snow", etc. You can check the weather drop down on the Log Trip page for a complete list of possible weather keywords.
2. For rides not recorded by Strava, you can enter them through the Log Trip page.

To win:

• You must have the highest point total at the end of the current season.
• You also have to be a full-time employee at Synapse/CC on February 14th of the current WITH(e)R season.
• Employees leaving Synapse/CC for any reason before this date causes the competitor to be ineligible to win.
• Exceptions to this rule can be requested by contacting the Arbitrary Arbiter of Justice before February 15th of the current WITH(e)R season.

Your commute:

• Must be in a reasonably direct path from home to office and vice versa. See the rules on Diversions.
• You must log your commutes within 1 week. (ex: You can log your commutes for Tuesday (e.g. 11/5/2014), by midnight on the following Monday (e.g. 11/11/2014).
• If you travel for work and commute by foot/bike in compliance with the rules, that's legit.

Diversions: You can’t do a 10 mile diversion and call it part of your commute. If your commute happens to have a detour in it so you can get some extra exercise, like the much feared/loved//hated Bike-Run-Bike, you still get credit for commuting in, but only in the amount of your regular commute.

Exceptions are permissible on a case by case basis for detours needed to avoid construction and/or "dangerous streets." Contact the Adjudicator for a ruling. Having photo evidence of an unsafe street is strongly recommended. Expectation for a detour is under a mile of added distance. Contact the Arbiter for a ruling if its over a mile.

Hybrid commute: If you drive or bus part-way then bike or run or walk the rest, you get credit for whatever part you did under your own power.

Assisted propulsion is allowed. However, propulsion replacement (no human effort) is not at any time.

• If you have a bicycle with electronic (or other) assist these commutes shall be entered using the category E-Bike Ride.
• At any time during the commute if the E-Bike is providing 100% of the propulsion; null and voids the one-way commute, and distance can not be counted for any part of the commute..

Example: Synapse employee "R" has an gonzo electric bike with a motor, but it's not electric assist, and it has a throttle. On the way into work, R's commute is flat expect for one steep downhill section. R's electric propulsion is turned off for the entire ride in. For the ride home, R only uses the electric motor to power up to the top of a steep hill. R can log the miles for the ride in, but not the ride home. Sorry Redwood, I mean "R."

WITH(e)R commutes are generally restricted to weekdays. Exceptions:

• You may log 5 days (up to 10 one-way trips) for weekend commutes per season. Because if you have to work on a weekend (which does happen), you should get credit for getting here under your own power.
• You can request to log over 10 one-way weekend commutes if you must come in for customer driven reasons (deadlines, testing, other). This must be made in advance to the Arbiter. The final ruling may be made the following week.

MOST IMPORTANT RULE: Entries go by the honor system, especially for weather points. Cheating is for jerks, so don't do it. Report any such scum to the dedicated volunteers in The Office of Arbitrary Arbitration.