Team Tracker Week 6

In week six, the standings remained the same, however, each team continues to improve efforts as 5 out of the 6 teams in the competition turned in more miles this week than in week 5.   The Bubba Gump Shrimp Company and the We've Got Sole teams each turned in team records as they try to make up ground on the lead pack.

After the Easy Striders held on the first two weeks, the Cobra Kai stayed in first for the 4th consecutive week.

Lansing, Michigan

State bird: Robin State flower: Apple Blossom Population: 9,938,444 people Nickname: Wolverine State / Great Lakes State Economy: Dairy products, apples, blueberries, cattle,
vegetables, hogs, corn, nursery stock, soybeans, motor vehicles and parts, fabricated metal products, mining, tourism Fun facts: Detroit is known as the car capital of the world. Elsie is the home of the world’s largest registered Holstein dairy herd. Michigan’s state stone, the Petoskey, is found along the shores of Lake Michigan. The Mackinac Bridge is one of the longest suspension bridges in the world. It took 3 years to complete. The painted turtle is the state reptile. Michigan has 116 lighthouses and navigational lights. The state has more shoreline than any other state expect Alaska. Standing anywhere in the state a person is within 85 miles
of one of the Great Lakes. Michigan was the first state to guarantee every child the right to tax-paid high school education. Four flags have flown over MI – French, English, Spanish and
United States. In 1879 Detroit telephone customers were first in the nation to be assigned phone numbers to facilitate handling calls. In 1929, the MI State Police established the first state police radio system in the world. The famous Kellogg's company started in Battle Creek, Michigan with only 44 employees.

Columbus, Ohio

State bird: Cardinal State flower: Scarlet Carnation Population: 11,353,140 people Nickname: Buckeye State Economy: Cattle, poultry and eggs, hogs, dairy products, corn, tomatoes, soybeans, transportation equipment, fabricated metal products, machinery, food processing,
electric equipment Fun facts: The first ambulance service was established in Cincinnati in
1865. "Hang On Sloopy" is the official state rock song. Cincinnati Reds were the first professional baseball team. Cleveland boasts the first traffic light on Aug 5, 1914. Akron was the first city to use police cars. Cincinnati had the first professional city fire department Cleveland is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Canton is home to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, was from Wapakoneta. Presidents born in Ohio: Ulysses S Grant, Rutherford B Hayes, James Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Taft, and Warren Harding. Harry M Stevens created the hot dog in 1900.
Thomas A Edison, from Milan, developed the first light bulb, phonograph and early motion picture camera. John Lambert of Ohio City made America’s first auto in 1891.

Team Tracker Week 5

The bar continues to rise.  For the third consecutive week, the single week record was broken.  This week, the Easy Striders broker the record set in week for by the Insain Bolts.  

The new single week record is 353.5.

While the overall standing remained the same, the top three teams all turned in over 300 miles for the week.  Also, the Easy Striders did gain about 30 miles on the Cobra Kai while the We've got Sole team  gained 14 miles on The Road Runners.

Everyone is doing great, keep up the good work.

Charleston, West Virginia

State bird: Cardinal State flower: Rhododendron Population: 1,808,344 people Nickname: Mountain State Economy: Cattle, poultry, dairy products, apples, chemical products, mining, primary metals, stone, clay and glass products, tourism Fun facts: West Virginia has the oldest population of any state. The median age is 40. Jackson’s Mill is the site of the first 4-H camp in the US. The first rural free mail delivery started in Charles Town Oct 6, 1896 and then spread throughout the US. Nearly 75% of West Virginia is covered by forests. West Virginia was the first state to have a sales tax. It became effective July 1, 1921. Coal House, the only residence in the world built entirely of coal, is located in White Sulphur Springs. Daniel Boone made his last survey of Charleston on Sep 8, 1798. He left the state in 1799. Stone that was quarried near Hinton was contributed by WV for the Washington Monument and arrived in Washington
in February 1885. The first spa open to the public was at Berkeley Springs, WV in 1756 (then Bath, VA). The first brick street in the world was laid in Charleston, WV on Oct 23, 1870 on Summers Street between Kanawha and Virginia Streets.

Richmond, VA

State bird: Cardinal State flower: Dogwood Population: 7,078,515 people Nickname: Old Dominion State Economy: Cattle, poultry, dairy products, tobacco, hogs, soybeans, ransportation equipment, textiles, food processing printing, chemicals Fun facts: Virginia was named for England’s "Virgin Queen" Elizabeth I. The major cash crop of Virginia is tobacco and many of the people who live there earn their living from the tobacco industry. Presidents born in Virginia: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor and Woodrow Wilson. The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg is the second oldest in the US, founded in 1693. The first peanuts grown in the US were grown in Virginia. The American Revolution ended with the surrender of Cornwallis in Yorktown. The tomb of the Unknown Soldier is in Arlington National Cemetary. The Pentagon building in Arlington is the largest office building in the world. The first Thanksgiving in North America was held in Virginia in 1619. The world’s only oyster museum is on Chincoteague Island.

Annapolis, Maryland

State bird: Baltimore Oriole State flower: Black-eyed Susan Population: 5,296,486 people
Nickname: Old Line State Economy: Dairy products, poultry and eggs, nursery stock, soybeans, corn, seafood, food processing, chemical products, printing and publishing, transportation equipment, coal, tourism Fun facts: The US Naval Academy was founded Oct 19, 1845 at
Annapolis. The first dental school in the US opened at the University of Maryland. Major League ball players born in Maryland: Babe Ruth, Cal Ripken, Jr., Billy Ripkin, Lefty Grove, Frank (Home Run) Baker, Harold Baines, Denny Neagle, Jimmie Foxx. The National Aquarium is located in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Annapolis is known as the sailing capital of the world.
Dredging and tonging are methods for harvesting oysters. Maryland was first to enact Workmen’s compensation laws in 1902. Havre de Grace is known as the decoy capitol of the
world. New Market is known as Maryland’s antique capital. Clara Barton National Historical site commemorates the life of Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross in Glen
Echo.