January Virtual Team Challenge
The January Virtual Team Challenge (JVTC), runs every year throughout the month of January. Follow the directions below on how to participate!
The Details
- Each team rows as many meters as they can collectively between 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) January 1 and 11:59 p.m. ET January 31.
- This is a team challenge. You must belong to a team to participate. This is not the same as your club affiliation in your profile. See "Information for Team Members" below.
- Teams must consist of at least two (2) people.
- All teams wanting to participate in the JVTC must be signed up by midnight ET January 15.
- All team members must be added to their teams by midnight ET on January 15. No team members can be added after January 15.
- Team members may only be deleted from the team before midnight ET on January 15. No team members can be deleted after January 15.
- New this year: Team members who have their own logbooks must indicate in their logbooks that they are actively participating in the current challenge. (See the Team Member page for more information.) Active participation must by indicated by midnight ET on January 15.
- Meters must be entered online.
- Only indoor rower meters count (no water meters please).
- Deadline for entering meters: February 3, 2009 by midnight ET.
Who Can Participate
Virtual teams (not based on or around a specific physical location) can be made up of anyone from anywhere who wants to participate—friends, family, co-workers, old schoolmates, rowing teammates, etc. Teams can also be real "clubs," with a physical location. Team captains will be asked to indicate their club division when registering their team for the first time. The choices are:
- Virtual
- Health Club
- YMCA
- JCC
- School
- Rowing Club
- Corporate Fitness
- Military
- Correctional Facility
There will be separate Honor Boards for each club division, so you can compare your club’s performance with other similar clubs. Team standings in all divisions will be posted online throughout the duration of the challenge.
Incentives and Rewards
Anyone who participates in the challenge is eligible for the following incentives and rewards, regardless of how many meters are rowed:
- A free downloadable certificate of achievement
- A free downloadable heat transfer for making your own Virtual Challenge T-shirt
- Access to the cafepress.com January Virtual Team Challenge T-shirt shop
- Inclusion on the January 2009 Virtual Team Challenge Honor Board—a list of all the teams and team members participating in the challenge. (If you prefer not to have your name listed, you can set this preference in your Online Logbook.)
Team Support
Technique Posters are available through the Concept2 CTS Brochure Request page for all US and Canadian participants.
Information for Team Members
Please visit the Team Member page for more information on how to join a team.
New for this year: Team members need to confirm they intend to take part in each challenge. Visit the Team Member page for more information.
Information for Team Captains
Teams need to be set up specifically for each January Virtual Team challenge. Please visit the Team Administration page for more information on how to setup and run a team.
