I have just finished with doing some points updates. We’ve had some changes in the race, and I will be updating the standings and the contestant page next. However, I thought I would post a few notes as I do this.
One note is that we have the first racer to go international. WoolyBugger has left the country, passing through the Bahama’s on his way to landing in Puerto Rico. Yeah, Puerto Rico is considered an unincorporated territory of the US, but it’s still self-governing, and the Bahama’s are a separate country.
Next, we will point out the Colorado Ball Mark Repair Tool. With one jump from Missouri to South Dakota, this guy jumped across state lines a WHOPPING 15 TIMES! The benefits of traveling along a river that was used to mark a state line.
Last, we’ll point out The Puck Stops Here, who has been plagued with dips and is awaiting it’s first points update as we figure some things out. Use this as an example folks, it doesn’t hurt to mention the “No Dipping Rule” on your TB’s profile page under the Mission heading.
We also have our first FTF finders. Both Raisin Man and Scooby were involved in FTF in Kansas on January 31st.
Well, back to updates. I’d love to be out caching right now, but my back is bothering me a bit and I decided to focus on this. Maybe later this afternoon I’ll step out for a bit.
Enjoy the weekend. Check the standings page to see who’s in the lead, which two sets of racers are tied, and just how many points you need to take 1st place.
TripCyclone
Thanks for the update. Hope you get feeling better!!!
By: Michigan Cacheman on February 7, 2009
at 1:31 pm
You’ve done a great job with the race!
By: danny dog on February 7, 2009
at 5:40 pm
Thank you for making the points visible on the webpage!
It is fun to see how everybody is doing.
By: Millieballon on February 8, 2009
at 2:18 am
Yes, Wooly Bugger is doing really well! In fact, he was just picked up by someone from the Czech Republic, so look for him to cross lots of country borders soon! Go buddy!
By: Laurie Schneyer on February 8, 2009
at 7:16 pm
I just have to cry the blues to someone so I picked here. I was so happy that I was one of the first 5 bugs out of the starting line. Today I found out that the first cache that my bug was put into has gone missing, evidently with my bug in it. I am sooooo disappointed. After all the preparation for this race, my bug is lost only one month after beginning. I can’t tell you how awful I feel. Good luck to everyone else.
By: deb3day on February 12, 2009
at 7:52 am
Hey deb3day. Things sound pretty rough, but like I keep reading in the Forums sometimes TBs come back after being missing for long periods of time. Hopefully a newbie grabbed it prior to the cache being muggled and it will show up soon in some faraway cache (hopefully real far away). Thanks for the well wishes to the rest of us. Hopefully you’ll be back in the race soon!!!!!
By: Michigan Cacheman on February 12, 2009
at 8:42 pm