LUNA-TICS TEAM ROOM: Year-round "Looney" fun.

[Kristine Strasburger]

Fantastic rowing, Team. Keep it up. Have a safe trip, Doctor Dan. And a great big welcome to our new members. You picked a winner!...but of course, I am biased.

[bg]

Fantastic rowing, Team. Keep it up. Have a safe trip, Doctor Dan. And a great big welcome to our new members. You picked a winner!...but of course, I am biased.

thanks for saying what i was thinking captain k......

[Kona2]

7 or 8 days to go !!

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Concept2 Challenge Donations Earned:

Luna-Tics Team = $448.26 ( 149 % of our goal - amazing !)

Concept2 Overall = $ 15,200 = 51 percent of goal!!!! Of course it's more now!

Season meters as of 230/365 = 103,054,062 m

Total meters on the day = 814,984 m

Oars in space (participation) = 42 percent !! Woohoo!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations: This is SO AMAZING!

4.65 MM Ron
4.35 MM Will S
3.15 MM Minnie
2.95 MM Michelle
2.2 MM Bernie
1.9 MM AJ
900 K Kim
800 K Dennis
500 K Carolyn
500 K Jodi
350 K Greg H
300 K Andrea
155 K Kaylee (with only 16,964 m to go for her donation to kick in!!!)

Million Meter Watch:

Jay with (151,302 m) to go!


Million Meter Watch :


Michelle with (44,406 m) to go!

Rosi with (179,871 m) to go!


Jim, Ronnie, David A.... all in the queue!

Million Meter Watch:

Christa with (86,240 m) to go !

AJ with (92,267 m) to go!

Rivka with (116,356 m) to go !

Ross with (157,745 m) to go!

Zander with (164,283 m) to go!

Million Meter Watch:



Charles B with (29,340 m) to go!

Harold with (41,970 m) to go!

Raoul with (52,727 m) to go!

Chris H with (70,650 m) to go!

Terri M with (73,063 m) to go!

Kim with (97,506 m) to go!

Dave H with (110,691 m) to go!

James G "enrage" with (133,482 m) to go!



Thanks to all who rowed today !


Ethan 1,001 m
Sorin 2,000 m
Wim 2,045 m
Sunny 2,400 m
Ashlee 2,500 m
Kaylee 2,500 m
Gene 3,000 m
Lily 3,710 m
Harold 4,000 m
Marty 4,100 m
Sam 4,100 m
Nataliya 4,350 m
Bobbie 5,000 m
Terri 5,025 m
Jack 5,168 m
Peter G 5,500 m
Roger 5,516 m
David T 6,000 m
Robyn 6,300 m
Sarah 7,000 m
Jodi 7,184 m really close to getting that reindeer
Tammy 7,500 m
BJ 8,049 m
Anita 9,500 m
Christa 9,500 m
Rivka 9,600 m
Zander 9,700 m
Tony m
Dave H 10,000 m
Ken G 10,000 m
Richard T 10,000 m
Rodrigo-go-go 10,504 m
Karyn G 11,853 m
Dan E 12,445 m
Greg H 12,502 m
Michelle 12,800 m
Dennis 13,427 m ... good to see you posting!
AJ 14,059 m
David A 14,154 m
Ronnie 14,400 m
Elton 14,987 m
Baz 15,000 m
Cathie 15,000 m
Katerina 15,000 m
Ross 15,178 m
Mitch J 15,263 m
bg 15,701 m
Bernie 16,022 m
Jim 16,500 m
Andrea 16,803 m
Rosi 17,200 m
Kristine 20,000 m...the Captain has been quietly rowing some mega-meters! Almost her birthday...
Greg C 20,944 m
Minnie 23,727
Jay 24,500 m
Kim 31,610 m
Ron 39,859 m
Will S 75,000 m
Carolyn 108,299 m ...wow! that's an update!

[Rumping]

Finally got around to doing my first HM. Phew.

I figured that since I had done several 1 hour pieces in the past, 1.5 hours wouldn't be THAT much harder. I was wrong. My butt and back were not used to it and I certainly feel it. Of course, since I didn't get many meters this week I'm just about caught up to the 200k goal for the challenge. Today's target: 23/30 * 200k = 153.3k. Hopefully I can get another row in today and put some padding in as I don't see much rowing happening on the weekdays this coming week.

I had been pondering attempting a FM one of these days, but I think it's going to be a while before I'll work my way up to that one. It's not happening anytime soon for me. I gained a whole new respect for those who do them regularly (as well as HMs).

[Kona2]

It's a first half moon for Wim! Congratulations!



The Global Marathon Challenge will occur in May...so if any team members have a half marathon or a full marathon on their personal goal list for what will be the 2013 Rowing Season - there will indeed be some opportunities.

Global Marathon Challenge
May 1–May 15

The Details
Choose from two levels of participation:
Full Marathon Challenge: Row or ski a full marathon (exactly 42,195 meters) in one workout during the first two weeks of May and enter it in your online logbook.
Half Marathon Challenge: Row or ski a half marathon (exactly 21,097 meters) in one workout during the first two weeks of May and enter it in your online logbook.

[Rumping]

Thanks. And yes, I see more HMs in my future. Mostly during that challenge. The times that I have more than an hour and a half for a workout are pretty rare. I see mainly 30 minute sessions and 10km sessions in my future .

[Kona2]

6 or 7 days to go !!

Woohoo! This is it -- the PEAK weekend for the Holiday Challenge! Overall Concept2 donation percentages stand at 55 percent as of earlier this morning. We've seen a steady five percent increase per 24 hr period in the last few days. This weekend - look for those donation $$$ to climb to an 8 to 10 percent increase per 24 hr period (they have to or the Rowing Universe will not have conspired to earn the full donation amount...)! Over 900 million Holiday Challenge meters on the ergs in the last 24 days...and this team has rowed 15 million of those meters. In-cred-ible! A big thanks to all who are rearranging their days in order to row some extra meters! That 30K Concept2 donation is going to make a huge difference for a lot of people in Vermont!

Not quite to your milestone yet? There is STILL time...and we'll be cheering you on all the way! Row, Lunies, row!

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Concept2 Challenge Donations Earned:

Luna-Tics Team = $473.03 ( 158 % of our goal - amazing !)

Concept2 Overall = $ 16,500 = 55 percent of goal!!!!

Season meters as of 231/365 = 103,747,567 m

Total meters on the day = 693,505 m

Oars in space (participation) = 35 percent !!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

4.85 MM Jay
4.1 MM Cathie
2.85 MM Rosi
1.9 MM Rivka
1.85 MM Zander
1.75 MM bg
1.7 MM Roger
1.6 MM Richard T
1.1 MM Peter G
650 K Marty
600 K K2
200 K Dan E
150 K Terry B
130 K Ashlee
100 K Peter H

Reindeer Milestones:

700 K : Ron

600 K: Jay

500 K: Cathie

400 K: Will S, Michelle, Jim K

300 K: Minnie, Rosi, Ronnie, Anita, bg, Roger, Richard T, Robyn

200 K: David A, Baz, Bernie, Christa, AJ, Rivka, Ross, Zander, Danno, Tammy, Sarah, Elton, Katerina, Terri M, Kim, Ken G, Kristine, Tony, Karyn

100 K: David T, Sam, Peter G, Harold, Dave H, Mitch, Dennis, Kevin, Bobbie, Ted, Chuck, Marty, K2, BJ, Greg C, Greg H, Mike G, Gail, Dan E, Jack, Wim, Andrea, Rodrigo-go-go

50+ K: Sunny, Gene, Nataliya

Have reindeer and working on the donation level: Lily, Ashlee, Kaylee, Ethan

(These were from earlier today - so you might have rowed more already! And...the astrogator can indeed miss some things here and there ... not intentionally...it's just that there are SO many numbers...)

Million Meter Watch:

Jay with (118,302 m) to go!


Million Meter Watch :


Michelle with (12,406 m) to go! Woohoo! Today might just be THE day!

Rosi with (136,871 m) to go!


Jim, Ronnie, David A.... all in the queue!

Million Meter Watch:

Christa with (74,240 m) to go !

AJ with (92,267 m) to go!

Rivka with (94,356 m) to go !

Ross with (157,745 m) to go!

Zander with (144,283 m) to go!

Million Meter Watch:



Charles B with (29,340 m) to go!

Harold with (29,970 m) to go!

Raoul with (52,727 m) to go!

Terri M with (58,063 m) to go!

Chris H with (70,650 m) to go!

Kim with (97,506 m) to go!

Dave H with (110,691 m) to go!

James G "enrage" with (133,482 m) to go!



Thanks to all who rowed today !

Ethan 800 m
Steven D 924 m
Rachel 1,830 m
Peter G 2,000 m $4.58
Ashlee 2,101 m
Kaylee 2,500 m
Sunny 3,000 m $3.23
Nataliya 3,500 m $2.37
Gene H 4,000 m $3.56
David T 6,000 m $3.76
Jim K 6,100 m $16.20
Rick 6,264 m
Bobbie 6,500 m $2.73
Marty 7,000 m $4.49
Terry B 7,000 m
Jeff P 7,161 m
Joe 7,166 m
Sam 7,300 m $6.48
David A 7,332 m $8.99
BJ 7,515 m $4.85
Tony m $6.05
Sarah 9,000 m $9.30
Gail 10,000 m $2.82
Elton 10,300 m $9.55
Christa 12,000 m $9.14
Harold 12,000 m $7.08
Greg H 12,501 m $3.00
Dennis 13,511 m $3.39
K2 13,904 m $5.57
Anita 14,500 m $12.87
Katerina 15,000 m $7.29
Terri M 15,000 m $8.32
Minnie 16,000 m $11.57
Bernie 16,024 m $6.97
Richard T 16,759 m $13.08
Robyn 20,000 m $10.70
Ronnie 20,000 m $12.50
Will S 20,000 m $15.42
Zander 20,000 m $10.85
Rivka 22,000 m $9.76
Peter H 22,000 m
bg 22,655 m $10.34
Dan E 27,246 m $4.23
Cathie 30,000 m $20.47
Roger 30,000 m $11.02
Tammy 30,000 m $9.04
Ron 31,335 m $29.34
Michelle 32,000 m $16.96
Jay 33,000 m $24.82
Rosi 43,000 m $13.89 ...and a full moon is over Mexico!

[Kona2]

Earlier today...now we're at 57 percent! C'mon...60 !

[Kristine Strasburger]

C'Mon, Lily, Ashlee, Kaylee, Ethan! You Can Do It!!!!!

[Kona2]

Sign on...sign on...sign on

Our roster is now open for the January Virtual Team Challenge! We do hope that you will choose to row with our virtual team for the 2012 January VTC. Four years ago, the forum opened up for team rooms, and Kaptain Kristine enticed us all to sign on to the Luna-Tics team...because we were going to the moon. So the VTC was a beginning for all of us - and we have enjoyed the journey ever so much - so we keep going. I'll be posting an official "please join us" on the Virtual Team section pretty soon.

For now - take a minute, go to your logbook and scroll across to the Teams heading. As you look down the page, you'll see a link to indicate that YES you are joining us for the virtual team challenge. We all contribute to the success of the team. Everyone is welcome to join.

Last year's Luna-Tic VTC team finished in fourth place....mere meters from the third place finish. We love the thrill of the hunt, and the chase. More importantly, we enjoy celebrating the milestones that we each achieve while we're busy rowing in these challenges.

Stay tuned for more info...but don't wait to sign on! All team rosters close on 15 January - and while that seems like a long way away right now, it will be here before you know it.

Looking forward to seeing you on the roster..

[Raoul]

The wonderful time on the beaches of Naples FL is over.

These were my first real holidays in the US and I learned a lot of new things about steaks, key lime pies, spare ribs, crabs, steaks, large cars, cheap fuel prices (compared to Europe), very nice beaches, steaks, hamburgers, tuna (on the plate) and large alligators (in the swamp).
And we played golf too.

Did I mentioned the steaks yet?

Now I struggle with the temperature levels at home (around 1C or 30F compared with 80F in Florida)

Today I rowed on the erg for the first time since exactly one month. It felt like someone installed a new brake on the flywheel. I made about 6k with an extraordinary slow pace and felt exhausted afterwards.
This will probably not add to 100k until Christmas day, but of course I will give a try.

Probably Mr. Porterhouse and Ms. Key Lime Pie did their jobs pretty well.
I denied to climb a scale yet.

[Kona2]

Great to see that we have a teammate doing some celebrating today as she claims her antler lights AND gets the Concept2 donation $$$ !

Calypso (Lily) gets her antler lights AND makes a $2.10 Concept2 donation with those meters !!! Well done !

[Kona2]

Somewhere in Arkansas the erg has been well used today!

Kaylee has (10,593 m) to go for her 50,000 m Holiday Challenge....and for her Ladybug meters to count towards the Concept2 meters!

Ashlee has (15,035 m) to go for her 50,000 m Holiday Challenge goal ! Keep rowing! If you row just 2520 m every day until the finish...you can do it !

Ethan has (27,658 m) to go! Keep rowing Ethan ! It's a big number that can get smaller every day !

[Rumping]

The wonderful time on the beaches of Naples FL is over.
Today I rowed on the erg for the first time since exactly one month. It felt like someone installed a new brake on the flywheel. I made about 6k with an extraordinary slow pace and felt exhausted afterwards..

Excellent! Hope to see you in RowPro tomorrow then. We'll be at a more even pace . And while I'm not big on key lime pies, porterhouses are indeed excellent. And hey, they have protein in them so they're good for building muscles. Excellent diet .

Good to see that we have more reindeer coming. I'm glad the stable is large enough to hold them all. I do pity the poor cleaning crew though.

[Kona2]

This will probably not add to 100k until Christmas day, but of course I will give a try.

Ah, but you are getting closer to that ONE million meter mark.....and then it's just a little more to 100K...