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

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Woohoo and hooyah! Meanwhile, on the other side of the Pond, another set of fireworks blazes through the skies over Shepperton UK ! Congratulations, David W, on achieving a ONE million meter rowing season! We wish you many, MANY more!!

wooo hoooo and congrats david w and laurie :}

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Whoop, whoop and hooyah! David A has quietly uploaded some meters today....and zoomed right past that next milestone. Congratulations, David A, on achieving a FOUR million meter rowing season! We wish you many, MANY more!!

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Whoop, whoop and hooyah! Laurie's name is indeed on the FULL MARATHON list and she's on top of the world! Get the gravity belt out! We need to reel in Voodoogirl before she floats into another galaxy! Congratulations, Laurie, on a FIRST EVER FULL Marathon! Shine on, shine on, shine on! We wish you many, MANY more!

Hooboy! Were movies involved?

A belated thank you!! It had to be voodoo, Minnie, because that's all that got me through...surprisingly, all I had the day after was a sore toe!

I would not have even attempted it if not for the inspiration and encouragement I find here--thanks to everyone!

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Hooboy! Were movies involved?

And oh yes, I was working my way through the four Jason Bourne movies, and had saved the last two (sadly, the worst two!) for a full marathon. I'm a slow long-distance rower, so knew I'd need a solid four hours of extreme diversion--WITHOUT any quiet, intense, must-pay-attention dialogue! One can follow car chases and underwater escape attempts quite easily while at the same time struggling with exhaustion.... I figure if secret CIA agents can fight their way through four days of continuous hand-to-hand combat and gunfights and flashbacks, I can certainly spend an afternoon rowing....

One of the folks at Concept 2 told me once that they often row marathons while watching movies, and they play games with them--for instance, doing a power 10 every time there's a gunshot. All I can say is THANK GOODNESS I didn't make THAT part of my protocol for this marathon! (of course, I'd have finished about an hour earlier if I had...)

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After many weekends of Springtime in the Rockies, which translates as SNOW SNOW SNOW, this weekend has been blue sky gorgeous! And I've been outside! Whoop, whoop and hooyah for great weather!

Thanks to everyone for their patience as the postings were delayed!

There were some great meter uploads today...and some significant ones! Love it when a teammate makes a milestone, and you know that they are saying to themselves "just wait until next year!" Well, I think some of them are saying this. Meanwhile, what a great boatload of milestones we have to celebrate!

Season meters as of 362/365 = 164,765,249 m

Total meters on the day = 836,258 m

Oars in space (participation) = 24 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

7.45 MM Ron
7.25 MM Jay
5.75 MM bg
3.6 MM Ed
2.95 MM Minnie
2.8 MM Stephen
2.65 MM Rebecca
2.3 MM Anita
1.95 MM Sarah
1.95 MM Roger
1.65 MM Robyn
1.0 MM David W
750 K Kevin
100 K Mary O!

Thanks, everyone, for rowing with us! You're the best!

Mary O 1,388 m... knew you could do it!
Lily 2,000 m
Tony m
Kerry 3,639 m
Rivka 4,000 m
Ross 4,442 m
Brian C 5,000 m
Tim P 5,000 m
Jeff P 7,500 m
Cathie 9,500 m
Dana m
Howard 10,198 m
bg 10,551 m
Danno 10,609 m
Bobbie m
David A 12,527 m
Anita 13,000 m
David T 14,000 m
Rebecca 20,000 m
Tammy 20,000 m
Rosi m
Marty 21,000 m
Katerina 21,097 m
Jim 24,611 m
Sarah 25,613 m
Robyn 26,097 m
Ron 26,097 m
David W 27,066 m
Stephen 28,622 m
Ronnie 30,000 m
Zander 30,000 m
Ed 36,250 m
Jay 37,597 m
Kevin 39,000 m
Roger 39,097 m
Minnie 42,654 m
Laurie 47,727 m
Nathan 135,093 m

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We've had a few first time ever half and full marathoners in recent weeks. Now that they've completed ONE....will they do another in the Global Marathon Challenge?!?! We've heard tales that these extraordinary feats aren't too painful on the day after the half or the full marathon....but what about the day after the day after?! Always thought that second day after a marathon was the toughest, but I have limited personal data.... Could be that another round of Moon Fever is almost upon us....

And then there's another kind of fever.....Derby fever! On Derby Eve (that's May 3rd), the Rose Team will be assembling the rose garland to be draped over the Derby winner's saddle. Each year, a garland of more than 400 red roses is sewn into a green satin backing with the seal of the Commonwealth on one end and the Twin Spires of Churchill Downs (the Derby racetrack) and number of the race’s current renewal on the other. Each garland is also adorned with a "crown" of roses, green fern and ribbon. The "crown," a single rose pointing upward in the center of the garland, symbolizes the struggle and heart necessary to reach the Derby Winner’s Circle. Tradition used to be that a silk replica of the garland was presented to the owners of the winning horse. Now, the actual garland is preserved by sending it to Danville, KY to be freeze-dried.



Today and tomorrow are the FINAL two days in this rowing season, and then it's a wrap! You're on the home stretch!

Season meters as of 363/365 = 165,207,926 m

Total meters on the day = 442,677 m

Oars in space (participation) = 22 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

7.3 MM Jay
6.2 MM Richard T
4.25 MM Ronnie
4.2 MM Jim
4.0 MM David A
1.7 MM Katerina
1.45 MM Ross

Thanks, everyone, for rowing with us!

Lily 1,200 m
Anita 3,000 m
Marty 3,000 m
Robyn 3,000 m
Tony m
David T 4,000 m
Zander 4,000 m
Kerry 4,052 m
Cathie 4,500 m
Brian C 5,000 m
Roger 5,000 m
bg 5,528 m
Rivka 6,000 m
Andrew 6,560 m
Tim P 7,438 m
Michelle 7,500 m
Stephen 7,545 m
Wim 8,231 m
Howard 8,727 m
Paul S 10,000 m
Rebecca 10,000 m
Sarah 11,293 m
Bobbie 12,000 m
Ronnie 12,000 m
Katerina 15,000 m
Danno 15,667 m
Rosi 18,000 m
Ryan C 18,000 m
Jim 20,100 m
Ron 21,097 m
Ed 21,250 m
Minnie 22,527 m
David A 24,947 m
Richard T 50,000 m
Jay 63,292 m

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Great Info on Garland K2

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Hooboy! It was Christmas again when I checked in on the team numbers this morning - lots of returning faces, and one new one: welcome to Todd ! And, if the weather forecasters are correct, it's going to look a lot like a snowy Christmas morning here as we get more Springtime in the Rockies. Say it isn't so....about seven inches of snow predicted for the Denver area tomorrow. Rats. I know. Good for drought conditions.

This is it! Southern hemisphere has closed out their 2013 season, and we have mere hours left in the northern hemisphere! Concept2 officials are waving the white flag signifying that this is the last lap of the rowing season. Some teammates have finished their rowing season, and the checkered flag is waving them past the finish line. The crowd goes wild....the atmosphere is electric....and the ergs are ever so manual ! Enjoy a victory lap today....what a season for everyone! Some milestones are SO CLOSE...you CAN do it !!

Every so often, we get to witness some sports moments that are significant in the lives of the young players and their families. New Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado's family was in the stands at Dodger Stadium last night to get a chance to watch him play - he had just made it to the big leagues a day or so ago. Not only did they get to see him get his first major league hit, they witnessed his first major league home run. It was a scene that every parent who has watched their child play sports could relate to...and every teammate in the dugout knew exactly what it felt like to get that first hit, score that first run, and get that first home run. Kind of like how we all cheer on our teammates who are getting their first evers, too.

Season meters as of 364/365 = 175,410,504 m

Total meters on the day = 10,202,578 m (astrogator surely fainted this time)

Oars in space (participation) = 26 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

7.5 MM Ron
4.45 MM Cathie
4.35 MM Michelle
3.65 MM Ed
3.1 MM Rosi
2.4 MM Zander
1.7 MM Jeff P

Thanks, everyone, for rowing with us!

K2 m
Lily 2,500 m
Tony m
Ross 4,322 m
Brian C 5,000 m
Laurie 5,000 m
Zander 5,000 m
Paul S 5,030 m
Cathie 5,500 m
Marty m
Roger 6,000 m
Tammy 6,000 m
Greg C 6,361 m
Rick C 6,409 m
Bobbie 7,000 m
Anita m
David W 7,786 m
Tom M 9,319 m
Jeff P 10,000 m
Kerry 10,000 m
Mike C 10,000 m
Rivka 11,000 m
Sarah 11,309 m
Rosi 12,000 m
Ronnie 14,000 m
Jim 14,499 m
David A 14,671 m
Rebecca 15,000 m
bg 15,051 m
David T 15,500 m
Bernie 16,049 m
Richard T 18,374 m
Robyn 20,000 m
Jay 21,097 m
Ed 21,250 m
Ron 28,097 m
Katerina 30,000 m
Michelle 40,833 m
Todd F 295,533 m
Nataliya 1,540,104 m
Harold 2,031,866 m
Christa 2,251,909 m
Walter 3,634,322 m

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Its almost Mint Julep Time

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Can anyone Beat Dreaming of Julia

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Whoop, whoop and hooyah! What a way to close out a great rowing season! Congratulations, Sarah, on achieving a TWO million meter rowing season! We wish you many, MANY more!!

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Whoop, whoop and hooyah! Pretty sure that Minnie thought that the THREE million meter milestone was going to be out of reach for the 2013 rowing season....but she is Queen Minnie, and kept calm and erged on! Congratulations, Minnie, on achieving a THREE million meter rowing season. Knew you could do it! We wish you many, MANY more!!

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Every rowing season is different, just as our Luna-Tics team can be different from year to year. We finished the year with 168 teammates and 178,512,167 m (so far). For the fifth year in a row (wow!), we finished with a team of meter millionaires as our average meters per teammate once again exceeded ONE million meters. This was not a sure thing (indeed it never is), but it's an accomplishment that everyone of us can smile about. Many teammates popped back into visibility at the end of the year, and it was a wonderful thing. We rank third overall out of 1,777 teams in the rowing universe. And, we'll have to carry some sunshine in our hearts as we say a final goodbye to former teammate Sunny.

Season meters as of 365/365 = 178,512,167 m

Total meters on the day = 3,101,663 m

Oars in space (participation) = 16 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

7.55 MM Ron
5.8 MM bg
4.25 MM Jim
4.05 MM David A
3.7 MM Ed
3.0 MM Minnie
2.0 MM Sarah
550 K Kerry
300 K Todd F
300 K Jeff Godke
250 K Ryan C
100 K Gene H

Thanks, everyone, for a fabulous rowing season - and for sharing your stories. You never know how much your sharing helps others find the inspiration and motivation to get through some rough waters of rowing...and sometimes of life.

David T 500 m
Tony m
Kerry 4,008 m
Brian C 5,000 m
Jeff P 5,000 m
Minnie 5,060 m
Stephen 5,500 m
Pat S 6,018 m
Cathie 7,000 m
Danno 8,000 m
Rosi 8,000 m
Ryan C 8,000 m
Rebecca 10,000 m
Laurie 10,092 m
Bruce 10,877 m
Sarah 13,918 m
Todd 14,497 m
Debbie V 15,000 m
David A 15,010 m
David W 16,162 m
bg 22,171 m
Ron 27,625 m
Jim 36,646 m
Jeff G 38,765 m
Ed 58,252 m ... wow! lot of meters for the day!
Gene 100,451 m
Marie 2,646,778 m

To the moon, mates, to the moon ! Almost halfway there !!

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RIP Sunny Just isn't right

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wooo hoooo minnie and sarah...and welcome todd and welcome back to our returning rowers....and rip to those who have left us....