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

[Steve W]

Congratulations Richard! Some of these distances are just mind-boggling . And I know they're hard earned. Will take inspiration from this for my row today!

[Drivetofast]

Cupid in Derby

[Thor MW]

Cupid in Derby

Well, you know, what can I say. haha.

[Kona2]

Our spot? Lucky 7th!

1 FRENCH INDOOR ROWERS TEAM Virtual 19,941,236m 209 95,413m
2 Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, In. Health/Fitness 19,893,132m 325 61,210m
3 Age Without Limits Virtual 19,569,628m 167 117,183m
4 Free Spirits Virtual 17,915,807m 135 132,710m
5 Greenville Indoor Rowing Health/Fitness 13,301,116m 163 81,602m
6 Overcoming disAbilities Virtual 13,203,123m 19 694,901m
7 LUNA-TICS Virtual 10,426,877m 82 127,157m

Hooboy!

If you're not the lead horse on a sloppy track....mud bath! Here's Jane's Exaggerator at the Santa Anita Derby yesterday. Some will remember that last year's conditions at Preakness were sloppy, too....and American Pharoah loved it! Songbird also ran at Santa Anita...in a different race (1 and 1/16 miles or 8.5 furlongs), and is called the best three year old fillie this year...maybe the best three year old overall. She is not slated for the Kentucky Derby as her owner does not want to race her against the boys, and she's not fully grown yet. Still, to see Songbird as an undefeated...and winning without even being pushed...is very cool.

Horses New To The Paddock:

Ken G - Adventist
Doug G - Trojan Nation
Peter T - My Man Sam

Since Kentucky Derby entrants are made eligible by horses earning the most points for finishing in the top four in Derby prep races...that's 100 points for a first, 40 for a second place, 20 for a third, and 10 for a fourth....horses that are still set to run races like the Arkansas Derby could bounce some that might look like they're a Derby lock right now. There is a wide range of points for the 20 horses currently eligible: 151 for Gun Runner...all the way down to 32 (which seems like an odd number given that I am not sure how a horse wins less than 10 points). The lineup will change.

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

10.05 MM Richard T
3.85 MM Thor
1.95 MM Ken
1.85 MM Larry
1.75 MM Minnie...who could have earned a horse with just ONE more meter
1.1 MM Salvador
600 K Bernie
350 K Chris W
150 K Jonathan

Thanks, everyone, for rowing and ski-erging with us....and developing a sudden interest in the ponies....

Tony 2,222 m....a palindrome of the second degree!
Jeff M 3,009 m
Janice 3,459 m
Melissa 5,000 m
Bernie 5,005 m ...a high five palindrome!
Jim M 5,362 m
Tombeur 5,416 m ...quite the horse Outwork is!
Chris W 5,563 m
David T 6,000 m
Bill L 7,011 m
Larry 7,256 m
William H 7,351 m
Jonathan 7,450 m
Kevin 8,005 m
Patrick 8,104 m
Minnie 9,999 m...a niner palindrome from the 49ers state...
Virginia 10,000 m
K2 10,023 m
Norma 10,101 m ...a palindrome!
Peter T 11,411 m ...a palindrome that earned a horse!
danwho 12,221 m ...Mor Spirit....a palindrome! second place earns some good points and an entry to the Derby...
Noel 14,517 m
Doug G 16,585 m
Ron 19,005 m
Ed 33,333 m ...more easy, breezy, threesies...but American Dubai not so well rated...ooops
Thor 33,333 m ...a new entry into the easy, breezy, threesies
Ken G 35,000 m
Richard T 42,196 m ..a full marathon plus one
Salvador 56,608 m

[HeathM]

Rowing has been pretty sporadic this past 2 weeks - been sick with the cold/flu/plague/whatever it is. I'm missing it, and hoping I'm back within the next couple days - my back would welcome a good row!

Congrats to all on your recent milestones while I've been pretty much MIA!

~Heather

[Drivetofast]

The owners of Songbird Had a horse named Eight Belles, Which was a female that they Raced in Kentucky Derby against Big Brown. Eight Belles broke down at the finish Line . Would have Won Kentucky Oaks no problem. I was going to name my dog Luna, Belle in honor of her. But she became Luna at last moment with some help. So the owner has that in the back of his mind.. Songbird is best 3 year old this year in my opinion to bad for Norma. You can cheer her on in the Kentucky Oaks

[danwho]

Feel better, Heather.
Nice to see you turning the corner, Doug.

[Thor MW]

Rowing has been pretty sporadic this past 2 weeks - been sick with the cold/flu/plague/whatever it is. I'm missing it, and hoping I'm back within the next couple days - my back would welcome a good row!

Congrats to all on your recent milestones while I've been pretty much MIA!

~Heather

Rock on when you can Heather. I don't row with a fever, makes me too weak but like to sweat it out any other time. Hope you are well very soon.

[Drivetofast]

Come on K2 9999 meters Minnie should get a horse.
If she can't she can have mine

[just27]

Come on K2 9999 meters Minnie should get a horse.
If she can't she can have mine

Aw, thanks DTF, but I should have been paying attention! Anyways, in my mind, I'm Rainbow Dash ...

[Thor MW]

Does your old grey mare or black stallion require some loving? Is it time to oil that pony’s chain?
Go to Your Log, Season Summary, Near the bottom of the table is the title Overall. Make note of your hours under the Total Time column.

Every 50 Hours of Use Weekly for Institutional Users
Lubricate the chain with a teaspoon of purified mineral oil, 3-IN-ONE® oil, or 20W motor oil. Apply oil to a paper towel, and rub the paper towel along entire length of chain. Wipe off the excess. Repeat if needed. Do not clean the chain with any kind of cleaner or solvent, e.g. WD-40®.
I wipe down the chain first to remove any dirt. Then I apply the new oil. I also do this with two people one holding the handle all the way out. And the other doing the wiping. If you have more than one person riding then you need to combine both you hours. There are other things we should be doing such as checking all nuts to be certain they are tight, check the handle connection to the chain for wear and replace as needed. Take a flashlight to the fly wheel to see if it’s dusty in there. Read the Concept2.com site for all details.
A well-groomed erg is a happy erg.

[Kona2]

7th!

1 FRENCH INDOOR ROWERS TEAM Virtual 20,951,684m 209 100,247m
2 Age Without Limits Virtual 20,194,796m 167 120,927m
3 Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, In. Health/Fitness 19,893,132m 325 61,210m
4 Free Spirits Virtual 18,632,156m 135 138,016m
5 Greenville Indoor Rowing Health/Fitness 13,793,641m 163 84,624m
6 Overcoming disAbilities Virtual 13,769,511m 19 724,711m
7 LUNA-TICS Virtual 10,767,150m 82 131,307m

The Horse Race Challenge

Meanwhile, back at the Horse Farm, preparations are underway by some of our trainers (that would YOU, the erger-trainer) for the Arkansas Derby this coming Saturday. Cupid, Swipe and Suddenbreakingnews are all scheduled to run in that one, and see if they can bump some of the other horses out of the Kentucky Derby. And, a quick glance at the roster shows we have some additional horses to add to the paddock:

Horses New To The Paddock:

Kevin - Unbridled Outlaw
Terry - Oscar Nominated
Peter G - Majesto
Chris W - Laoban
Steve W - Tale of S'avall

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

9.35 MM Ed
6.15 MM Ron
2.05 MM Stefan
1.3 MM Steve W
700 K Kevin
550 K Peter G
350 K Virginia
250 K John B

Thanks, everyone, for rowing and ski-erging with us!


Tony 2,222 m ...a palindrome!
Tom M 2,500 m
Jonathan 2,515 m
Jeff M 3,012 m
David T 5,000 m
Steve G 5,000 m
Bernie 5,018 m ...a popular name these days
Thor 5,047 m
Tombeur 5,422 m
Stefan 6,000 m
Rick C 6,220
AJ 6,266 m
John B 6,990 m
Ross 8,257 m
Minnie 9,009 m...a palindrome!
Chris W 10,000 m
Terry 10,000 m
Peter T 10,019 m
danwho 11,011 m...a double aught double palindrome
Stuart 11,111 m...a palindrome
Peter G 12,608 m
Doug G 13,486 m
Jim M 15,000 m
David A 15,044 m
Ron 18,181 m ...a palindrome!
Steve W 20,330 m
Kevin 22,500 m
Salvador 29,288 m
Ed 33,333 m

[Drivetofast]

Zenyatta and her new Colt born Last night

[macbruce1]

IIIIIII"M Back Bet you thought you got rid of me-no such luck C2 finally decided I wasn't a threat to world peace an let me back on the forum. A belated congratulations to all milestone achievers.
DDRR

[Drivetofast]

IIIIIII"M Back Bet you thought you got rid of me-no such luck C2 finally decided I wasn't a threat to world peace an let me back on the forum. A belated congratulations to all milestone achievers.
DDRR

Good to see you Back Ron