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

[Kona2]

Beautiful trails. I can almost smell nature looking at those pictures.

For those who want a little more of a workout:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkrkCBewIPE

And, while I was having a laugh looking at some videos, I saw several apparently pushing the idea that buffalo is a favorite prey for bands of Bigfoot. So I guess someone's going to have to organize 'Bigfoot Day' on the Buffalo Trail.

And that's what makes fencing so necessary....egad. You should see folks out snapping photos of moose...it can get ugly quick. And as to smelling nature...yep. Standing next to the herd is like the smells of tour de farm...

[Thor MW]

Beautiful trails. I can almost smell nature looking at those pictures.

For those who want a little more of a workout:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkrkCBewIPE

And, while I was having a laugh looking at some videos, I saw several apparently pushing the idea that buffalo is a favorite prey for bands of Bigfoot. So I guess someone's going to have to organize 'Bigfoot Day' on the Buffalo Trail.

Well my leaving foot prints won't work. I have small feet. You know what they say about guys with small feet right? Small shoes.

[bg]

Whoop, whoop and a whole lot of way to go! Congratulations, Mike C, on achieving a ONE million meter erging season.....and so EARLY in the season! We wish you many, MANY more!

woooooooo hooooooooo and congrats :] btw....i love the rail trails here...great for running and speaking of running today's 27 miler included revere beach which i believe is the first public beach in the us

[danwho]

Whoop, whoop and a whole lot of way to go! Congratulations, Mike C, on achieving a ONE million meter erging season.....and so EARLY in the season! We wish you many, MANY more!

Congratulations, Mike C on 1 million meters this season !!!
I guess the length of the Columbia is a done deal, so what's next? De Nile?

[Kona2]

Get ready......

It's a double whammy for the August Challenges....and what better way to get ready for the Fall Team Challenge and then that most popular event of all...the Holiday Challenge? I know. It's THAT far away and yet so close. Heh heh heh.

Your hours on the erg earn a virtual medal ...and in a call to national pride, Concept2 will be counting up the medals earned by participants in each country...who will have the most GOLD, SILVER and BRONZE?!

Golden, Colorado is home to a somewhat famous brewery...and to many other fine organizations. One of those is the Golden Retriever Rescue of the Rockies. Golden also has a fun celebration called Buffalo Bill Days, and that includes a parade...a parade that the Golden Retriever Rescue participates in. Yesterday was a fine day for many, MANY furry Goldens and their owners. These retrievers naturally want to visit all their admirers along the parade route...makes for slow going!



MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.15 MM Steve W
500 K David T...a cool half million!
450 K Doug G

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

Matthew R 5,000 m
Janice 5,382 m
00-Minnie 7,007 m ...another fine secret agent palindrome!
William H 7,025 m
K2 7,196 m
Steve W 7,394 m
David T 7,500 m
Larry 8,725 m
Kevin 12,632 m
Tombeur 13,053 m
Doug G 13,142 m
Mike C 20,000 m
Virginia 20,000 m

[Kona2]

Whooooosh! That's the sound of you and your erg flying through yet another month...and straight into another Challenge!

Hooyah for Dog Days!

Sure. It starts with smaller goals...the first week is for just 10,000 non-cumulative meters....even newbies can crank out those kinds of numbers. Each week, the demands grow larger! And then you're suddenly in better shape on the erg than you were the previous month...I'm telling you - it's good stuff!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.8 MM Ed
1.05 MM Mike C
700 K Derric
400 K 00-Minnie
150 K Peter G
150 K Paul

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



Norton 2,000 m
Peter G 5,000 m
Bernie 5,014 m
00-Minnie 7,007 m...another secret agent palindrome!
Larry 9,209 m
Derric 10,000 m
Jonathan 10,000 m
Tombeur 13,222 m
Mike C 20,000 m
Ed 33,333 m ...a threesie palindrome!
Ted 40,000 m
Paul 40,011 m

Rode the Peak to Plains trail yesterday - and it was all that it was purported to be..and more! It would be easy to miss the turn off from our US 6 into the trailhead at Mayhem Gulch. But there it was. The trail runs along Clear Creek...saw rafters, climbers, fishermen, walkers, dogs, kids on scooters...very multiuse. Three bridges, each with stepouts, take you along the creekside. It.was.awesome!

[Kona2]

Welcome new teammate Louis F ! We wish you many good erging sessions and much camaraderie!

Dog Days...it starts small !

I know. The picture is huge. Goal for this first week is 10,000 m....YOU CAN DO IT !

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

350 K Jonathan
350 K Ken G
150 K Ian

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

Norton 2,000 m
Ross 2,096 m
Julian 3,340 m
Dan O' 4,015 m
Kevin 5,000 m
Melissa 5,000 m
Tom M 5,000 m
Steve G 5,086 m
AJ 5,158 m
David A 5,245 m
Matthew R 5,910 m
Ian 6,005 m
danwho 6,101 m
Rick 6,123 m
Janice 6,804 m
00-Minnie 7,007 m ...a secret agent palindrome!
Jean 7,568 m ....getting close to her first ONE milioin meters!
Derric 10,000 m
Ed 10,000 m
K2 10,001 m ....a Dog Days Palindrome
Jonathan 10,507 m
David T 11,500 m
Doug G 14,031 m
Steve W 16,466 m
Ken G 107,574 m ...a mega update
Louis 598,242 m...teleported right into the Good Ship Lunie!

[Kona2]

Participation picking up...just not on the forum! All by myself...

And we're off and woofing in the Dog Days of August! Steve W even goes so far as to howl at the moon as he throws down a half marathon!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

900 K David A
900 K Tombeur
600 K Louis F
550 K Jean M...pretty sure this should put her over the TOP for her lifetime ONE Million Meters...
450 K bg
250 K Stuart
250 K Ted
150 K Steve G

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

Tom M 2,000 m
Patrick 2,016 m
David T 5,000 m
Kevin 5,000 m
Bernie 5,021 m
Steve G 5,047 m
AJ 5,129 m
Jayne 5,261 m
Ross 5,647 m
K2 5,912 m
Laurie 6,000 m
Matt R 6,166 m
Jeff P 6,316 m
00-Minnie 7,007 m ...a secret agent palindrome!
Louis 7,500 m
Derric 10,000 m
Ed 10,000 m
William H 10,000 m
David A 10,013 m
Jonathan 10,507 m
Jean M 11,086 m
Tombeur 11,523 m
Ted 12,000 m
Stuart 12,817 m ...a rare departure from palindrome land...
bg 16,618 m
Steve W 21,097 m..and he moons us!

[Kona2]

Fans of Shaun the Sheep (sure you are) know that Blitzer, the farm dog, and Shaun are good buddies...especially during the Dog Days of August....

[danwho]

Did my 10K ...

[FitterMe]

Participation picking up...just not on the forum! All by myself...

And we're off and woofing in the Dog Days of August! Steve W even goes so far as to howl at the moon as he throws down a half marathon!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

900 K David A
900 K Tombeur
600 K Louis F
550 K Jean M...pretty sure this should put her over the TOP for her lifetime ONE Million Meters...
450 K bg
250 K Stuart
250 K Ted
150 K Steve G

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

Tom M 2,000 m
Patrick 2,016 m
David T 5,000 m
Kevin 5,000 m
Bernie 5,021 m
Steve G 5,047 m
AJ 5,129 m
Jayne 5,261 m
Ross 5,647 m
K2 5,912 m
Laurie 6,000 m
Matt R 6,166 m
Jeff P 6,316 m
00-Minnie 7,007 m ...a secret agent palindrome!
Louis 7,500 m
Derric 10,000 m
Ed 10,000 m
William H 10,000 m
David A 10,013 m
Jonathan 10,507 m
Jean M 11,086 m
Tombeur 11,523 m
Ted 12,000 m
Stuart 12,817 m ...a rare departure from palindrome land...
bg 16,618 m
Steve W 21,097 m..and he moons us!

Yes, indeed, I also got my first 1 million metres. T-shirt is ordered. Let's hope I got the right size this time.

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and so it begins - this interstellar journey of many millions! Congratulations, Jean, on achieving your FIRST ONE million meter milestone! We love celebrations and we especially love FIRST EVERS! Way to go!

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and I got another million done (this time it took 8 months instead of a year!). Woot! And congrats to me. I'm looking forward to many, MANY more!

[DavidA]

Whoop, whoop and I got another million done (this time it took 8 months instead of a year!). Woot! And congrats to me. I'm looking forward to many, MANY more!

Woo hoo!!
That means the next one in half a year

David

[DavidA]

Nothing like riding through the forest...


Okay - enough about biking trails...but they are so COOL ! In my time as a nomad, I have come to believe that there are hidden gems to be found no matter where you live...you just have to get out there and find them!

I missed a couple of days of erging also this weekend. I finally convinced somebody to go on a longer ride with me, with a night of camping out. There is a great rail trail near me that you can take from Cincinnati to at least Xenia or Springfield. So did about 100 km Sunday and Monday with a fully loaded bike.