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

[brick1101]

So good to be erging again. I also got the heart rate monitor which gives another dimension to erging. Being able to keep track on the read out monitor makes it so much easier over the old days when I'd try and position my cheap "work out watch" to keep track. Half the time it would lose the signal mid workout. I'm so glad to have my erg but sorry the delivery kept being pushed back causing me to miss out on the Dog Day Challenge. My initial shipping date when I got on the wait list 5/30 was July 24th. Will make it up on the Holiday challenge. Hoping to work up to a 1/2 marathon in a few weeks. Been way too long since my last one.

[Kona2]

There's nothing quite like a new erg that's your very own! Consider it a well deserved purchase, and use it a lot! When I am out of town and using commercial gyms, I'm always surprised at how spoiled I've become in having my own ergs. It really highlights what some of our teammates have to do to earn their meters - because sometimes there's not enough room to store your own erg - although they do fold up into a fairly small footprint. The PM5 connections are quick. And never fear about missing out on a Challenge....there are MORE just around the corner!


Welcome to another new teammate: Sherri ! We wish you many good erging sessions, and much good camaraderie!

The Dog Days Challenge continues: week 3 in progress, and winding down! Get those meters finished up!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.9 MM Minnie
1.15 MM AJ
1.05 MM Michael C
700 K Tombeur
500 K Zach...a cool half million!
250 K Howard
100 K Jamie E
50 K Donna

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us! 132 Lunies on the roster!

David T 2,000 m
GMan 2,017 m
Tony 2,222 m ....a favorite palindrome!
Brett 3,347 m
Brickman 5,000 m
Mike M 5,000 m
Rebecca 5,000
Robin 5,000 m
Steve W 5,000 m
Ted 5,000 m
Janice 5,359 m
Heather 6,000 m
Dan O; 6,009 m
Larry 6,115 m
Louie m ...a devil of a palindrome!
Gary 6,774 m ....so close to meter millionaire!
Kevin 7,065 m
Tombeur 7,327 m
Patrick S 7,335 m
Ron W m ...a lucky 7 palindrome!
Linda 8,000 m
Robert E 8,000 m
Howard 8,177 m
Liz 8,540 m
david w 8,715 m
Jodi 9,108 m
Andrew C 10,000 m
Terry 10,000 m
Eric 10,019 m
AJ 10,100 m ...for a YTD palindrome of 1157511 m
Donna 10,102 m
William C 11,021 m
K2 11,111 m ....a one of a kind palindrome!
Peter T 12,564 m
danwho 13,131 m ...a palindrome!
Dennis 13,431 m ...another palindrome!
Michael C 15,000 m
Jamie E 16,530 m
Thor 17,150 m
Patrick Hmr 17,628 m
Minnie 17,664 m
Virginia 20,000 m
Zach 20,202 m ...a two aught two palindrome!
David A 20,423 m
Cornel 21,471 m... mooner!

[nsgymd]

I forwarded today's team progress to my wife and this is her enthusiastic response:

"The Luna-Tics CAN and WILL do it!!!!"

[Kona2]

I forwarded today's team progress to my wife and this is her enthusiastic response:

"The Luna-Tics CAN and WILL do it!!!!"

She will probably like the Holiday Challenge - you earn your reindeer at 100K, antlers at 200K, flashing harness at 300k (it’s like extra credit for the extra goodies in the season).

[Kona2]

Some teasers for the seemingly far away Holiday Challenge...but it's less than 100 days away...and we do have the Fall Team Challenge and Skeleton Challenge coming up prior!


Dog Days of Summrrrrr....all kinds of dogs! Today is LAST day of week 3....finish it! 57 Lunies still in the Dog Days Challenge Hunt!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

2.45 MM Ron
1.4 MM David A
1.1 MM Eric
600 K Rebecca
350 K Linda

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Larry 3,026 m
Leigh 3,363 m
Ian 3,604 m
Ken P 5,000 m
Mike M 5,000 m
Rebecca 5,000 m
Donna 5,041 m
Dan O' 5,455 m
Patrick S 6,332 m
Michael S 6,595 m
Corey 7,073 m
david w 7,743 m
Liz 7,860 m
Sherri 8,019 m
David A 9,769 m
Andrew C 10,000 m
Janice 10,058 m
AJ 10,100 m ...and another YTD palindrome!
Louie 10,101 m ...a one aught one palindrome!
Brett 11,782 m
K2 12,000 m
Tombeur 12,264 m
Chip 15,000 m
Eric 17,087 m
Minnie 17,718 m
Linda 21,000 m
Thor 22,065 m ...mooner!
Ron 23,032 m ...a palindrome and a mooner!
Joerg 25,024 m ...mooner!

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and way to go! Congratulations, Gary, on achieving ONE million meters in this still young erging season! We wish you many, MANY more milestones and celebrations!

Gary crossed the meter millionaire line with a fine YTD palindrome of 1,001,001 m ! Good man!

[Kona2]

Week 4....seven days to finish off the Challenge!!

Week 1 = 67 Lunies in the hunt
Week 2 = 57
Week 3 = 52 Hang on....hang on....hang on!!

No question that MORE time is needed to get the requisite meters! My personal goal is to be a meter millionaire at the end of this Challenge!

MILESTONES..Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.85 MM Ed
1.65 MM Brett
1 MM Gary
800 K Dennis
650 K Johan
500 K Dan O'
400 K Robert E
300 K Jodi

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Rebecca 3,000 m
Larry 3,032 m
Brett 3,354 m
Laurie 3,900 m
Brickman 4,500 m
Corey 5,000 m
Howard 5,018 m
Chip 5,028 m
GMan 5,103 m
Gary 5,692 m
Steve W 6,411 m
Dan O' 6,515 m
Ken P 7,000 m
Eric 7,024 m
Kevin 7,066 m
Robert E 8,000 m
Linda 9,000 m
Jodi 9,016 m
Liz 9,452 m
Andrew C 10,000 m
AJ 10,100 m for a YTD palindrome of 1,177,711 m ...lucky 7's in there!
Zach 10,101 m ...a one aught one palindrome!
Janice 10,328 m
danwho 11,111 m ...a one of a kind palindrome!
Jamie E 12,003 m
Dennis 13,431 m ...a palindrome!
Johan 14,113 m
Cornel 15,000 m
Michael C 15,000 m
David A 15,791 m
Minnie 17,738 m
Ted 20,000 m
Ed 20,002 m...a two aught palindrome!
Ron 23,432 m...a palindrome and a mooner!

[TallErgs]

80km on local trails, 20km on the BikeErg in the basement. Metric century #2!

[Kona2]

80km on local trails, 20km on the BikeErg in the basement. Metric century #2!

Woohoo! A metric century! Sounds like your state has invested in some great trails to explore! Well done!

[nsgymd]

80km on local trails, 20km on the BikeErg in the basement. Metric century #2!

Congratulations on this incredible accomplishment!

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop, and this one looks like a FIRST EVER...and we love FIRST EVERS! Once you start adulting, it gets a bit harder to find first evers that you want to shout about from the rooftops - but finishing off a half marathon is surely one of them. Robin's been steadily attacking some ranking meter sessions in the last week...first a 5K, then a 10K and then...well, why not! Go for the moon! Pretty good sized leap from 10K to 21,097 m, so am guessing it was not without some GRIT. Congratulations, Robin, on your half marathon! We wish you many, MANY more milestones and celebrations!

[Kona2]

The original Kona....loved to catch the C2 fan breeze...here's to all the angel dogs! Still gets me. But onward.

Week 4...and we've got a target of a minimum of 40K ! Whaaaat? To the ergs, mates, to the ergs!!


MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

2.5 MM Ron
1.95 MM Minnie
1.05 MM Patrick Hmr
900 K danwho
800 K Virginia
600 K Ken G
400 K Larry
350 K Patrick S
200 K Sherri
200 K Liz
150 K Robin
100 K Chip
45 MM Team Meters!! Woohoo!!

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us! 133 Lunies on the roster as John L returns !!

Tony 1,111 m ...a one of a kind palindrome!
Lee 2,000 m
Steve W 2,000 m
Rebecca 5,000 m
William Ch 6,091 m
Dan O' 6,506 m
Sherri 7,373 m
Heather 8,000 m
Larry 8,120 m
Lisa 9,000 m
Andrew C 10,000 m
Corey 10,000 m
Michael C 10,000 m
Virginia 10,000 m
Chip 10,022 m
Patrick Hmr 10,048 m
AJ 10,100 m for a YTD palindrome 1,187,811 m
Donna 10,120 m
Howard 10,139 m
Tombeur 10,499 m
Trevor 10,500 m
Ron W 11,311 m...a palindrome!
Michael S 11,620 m
danwho 13,131 m ...a lucky 13 palindrome!
Eric 13,631 m...a lucky 13 palindrome!
Louie 14,027 m
Johan 14,450 m
Keith 15,000 m
Bill L 15,211 m
John L 15,469 m
Minnie 17,522 m
Linda 20,000 m
Zach 20,052 m ...we know there's 80 km more that we can't count...but they "count" where it's important...
Joerg 21,097 m ....he moons us!
Robin 21,097 m ....she moons us, too!
Liz 21,598 m ....she moons us!
Ron 22,422 m....a palindrome and a mooner!
Ken G 40,005 m...emptied the meter piggy bank! Mega!

[Thor MW]

Thanks, Brett! Always in favor of changes that keep a bike erger on the bike steed! And generally when one person has a question....there are several who have the same question!

And we would never have had the "conversation" if Thor hadn't shared his thoughts on the seat! Good man, mighty Thor!

Well K2, you know, I am a pain in the ...
Very interesting. We ordered the Bikeroo which is made in Canada Supposed to arrive by Sept 14. They had 5 in stock. Well, 4 now. It was very expensive at 150 CAD. It better work.

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop, and we have ANOTHER meter millionaire! Congratulations, Andrew C, on achieving an exactly ONE million meter erging season! We wish you many, MANY more milestones and celebrations!

Andrew is lucky number 13 of the Lunie meter millionaires!

[Kona2]

Teammate Dennis often rows 13,431 m - and I finally asked if this number was significant in some way other than being a palindrome. He replied that it was a numeric "device" that allowed him to generate an extra 10K every three days that he rowed this amount. Sort of like earning a day off but not giving up the average meters. Every so often, I use this meter amount to take advantage of earning that 10K extra! So if you find yourself short on days available, you might consider this strategy - keeps you from having to put in a second full workout on a subsequent day.

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.25 MM Cornel
1 MM Andrew C
950 K K2
300 K Corey
250 K Thor

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Teresa 2,000 m
Brick 4,762 m
Corey 5,000 m
Karin 5,000 m
Howard 5,019 m
Donna 5,025 m
Dan O' 6,608 m
Rebecca 7,000 m
Jodi 7,557 m ...a palindrome bookended by lucky 7's !
Heather 8,032 m
Ron W 8,689 m
Andrew C 10,000 m
Laurie 10,000 m
Robin 10,000 m
Robert E 10,000 m
AJ 10,100 m ...for a YTD 1,197,911 m palindrome!
Louie 10,101 m ...a one aught one palindrome!
Jantuut 10,024 m
Tombeur 10,233 m
Patrick S 11,058 m
Norma 12,121 m ...a Welkian palindrome! A one and a two and a one and a two...
Sherri 12,315 m
Michael S 13,058 m
danwho 13,131 m ...a lucky 13 palindrome!
Minnie 17,637 m
Virginia 20,000 m
Thor 20,504 m

Mooners!

Gary 21,097 m ...he moons us!
Cornel 21,341 m ...he moons us!
Michael C m ....a twosie of a palindrome! Mooner!
Ron 22,822 m ...a palindrome and a mooner!
David A 24,960 m ...mooner!
K2 26,862 m ....a palindrome and a mooner! 13,431 m...twice...since it's double your meters, double your fun bike erging...
Andrew S 28,956 m ... mooner!
Ed 33,333 m ....a palindrome and a mooner!
Patrick Hmr 38,702 m ..mooner!