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

[Edscapade]

A Rare Achievement !!

Whoop, whoop and we're suspecting that this milestone means a lot ! Congratulations, Ed, on achieving DOUBLE ORBITER status in Lunie lore, and certainly a Concept2 Hall of Famer. Many aspire to reaching ORBITER status, and completing the 40,075 km necessary to do that, over the course of a lifetime of erging. Getting a SECOND orbit...well, that's just amazing. Getting a second orbit after working through a health issue, that's a lot of determination! Thanks for all you inspire us to do! We wish you many, MANY more celebrations and milestones!

About the Lunie orbiters:

There are now two double orbiters on the Lunie crew: Ed...and David A

There are four orbiters: Ron M, Dan Cox, bg, and hula hula...Minnie.

These are incredible distance achievements that happened over decades of participation.

Thanks Kona! It has been a heck of a ride… lots of movies, music, rowing in different countries China, Korea, Germany and a lot of kilometers in Qatar.
I have enjoyed this ride and the friends here in our group, many don’t know their impact each has on our lives, I am inspired by so many of you. I may never get to my past times or numbers but I am making progress and that is what matters. Thanks again for the shoutout, much appreciated.
Happy Rowing All,
Ed

[Edscapade]

A Rare Achievement !!
DOUBLE ORBITER

Congratulations Ed !!!
Next up: a whole solar system?

Thanks Dan!

[Edscapade]

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A Rare Achievement !!

Whoop, whoop and we're suspecting that this milestone means a lot ! Congratulations, Ed, on achieving DOUBLE ORBITER status in Lunie lore, and certainly a Concept2 Hall of Famer. Many aspire to reaching ORBITER status, and completing the 40,075 km necessary to do that, over the course of a lifetime of erging. Getting a SECOND orbit...well, that's just amazing. Getting a second orbit after working through a health issue, that's a lot of determination! Thanks for all you inspire us to do! We wish you many, MANY more celebrations and milestones!

Amazing accomplishment, Ed!! A lot of discipline and determination indeed. You should be very proud!
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Whoop, whoop and we're suspecting that this milestone means a lot ! Congratulations, Ed, on achieving DOUBLE ORBITER status in Lunie lore, and certainly a Concept2 Hall of Famer. Many aspire to reaching ORBITER status, and completing the 40,075 km necessary to do that, over the course of a lifetime of erging. Getting a SECOND orbit...well, that's just amazing. Getting a second orbit after working through a health issue, that's a lot of determination! Thanks for all you inspire us to do! We wish you many, MANY more celebrations and milestones!

WOO HOO!!!
Congratulations Ed!!
Best of luck on the next orbit.

David

Thanks David!

[Edscapade]

A Rare Achievement !!

Whoop, whoop and we're suspecting that this milestone means a lot ! Congratulations, Ed, on achieving DOUBLE ORBITER status in Lunie lore, and certainly a Concept2 Hall of Famer. Many aspire to reaching ORBITER status, and completing the 40,075 km necessary to do that, over the course of a lifetime of erging. Getting a SECOND orbit...well, that's just amazing. Getting a second orbit after working through a health issue, that's a lot of determination! Thanks for all you inspire us to do! We wish you many, MANY more celebrations and milestones!

Amazing accomplishment, Ed!! A lot of discipline and determination indeed. You should be very proud!

Thanks Norma! Tell BG very much appreciated…
Ed

[Kona2]

CLEAR your calendars, Lunies !!!

The Holiday Challenge has the most Challenge participants in the Concept2 Universe. Completing 100K or 200K meters in a month is quite possible, yet adding in all that goes on during the hoiday season makes completion complicated. Even seasoned Concept2 veterans have to make their plans! There will be days when you are ever so thankful to have the ability to say to others and yourself "I'd love to do that, but I am in a rowing or biking or skierging Challenge, and it's an annual thing I do to earn charity dollars." An acceptable and legit reason. Exercise is such a great stress management tool - and if you have a houseful when you don't usually have a houseful, you need your time AWAY. It's so legit. And then there's the FOOD. If you want to eat like a Viking (thank you Gary), you have to work out like a Viking. Half marathons optional. So. Pretend like you have a baby due on Thanksgiving, and wrap up all the prep you need to do for the holidays before the Challenge starts. You might find that getting things set by Thanksgiving is in and of itself a great relief. Three weeks and counting, Lunies. Get ready!

We don't yet know what charities Concept2 has chosen - but there is sure to be something to interest you when they let us know in a few weeks. We'll talk about reindeer soon, too.

From Concept2 - some tips to make being a finisher easier:

Preparing for the Holiday Challenge
If completing 100,000 or 200,000 meters in a month is a new challenge for you, here are some ideas to help you prepare: PS - I added comments.

Download the 2021 Holiday Challenge Suggested Workouts for daily motivation and inspiration. (Maybe there is a 2022 version for this, or maybe we actually should look at 2021 because it's a good template.)
Don't be intimidated! Every year people who have never completed long distances complete the challenge.
Gradually build your workout time. Try adding an extra 1000 meters per day, especially if you don't usually complete 7000 meters at a time.
If you don't usually workout every day, try working out for several days in a row. The workouts can be short, but see how it feels to row/ski/ride more often.
Keep some stretching in your routine or add it if you haven't been doing it regularly.
Think about when you will fit your extra Holiday Challenge workouts into your schedule. If it requires you to workout at a different time of day than usual, try it out ahead of time to see how it feels.
Plan ahead so that you can make up any missed meters due to travel or other commitments.
Pace yourself! Many people have commented that the Holiday Challenge pushed them to do more than they ever thought they could, and it felt great! On the other hand, it is not wise to make a sudden jump in the amount of rowing/skiing/riding you do, so keep this in mind. You can build your daily meters gradually, even during the challenge itself.

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

2.35 MM David A
1.4 MM Minnie
1.3 MM Ed
650 K Rod
100 K Louie

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Scott 1,019 m
Jean M 1,791 m
Louie 2,000 m
Jeff M 2,003 m
Steve W 2,300 m
Ross 4,385 m
Eric 4,428 m
Derric 5,000 m
Patrick Hsr 5,000 m
Ryan 5,000 m
JD 5,141 m
Brett 6,931 m
Angelo 10,000 m
Ken G 10,000 m
Trevor 10,016 m
Frank 11,068 m
David A 12,010 m
Norma 12,521 m...a palindrome!
Dennis 13,110 m
Rod 14,142 m
Cornel 14,405 m
Minnie 14,738 m
Ed 15,000 m
Patrick S 16,550 m
Wild Bill 16,661 m...a palindrome!
Ian 17,523 m
Tombeur 21,916 m...the lone mooner!

[Kona2]

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

3.95 MM Wild Bill
1.2 MM Steve W
100 K Tom R

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us! We're always glad to see YOUR name on the daily stats!

Trevor 1227 m
Teresa G 2,000 m
Rich G 2,043 m
Adam 3,098 m
Frank 3,458 m
Brickman 4,012 m
Danny 4,977 m
Derric 5,000 m
Ryan 5,000 m
Patrick S 5,313 m
Kevin 6,180 m
Tom R 6,292 m
Judy 6,384 m
William H 6,835 m
Tombeur 7,506 m
Ken G 10,000 m
Howard 10,009 m
Brett 10,025 m
Kris B 10,103 m
Maria 10,932 m
Norma 13,331 m...four of these will get you an extra 10K ! A palindrome !
Rod 13,637 m
Ed 15,000 m
David A 16,612 m
Wild Bill 16,661 m...a palindrome!
danwho 17,171 m..a palindrome!
Cornel 17,136 m
Robert H 18,000 m
Ted 23,000 m...mooner!
Steve W 23,442 m...mooner!
Brent 24,495 m...mooner!

[Kona2]

Woohoo! 3" of snow is a good start for the snowy season! The 100 car pileup near downtown wasn't a good start...

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

7.65 MM Chip
1.3 MM Norma
550 K Eric
150 K Jeff M
150 K Cornel

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Jean M 1,794 m
Jeff M 2,012 m
Frank 3,471 m
Pat E 3,660 m
Brickman 3,884 m
Steve L 4,196 m
Kris B 4,584 m
Patrick Hsr 5,000 m
Stefan 5,119 m
Tombeur 5,731 m
Rod 5,810 m
bg 6,288 m
Ed 10,000 m
Ken G 10,000 m
Howard 10,023 m
Rich 10,527 m
Eric 11,415 m
Norma 13,331 m...a palindrome! ❄
David A 14,335 m
Cornel 17,388 m
Zach 25,016 m...mooner!
Chip 60,234 m...mooner!

[DavidA]

Woohoo! 3" of snow is a good start for the snowy season! The 100 car pileup near downtown wasn't a good start...

Oy!

[Kona2]

Here we are...on the BRINK of Fall Back....what are you going to do with your extra hour?!

Days Until The Finish of the Holiday Challenge...

Million Lunie Team Meters!! Woohoo!!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

2.75 MM Ron
2.4 MM David A
1.25 MM Ken G
50 K Brett

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Brent 1,569 m
Terry 2,113 m
Frank 2,138 m
Judy 3,218 m
Howard 4,014 m
Kevin 4,909 m
Larry 5,011 m
Stefan 5,069 m
Paul M 5,500 m
Tombeur 6,804 m
Steve W m...a one of a kind palindrome! Bedeviled!
Ron 7,116 m
Rich 7,531 m
Derric 10,000 m
Ken G 10,000 m
Maria 11,028 m
Norma 13,331 m...a palindrome!
Rod 13,351 m
David A 14,405 m
Ed 15,000 m
Stuart 15,115 m
danwho 16,161 m...a palindrome!
Wild Bill 16,661 m...a palindrome!
Brett 17,800 m

[Kona2]

Not sure why Steve W’s 6666 palindrome images came out as ?s ! They were 6’s on preview! Another mystery.

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and we know what Norma did with her extra hour! Congratulations, Norma aka Shaun, on achieving 25 MM Lifetime Meters! You're more than halfway to an orbit! We wish you many, MANY more milestones and celebrations!

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and why not ANOTHER million!? Congratulations, Wild Bill, on achieving a FOUR million meter erging season! And the season is STILL young! We wish you many, MANY more milestones and celebrations!!

[Kona2]

Always good to start the day with a celebration! And it's even better with two of them!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

7.8 MM Chip
4 MM Wild Bill
1.95 MM Tombeur
1.4 MM Rich
1.35 MM Ed
750 K Robert H
700 K Rod
450 K Frank
150 K Kris B

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Larry 1,013 m
Louie 2,000 m
Frank 2,501 m
Kevin 4,535 m
Stefam 4,647 m
David W 6,099 m
Brett 6,863 m
Cornel 7,428 m
Howard 8,011 m
Ken G 10,000 m
Kris B 10,110 m
Rod 12,816 m
Tombeur 12,984 m
Minnie 14,438 m
Ed 15,000 m
Steve W 19,092 m
Robert H 19,903 m
Eric 21,523 m...mooner!
Norma 26,662 m...a palindrome and a mooner to reach a BIG milestone!
Wild Bill 31,102 m...mooner!
Rich 45,060 m...mooner!
Chip 156,105 m...mooner !

[Kona2]

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

800 K Ron W
450 K Kevin
200 K Ross
150 K Paul M

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Brent 1,014 m
Tombeur 2,615 m
William Ch 3,482 m
Steve D 4,606 m
Kris B 4,774 m...a palindrome!
Benjamin 5,000 m
Derric 5,000 m
Robin 5,562 m
Ross 6,072 m
Paul 7,000 m
Kevin 7,955 m
Howard 10,007 m
Ron W 10,451 m
Maria 11,186 m
William H 15,000 m
Rod 15,599 m
Ian 17,321 m
Ed 20,000 m
Wild Bill 28,893 m...mooner!

[DavidA]

Whoop, whoop and we know what Norma did with her extra hour! Congratulations, Norma aka Shaun, on achieving 25 MM Lifetime Meters! You're more than halfway to an orbit! We wish you many, MANY more milestones and celebrations!

Woo Hoo!!
Congratulations!

David