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

[kakattack]

Will we be getting pies for100k,200k,500k and a bottle of wine for 1million Great Job Peter

We need to figure out what the caloric intake is for one of these pies and calculate how many meters you have to row to burn it off!

[Kona2]

March Madness....mad about pi(e)...



There it was...larger than life on the virtual page....a grape pie looking like it was just fresh out of the oven within the hour. Fortunately, we are in the midst of several rowing Challenges, and we can indulge our new pie cravings and GO GET PIE...or bake pie...or get someone else to bake pie. Birthday pies often trump birthday cakes in my house - with apple and cherry being the two that get requested most often. And, thanks to Peter, I finally understand that since I was born on Pi Approximation Day, it was foretold that pie would be a favorite. More of life's mysteries solved...and thanks for the recipe.

And we're off and rowing and/or ski erging! Day 1 of 32

For those who are considering giving the Global Marathon Challenge a go, this is the time to start extending those rowing distances (and how convenient that there is a Team Challenge right now to benefit from those extra meters!). Speaking of marathons, the 2013 Boston Marathon is going to be held on 15 April, the last day of our World Erg Challenge. We can all cheer teammate bg onward across the finish line ONCE AGAIN as she runs with her RUN FOR RESEARCH team. You can visit Barbara's personal page at the following link if you wish. http://go.liverfoundation.org/site/TR/R ... fr_id=3260 Not positive how many Bostons she already has completed (8 might be a memorable number?) - what an experience! She'll have completed her marathon a good two weeks before our marathon challenge timeframe even begins.

After missing the significance of Richard T's m representing March 13, 2013 instead of just a palindrome, I've been on the lookout for more twists and turns and leprechaun actions...and sure enough, we have another good one today.

Season meters as of 317/365 = 131,447,930 m

Total meters on the day = 638,458 m

Oars in space (participation) = 30 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

6.2 MM Ron - clever pi
5.25 MM Richard T
3.6 MM Ronnie
3.5 MM David A
3.4 MM Jim
2.6 MM Marie
2.15 MM Rebecca - with a nice half marathon to get there
2.0 MM AJ
1.75 MM Baz
1.6 MM Paul S
1.5 MM Sarah
1.05 MM K2
650 K Greg C
300 K Kerry

Thanks, everyone, for rowing with us!

Kris 3,163 m - way to double your meters!
Tony m
Bobbie 4,200 m
Brian C 5,000 m
Danno 5,000 m
Sorin 5,014 m
bg 5,015 m
Andrea 5,181 m
Paul S 6,000 m
Tom M 6,000 m
Karyn 6,019 m
Greg C 6,350 m
Rick C 6,428 m
Rosi 6,500 m
Tammy 7,000 m
Zander 7,500 m
Marty m
Roger 8,000 m
Dana 10,000 m
Jeff P 10,000 m
K2 10,000 m
Peter G 10,000 m
Kerry 10,000 m ... and she glides across the 300K milestone marker!
Kevin 10,000 m ... on the brink, the very EDGE, of 700K
Tim G 10,012 m
Jay R 10,286 m
Brian M 10,965 m
Minnie m
AJ m
Sarah 11,358 m
Bruce m another palindrome
David T 12,000 m
Jane 12,368 m
David A 14,863 m
Marie 15,000 m
Howard 15,363 m
Jim m .. double double
Ronnie 20,000 m
Stuart 20,000 m
Rebecca 21,097 m
Dan W 21,299 m
Jay m
Ron m m
Ed 36,250 m
Richard T 66,891 m ...good bunch of ski erg meters in this one!
Baz 72,000 m

[Kona2]

Say it isn't so..... March Madness just became Mud Season Madness....AS IF March Madness hasn't been part of basketball frenzy forever....let's hope that Concept2 can do a little better on naming this one. So much for shamrocks and pots of gold...

the pigpen award

the mud puddle award


Stay tuned - am asking Concept2 if we can have a contest to rename the March Madness ....

[Toothdoc]

Nice rowing AJ!

danno

[Restless]

Just checking in. Would like to congratulate everyone on their achievements and to send out good luck for both the rest of March Madness Challenge as well as the WEC that's just starting up (did actually remember to join that already). Wishing best of luck, safe, and happy rowing for everyone.

-Rebecca

[Kona2]

A note: Overcoming Disabilities has resumed its year round affiliation as well as having a Challenge team. While I hope that current teammates will "play out" until the end of the rowing season, people do what they need to do. Good rowing to all.

Sorry. No graphics today, although there were some very fun opportunities.

Season meters as of 318/365 = 129,417,330 m

Total meters on the day = 583,623 m

Oars in space (participation) = 27 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

6.55 MM Jay
6.25 MM Ron
2.6 MM Rosi
2.4 MM Dana
550 K Rick C
250 K Jeff Godke

Thanks, everyone, for rowing with us!

Adian 114 m
Tony 3,333 m
Noelle 4,054 m
Bobbie 4,500 m
Brian C 5,000 m
Sorin 5,003 m
Andrea 5,197 m
Paul S 6,000 m
Brian M 6,028 m
Jodi 6,064 m
Fritz 6,422 m
Greg C 6,751 m
Tammy 7,500 m
Marty 7,777 m
Roger 8,998 m
K2 10,000 m
Kerry 10,000 m
Peter G 10,000 m
Rebecca 10,000 m
Zander 10,000 m
Minnie 12,327 m
Howard 12,413 m
AJ 12,455 m
Tim G 12,500 m
Sarah 12,536 m
Bruce 13,482 m
Jane 13,999 m
Dana 14,861 m
David A 14,937 m
bg 15,099 m
Rosi 17,015 m
Danno 17,146 m
Stephen 19,015 m
Rick C 20,000 m
Jim 20,500 m
Ronnie 21,000 m
Jay 22,222 m
Richard T 24,000 m
Ron 38,097 m
Karyn 56,238 m ....hooboy! She's been saving up!
Jeff Godke 60,950 m

[bg]

yes....i'm behind and catching up again....woooo hooooo and congrats aj :} and welcome to our new rowers :} and thanks for all the boston marathon support.....this will be my 11th boston, 18th marathon....and i proudly run with the team's name on my arm.....yes, folks do call out-go luna-tic :}

[kgallagher]

Karyn 56,238 m ....hooboy! She's been saving up!
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Correction. I wasn't saving anything. That wonderful distance was simply a typo. When I entered my cool down meters yesterday, I must not have completely erased all the digits in the meters box from the harder part of my workout. So my 1014 meter cool down turned into 51014. I did not do 50k plus yesterday, just a little over 6k. I corrected my error in C2 today when I went to enter this morning's workout, so my numbers should be back to normal.

Thanks Jan for being cognizant of the irregularity in my meters!

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!

Karyn

[Drivetofast]

K2 Who was ST. PATRICK

[Kona2]

K2 Who was ST. PATRICK

St Urho

Some years ago, one of our team members from Minnesota introduced us to St Urho. St Urho's Day is March 16th, so even though you might not have known you were celebrating his day, you were (especially if you enjoyed any wine on that day).

The legend of St. Urho says he chased the grasshoppers out of ancient Finland, thus saving the grape crop and the jobs of Finnish vineyard workers. This did not involve actual grasshopper herding, or pesticide spraying, nor new organic vineyard methodology. Apparently, the fellow yelled "Grasshopper, grasshopper, go to hell." This technique does not work on everything. Recent publications, however, indicate that the grasshopper population in Finland is thriving....

[Drivetofast]

Oh Thanks I thought St. Patrick had something to do with Snakes

[Kona2]

Happy St Pat's Day indeed!

And Happy 41st Anniversary to teammates AJ and Chris T - wowzer! Here's wishing you many, MANY more!

Mud Season Madness:

Oh how the numbers dwindle and yet the madness continues! Just 1305 on the 5K boards this AM, and 609 on the 10K, and 27 on the 2500 m board. Alas, I'm not on the 10K anymore...but still hanging in there at the 5K level. Sometimes it just works out that way - one challenge you can really spend the time and effort, and the next one might be a lot less. We are in the WEC mode right now, so it's great if everyone can add a bit more to their rowing sessions!

4th place so far !

1 FRENCH INDOOR ROWERS TEAM Virtual Club 2,222,444 194 11,456
2 Age Without Limits Virtual Club 1,699,127 102 16,658
3 Free Spirits Virtual Club 1,094,724 108 10,136
4 LUNA-TICS Virtual Club 974,967 60 16,249
5 RowPro Team Virtual Club 836,838 45 18,596

Season meters as of 319/365 = 129,854,126 m

Total meters on the day = 481,364 m

Oars in space (participation) = 23 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

6.6 MM Jay - with a Full Marathon
5.3 MM Richard T
3.5 MM Jim
2.55 MM Minnie
2.05 MM Zander
1.95 MM Brian M
1.25 MM Peter G
950 K Stuart
900 K Howard

Thanks, everyone, for rowing with us!

Kris H 1,011 m
Tony m
Debbie V 3,500 m
Brian C 5,000 m
Rachel 5,000 m
Sorin 5,004 m
Bobbie 5,017 m
Jay R 5,056 m
Greg C 5,564 m
Marty m
Brian M 10,000 m
Kerry 10,000 m
Peter G 10,000 m
Jane 10,056 m
Minnie 10,327 m
AJ 10,335 m
Pat S 11,016 m
Jodi 11,346 m
David T 12,000 m
Zander 12,000 m
Rebecca 13,903 m
Stuart 15,000 m
Howard 15,362 m
Paul R 15,526 m
Roger 17,000 m for the 17th of March
Ronnie 17,000 m for the 17th of March
Tammy 17,000 m for the 17th of March
Danno 21,097 m
Richard T 24,000 m
Jim 25,944 m
Ron 28,097 m
Rosi 30,000 m
Ted 33,000 m
Jay 42,195 m

[Drivetofast]

WOW Happy Anniversary AJ and Chris

[bg]

WOW Happy Anniversary AJ and Chris

wooo hoooo and congrats to chris and aj from me too :}

[Toothdoc]

Congrats Chris and AJ!

danno