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

[normadelaney]

I just hit the 3MM milestone. Probably 2.5 of that was with you lunes. Thanks again all of you for your support and just doing what you do.

Thor

Congrats, mighty Thor!!

[danwho]

Crikey, I’ll need to re-introduce myself.

After running around the mountains (didn’t quite achieve my goal of an 8,000m peak - yet) and the Australian Outback over the past couple of years, I decided to get back to basics and onto the kayak and indoor rower – I’ve been missing it…

And what better way to get underway than the Fall Challenge (yep, I’m a little late to the party ).

Trust all the Lunatics are going well…!

Cheers, Baz

Welcome back, Baz!! Like some others on the team, I've been following your blog, so you've never been very far away. Still, it's nice to have you back here. So... how was your date with the shed at silly o'clock?

[BAZzy]

Crikey, I’ll need to re-introduce myself.

After running around the mountains (didn’t quite achieve my goal of an 8,000m peak - yet) and the Australian Outback over the past couple of years, I decided to get back to basics and onto the kayak and indoor rower – I’ve been missing it…

And what better way to get underway than the Fall Challenge (yep, I’m a little late to the party ).

Trust all the Lunatics are going well…!

Cheers, Baz

Welcome back, Baz!! Like some others on the team, I've been following your blog, so you've never been very far away. Still, it's nice to have you back here. So... how was your date with the shed at silly o'clock?

Thanks Dan...

Not too bad, I like that time of the day, sun was rising on the eastern horizon...sweat rolling down the face. Just need a solid 2-3 weeks to get back into the swing of it and make it "habit".

Cheers, Baz

[danwho]

. . . . . queue music . . . . .
Stardate 1234.4321: The captain's shuttle is due to arrive shortly in Landing Bay 1. This assignment has been a privilege. All's quiet in the neutral zone, sir. I hope you had a refreshing shore-leave on the surface and . . . waaaaddddyyyyaaa mean there's a dent?
Just so I don't lose anyone in my silliness, I have been filling in for K2 for a few days during her "Pedal the Plains" bicycle tour. And now I am ready to hand back the keys, and hear all about her adventure.

I forgot that spirits are most active at night. While we were sleeping, the Free Spirits team caught us in the Fall Team Challenge. Now it's our turn...
Outstanding efforts by everyone. Keep up the good work and ...
Dig deep, me hearties.

Welcome back, Baz!!
For those of you who haven't met Baz, he is an adventurer from Down Under (at least, for those of us who are Up Over), who loves to celebrate The Outback. He will not be shy about introducing himself, but you can get a quick meet-and-greet at http://thelandy.com/

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:
3.35MM+ Ed
1.2MM Tammy
1.05MM+ Danno
850K+ DougG
400K+ SteveW

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

Lily............................ 1,331
GeneH........................... 2,000
Tony............................ 2,222
ChuckE.......................... 2,500
Tristan......................... 3,000
DanOB........................... 4,000
JeffM........................... 4,013
DavidT.......................... 5,000
SteveHa......................... 5,000
PaulB........................... 5,000
DianaK.......................... 5,000
Bobbie.......................... 5,111
Corben.......................... 5,206
JimK............................ 5,555
TomR............................ 6,160
Robyn........................... 7,000
SteveG.......................... 7,043
Norma........................... 7,777
ScottR.......................... 8,000
Sarah........................... 8,042
Tammy........................... 8,558
Roger........................... 9,000
LawrenceOfArabia................ 9,012
TedCG........................... 10,100
Ronnie.......................... 11,155
Marie........................... 11,211
Reba............................ 12,012
Rosita.......................... 12,345
Anita........................... 12,500
Jay............................. 13,000
Danwho.......................... 13,131
SteveW.......................... 13,231
Thor............................ 15,078
Andrea.......................... 18,125
ThomasR......................... 18,344
DougG........................... 23,846
Ed.............................. 25,052
RichardT........................ 25,206
Ron............................. 28,882
Bazzy........................... 33,942
Danno........................... 54,388

[Kona2]

I will be providing you an update on my adventure soonest. Suffice to say, I rode the whole thing...and learned many things. I also got a strange forehead sun tan from the vents on my bike helmet. I must admit, when wearing a hat I don't put any sunscreen on my forehead because when you sweat...it gets in your eyes and burns like the proverbial fires of Hell (or so I imagine). So. I returned tired, happy to have finished without taking a sag wagon or getting a flat tire, albeit with a crazy tan. The First Class designation on the finisher's medal is related to the fact that Julesburg, the start and finish of our three days was the only site in Colorado to have a Pony Express mail station.

[Thor MW]

I just hit the 3MM milestone. Probably 2.5 of that was with you lunes. Thanks again all of you for your support and just doing what you do.

Thor

Congrats, mighty Thor!!

Thanks guys. Welcome back K2. Can't wait to hear some stories. Dan great job and you gave me some chuckles. Can't ask for more than that.
Finally got my new PM5 today and some seat pads. I'm not sure if the PM5 will do much for the blisters but here's hoping the pads do. I see there's cut outs that can be removed from the pads. I think I might leave them in for now and see how it goes. I got myself 2 pads while I was at it. Well that and I was told to right Uncle Do Ron Ron and others? I will start with one. Suggestions are welcome.
Do Ron Ron, wow man! The dude is putting out the metres.
Have fun all and keep it up.

[brotherjim]

Welcome back K2, I know you must have had a great time. Familiar with tan spots,being almost bald,the vents on helmets leave interesting patterns.
Thanks Dan for the awesome job keeping stats,lots of good humour (wish I had a cone right now) .Kona, you left it in good hands as always, Ron was also great.
Welcome back Baz, glad to see you on roster again.

[danwho]

(wish I had a cone right now)

Hmmm, might have heard someone say that before ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0pfP_MD6xA

[normadelaney]

Ditto what Jim just said, except the bald part, haha.

[Kona2]

Hooboy! Fall officially begins at 4:21 AM ET tomorrow...with the arrival of the autumnal equinox...

Yep, for those who love a balanced life, tomorrow will appeal to you with its equal (almost) parts of day and night, and then we slide into the dark side (except for our Southern Hemisphere teammates). Full moon happens on September 27th in conjunction with a total lunar eclipse.....since the 27th is on a weekend day, perhaps some opportunities to throw downs some lunar variations of our own?

Lunies and Free Spirits keep flirting with third place...but don't count Greenville out! We're one week into a four week Challenge, and there's a LOT of opportunity for everyone to enjoy some good competition during the pumpkin season. All those seasonal s that await !

1 Age Without Limits Virtual Club 4,660,082 126 36,985
2 FRENCH INDOOR ROWERS TEAM Virtual Club 4,626,733 161 28,737
3 Free Spirits Virtual Club 3,447,954 93 37,075
4 LUNA-TICS Virtual Club 3,432,946 74 46,391
5 Greenville Indoor Rowing Health Club 3,046,817 144 21,158


Thanks to danwho for all the fun new graphics, pulling the stats together, a little twisted humor that I know I appreciate, and all the teammates who've kept us moving forward with meters and commentary! Great to see so many milestones continuing...and have you noticed how MANY people are signed on as active Concept2 members? It's over 22K, a number that we surely didn't see until at least the Holiday Challenge last year. I tell you, this erging is catching on! Great time to ask your local gym to order another machine!

Season meters as of 144/365 = 55,832,525 m

Total meters on the day = 610,768 m

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

3.75 MM Richard T
1.95 MM Ron
1.85 MM Jay
1.6 MM Thor
1.45 MM Thomas R
1.1 MM Danno
950 K Ronnie
850 K David T
800 K Minnie
750 K Larry
500 K Dean ... a cool half million!
300 K Tom M
100 K Tom R
100 K E Vos

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

Gene 2,000 m
Steve W m .... it was in the cards!
Lily 2,915 m
Tony m...a three eyed palindrome...beats a three toed sloth...
Briana ..double double diamonds!
Diana 4,000 m
Jeff M 4,021 m
Dan O' 5,000 m
Baz 5,514 m ... welcome back!
Bobbie m ... high five starry palindrome!
Tom R 5,874 m
Scott 6,000 m
Stefan 6,054 m
Jeff D 6,665 m ...so close to a sixish palindrome!
Karyn 7,293 m
William H 7,500 m
Richard McC 8,351 m
Roger m ...a variation of a memorable date
Doug G 9,366 m
Tammy m ... workin 9 to 5......a working gal's palindrome!
Jim m....niner palindrome!
Mike C 10,000 m
Larry 10,009 m ...Larry of Arabia indeed...that was a good one, danwho
Bernie 10,011 m
m ...a starry palindrome...hula hula!
Ted m ... another starry palindrome...hula optional
Steve G 11,101 m
Marie m....a onesie palindrome!
Dean 12,000 m
Danwho m ..a onesie twosie palindrome!
David T 13,000 m
Tom M 13,000 m
E Vos 13,476 m
Ronnie 13,555 m
Jay 15,000 m
Anita 21,097 m ...a fine half marathon!
AJ 21,137 m
Ron 21,203 m
Danno 22,010 m
bg 22,101 m
Ed m ... a starry palindrome!
Thor 27,760 m
Robyn 27,873 m
Rosita 28,321 m ...and ever so close to a ONE million meter season!
Thomas 30,552 m
David A 34,564 m
Richard T 40,521 m

[Tombeur]

The addition of 12,533 meters I rowed today brings my rowing total to 12,001,834 meters since April 16, 2012, the day I assembled and started using this machine. Adding the 1,448,942 Meters logged on my Concept2 Skier makes for a combined total of 13,450,776. Whether or not a "Milestone," indisputably a lot of work. As in all life, the issue is subjective and a matter of judgment: Have the benefits been worth the effort? Most definitely yes, in my view. I suspect others on this Forum would have reached a similar conclusion for themselves. Tom Rafter

[bg]

Crikey, I’ll need to re-introduce myself.

After running around the mountains (didn’t quite achieve my goal of an 8,000m peak - yet) and the Australian Outback over the past couple of years, I decided to get back to basics and onto the kayak and indoor rower – I’ve been missing it…

And what better way to get underway than the Fall Challenge (yep, I’m a little late to the party ).

Trust all the Lunatics are going well…!

Cheers, Baz

welcome back :] and sorry if i missed welcoming any new or returning luna-tics.....i'm very disorganized and spacy and while i'm here happy fall or spring depending where you reside

[macbruce1]

Welcome back Bazmanian Devil
Da Do Ron Ron

[Kona2]

The addition of 12,533 meters I rowed today brings my rowing total to 12,001,834 meters since April 16, 2012, the day I assembled and started using this machine. Adding the 1,448,942 Meters logged on my Concept2 Skier makes for a combined total of 13,450,776. Whether or not a "Milestone," indisputably a lot of work. As in all life, the issue is subjective and a matter of judgment: Have the benefits been worth the effort? Most definitely yes, in my view. I suspect others on this Forum would have reached a similar conclusion for themselves. Tom Rafter

MILLION METERS Rowing

or, in combined erg divisions:

m

Whoop, whoop and hooyah for Tombeur (and what an interesting definition Tombeur has)! While we do have teammates who use both erg machines, I can't see the difference in rowing vs ski-erg meters on our logbooks - so it is helpful that you've called out what is an important meter milestone. That's a lotta meters for three years! Congratulations on a fine achievement! We wish you many, MANY more!

[Kona2]

Welcome back Bazmanian Devil
Da Do Ron Ron

Yes, I see that our adventure quotient just went up for the team...