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

[Kona2]

We're less than a week away from the March Challenge...formerly known as March Madness....and now known as March Mudness to celebrate what Concept2 calls the fifth season in between snow and spring....where mud happens. If you decide to go for the 10K a day advanced challenge, you'll be getting in some great training for the May Global Marathon Challenge. In fact, some may try throwing down a half moon or half marathon before March is done! This is especially exhilarating if it's a FIRST EVER! Think about it...

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:


7.7 MM Ed
1.85 MM Ron
1.55 MM K2
1.5 MM Norma
1.35 MM Dan O'
1.0 MM Patrick S
200 K Mark - welcome

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



Tony 1,111 m ...a palindrome!
Chris W 2,093 m ... welcome back!
Debbie 3,123 m
Tom M 4,605 m
Chuck E 5,000 m
Kevin 5,000 m
Melissa 5,000 m
Bernie 5,014 m
Steve G 5,326 m
Larry 7,143 m
Dan O' 7,460 m
David A 7,507 m
Patrick S 7,551 m ...way to ring the ONE MILLION meter bell !
Noel 8,020 m
AJ 8,126 m
Jonathan 8,507 m
David T 9,500 m
Greg H 10,002 m
Janice 10,102 m ...SO close to a palindrome!
Howard 11,164 m
Paul 11,257 m
K2 11,379 m....how odd
Danno 12,000 m
Minnie 12,321 m ...a count em up count em down palindrome!
bg 13,218 m
Dennis 13,431 m... a palindrome!
Norma 14,141 m ...a palindrome!
Ron 14,441 m ...a palindrome!
Trista 20,759 m ...good update!
Andrew 21,325 m ...he moons us!
Ed 33,333 m ...a palindrome!
Mark 225,480 m ...bet that The Blacksmith knows how to throw down the hammer...

Speaking of hammers, where the heck are you Thor?!

[Kona2]

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

7.75 MM Ed
1.9 MM Andrew
1.65 MM danwho
123,321 m Tony...a nice palindrome!

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

Tony 1,111 m ...a palindrome!
Patrick S 2,033 m
Tom M 3,000 m
Janice 3,069 m
Larry 4,037 m
Kevin 5,000 m
Melissa 5,000 m
Bernie 5,033 m
Doug 5,767 m
Noel 6,023 m
Tombeur 6,167 m
William H 7,312 m
David A 7,421 m
Steve W 7,500 m
Jane 7,777 m ...a lucky 7 palindrome!
Dan O 8,132 m
Danno 10,000 m
Andrew 10,101 m ...a one aught one palindrome!
K2 10,258 m
danwho 11,011 m ...a double aught double palindrome!
Stuart 11,311 m ...another palindrome! Woot!
Mark 12,813 m
Dennis 13,431 m ....a palindrome! three of these and you've booked an extra 10K!
Norma 1..3...5...7...9 m...another odd number!
david w 14,363 m
Ron 16,461 m ...a palindrome!
Patrick Hsr 20,000 m
Ed 42,195 m ....he moons us big time! A full marathon!

[danwho]

Whoop, whoop and what a meter vault total ! Congratulations, Patrick S, on achieving a ONE million meter season! We wish you many, MANY more!!

No stopping him now ...
Congratulations, Patrick !!!

[danwho]

... since the galactic gauntlet was thrown, Minnie has been burning up the erg meters ... Jesse the cat ... litter box is located in the same section of basement as my rowing machine. There is nothing quite like rowing away, gasping for good air, and then just gasping ... the cat did stink me out.

Jesse the cat's on my payroll. Tell him "thanks, and his garlic bread's in the mail."

Just one of many tools in the toolbox...
But take heed, Minnie. There's nothing in the assassin's code about not biting the hand that feeds you.

[danwho]

We're less than a week away from the March Challenge...formerly known as March Madness....and now known as March Mudness to celebrate what Concept2 calls the fifth season in between snow and spring....where mud happens.

I'm up for a slice of ...

[Kona2]

Another episode...adventure on!

The lure of adventure is like a siren song...and we're all a bunch of lunar adventurers! March Madness isn't just for erging, basketball or baseball's spring training....no, the lists of bike tours are rolling out. Adventure Cycling magazine's cover touts that this is the Bikepacking issue, and Ride the Rockies says I have 24 hours to get my registration into the lottery bin. Local groups clamor for early registrations....so many to choose from! Hours could be (admittedly are) spent looking through guide books, at maps, and youtube videos! It's almost like getting the Sears Christmas book....



Long ago, and far away....it was north to Alaska and what seemed like a remote outpost near Delta Junction. The Christmas catalog was the dream book, and the source for the Santa requests...because there wasn't a whole lot of tv reception up there. Waiting "your turn" to look through the book was really hard. A favorite toy is one that perhaps some other teammates might have had....it sure wouldn't pass today's safety standards, but what fun!



So much adventure awaits.....MAKE time for yours!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

7.8 MM Ed
2.8 MM David A
2.25 MM Louis
1.15 MM Howard
450 K Paul
400 K Jonas
250 K Mark...a quarter million already!

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

Tony 1,111 m ...a palindrome!
Danno 3,079 m
Kevin 5,000 m
K2 5,203 m
Jane 6,000 m....did I drop a six?!
Larry 6,040 m
Tombeur 8,134 m
Louis 10,000 m
Paul 10,000 m
Greg 10,002 m
Noel 10,028 m
Andrew 10,101 m ...another one aught one (as one ought!) palindrome!
Jonas 10,250 m
Dan O' 10,269 m
Norma 12,121 m ...a palindrome to put the pressure on!
David A 12,206 m
Stuart 12,724 m
Mark 12,931 m
David T 14,000 m
bg 15,133 m
Ron 18,081 m ...a palindrome!
Ed 33,333 m ...a threeish palindrome!
Howard 44,292 m...wowzer!

[Kona2]

Hi Team,

Great job on this challenge! I always enjoy them...

Now is the time of year over here my meters slow down... GOLF my favorite passion begins - I joined two leagues so I can golf more. Temps in the 70's and 3 nights a week under the lights for three months before the 110+ temps hit.

BG - Good luck on your marathon - always in awe in all you do! Great cause as well.

Kona - if you are out and about in your area my son and his family lives there and has a side business of food truck called Saturn Pit Stop. He is on Facebook under that name and tells where they will be... I'm bias of course but they make some great sandwiches.

Andrew - thanks for the friendly competition! Always fun to keep the pace.

Thor - hope you get better soon brother! Want you back in the saddle.

Happy Rowing all,

Ed

One of the best things about this team is that you can ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS learn some new things, and get some experiences you might have missed otherwise. I heard that Saturn was indeed orbiting the local area tonight, and they were going to be the food truck of the day at a local craft brewery called Rails End. This seemed like an awesome opportunity to say hi to Ed's son (sort of a delivering a hi from his dad via a teammate), try out the food truck fare and have a brew...all shared with friends. Ordered an oatmeal milk stout, and ventured into what was a freezing cold night to Saturn. Space is cold. The Saturn sandwiches were really good, and I splurged with some space fries. I am pretty sure that Ed's son and family were totally caught by surprise with this unexpected visit. Nice people, and we'll support them!


Ed's son


Great logo and a very appropriate space connection


Yummy food....this one was a bbq chicken....but the bahn mi was good, too

[Steve W]

Looks delicious and what a great connection !

[DGently]

That 44,292 meters was a typo, I hit the 4 instead of the 1. I've corrected my log, but didn't want anyone thinking I had done 44,292 when it wasn't even close.

[Kona2]

Fast and furious February.....where do the days go?!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

2.7 MM Steve W
1.9 MM Ron
300 K Peter T

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

Tony 2,222 m ....a twosie of a palindrome!
K2 3,409 m
David T 4,500 M
Jane 4.554 m ...a palindrome with high fives in the middle!
Matthew R 5,000 m
Dan O 5,573 m
Larry 7,000 m
Kevin 7,213 m
Louis 8,039 m
Janice 10,000 m
Patrick Hsr 10,000 m
Virginia 10,000 m
Greg 10,002 m
Andrew 10,501 m ...a palindrome!
danwho 11,011 m ...a double aught double palindrome!
Norma 11,111 m ...a onesie palindrome!
Doug G 12,100 m
Mark 12,711 m
Danno 15,009 m
Ron 18,081 m ...a palindrome!
Will 19,995 m
Steve W 21,351 m ...he moons us!
Peter T 23,249 m ...he moons us, too!
Ed 33,333 m ...a threesie palindrome!

[Edscapade]

Hi Team,

Great job on this challenge! I always enjoy them...

Now is the time of year over here my meters slow down... GOLF my favorite passion begins - I joined two leagues so I can golf more. Temps in the 70's and 3 nights a week under the lights for three months before the 110+ temps hit.

BG - Good luck on your marathon - always in awe in all you do! Great cause as well.

Kona - if you are out and about in your area my son and his family lives there and has a side business of food truck called Saturn Pit Stop. He is on Facebook under that name and tells where they will be... I'm bias of course but they make some great sandwiches.

Andrew - thanks for the friendly competition! Always fun to keep the pace.

Thor - hope you get better soon brother! Want you back in the saddle.

Happy Rowing all,

Ed

Thanks for the shoutout Kona! Proud of that man and his family! I'm bias but I like that sandwich you had...
You did surprise them for sure.

Ed

One of the best things about this team is that you can ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS learn some new things, and get some experiences you might have missed otherwise. I heard that Saturn was indeed orbiting the local area tonight, and they were going to be the food truck of the day at a local craft brewery called Rails End. This seemed like an awesome opportunity to say hi to Ed's son (sort of a delivering a hi from his dad via a teammate), try out the food truck fare and have a brew...all shared with friends. Ordered an oatmeal milk stout, and ventured into what was a freezing cold night to Saturn. Space is cold. The Saturn sandwiches were really good, and I splurged with some space fries. I am pretty sure that Ed's son and family were totally caught by surprise with this unexpected visit. Nice people, and we'll support them!


Ed's son


Great logo and a very appropriate space connection


Yummy food....this one was a bbq chicken....but the bahn mi was good, too

[Kona2]

Ed - bet YOU were surprised to see those photos on today's posting too....

[just27]

Ed - bet YOU were surprised to see those photos on today's posting too....

Oh, yum, that sandwich and those fries look extremely tasty. I vote that we change course and head for Saturn, immediately ... I hear it has about five dozen moons, so our mission statement of going to "the (unspecified) moon" will not be compromised! Who knows, maybe Pluto will be a planet again, by the time we get to Saturn!

[bg]

Ed - bet YOU were surprised to see those photos on today's posting too....

Oh, yum, that sandwich and those fries look extremely tasty. I vote that we change course and head for Saturn, immediately ... I hear it has about five dozen moons, so our mission statement of going to "the (unspecified) moon" will not be compromised! Who knows, maybe Pluto will be a planet again, by the time we get to Saturn!

sounds good to me :]

[Kona2]

Earth to Saturn? The Neverending Journey? Well, we are all on journeys without end of one kind or another! ...we might want to figure out how to engage the warp drive on our ergs...

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

7.85 MM Ed
1.65 MM Minnie
1.25 MM Janice
1.25 MM Stuart
1.15 MM Howard
1.15 MM Danno
900 K Jonathan....the glow from the ONE million meter milestone line beckons!
700 K Melissa
500 K Greg H...a cool half million!

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

Tom M 3,000 m
David T 3,500 m
Steve W 3,500 m
Louis 4,531 m
Bernie 5,017 m
Steve G 5,353 m ...a double double !
Howard 6,192 m
Holger 6,417 m
David W 6,449 m
William H 7,500 m
Will 7,561 m
Melissa 8,000 m
Larry 8,078 m
Peter T 8,630 m
Jonathan 8,658 m
Danno 10,000 m
Greg H 10,001 m..a palindrome!
Janice 10,011 m
Noel 10,027 m
Andrew 10,101 m ... a palindrome!
Jane 10,101 m ...a palindrome!
Tombeur 10,329 m
K2 10,933 m
AJ 12,096 m
Norma 12,121 m ....pounding the erg meters palindrome!
Minnie 12,321 m ...a count 'em up palindrome!
Mark 13,278 m
Ron 14,141 m ...another palindrome!
Doug 16,782 m
David A 17,301 m
Stuart 21,097 m ... he moons us!
Ed 33,333 m ...a palindrome!