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[Kona2]

Day 14 or 15 of 31.....and it's Pi Day!!

Will it be pizza pie or apple pie or maybe BOTH if you row or ski-erg enough!!

Meanwhile, vaporizations continue! We're down ANOTHER 500 in the 5K a day, and 140 in the 10K a day bunches. Lunies are holding pretty steady at 42 (5K) and 24 (10K). Yep, we're in it for the long haul!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

3.25 MM Tombeur
700 K Chip
550 K Greg H
400 K Mark

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

Tony 1,111 m ...a palindrome!
Louis 4,691 m
Kevin 5,000 m
Melissa 5,000 m
Steve W 5,000 m
Tom 5,000 m
Collin 5,005 m ...a high five palindrome!
Jeff M 5,008 m
AJ 5,020 m
Jane 5,115 m ...another high five palindrome!
Steve G 5,379 m....odds!
Larry 6,131 m
Rick 6,308 m
David T 7,000 m
Tombeur 7,046 m
David W 8,000 m
Ian 9,004 m
Danno 10,000 m
Ed 10,001 m
Greg 10,006 m
Noel 10,038 m
Doug 10,058 m
David A 10,080 m
Peter T 10,093 m
K2 10,101 m ...a one aught palindrome!
Minnie 10,201 m ...a palindrome!
Janice 10,312 m
Chip 10,535 m
Thor 12,028 m
Peter G 12,156 m
danwho 13,131 m ... a palindrome!
Mark 13,695 m
Dan O' 14,291 m
Cheryl 15,000 m

And not a 3,141 in sight!

[The Blacksmith]

Got 2 feet of snow here, buried the truck while plowing. Had to dig it out to get unstuck. Shoveled a whole bunch, then rowed 13k, and shoveled some more... Yeah, I got exercise today.....
Worked on the boat, too...

[Shabana]

Got 2 feet of snow here, buried the truck while plowing. Had to dig it out to get unstuck. Shoveled a whole bunch, then rowed 13k, and shoveled some more... Yeah, I got exercise today.....
Worked on the boat, too...

How is that boat coming along? I had a look at the web link you put up, the end result looks beautiful, but is their estimate of 40 hours to build it anywhere close to the truth? Still, working on it must be a lot more satisfying than shovelling snow

[Kona2]

Got 2 feet of snow here, buried the truck while plowing. Had to dig it out to get unstuck. Shoveled a whole bunch, then rowed 13k, and shoveled some more... Yeah, I got exercise today.....
Worked on the boat, too...

I like to think that the rowing makes the shoveling easier - not more fun, but doable! Good man to get all that done!

[Kona2]

Now that's the Colorado Rockies pi lineup at yesterday's spring training game! Naturally (naturally!) I am thrilled that the team celebrated a big Math Day! And that Opening Day is just a few weeks away!


Day 15 or 16 of 31...hemisphere dependent! So how's the Challenge coming along for you?!

It's a giant swirl ! Vaporizations continue at an alarming rate....including some Lunies. The Erging Universe is down another 400 at the 5K a day level (5 Lunies vanished), and down 100 (1 Lunie) from the 10K a day level. Stay with it Lunies...

Meanwhile, the Mudness Madness Winners list was updated yesterday and sadly no Lunies have yet been gifted with goodies. There are still a LOT of days left to have your name drawn ....all you have to do is keep erging the required contributions....and, hey! The odds improve as the pool gets smaller! Hope springs eternal! Take a look! http://log.concept2.com/challenges/mud- ... 17/winners

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

8.15 MM Ed
2.05 MM Andrew
1.8 MM Minnie
1.3 MM Howard
1.3 MM Danno
550 K Noel
450 K Chuck B
150 K Collin

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

Tony 1,111 m ...a palindrome!
Melissa 5,000 m
William H 5,000 m
Jeff M 5,016 m
Jane 5,115 m ...a high five palindrome!
Tom 5,200 m
Donna 6,137 m
Steve W 6,340 m
Collin 6,886 m...a palindrome!
Dan O' 7,021 m
FRiC 7,027 m
E V 7,810 m
Larry 8,132 m
Cheryl 10,000 m
Chip 10,000 m
David T 10,000 m
Dennis 10,000 m
Janice 10,000 m
Patrick Hsr 10,000 m
Ed 10,001 m ...a palindrome from a travelin' man!
Peter T 10,098 m
Andrew 10,101 m ...a palindrome from Aussieland!
K2 10,105 m
Noel 10,122 m
Thor 10,161 m
Minnie 11,111 m ....a palindrome of the first kind!
Louis 11,234 m
David A 11,346 m
Howard 11,351 m
Baz 12,500 m
Mark 13,486 m
Jeff G 20,011 m
Tombeur 22,271 m...he moons us!
Danno 25,962 m ... he moons us, too!
Chuck B 60,000 m ...good update!

And just how many of the days in the last two weeks have YOU had to talk yourself into getting your meters done and into your personal meter piggy bank?! Sometimes I have to split my erging sessions into two...knowing that at least I get the minimum done with the first 5K. It is seems like a tougher goal when it feels prescriptive on distance! Wait...it IS prescriptive on distance! Nose to the erg grindstone Lunies! You've come this far....finish it!

PS...Today is the start of the World Erg Challenge....are you signed on with the team??? Your meters can do double duty - some for your Mudness Challenge and some for the World Erg Challenge! It's a TWOFER!

1 Greenville Indoor Rowing Health/Fitness 425,920m 171 2,491m
2 Age Without Limits Virtual 188,726m 76 2,483m
3 Fitness Matters Indoor Rowing Virtual 151,269m 63 2,401m
4 FRENCH INDOOR ROWERS TEAM Virtual 131,507m 85 1,547m
5 Free Spirits Virtual 122,911m 35 3,512m
6 Academia Remigum On-Water 84,489m 13 6,499m
7 ANCIENTS Virtual 82,303m 21 3,919m
8 Sub7 Indoor Rowing Club Virtual 79,704m 31 2,571m
9 LUNA-TICS Virtual 75,439m 24 3,143m

[The Blacksmith]

Got 2 feet of snow here, buried the truck while plowing. Had to dig it out to get unstuck. Shoveled a whole bunch, then rowed 13k, and shoveled some more... Yeah, I got exercise today.....
Worked on the boat, too...

How is that boat coming along? I had a look at the web link you put up, the end result looks beautiful, but is their estimate of 40 hours to build it anywhere close to the truth? Still, working on it must be a lot more satisfying than shovelling snow

Their estimate is 120 hours. It'll be around 160 once the paint and varnish is done. They don't include paint and varnish in their build estimates.

[Terrepin]

PS...Today is the start of the World Erg Challenge....are you signed on with the team??? Your meters can do double duty - some for your Mudness Challenge and some for the World Erg Challenge! It's a TWOFER!


All signed up for the World Erg Challenge and committed to finishing the Mudness Challenge (13 down 12 to go). By the way, is it wrong to find some strange satisfaction to be tied with Ed Church in a challenge? Luckily the unit is DAYS rowed and not METERS rowed!!

[Shabana]

All signed up for the World Erg Challenge and committed to finishing the Mudness Challenge (13 down 12 to go). By the way, is it wrong to find some strange satisfaction to be tied with Ed Church in a challenge? Luckily the unit is DAYS rowed and not METERS rowed!!

Well done Terrepin! Being level with Ed is always something to be proud of.

I'm a great believer in motivating myself by adjusting criteria until success is possible (but still a little demanding). For instance I did a 100km row that was the fastest for this season in my country and age group! OK, it was the only one , but when make the criteria any less restrictive, I come in last...

I came across an article on Chris Bertish today. he would give even Ed a run for his money:

• 93 consecutive days of marathon plus distances!
  On a stand up paddleboard!
  On open waters!
  Unsupported!

Oh, and he crossed the Atlantic...
Details at http://www.ybw.com/news-from-yachting-b ... sing-49198

Yesterday I saw on LinkedIn an old coworker of mine is going to try to run 230km+ in a twenty-four hour period this weekend https://ktkc.everydayhero.com/au/cameron

But neither of them are going to get on the Mud Season Madness honor board this year, and I still can if I stop making excuses for not being able to row today!

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and a boatload of lucky shamrocks! Congratulations, Ken G, on achieving a THREE million meter erging season! We wish you many, MANY more!

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and pots of gold everywhere! Congratulations, David A, on adding to your millions and millions and millions of lifetime meters! You've achieved yet ANOTHER three million meter season. Amazing stuff! We wish you many, MANY more pots of gold and seasons of shamrock splendor!

[bg]

wooooooooooooooo hoooooooooooooo and congrats david a and ken g :}

[Kona2]

We're in 6th at the moment!

1 Age Without Limits Virtual 648,695m 97 6,688m
2 Greenville Indoor Rowing Health/Fitness 643,233m 171 3,762m
3 Free Spirits Virtual 615,993m 59 10,441m
4 Fitness Matters Indoor Rowing Virtual 586,077m 78 7,514m
5 FRENCH INDOOR ROWERS TEAM Virtual 503,491m 104 4,841m
6 LUNA-TICS Virtual 454,148m 43 10,562

Day 16 or 17 of 31....

Halfway through the mud madness...and mudders are putting on the brakes to slow the descent! "Only" lost 10 percent from the 5K ranks, and 8 percent from the 10K bunch. Lunies are hanging on at 37 (5K) and 22 (10K). Get a grip on the erg handle ... and hang on for the duration! Mind over schedule! Gawd...we chafe against the discipline of the every single dang day stuff, don't we?! Still, where there is life, there is hope! Stay alive, Lunies!

Ha. I am reminded of how close millstones and milestones are! The daily grind gets you to the milestones....

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations!:

3.0 MM Ken
3.0 MM David A
1.85 MM David T
1.75 MM bg
1.75 MM K2
1.7 MM Patrick Hsr
1.1 MM Jeff M
750 K Cheryl
750 K Ross
145,541 m ...a nice palindrome sum for Tony!

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

Tony 1,111 m ....a palindrome!
Ross 3,329 m
Kevin 5,000 m
Melissa 5,000 m
Steve W 5,000 m
Bernie 5,028 m
AJ 5,030 m
Tom 5,200 m
Jane 5,225 m ...a high five palindrome !
Jeff G 5,682 m
David T 6,000 m
FRiC 6,000 m
Baz 7,500 m
Donna 7,644 m
E V 8,402 m
Cheryl 10,000 m
Danno 10,000 m
Dennis 10,000 m
Janice 10,000 m
K2 10,000 m
Louis 10,000 m
Patrick Hsr 10,000 m
Ed 10,001 m ...a palindrome!
Ian 10,003 m
Chip 10,016 m
Jeff M 10,032 m
Noel 10,047 m
Chuck 10,099 m
Peter T 10,119 m
Larry 10,188 m
David A 11,368 m
Howard 11,376 m
Minnie 12,121 m ..a palindrome!
Collin 12,321 m ...a count em up and down palindrome!
Rick 12,762 m
Ron 14,141 m ...a palindrome!
Mark 16,030 m
Dan O' 18,849 m
Andrew 21,212 m ... a palindrome ! And he moons us, too!
bg m ...five of a kind! Yahtzee! And she moons us! Doesn't do things by halves, eh? Well except for the moon part...
Gerald 31,517 m ...welcome!
Ken 50,000 m ...emptied the meter vault!

[Steve W]

wooooooooooooooo hoooooooooooooo and congrats david a and ken g :}

Congrats to Ken and David for 3M meter seasons! Trying to chase that goal myself, so know it's hard earned. Pulling off Mud Meter Challenge is a challenge as well! Had a back procedure today, got in 5k before surgery, hope to do an easy 5000 tomorrow afternoon/evening. Have a few days banked and plan on being a Lunie's mudder .

[bg]

wooooooooooooooo hoooooooooooooo and congrats david a and ken g :}

Congrats to Ken and David for 3M meter seasons! Trying to chase that goal myself, so know it's hard earned. Pulling off Mud Meter Challenge is a challenge as well! Had a back procedure today, got in 5k before surgery, hope to do an easy 5000 tomorrow afternoon/evening. Have a few days banked and plan on being a Lunie's mudder .

ouch :[ sending lots of healing thoughts....

[Tombeur]

wooooooooooooooo hoooooooooooooo and congrats david a and ken g :}

Congrats to Ken and David for 3M meter seasons! Trying to chase that goal myself, so know it's hard earned. Pulling off Mud Meter Challenge is a challenge as well! Had a back procedure today, got in 5k before surgery, hope to do an easy 5000 tomorrow afternoon/evening. Have a few days banked and plan on being a Lunie's mudder .

ouch :[ sending lots of healing thoughts....

Way to go Ken and David A. I hope your back heals soon, bg. Good luck in you quest for 3M meters, but don't overdo it. Impressive metrics are nice, but they were created by human beings to help, not enslave, human beings.