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

[BAZzy]

A balmy day down under in Sydney! Back from my adventures, so back into the rowing and kayaking...! Cheers, Baz

[normadelaney]

Our very own Janice is racing tomorrow at the regatta in Mississauga which is basically Toronto at the Hershey center. We are leaving shortly and going to spend the night so we can be there in lots of time for Janice’s race at 9 AM. I will not be competing his time as I am still on the injured list. The shoulder is improving and I hope to be more active next week. We will likely be out of touch until after we return on the morrow.
I will be tapping my white cane to keep Jan’s rhythm on track. Hmm, maybe.

Keep on rock’n.

Best of luck, Janice. I'll try tapping my foot in synch with Thor. But I could use a little heads up, are we going more Foghat's Slow Ride or AC/DC's Thunderstruck?

Good luck, Jan!!!

[Steve W]

Our very own Janice is racing tomorrow at the regatta in Mississauga which is basically Toronto at the Hershey center. We are leaving shortly and going to spend the night so we can be there in lots of time for Janice’s race at 9 AM. I will not be competing his time as I am still on the injured list. The shoulder is improving and I hope to be more active next week. We will likely be out of touch until after we return on the morrow.
I will be tapping my white cane to keep Jan’s rhythm on track. Hmm, maybe.

Keep on rock’n.

Best of luck, Janice. I'll try tapping my foot in synch with Thor. But I could use a little heads up, are we going more Foghat's Slow Ride or AC/DC's Thunderstruck?

Good luck, Janice! Look forward to hearing about it.

[Thor MW]

Our very own Janice is racing tomorrow at the regatta in Mississauga which is basically Toronto at the Hershey center. We are leaving shortly and going to spend the night so we can be there in lots of time for Janice’s race at 9 AM. I will not be competing his time as I am still on the injured list. The shoulder is improving and I hope to be more active next week. We will likely be out of touch until after we return on the morrow.
I will be tapping my white cane to keep Jan’s rhythm on track. Hmm, maybe.

Keep on rock’n.

Best of luck, Janice. I'll try tapping my foot in synch with Thor. But I could use a little heads up, are we going more Foghat's Slow Ride or AC/DC's Thunderstruck?

Good luck, Janice! Look forward to hearing about it.

Jan just finished. 9:30.2. " This is her PB. Nice job!

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and let's hear it for a PERSONAL BEST! Congratulations, Janice!

Canadian Indoor Rowing Championships

[Kona2]

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

2.4 MM Tombeur
1.65 MM Ron
1.5 MM Dennis
1.45 MM danwho
700 K Larry
600 K Jonathan
550 K Andrea

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Cheryl 1,000 m
Tony 1,111 m ...a palindrome!
Terry M 1,904 m
William H 2,000 m
Larry 2,500 m
Ross 3,000 m
ATX33 3,077 m
Michael O 4,033 m
Kevin 5,000 m
Melissa 5,000 m
Jeff D 6,394 m
John D 6,946 m
Peter G 7,022 m
David T 7,500 m
Andrea 7,644 m
Karyn 7,709 m
Dana 9,100 m
Baz 10,000 m
Tombeur 10,257 m
11,311 m ....a palindrome...and maybe it is like Ron's calendar sequences....time will tell!
danwho 12,121 m ...a onesie twosie palindrome!
Howard 12,196 m
Steve W 12,387 m
Ron 12,721 m ...a palindrome!
Dennis 13,431 m ...a palindrome!
Doug G 20,209 m
Jonathan 22,115 m ... he moons us!
Dan O' 24,585 m ...he moons us, too!

[normadelaney]

Whoop, whoop and let's hear it for a PERSONAL BEST! Congratulations, Janice!

Canadian Indoor Rowing Championships

Woo hoo!!! Way to row, Jan! Congratulations!!

[bg]

Whoop, whoop and let's hear it for a PERSONAL BEST! Congratulations, Janice!

Canadian Indoor Rowing Championships

Woo hoo!!! Way to row, Jan! Congratulations!!

wooooooooooooooooo hooooooooooooooo and congrats and goooooooooooooooo pats :]

[danwho]

Whoop, whoop and let's hear it for a PERSONAL BEST! Congratulations, Janice!

Canadian Indoor Rowing Championships

Congratulations. Janice !!!

[normadelaney]

11,311 m ....a palindrome...and maybe it is like Ron's calendar sequences....time will tell!

Hmm, do you think?

[bg]

congrats to all the eagles' fans :]

[Kona2]

congrats to all the eagles' fans :]

I think I was rooting for the underdog...and Nick Foles played at Arizona...and it was an entertaining game. Trickery, and REALLY long passes by both teams.

[Kona2]

Now here's a way to EARN a unique valentine's card....Blue sky day!

The cross training provided by our ergs is wonderful...and when things like the 2018 Ride the Rockies Routes pop up as YET ANOTHER February temptation, well you can rest assured that YOU will be ready with the help of your ergs...bike ergs probably a good help here, but there is NOTHING that supplants time in the road bike saddle for these RTR experiences.

Ride the Rockies 2018 Route ....

New this year is a one day ride of 48 miles....and it's a Steamboat Springs loop. They had me at "there will be cows, sheep and a historic mine." I've ridden this Ride the Rockies Route before and it is awesome. Just in case anyone else might be considering it....

Day 3 is a well known loop from the 2015 USA Pro Challenge. This route will showcase the quiet roads of Routt County with some straights, twists, and a few climbs. There will be cows, sheep and a historic mine. The 48 mile loop will be open to 1 day riders as well as those registered for the full week.

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

7.35 MM Ed
2.55 MM Steve W
1.55 MM David T
1.1 MM Stuart
900 K AJ
800 K Howard
650 K Dana

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Roy 2,000 m
Steve G 3,032 m
Janice 4,002 m
Patrick S 4,023 m
ATX33 5,000 m
Kevin 5,000 m
Melissa 5,000 m
Ryan 5,000 m
Tom M 5,000 m
William H 5,000 m
Larry 5,129 m
Gary 6,498 m
Dan O' 6,588 m
Andrea 6,802 m
Todd 7,426 m
Jonathan 9,040 m
Greg H 10,000 m
Louis 10,000 m
David T 10,500 m
Tombeur 10,522 m
Dana 11,402 m
Norma 11,411 m ....I knew it...a palindrome! Good thing!
Howard 12,081 m
Ron 12,821 m ...another palindrome!
Baz 15,000 m
Minnie 20,751 m...hula hula...with a fire baton thrown in
Kellee 22,000 m ... she moons us!
Steve W 23,060 m ... he moons us!
Ed 33,333 m ...a palindrome with a built in moon!
Stuart 34,342 m ...it's really two palindromes of 17,171 m...and now it's a mooner!
AJ 36,708 m ...he moons us!

[just27]

The cross training provided by our ergs is wonderful...and when things like the 2018 Ride the Rockies Routes pop up as YET ANOTHER February temptation, well you can rest assured that YOU will be ready with the help of your ergs...bike ergs probably a good help here, but there is NOTHING that supplants time in the road bike saddle for these RTR experiences. ... They had me at "there will be cows, sheep and a historic mine." I've ridden this Ride the Rockies Route before and it is awesome. Just in case anyone else might be considering it.... Day 3 is a well known loop from the 2015 USA Pro Challenge.

There will be cows, sheep and a historic mine.

The 48 mile loop will be open to 1 day riders as well as those registered for the full week.

Uh huh; so, y'think that my daily 45 minutes on the erg bike and a half hour on the rower will make me ready to Ride the Rockies!? Not even the very tempting lure of cows, Shaun's relatives, and an old mine could sway my opinion of that endeavour. Bike that Bubble Universe, Astrogator!

[BAZzy]

A moment in the life of Australian rower, Bobby Pearce, played out in an Alibaba commercial (1928 Olympics):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgs60vPGZnw

Share worthy for sure! Thanks!

thanks from me too :]

Just catching up, and I must post the following on "Henry Ernst Searle - Champion Sculler of the World 1888 & 1889"

I regularly paddle past the monument on the Parramatta River in Sydney. The monument is on some rocks not too far from the fabulous Sydney Harbour. And can I say, I always smile when I read those words "Champion Sculler of the World"...love it!

And I should add, this is rowing's heartland in Sydney, with numerous clubs along this stretch of the river, especially some of the school rowing teams...

Mind you, I'm paddling either on my surf ski, or kayak, rather than rowing - but hey, I grew up kayaking facing forward!

You can read some more about Henry here, a great story about a great Australian.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ernest_Searle

Cheers, Baz

Ps I must add, a balmy 26C today in the Harbour City, beach weather