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[Kona2]

A word or few of explanation (which I normally would have offered up before folks had to even wonder where in the world the usually dependable K2 happened to be - except I kept thinking I'd get stats and shoutouts done!). It was a last minute decision to go to Nebraska to pick up my father-in-law for Easter week. There is a big family gathering locally each year for Easter. Like many families, we used to do reunions - and I believe some of the younger members of the family are now going to take up that torch this year. Meanwhile, aging parents often mean they don't travel well. So, I went and picked him up for the week. I think I've got it under control now - takes a day or two to recalibrate. So I pick what is most important for that day. Or the squeakiest wheel. Hahaha!

Day 26 or 27 of 31....mud is bubbling up EVERYWHERE....and it's gonna be a messy, muddy day!

Congratulations to our Tough Mudders Norma, Dan O', Gary, and Tombeur - first batch of finishers in the 10K (and by default the 5K)!

Congratulations to Tough Mudders Tim G, Steve W and David T - finishers in the 5K batch

Day 13 of 32....

Take a deep breath and get yer eyedrops ready...there are going to be a zillion numbers cascading across your screens. Snort.

From 3/25:

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:



8.15 MM Ed
3.6 MM Dan O
3.4 MM David
3.1 MM Minnie
3.0 MM Steve W
2.9 MM Derric
2.1 MM Gary
2.0 MM Ken G
1.65 MM danwho
1.15 MM Salvador
1.05 MM Roy
850 K Liz
2.9 MM Tombeur
800 K Kellee
650 K Chuck E
600 K Anya
600 K Robert H
150 K Matthew R

From 3/26:

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.6 MM Ian
1.2 MM Howard
900 K Ted
800 K Andrea
450 K Peter G
50 K Virginia!

From 3/27:

2.15 MM Angelo
1.95 MM Dennis
1.5 MM Jane
700 K Thor
500 K Melissa

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Today's stats: (we'll work backwards)

Carol 2,606 m
Dennis 5,000 m
Bernie 5,009 m
Teresa R 5,113 m
Dana 6,066 m
Tim G 7,227 m ...a palindrome! Yay!
Thor 7,650 m
Melissa 8,042 m
Louis 10,000 m
Anyay 10,021 m
David A 11,145 m
Jeff M 12,378 m
Jane 14,341 m ...a palindrome! Awesome!
Minnie 20,631 m
Anton 33,144 m
Angelo 85,471 m ...good update!

From 3/26:

Tony 1,111 m ...a palindrome!
bg 2,513 m
Janice 5,000 m
Matthew 5,000 m
Steve W 5,000 m
Chuck E 6,000 m
John D 6,705 m
Tom M 7,000 m
William H 7,120 m
David T 7,500 m
Larry 8,000 m
Dana 8,516 m
Rick 10,000 m
Virginia 10,000 m
Ted 10,101 m ...a palindrome!
Tombeur 10,227 m
Andrea 10,599 m
Jeff D 10,807 m
Dan O' 11,053 m
Liz 11,441 m
Howard 12,006 m
Jonathan 12,029 m
Ken 12,500 m
Gary 12,578 m
Norma 12,821 m ....another fine palindrome!
Ron 16,061 m...a palindrome!
Stuart 16,161 m ...a palindrome!
Minnie 16,570 m
Ian 17,141 m
Peter G 25,028 m

From 3/25: and this was a late in the day data capture...so many have more than one erg session's worth...

Jonathan 1,549 m
Rebecca 2,012 m
Tony 2,222 m ...two palindromes!
Michael O 2,772 m
Sorin 4,000 m
Melissa 4,040 m
Teresa R 5,053 m
Larry 5,339 m
Chuck E 6,000 m
Andrea 6,343 m
Patrick S 7,798 m
Louis 8,000 m
David T 8,500 m
Kevin 10,000 m
Matthew R 10,000 m
Janice 10,231 m
Liz 10,657 m
danwho 11,011 m ...a double aught double palindrome!
Anya 11,018 m
Dennis 13,431 m ...a palindrome!
John D 13,492 m
Robert H 13,500 m
Tim G 14,124 m ...surely two palindromes lumped together!
Ron 14,141 m ...a palindrome!
Dana 14,436 m
Kellee 15,000 m
Gene 15,048 m
Thor 15,177 m
Doug 16,281 m
Minnie 17,357 m
Ted 20,111 m
Tombeur 20,743 m
David A 21,700 m
Howard 24,013 m
Norma 25,342 m ...also two palindromes lumped together!
Dan O' 25,397 m
Gary 26,297 m
Steve W 31,607 m
Derric 42,425 m
Ed 52,196 m
Roy 60,000 m
Ken G 62,500 m
Salvador 72,999 m

[Kona2]

So easy for those bunny trails to just pop up out of nowhere! All it took was Thor's statement "rowing at night" and I immediately thought of Thor working away at his new novel....Rowing at Night. Had to force myself to the catch up on the numbers task at hand. Whew. Glad that's done.

[Thor MW]

So easy for those bunny trails to just pop up out of nowhere! All it took was Thor's statement "rowing at night" and I immediately thought of Thor working away at his new novel....Rowing at Night. Had to force myself to the catch up on the numbers task at hand. Whew. Glad that's done.

Hmm, a mystery novel? An instruction book on indoor rowing?

A compelling story about an eccentric private detective who never leaves his home and solves the most complex mysteries while rowing on his C2. How can the Mighty Thor connect such clues relayed to him as: candle stick, library, butler, iPad and of course the daring beautiful mistress of the mansion? Thor solves the crime that has befuddled to local police for weeks. All while rowing with his stunning blue eyes closed and sweat rolling down his chiseled naked upper body.
K2, bet you are sorry you opened that can.

[bg]

So easy for those bunny trails to just pop up out of nowhere! All it took was Thor's statement "rowing at night" and I immediately thought of Thor working away at his new novel....Rowing at Night. Had to force myself to the catch up on the numbers task at hand. Whew. Glad that's done.

Hmm, a mystery novel? An instruction book on indoor rowing?

A compelling story about an eccentric private detective who never leaves his home and solves the most complex mysteries while rowing on his C2. How can the Mighty Thor connect such clues relayed to him as: candle stick, library, butler, iPad and of course the daring beautiful mistress of the mansion? Thor solves the crime that has befuddled to local police for weeks. All while rowing with his stunning blue eyes closed and sweat rolling down his chiseled naked upper body.
K2, bet you are sorry you opened that can.

i love reading mysteries :] sooooooooo oh mighty one......when will you start writing your book????

[Thor MW]

So easy for those bunny trails to just pop up out of nowhere! All it took was Thor's statement "rowing at night" and I immediately thought of Thor working away at his new novel....Rowing at Night. Had to force myself to the catch up on the numbers task at hand. Whew. Glad that's done.

Hmm, a mystery novel? An instruction book on indoor rowing?

A compelling story about an eccentric private detective who never leaves his home and solves the most complex mysteries while rowing on his C2. How can the Mighty Thor connect such clues relayed to him as: candle stick, library, butler, iPad and of course the daring beautiful mistress of the mansion? Thor solves the crime that has befuddled to local police for weeks. All while rowing with his stunning blue eyes closed and sweat rolling down his chiseled naked upper body.
K2, bet you are sorry you opened that can.

i love reading mysteries :] sooooooooo oh mighty one......when will you start writing your book????

I don't know, are you the beautiful mistress?

[Kona2]

So easy for those bunny trails to just pop up out of nowhere! All it took was Thor's statement "rowing at night" and I immediately thought of Thor working away at his new novel....Rowing at Night. Had to force myself to the catch up on the numbers task at hand. Whew. Glad that's done.

Hmm, a mystery novel? An instruction book on indoor rowing?

A compelling story about an eccentric private detective who never leaves his home and solves the most complex mysteries while rowing on his C2. How can the Mighty Thor connect such clues relayed to him as: candle stick, library, butler, iPad and of course the daring beautiful mistress of the mansion? Thor solves the crime that has befuddled to local police for weeks. All while rowing with his stunning blue eyes closed and sweat rolling down his chiseled naked upper body.
K2, bet you are sorry you opened that can.

Forget the beautiful mistress - the butler sounds much better! In fact, for anyone who happened to watch Masterpiece Theater in the time before - before many things I guess, I think Lord Peter Wimsey's man Bunter would be a good one to help solve mysteries.

[Kona2]

Day 28 or 29 (hemisphere dependent) of 31....entering the LAST few days of the Challenge!!

... way to keep us alive here in day 14 of 32...

This has not been a good month for me to make regular rowing contributions, but I wanted
to give a shout-out to my fellow Lunies who are persevering through the March Mudness ...
though Hell should bar the way.

(That's right, a new treat coming for the David Drake fans.)

...by the way....I discovered that I had pre-ordered this in September.... it will give me something great to listen to while rowing...especially as we await the publication of Rowing At Night...

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

8.2 MM Ed
3.15 MM Minnie
2.95 MM Derric
2.45 MM Norma
2.3 MM Ron
2.05 MM Ken
900 K Dana
550 K Jeff D

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!


Tony 1,111 m ...a palindrome !
Emma 2,000 m
Rebecca 2,009 m
Ross 4,199 m
Gary 4,659 m
Andre 5,000 m
Larry 5,000 m
Melissa 5,000 m
Janice 5,207 m
Teresa R 5,728 m
Dana 5,815 m
david w (GBR) 6,350 m
David T 7,000 m
Thor 7,083 m
Tim G 7,337 m ....palindrome man!
Doug G 8,923 m
Dennis 10,000 m
Ed 10,001 m....a one aught palindrome! Lots of aughts actually!
Ted 10,110 m
Jeff D 10,640 m
danwho 11,011 m ...a double aught double palindrome!
Liz 11,261 m
Steve W 11,500 m
Tom M 11,500 m ...same wavelength as Steve
Louis 12,000 m
Howard 12,147 m
Ken G 12,500 m
Norma 12,921 m ...another palindrome from Mrs P
Ron 14,041 m ... a lucky 14 palindrome (they're all lucky)
David A 14,830 m
Kellee 15,000 m
Dan O' 15,877 m
Minnie 16,008 m
Roy 38,200 m ... he moons us!
Derric 42,431 m ..big number! He full moons us!

[danwho]

Getting into the swing of things...
https://www.facebook.com/RowingTurkey/v ... 787020547/

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and what an epic palindrome update to reach ONE million! FRiC uploaded 111,111 m to catapult over the one million meter milestone! Congratulations on becoming a meter millionaire! We wish you many, MANY more millions and celebrations!

[Kona2]

It's Opening Day of Baseball Season! And it's snowing here, so good that the game for the Rockies will be in Arizona!

Still in 8th...but those big meter updates pushed us over the FIVE million meter team meter milestone. Good stuff!

Mud season is closing soon...or at least the virtual mud season will be closing! 31 Lunies still in the game for the 5K and 16 for the 10K. As of this AM, no Lunies had won the coveted prize drawing. Rats.



MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

8.25 MM Ed
3.65 MM Dan O
2.15 MM Gary
1.3 MM Stuart
1.0 MM FRiC
950 K Larry
850 K Jonathan
850 K Kellee
700 K Janice

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Tony 1,111 m ...a palindrome !
Michael O 2,833 m
Tom M 3,500 m
Ross 4,135 m
Janice 5,000 m
Larry 5,000 m
Melissa 5,000 m
Patrick H 5,000 m
Robert H 5,000 m
Anya 5,034 m
Jane 5,115 m ...a palindrome bookended by high fives!
Thor 5,250 m
Teresa R 5,680 m
Dana 5,925 m
Louis 6,000 m
Steve W 6,292 ,
Doug 7,416 m
Tim G 7,447 m ...a palindrome bookended with lucky 7s!
Dennis 8,451 m ....not a palindrome!
David T 10,000 m
Rick 10,000 m
Patrick S 10,043 m
Jonathan 10,056 m
Ted 10,111 m
Tombeur 10,224 m
Jeff D 10,344 m
Salvador 10,508 m
danwho 11,011 m ...a double aught double palindrome!
Liz 11,108 m
FRiC 11,111 m ...a palindrome!
David A 11,194 m
Howard 12,006 m
Ken 12,500 m
Norma 13,031 m ...a palindrome...lucky 13s!
Ron 14,041 m ...a palindrome
Dan O 14,526 m
Gary 21,097 m .... he moons us!
Kellee 22,195 m ...she moons us!
Stuart 32,322 m ...he moons us!
Ed 66,666 m ...full of the devil this one! A palindrome!

[bg]

Whoop, whoop and what an epic palindrome update to reach ONE million! FRiC uploaded 111,111 m to catapult over the one million meter milestone! Congratulations on becoming a meter millionaire! We wish you many, MANY more millions and celebrations!

woooooooooooooooooooooohoooooooooooooooo and congrats :] and yay for baseball although my sox just morphed into the sox i grew up with.....oh and sorry.....my legs have been tired and a little achey and i have not only boston coming up but also a marathon 8 days before boston...sooooooooooooooo i won't be able to contribute a lot if anymore meters to mud madness.......but i'm here cheering you all on.....gooooooooooooooooooooo luna-tics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[FRiC]

Whoop, whoop and what an epic palindrome update to reach ONE million! FRiC uploaded 111,111 m to catapult over the one million meter milestone! Congratulations on becoming a meter millionaire! We wish you many, MANY more millions and celebrations!

Hahaha thanks! I had that 111,111 meters planned for weeks, since I had to space it out for the mud season madness challenge too, but I didn't plan on pushing my season meters over 1 million at the same time.

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and way to claim meter multi-millionaire status...AGAIN!! Congratulations, Derric, on achieving a THREE million meter erging season! Rare company you're in! We wish you many, MANY more celebrations and millions!!

[Kona2]

Day 30 or 31 of 31....who are the muddiest of the muddy?!!!

The mud season challenge is coming to a close, with several teammates in an all out effort to reach that great muddy finish line and get their 25 done! In the 10K bracket: Jeff D, Liz and Kevin are down to the very wire.....c'mon! You can DO it! And in the 5K herd: Chuck E, Anya, Louis, Kellee, Kevin, Doug, Thor, Janice, Minnie and Liz are down to the last tabulations, too.
You've come this far...keep it going!!!

And then there are the so far muddiest of the muddy: , Tim, Dan O, David T, and Steve W have slogged through the mud EVERY day for this challenge! Can they put in two more days of muddiness? I bet yes. Shaun will surely need to participate in the Championsheeps of Synchronized Swimming following playing in all this mud though... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCtRqQ2OZdA

Meanwhile, in the overall 5K participants group, the number stands at 1,526 with 31 Lunies. That's a mere 12 percent of those who started the Challenge still hanging on in the overall group...but 52 percent of the Lunies who started are STILL IN THE MUD! And in the 10K herd, 579 ergers remain with 16 of those being Lunies. That's an 11 percent survival rate for the overall group...and a 48 percent survival rate for the Lunies. Team power.



Speaking of Team Power, we've come up a notch! Good stuff!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

3.45 MM David A
3.0 MM Derric
1.1 MM Roy
850 K Tim G
550 K Teresa R

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Tony 1,111 m ...a palindrome!
Carol 2,875 m
David T 5,000 m
Kellee 5,000 m
Bernie 5,035 m
Andrea 5,312 m
Anya 5,518 m
Teresa R 5,714 m
Larry 6,000 m
Melissa 6,000 m
Tim G 7,557 m ... palindrome man!
Jonathan 7,640 m
Louis 8,000 m
Dennis 10,000 m
Kevin 10,000 m
Matthew 10,000 m
Peter G 10,000 m
Greg 10,001 m ...a palindrome!
Liz 10,733 m
Jeff D 10,923 m
Ted 11,000 m
David A 11,199 m
Chuck E 12,000 m
Howard 12,050 m
Ken G 12,500 m
13,131 m ...lucky 13 sheep palindrome!
Ron 14,141 m ...a palindrome...lucky 14!
Dan O' 15,301 m
Roy 19,400 m
Gary 21,097 m ... he moons us!
Angelo 30,899 m ... he moons us, too!
Derric 42,435 m ... he full moons us on his way to more multi-millions!

[bg]

Whoop, whoop and way to claim meter multi-millionaire status...AGAIN!! Congratulations, Derric, on achieving a THREE million meter erging season! Rare company you're in! We wish you many, MANY more celebrations and millions!!

woooooooooooooohooooooooooooooo and congrats :]