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

[lframari]

Guys, this morning I did a nice 12K but the ErgData app on my iPhone didn't see it and looks like I lost it. Do you know a way to recover it from Erg one way or another? It's never happened before. I had to leave for work so didn't have much to tinker with it. Hope it's a one off thing.

Just press the menu button on the performance monitor and you'll be able to see your workouts. You can always enter your erg session data manually into the logbook, or if your PM monitor has a USB port on the back, you can save the data to the flash drive and then upload it from your computer. I've only had one episode of losing the data sync to ErgData. I believe others (Minnie?) have had more issues with it. I still like to use the app - and it loads directly into Strava as well. It was just a technological hiccup!

You can also use the Concept2 Utility with a USB Cable from a computer to read the data.

[TallErgs]

...hooyah! Good work!

The Lunie Fall Challenge Team is now 81 strong and locked in a battle to stay in the top ten of all teams competing in the Challenge. For those interested in staying in the top ten percent individually, your meter reading needs to be greater than 81,500. Btw, Ed and Zach are in the top ten of all 5500 individuals in the Challenge. This is also the part where I say be careful with a sudden exponential increase in your meter production - even if you are breaking the meter amounts into multiple sessions daily, you can end up sidelining yourself for many weeks with inflammation. As you get tired, your form slips...and that leads to injury. We would much rather keep you active long term than see any of you flame out. This has been a teammate safety message.

Kona2 - thanks for the reminder about form! We've worked in a couple of rest days - so Thursday evening/Friday/Saturday my wife and I will be off the machines and out of the house. I'm a little salty about it, because I know it's going to cost me dearly in the individual rankings. I suspect that once I get back on Sunday and start rowing again I'll never be able to make it back into the top 10.

[Edscapade]

Whoop, whoop and wow do those daily marathons add up quickly! Congratulations, Ed, on achieving a THREE million meter season! We wish you many, MANY more seasons and lots of millions!

Thanks Kona! Also thanks for the tips... I have a water backpack on when I row to keep hydrated. I also have Gatorade to drink when I want it. I eat small meals through out the day to keep the energy going. Been feeling pretty good so far this challenge, not to say that the body does talk to me from time to time and I slow the pace some.

Happy Rowing,

Ed

[Kona2]

Kona2 - thanks for the reminder about form! We've worked in a couple of rest days - so Thursday evening/Friday/Saturday my wife and I will be off the machines and out of the house. I'm a little salty about it, because I know it's going to cost me dearly in the individual rankings. I suspect that once I get back on Sunday and start rowing again I'll never be able to make it back into the top 10.

Yes, you will. In the glass half full (always), and then figure out how to make it happen if you want it bad enough, here's my unasked for thoughts:

In 2016, the cut off for the top ten individuals came in at 1.19 MM and it was Ed as the 10th. In 2017, the cut off was 1.12 MM and Ed was # 21 or so with just shy of 1 MM. The target point would probably be 1.2 MM as most of the 5th and 6th people have been in that range and it would keep you out of the jaws of "defeat." You are currently erging at an average of 37.5 K a day from day 1 to day 10. Even if you were to take 5 days off, and erg 26 of the 31...you would come in at 1.2 MM for the length of the Challenge as long as you can do about 55K for the remaining days. It will be close, but it is doable at your current planned rate. Add five minutes to each of your multiple sessions. A million will not be enough. I suspect you have totally run these numbers.

[just27]

I suspect that once I get back on Sunday and start rowing again I'll never be able to make it back into the top 10.

You are currently erging at an average of 37.5 K a day from day 1 to day 10. Even if you were to take 5 days off, and erg 26 of the 31...you would come in at 1.2 MM for the length of the Challenge as long as you can do about 55K for the remaining days. It will be close, but it is doable at your current planned rate. Add five minutes to each of your multiple sessions. A million will not be enough. I suspect you have totally run these numbers.

[Truthy]

Thanks everyone for helping me out to save my lost session. Fortunately the exercise was still in PM5 and I was able to recover it by downloading Concept2 utility to my laptop and connecting it to PM5 via USB. The application handled the rest. It's nice to have alternatives in such scenarios.

That salvaged session put me a little bit over 100,000 meters. My personal goal is to achieve 300,000 meters at the end of the challenge. So mad respect to you guys pulling off millions of meters.

Also good luck to especially Ed and Zach who are in Top 10 currently. That's surely a mind blowing performance.

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and the king is in his counting house, counting out all his millions!! Congratulations, Ron, on achieving YET ANOTHER TWO million meter erging season! We wish you ever so many, MANY more!!

[Kona2]

Things are lookin' up! Thanks to the efforts of our Lunie Fall Challenge Team (now 82 strong!), we're hovering around the seventh spot in the top ten lineup! And Zach's moved up to number 8.

The list of those completing 100K or more meters in the FTC grows! We now have eleven teammates who have met this milestone!
Congrats to Ed, Zach, Ron, Tony W, Minnie, Baz, Keith F, Todd, Mathineer, Truthy, and Louis.

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

3.05 MM Ed
2.0 MM Ron
1.85 MM Minnie
1.2 MM Miles
550 K Zach
250 K Truthy
150 K Terry
150 K Greg F
100 K Rosie
and 898,898 m Thor...for a fine yearly total palindrome!

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Steve W m ...a twosie of a palindrome!
Debbie 2,524 m
Melissa 4,020 m
Ross 4,021 m
Derric 5,000 m
Patrick Hmr 5,035 m
Jeff D 5,074 m
Gman 5,112 m
Tom M 6,000 m
Liz 6,103 m
Karyn 6,203 m
David T 6,500 m
Terry B 7,006 m
Kevin Mc 7,016 m
Todd 7,026 m
Gary 7,028 m
Jason 7,293 m
FRiC 8,006 m
Dana 8,014 m
Cornel 8,376 m
Wim 8,601 m
Dennis 10,000 m
Jeff 10,000 m
Jessica 10,000 m
Matt 10,000 m
Tim M 10,039 m
K2 10,851 m
Jonathan 12,377 m
Doug 12,381 m
Mathineer 13,551 m
Rosie 14,622 m
Thor 16,677 m
Minnie 18,337 m
Donna 19,072 m
Ron 19,091 m ...a palindrome!
Baz 20,000 m
Miles 20,020 m
Greg F 21,383 m ... he moons us!
Truthy 23,138 m...he moons us!
Ed 42,195 m .. he full moons us!
Zach 55,055 m ..a biggie supernova of a palindrome!

[TallErgs]

Kona2 - thanks for the reminder about form! We've worked in a couple of rest days - so Thursday evening/Friday/Saturday my wife and I will be off the machines and out of the house. I'm a little salty about it, because I know it's going to cost me dearly in the individual rankings. I suspect that once I get back on Sunday and start rowing again I'll never be able to make it back into the top 10.

Yes, you will. In the glass half full (always), and then figure out how to make it happen if you want it bad enough, here's my unasked for thoughts:

In 2016, the cut off for the top ten individuals came in at 1.19 MM and it was Ed as the 10th. In 2017, the cut off was 1.12 MM and Ed was # 21 or so with just shy of 1 MM. The target point would probably be 1.2 MM as most of the 5th and 6th people have been in that range and it would keep you out of the jaws of "defeat." You are currently erging at an average of 37.5 K a day from day 1 to day 10. Even if you were to take 5 days off, and erg 26 of the 31...you would come in at 1.2 MM for the length of the Challenge as long as you can do about 55K for the remaining days. It will be close, but it is doable at your current planned rate. Add five minutes to each of your multiple sessions. A million will not be enough. I suspect you have totally run these numbers.

Thank you for the kind words! I've run the numbers quite a few times - they're intimidating. I'm making a run for it, we'll see how my body and will hold up! I'm EXTREMELY grateful that I have such an understanding wife while I go insane during events like this.

[Rvhauck]

Thanks for posting all the great suggestions... I'm learning so much here, so keep them coming! And I have to share... So excited that my rower is coming in today!! No more having to connect my laptop to the PM3 at the gym ! Go LUNA-TICS!!!

[Truthy]

Hey, I think I have to come clean about mooning. That 23,138 is a sum of 2 days!

I lost the result of one session only to recover the next day. So somehow they appeared to belong to the same day on your list.

Hopefully I'll do real mooning soon though!

[Kona2]

Chris (aka Minnie and/or just27) and AJ arrived ... and we had a team meeting!!

Fall Challenge Team is now 89 strong! And we are in 7th place!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

3.1 MM Ed
1.6 MM David A
900 K Thor
800 K Norma
750 K danwho
750 K Ken
700 K Stuart
650 K Zach
400 K FRiC
250 K Patrick Hsr
100 K Donna
100 K Ryan

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Liz 2,521 m
Derric 5,000 m
Nancy 5,000 m
Gman 5,025 m
Rosie 5,117 m
Steve W 6,000 m
Bernie 6,028 m
Jeff D 6,255 m
FRiC 6,507 m
Dan O' 6,510 m
Terry 7,001 m
William H 7,093 m
John L 7,527 m
Mathineer 7,955 m
Gary 8,108 m
Truthy 9,013 m
David T 9,500 m
Baz 10,000 m
Dennis 10,000 m
Rick 10,000 m
Ryan 10,000 m
Tim 10,036 m
Carol 10,238 m
Thor 10,692 m
Jonathan 11,537 m
Todd 12,132 m
Louis 12,221 m ...a palindrome!
Stuart 12,323 m
Norma 13,131 m ...a palindrome!
Tom M 15,171 m
Patrick Hsr 16,000 m
Ian 17,003 m
Patrick S 17,380 m
David A 18,006 m
Ron 18,881 m ...a palindrome!
Wim 19,388 m
Ken 22,500 m
danwho 28,882 m ...a biggie two-fer palindrome!
Donna 30,200 m
Ed 42,195 m ...he full moons us...again!
Zach 55,062 m

[normadelaney]

Thanks for sharing the photo. You all look great!

[danwho]

Thanks for sharing the photo. You all look great!

I agree. Where's the "Like" button?
All those smiling faces... Was that before squeezing in those mile-high Challenge meters?

[BAZzy]

Thanks for sharing the photo. You all look great!

I agree. Where's the "Like" button?
All those smiling faces... Was that before squeezing in those mile-high Challenge meters?

Enjoy...