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

[Kona2]

Still time left to complete this Challenge!

Oh, this is so daunting. I've been opting for more ride meters, than row meters, in the past year ... so, figured I should not aspire to a rowing half-marathon. So, I checked the challenge rules and, gasp, one needs to bike 50,000 meters, for a half marathon ride. Did I say daunting?!

We do get caught up in the Challenges - and sometimes you might find yourself doing more erging than you originally planned..or is maybe "good" for you to do. Or perhaps, like bg, you might be focusing on a different goal - one that is less supported by total dedication to the erg as your main exercise. There are so many Challenges throughout the erging year...do the ones that work for you!

I've surely fueled the competitive flames here and there (it's what I do!) to get teammates into the mix for Challenges - and I'm usually right there with you! Not so this time as I have developed osteoarthritis in my right knee - a rather sudden occurrence it seems, and it appears that I am a reactor to cortisone. The bike erg is a good answer for me on this - and I am determined to get my half century in sometime this year.

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:


150 K Andrew
50 K Cornel
50 K Baz

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us! 65 Lunies onboard!

Dan O' 2,214 m
david w m ..a twosie of a palindrome!
Larry 3,500 m
Tom R 4,007 m
David T 5,000 m
Ryan R 5,000 m
Teresa 5,000 m
Steve W 5,714 m
Bernie 6,030 m
Rick 6,324 m
Jason 6,638 m
Tom M 6,796 m
Patrick S 7,045 m
Jeff D 7,685 m
David W 8,000 m
Leon 9,000 m
Baz 10,000 m
Rebecca 10,000 m
m ... a starry singular palindrome!
Trevor 11,385 m
Jim C 14,000 m
David A 15,233 m ....some extra!
Cornel 16,161 m ...a palindrome!
Ron 17,171 m ...a palindrome!
K2 18,150 m
Andrew 21,412 m ...a third Challenge half marathon palindrome!
Warnie 21,621 m...a palindrome with a half moon built in!
Minnie 27,127 m ...just27 doubles down with the 27s!
Doug 29,408 m ...he's onboard!
Ed 31,098 m ...and here's a fourth Challenge half marathon!

[warnie]

Finally!!! After a back injury I've done my first row in a little over 8 months. So good to get just 5 minutes under my belt and as long as there's no reaction I can add rowing back to my workout regime and steadily increase time and distance! Phew!

Woo Hoo!
Welcome back.
Slow and steady coming back - so as not to re-injure yourself.

David

Thanks david, slow and steady for sure. Just the bike tonight but hopefully both tomorrow!

[Kona2]

And the beat goes on!!

Congratulations, Ed, on completing your 5th half marathon of the Challenge!

Speaking of things still going on....snow. Two inches of snow sitting on the deck rails this AM, and lots of amorphous tarps stretched over the budding flowers. Sigh. We'll see if the Whoville flowers make it this year (aka the purple alliums). More freeze advisories tonight...what a strange state this is.

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

250 K Ed
200 K Warnie
100 K Minnie
50 K Steve
50 K Ian

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us! 66 Lunies on the roster!

K2 229 m
Ryan 2,017 m
Trevor 2,347 m
Steve m ...a starry palindrome!
Tom R 4,259 m
E V 4,399 m
David T 5,000 m
Derric 5,000 m
Sharon 5,551 m ...she's onboard!
Howard 6,015 m
Josh 6,041 m
Teresa 7,000 m
Tom M 7,372 m
Dan O' 8,690 m
Jeff D 9,585 m
Rebecca 10,000 m
Norma 10,101 m ...a one aught one palindrome!
Rich Mc 11,037 m
David A 11,203 m
Jim C 14,000 m
Ron 16,961 m ...a palindrome!
Kevin Mc 16,974 m
Ian 20,368 m
Greg F 21,097 m ...he moons us..!
Warnie 25,182 m...he moons us!
Minnie 26,216 m ...Minnie the Mooner!
Ed 31,098 m ...he moons us...regularly.

[Kona2]

Still time...

HALF Marathon:

Congratulations to Ed on half marathon #6 and Andrew on half marathon # 4 for the Maracentury Challenge...not that they won't be completing half marathons throughout the year!

HALF CENTURY:

By the way, Minnie, I did note that there is this little Challenge called the Solstice (June 21) that requires 21K throughout the day by ski or row, and 42K throughout the day for a bike erg. 42K is not so far from 50K...so if you want to work up to a half century (as I do...), there's an opportunity coming to an erg near you.

WELCOME to new teammate Corey!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:


200 K Greg F
200 K Andrew
150 K Ron
100 K Rebecca
50 K Rich Mc
50 K Howard

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us! 67 Lunies onboard!!


Dan O' 2,170 m
Jason 2,688 m
Truthy 4,093 m
Warnie 4,535 m
Ryan 5,000 m
Steve 5,000 m
Teresa 5,000 m
William H 5,000 m
Leon 6,000 m
Josh 6,058 m
David T 7,500 m
Tom R 8,382 m
Jim C 9,000 m
Doug 9,650 m
Howard 10,069 m
Rich Mc 11,047 m
Rebecca 13,903 m ...an odd number for you! But it rounds up to 000s.
David A 14,908 m
Ron 17,071 m ..a palindrome!
danwho 17,171 m ...a palindrome!
Corey 17,912 m
Danno 20,000 m
Ken 25,000 m ... he moons us!
Greg F 27,362 m ... he moons us, too!
Cornel 30,151 m ... he moons us!
Ed 31,098 m ... he moons us!
Andrew 33,216 m ... he moons us...and generates a yearly total palindrome, too!

[Shabana]

Still time...


Andrew 33,216 m ... he moons us...and generates a yearly total palindrome, too![/color][/size]

Last year I only got on the rower four times, and did not log a metre. I have definitely not been looking after my health, no exercise other than a little social table tennis and the odd bike ride at the weekend.

But I received a reminder from Concept2 about the Maracentury challenge, and the start of a new season. And so I thought I would try to use the Timezone advantage I have to log 10k or so and be briefly on the world leader board. The row was just like old times, but I was nowhere near the top of the board, huge numbers did marathons and 100k sessions on the 1st. I revised my goal to do a marathon during the challenge.i did it that night. There is something about mental attitude that makes a huge difference, my first ever marathon took more than 15 years of rowing to achieve when I was younger and healthier, and I nearly gave up so many times, would have if a friend had not been watching me. The one last week, i somehow never doubted my ability to finish, it was not physically easy, but no problem mentally.

So I revised my goal again, and decided I wanted one of each of the half, full, 50k and 100k. The 50k I found time for last weekend, and managed, however the rowing to that point has led to serious chaffing, which is not healing much. I’ve managed to fit in a few halfs during the week, more or less training.

Today is the only time in my calendar I Have to attempt the 100k. I am writing this message because I can think of so many good reasons not to do it, or to pull out. The only payoff I get if I succeed is my name on a downloadable certificate, and a sense of awe at accomplishing a stretch goal. And I have added to that avoiding coming back to this forum to explain why I pulled out

So if you read this in the next 8 or so hours, send thoughts of encouragement to a fellow loon.....

[danwho]

[Shabana]

Thanks Dan!

Well, I really did regret putting that post up, I beat my previous times for the marathon and the 50k, and could have stopped at either for a win. Things went downhill from there, and it turned into a real slog.

I won’t go into details, other than to say to anyone else thinking of the 100 to get their conditioning right first.

I was slow, i had to get off the rower at 70, 80 and 90 k marks for toilet breaks, but I finished.

No great view from up here though, Dan, the world looks just the same. But given a little time to recover, I am sure I a going to feel a little better about myself. And I would not have made it without the Lunatics, you all inspire me to push myself.

[Kona2]

More to celebrate!!

Andrew

Simply amazing that you could mentally AND physically power through the 100K (and end up with a nice palindrome!), Andrew! It's not something I would have recommended...but! What do I know in the face of the fact that you have DONE it! Congratulations on your survival!!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

300 K Ed
300 K Andrew
50 K Jeff D
50 K David T

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!


Steve W 2,000 m
Corey 2,088 m
Ryan 2,248 m
Jason H 3,764 m
Larry 4,000 m
Tom R 5,246 m
David T 5,500 m
Tom R 6,000 m
William H 7,133 m
Louie 8,000 m
Jeff D 8,553 m
Rebecca 10,000 m
Howard 10,015 m
Rich Mc 11,039 m
Ian 11,754 m
Greg F 12,297 m
Ron 17,171 m ...a palindrome!
Warnie 28,282 m ... a palindrome! Mooner!
Baz 30,000 m...mooner!
Ed 31,098 m ... mooner!
Andrew 101,101 m ...centurion!

[just27]

Andrew 101,101 m ...centurion!

Wow! And, wow, again.

[BAZzy]

Andrew 101,101 m ...centurion!

Wow! And, wow, again.

And wow again, awesome...! Cheers, Baz

[Kona2]

Tick Tock...this Challenge is nearing completion!!

Half Marathon: Ed picks up (7,8,9)

Full Marathon: Ed (2)


It was Mother's Day golf...Mesquite NV...lucky roadrunnner! A rare day without stats (I knew you'd understand... )

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

400 K Ed
250 K Warnie
250 K Greg F
200 K Ron
100 K David A
100 K Jim C
50 K Louie
50 K Danno

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!


Corey 2,500 m
Jim M 3,009 m
Truthy 3,623 m
Ross 4,055 m
Karyn 4,148 m
Tom R 5,267 m
Jean 5,812 m
Louie 6,000 m
Bernie 6,011 m
Rick 6,313 m
David T 7,000 m
Jeff D 8,080 m
Jim C 9,000 m
Dan O' 9,038 m
Larry 9,500 m
Robert H 9,500 m
Dennis 10,000 m
Howard 10,225 m
Josh 12,118 m
Danno 14,000 m
Cai 15,186 m
Rebecca 22,000 m
Keith F 25,000 m
Greg F 28,057 m
David A 29,224 m
Warnie 29,239 m
Steve 34,209 m
Ron 34,342 m ...a palindrome!
Ed 84,389 m

[DavidA]

Thanks Dan!

Well, I really did regret putting that post up, I beat my previous times for the marathon and the 50k, and could have stopped at either for a win. Things went downhill from there, and it turned into a real slog.

I won’t go into details, other than to say to anyone else thinking of the 100 to get their conditioning right first.

I was slow, i had to get off the rower at 70, 80 and 90 k marks for toilet breaks, but I finished.

No great view from up here though, Dan, the world looks just the same. But given a little time to recover, I am sure I a going to feel a little better about myself. And I would not have made it without the Lunatics, you all inspire me to push myself.

Awesome accomplishment no matter the time!
Woo hoo!

David

[Kona2]

I’ve captured numbers - and will post tomorrow! Heading back to Denver.

[DavidA]

Thanks Dan!

Well, I really did regret putting that post up, I beat my previous times for the marathon and the 50k, and could have stopped at either for a win. Things went downhill from there, and it turned into a real slog.

I won’t go into details, other than to say to anyone else thinking of the 100 to get their conditioning right first.

I was slow, i had to get off the rower at 70, 80 and 90 k marks for toilet breaks, but I finished.

No great view from up here though, Dan, the world looks just the same. But given a little time to recover, I am sure I a going to feel a little better about myself. And I would not have made it without the Lunatics, you all inspire me to push myself.

I don't know how you managed physically, and especially mentally, to do a marathon, let alone 50 km, or 100 km without having done much of any exercise in the last year. You must be part robot.

David

[Kona2]

Two weeks into the 2020 erging season, and the Lunies have surpassed FOUR million team meters!

The thing about long car drives through places that you haven't had a chance to explore is that you REALLY want to stop and explore...but sometimes you have a deadline to get back to Dodge (or wherever your home may be), so to speak. Utah is a beautiful state - filled with lots of colors that I like. It's a strange landscape, with lots of boulders and canyons. Hidden amongst all those things are little oasis settings where a spring creates a microcosm for lots of animals. Sure, there are things that crawl, sting, fly and slither in there, too! No real time to check out too many things - but a lunch stop in Green River, UT gave the chance to have lunch at one of the best burger places ever...Ray's Tavern.



MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

500 K Ed
450 K Ed
350 K Greg F
300 K Greg F
300 K Warnie
250 K Ron
150 K Rebecca
150 K David A
100 K Steve W
100 K Ken
100 K Cornel
50 K Dan O'
50 K Leon
50 K Tom M

From 5/14 and 5/15:

Tim G 1,609 m
Truthy 2,010 m
Peter T 2,025 m
Rich G 2,606 m
Ross 4,060m
Dan O 4,318 m
Tom R 5,124 m
Teresa 6,000 m
Josh 6,052 m
John D 6,338 m
Leon 8,000 m
Steve 8,333 m
Doug 8,623 m
Jim M 8,688 m
David T 9,800 m
Howard 10,016 m
Norma 10,101 m ...a one aught one palindrome!
Rich Mc 11,110 m
Gines 12,215 m
Louie 12,321 m ...a countem up and down palindrome!
Jean M 14,038 m
Ian 14,373 m
Jeff D 16,247 m
Tom M 16,542 m
Danno 17,000 m
Jim C 20,000 m
Rebecca 22,000 m .. she moons us!
David A 24,819 m ... he moons us!
Warnie 29,614 m ... he moons us!
Cornel 30,151 m ... he moons us!
Ron 34,032 m ... he moons us!
Minnie 38,848 m ... she moons us!
Greg F 49,242 m... he moons us!
Ed 62,196 m ... he moons us!

From 5/16:

Corey 3,206 m
Ross 4,064 m
GMan 4,224 m ...a palindrome!
Leon 5,000 m
Tom R 5,000 m
David T 5,200 m
Bernie 6,018 m
Cornel 7,000 m
Danno 7,009 m
Jim C 10,000 m
Rebecca 10,000 m
Louie 12,321 m ...a countem up and down palindrome!
David A 12,348 m
Ian 12,372 m
Tom M 13,727 m
Steve 15,000 m
Minnie 16,238 m
Ron 17,771 m ...a palindrome with lucky 7s inside!
Jeff D 18,105 m
Warnie 30,219 m ... he moons us!
Ken 35,000 m .... he moons us!
Ed 42,194 m ... he moons us!
Greg F 50,000 m ...he half centuries us!