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

[Kona2]

The end is near for the WEC ! Galactic smackdown!


Mercy. I'm calling for mercy on this Challenge (not begging yet because the end is near)...harder to fit in all the requisite meters. And for all of you who routinely complete 15K by rower or skierg...you can eat pie every single day..because it is harder than biking. April Fools Challenge might be ending today...but fools we will always be. And goofy.



The Lunies are SO INTO this Challenge. The EAGLE has hit the virtual waters in round two, but I'll be whatever'd if I can figure out what place she's in. All I know is that at least 8 intrepid souls have finished the 500 m piece for the first, second or maybe third time and they are all glad to be done with it. Heart rates racing, and how can it be possible to sweat so much with a two (or less than two minute for some of you!) minute push, you have triumphantly risen from the seat of the rower and given a true WHOOP of delight...once you had breath in you to do that. And just like First Evers, these moments of triumph are much harder to find as an adult, but dang...you're all good! Good work, Lunies! Go get em. We have some STRONG teammates.

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

5 MM Brett
2.75 MM Gary
1.6 MM Zach
1.5 MM Ian
1.5 MM Eric
1.5 MM Dennis
1 MM Heather
850 K Keith F
650 K Trevor
550 K Carol M
550 K Ryan
450 K Steve H
450 K Andrea
350 K Robert E
300 K Rosie
200 K Lee M
50 K Michael C

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

AJ 500 m
Gines 3,402 m
David T 4,000 m
Patrick Hsr 5,000 m
Sorin 5,000 m
Chip 5,012 m ...good to see on the roster!
Steve H 5,833 m
Corey 6,166 m...a bit of the devil there
Jason H 6,781m
Trevor 7,287 m
Thor 8,051 m
Baz 10,000 m
Derric 10,000 m
Michael C 10,000 m
Teresa G 10,000 m
Tombeur 10,029 m
Louie 10,101 m ..a one aught one palindrome!
Robert E 11,000 m
David A 11,091 m
Steve D 11,256 m
danwho 12,121 m...a Welkian palindrome!
Carol M 14,000 m
Jessica 14,000 m
Ken G 14,000 m
Rebecca 14,000 m
Rosie 14,000 m
Ryan 14,000 m
Ted 14,000 m
Dennis 14,041 m...a 14er palindrome!
Heather 14,041 m...a 14er palindrome!
Eric 14,083 m
Donna 14,131 m
Howard 14,178 m
Jeff D 14,240 m
Dan O' 14,299 m
Andrea 14,531 m
Maria 15,000 m
Norma 15,151 m ...a palindrome!
Joerg 15,354 m
Andrew 15,551 m...a palindrome!
Zach 16,637 m
Larry 15,705 m
Minnie 16,518 m
Jantuut 18,345 m
Ian 19,402 m
Keith F 20,000 m
Ron 20,802 m...a palindrome!
Gary 24,316 m...mooner!
Carol 25,359 m ... mooner!
K2 28,000 m...mooner!
Lee M 29,000 m...mooner!
Brett 47,571 m...mega mooner...!

[BigBrett58]

Finished April fools challenge and got my 1m goal for the World Erg challenge this morning. Been watching Dark Horse Rowing videos on YouTube and working on speed this afternoon. I know several people have been asking about damper settings. I tried something I saw on a video.

Minutes/damper setting/stroke rate/recorded pace
6/10/16/2:02.6
5/8/20/1:54.6
4/6/24/1:52.1
3/4/28/1:50.8
2/2/32/1:49.2

I took 3 minutes rest between each interval and went at maybe 90-95% of max intensity. I expected that I could create a faster pace with higher damper settings. After the experiment, I definitely felt more comfortable and more explosive at the lower damper settings. I expect I won't go over 4 for my next 500m attempt. I'd recommend trying some different damper settings and stroke rates to get a better feel about what works best for you.

[TallErgs]

Do you happen to have the drag factor value for each of those rows? I do all my pieces, regardless of distance, at a drag factor of 120. I might try dropping that for my next 500m, that could let the start be more explosive.

[BAZzy]

Whoop, whoop and so pleased to see this milestone happen!! Congratulations, Heather, on achieving a ONE million meter season...and your FIRST lifetime million all in one grand 2020 season! You have kept at this goal with a steady pace, and have completed lots of Challenges. Well done!

Thank you! I'm pretty proud of myself. I've never been a big fan of exercise, but I seem to have found my thing. Huge credit to this team and the challenges for keeping me motivated! Y'all are amazing!

Well done Heather, and also to Brett on 5M...Cheers, Baz (30c forecast in the Harbour City today, were not letting go of summer yet... )

[BigBrett58]

Do you happen to have the drag factor value for each of those rows? I do all my pieces, regardless of distance, at a drag factor of 120. I might try dropping that for my next 500m, that could let the start be more explosive.

I don’t have it here at home since I’m on my phone and that’s a lot of work. I encourage you to experiment a bit. I was surprised by the results.

[Kona2]

Drag factor, damper settings....Concept2 has some how to tips on these things ...for those of us who need to get a grip on some aspects of our Performance Monitors that we might have glossed over, here's the link to what's on their website:

https://www.concept2.com/indoor-rowers/ ... etting-101

[BigBrett58]

Shaved another few seconds off. Breaking 1:40 is going to be a challenge for me. I still think I can do it.

[warnie]

Really pleased with that effort. My best time in a year which isn't hard as it's only the second time I've done a 500M row over the last 12 months. Definitely more to give but I have contributed!! 2:09 - really hope to get under 2:07 without pushing stupidly and risking injury again!! Small steps!

[Kona2]

It's a wrap !!

Congratulations to all the Lunie WEC Team of 95! Over 18 Million Meters were generated in the month long Challenge!

Hallelujah! This one is done!

Looks like about 2400 people completed the April Fool's Challenge in the Concept2 Universe! Not sure how many Lunies - there isn't a search function by affiliation on this one!



I might have to give the Concept2 team a call for some assistance - can't do what it says we should be able to do, which is to move the crew around. We have three partial boats (MERCURY, APOLLO, DISCOVERY) and one (EAGLE) on the virtual waters. I did submit a HELP ME request.

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

8.55 MM Ed
6.05 MM Ron
5.1 MM Warnie
3.6 MM Minnie
2.65 MM K2
2.35 MM Howard
2.05 MM Jantuut
1.9 MM Ken P....TWO million is in your near future...
1.65 MM Dan O'
1.15 MM Carol
900 K Jeff T
800 K Angelo!
650 K Jessica

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Zach 2,518 m...getting some really amazing 500 m times...
Leigh 4,140 m
Sorin 5,000 m
Teresa G 5,000 m
Trevor 5,000 m
Tombeur 5,116 m
Mikkel 5,136 m
Brett 5,302 m
David T 5,500 m
Karin 6,000 m
Patrick S 7,019 m
Ross 8,232 m
Baz 10,000 m
Michael C 10,000 m
Robert E 10,000 m
Louie 10,101 m ...a one aught one palindrome!
Ian 11,047 m
Larry 12,080 m
danwho 12,121 m ...a one and a two...Welkian palindrome!
Andrew 12,500 m
Keith F 13,329 m
Carol M 15,000 m
Jessica 15,000 m
Ken G 15,000 m
Ken P 15,000 m
Linda 15,000 m
Maria 15,000 m
Rebecca 15,000 m
Ryan 15,000 m
Ted 15,000 m
Rosie 15,022 m
Jeff D 15,025 m
Eric 15,034 m
Dennis 15,051 m...a palindrome!
Heather 15,051 m...a palindrome!
Andrea 15,134 m
Norma 15,151 m ...a palindrome!
Howard 15,513 m
Dan O' 15,608 m
Doug 16,038 m
Minnie 16,649 m
Jantuut 20,000 m
Ron 20,098 m
Gary 21,172 m ...he moons us!
Stuart 21,412 m...he moons us with a palindrome!
Cornel 26,262 m...a palindrome! Mooner!
K2 30,000 m ...bike meters but still. Mooner!
Carol 30,003 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Ed 30,003 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
AJ 33,187 m ...big updata and a 500 m time!
Warnie 34,657 m...mooner!
Jeff T 99,292 m ... mega update!
Angelo 448,587 m ...MEGA.

[kpaine]

I attempted my first ever 500M this morning. I normally row at around 135 drag factor. I reduced it to 124 for this attempt. I rowed a 1:39.3 which is much faster than I thought possible. I am going to make several more attempts and I am hoping to shave 1.5 to 2 seconds off of that. I'm definitely no ERG sprinter, but I love the challenge leading me to try something new. Great stuff.

[BigBrett58]

I really enjoy hearing the experience of others. Good job and keep pushing!

[BigBrett58]

It's really cool that we're in the same competition as Olympic champions.

[danwho]

Hey Ron, nice improvement from over 1:49 to 1:47. I hope to have one more better time (but not today!). To celebrate your improvement, I dug up a Civil War photograph of the U.S.S. Monitor - with a little bit of rowing involved.

[kpaine]

It's really cool that we're in the same competition as Olympic champions.

It is certainly compelling.

Congratulations on the 5 Mil, by the way. That’s a massive amount of meters.

[TallErgs]

In preparation for next week's challenge, I did a 90% to 95% effort 30 minute row tonight. Tonight/Tomorrow/Saturday would be great days to knock one out, so that when the first attempt can be made on Monday you're zeroed in on your pacing!