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

[BigBrett58]

Congrats to all that hit milestones and especially to those who hit for first time. It’s a great feeling to accomplish something you weren’t sure was possible. Makes you wonder what else you might be able to do.

[BAZzy]

Lunies made a great showing!

4, Ron, Brett, Paul M, Andrew

: 18, unless we count all 7 of Gary's as separate...

David A, Larry, Stuart,Ian, Andrea,Dennis,Karyn, Doug, Rosie, Johan, Maria, Ron, Brett, Paul M, Jodi, Sorin, Andrew, Gary (7)

Fantastic and congratulations to all, a great effort...! Cheers, Baz

[andreacs]

Do tell us about the conversation that led to Sorin also doing a half marathon...

No conversation... You cannot talk anybody into doing an HM, it wouldn't be fair... Maybe just a good example...
I think he got the bug when he was convinced to help with the 4min TT, when Discovery needed to be filled in. Then 2k happened, then 21k... .

[normadelaney]

Lunies made a great showing!

4, Ron, Brett, Paul M, Andrew

: 18, unless we count all 7 of Gary's as separate...

David A, Larry, Stuart,Ian, Andrea,Dennis,Karyn, Doug, Rosie, Johan, Maria, Ron, Brett, Paul M, Jodi, Sorin, Andrew, Gary (7)

1, Brett

2, Brett and K2

Congrats to all the Marathon and Century Challenge finishers. Awesome effort!

[Kona2]

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

300 K Ron
250 K Minnie
250 K Ed
150 K Maria
100 K Eric
100 K Tombeur
100 K Ken P
100 K Doug
50 K Rich Mc
50 K Michael C
50 K Steve W

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us! 96 Lunies on the roster! 10th overall (a slim margin!)...lean into those virtual oars!

Tony 1,111 m ...a one of a kind palindrome!
Rich M 1,500 m
Mike M 3,000 m
GMan 3,101 m
Will 3,651 m
Warnie 4,124 m
Rebecca 5,000 m
Sorin 5,000 m
Zach 5,050 m
Howard 5,144 m
David T 5,500 m ...a double double!
Tombeur 5,885 m ...a palindrome bookended with high fives!
Jean 6,000 m
Louie m ...a one of a kind palindrome!
Steve W 7,000 m
Andrea m...a one of a kind palindrome...lucky 7's!
Virginia 10,000 m
Brett 10,021 m
Andrew 11,111 m ...a bigger one of a kind palindrome!
William C 11,607 m
Linda 12,000 m
Rich Mc 12,149 m
Doug 12,180 m
danwho 13,131 m ...a lucky 13 palindrome!
Norma 13,531 m ..a different lucky 13 palindrome!
Eric 13,577 m
Ken P 15,000 m
Michael C 15,000 m
Minnie 16,610 m
Baz 17,500 m
Paul M 21,500 m ...mooner!
Ron 21,812 m...a palindrome and a moon!
K2 m ...a one of a kind palindrome...mooner!
Ted 24,000 m ...mooner!
Ed m ...a stars and moon one of a kind palindrome!
Maria 35,000 m ...mooner!
Michael S 37,432 m ..welcome back...mooner!

[Kona2]

Welcome back to Roy P !

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

300 K Ed
200 K Norma
50 K Salvador

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us! 97 Lunies on the roster today, and we're 10th overall.

Sorin 171 m ...a palindrome!
Teresa G 2,000 m
Doug 2,396 m
David T 2,500 m
Mike M 3,500 m
Larry 4,084 m
Patrick Hsr 5,000 m
Bernie 5,012 m
Heather 5,083 m
Karin 7,000 m
Robert E 7,000 m
Tombeur 7,007 m ...a palindrome, bookended by lucky 7's!
Andrea m ...a lucky 7 one of a kind palindrome!
Derric 10,000 m
Rebecca 10,000 m
Norma 10,001 m ...a one aught palindrome!
Eric 10,032 m
Maria 12,000 m
Rich Mc 12,177 m
K2 14,000 m
Ken P 15,484 m
Minnie 17,122 m
Ron 21,612 m ...a palindrome to reach the top of the team leaderboard! Mooner!
Ian 22,362 m... mooner!
David A 23,969 m ... mooner!
Salvador 30,000 m ... mooner!
AJ 32,390 m... mooner!
Ed m ...a palindrome and a mooner!

Another episode....

Last week's request to list the avatar name associated with Lunie teammates led me to think about the difference (if any) between avatars and alter egos. In most cases, our Lunie avatars are just names and not graphics. But there are a few exceptions:
Minnie aka Chris aka just27

Shaun aka Norma

Gary

I know I prefer to go by K2 or Kona2 on the forum; my avatar has become my alter ego or at least my nickname. I shared a special bond with my Golden Retriever Kona, who was only two at the time the Concept2 forum first popped up. Some of the other avatars, or special graphics, have evolved in different ways for Lunies.

Usually think of virtual worlds as being associated with online gaming worlds - worlds that have been noted to be very addictive mediums, designed to constantly urge the player to complete the next quest or Challenge....wait...that sounds a lot like Concept2's Challenges...

Here are the Lunies with associated avatars.

A J Tudury .......Duckmarx
Andrea Cosmin ...... andreacs
Andrew Stewart..... Shabana
Barbara Grandberg..... bg (not signed in yet this year, but she'll be around)
Barry O'Malley..... BAZzy
Brett McCrory..... BigBrett58 or B58
Chris Tudury .... just27 Minnie
Corey Anglemyer ..... canglem
Dan Wickwar ..... danwho
David A. Alden ..... DavidA
Doug Gauger ..... dag1
Ed Church .....Edscapade
Eric Johnson ..... SweatSlide
Gary Weaver ..... Weave
Heather Kennedy ..... Jollywandering
Jan Klein Klouwenberg..... Jantuut
Jan Stevenson ..... Kona2 or K2
Jodi Nelson ..... Jodi
Ken Paine..... kpaine
Maria Lane-Gomez ..... MariaLG
Miles Orchard..... warnie
Norma Delaney ..... normadelaney Shaun
Richard Miller..... Gyrodon
Thomas Rafter ..... Tombeur
Zach Dykstra ..... TallErgs

[TallErgs]

Wanted to hit that mark with a 5k PR, but I chickened out with 1km to go when my left glute started to hurt ... I get really gun shy about a second debilitating cramp.

[BigBrett58]

Wanted to hit that mark with a 5k PR, but I chickened out with 1km to go when my left glute started to hurt ... I get really gun shy about a second debilitating cramp.

Congrats nonetheless! It’s no fun getting old.

[Tombeur]

Yes, I am a percipient witness, as shown by my birth certificate, and on that basis I testify as follows: OLD AGE STINKS. The later years are not golden; they are more like lead. That said, « Never give in, » to borrow a phrase from Sir Winston Churchill.

[Kona2]

Wanted to hit that mark with a 5k PR, but I chickened out with 1km to go when my left glute started to hurt ... I get really gun shy about a second debilitating cramp.

Whoop, whoop and way to pull the erg chain! Congratulations, Zach, on achieving SIX million lifetime meters! PR's are still available...but you were in the bedeviled zone of six. We wish you many, MANY more milestones and celebrations!

[Kona2]

Knowing that not all of you have access to the comics pages of your local newspaper - whaaat? you don't get your local newspaper? Do ask yours to carry Pearls Before Swine. A new character has been introduced to answer all of life's tough questions! Although "the Hill" looks somewhat like a dung heap...



Speaking of heaps, we have a heap's worth of milestones today! Good work, Lunies!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

350 K Ron
350 K Brett
300 K K2
200 K Gary
150 K Baz
150 K Virginia
150 K Derric
100 K Dan O'
100 K Karin
100 K Ted
100 K Jean
50 K Carol D
50 K Howard

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us! 97 Lunies on the roster!

Jamie 2,014 m
David T 4,000 m
GMan 4,099 m
Tom R 4,140 m
Karin 5,000 m
Patrick Hsr 5,000 m
Ian 5,333 m
Carol D 5,475 m
Priscilla 6,582 m
Corey 7,006 m
Dan O' 7,012 m
Patrick S 7,036 m
Trevor 7,160 m
Ted 8,000 m
Howard 9,164 m
William C 9,610 m
Baz 10,000 m
Derric 10,000 m
Rebecca 10,000 m
Virginia 10,000 m
Paul M 10,500 m
Karyn 10,625 m
David A 11,007 m
Doug 11,644 m
Maria 12,000 m
Rich Mc 12,034 m
Norma 12,121 m ...a Welkian palindrome!
Andrew 12,821 m ...a palindrome!
danwho 13,131 m ...a palindrome!
Roy 13,189 m
Eric 13,335 m
Dennis 13,431 m ...a palindrome!
Steve W 15,180 m
Josh 16,600 m
Louie 16,767 m
Minnie 17,108 m
Jean 17,227 m
K2 20,000 m
Gary 21,097 m ...mooner!
Ron 21,812 m ...a palindrome and a mooner!
Zach 22,955 m ...still a double nine double to get to your 6 MM milestone!
Cornel 25,152 m ...a palindrome and a mooner!
Brett 30,060 m ...mooner!

[normadelaney]

Wanted to hit that mark with a 5k PR, but I chickened out with 1km to go when my left glute started to hurt ... I get really gun shy about a second debilitating cramp.

Whoop, whoop and way to pull the erg chain! Congratulations, Zach, on achieving SIX million lifetime meters! PR's are still available...but you were in the bedeviled zone of six. We wish you many, MANY more milestones and celebrations!

Congrats on the milestone, Zach--and nice palindrome!

[TallErgs]

If yesterday was leg day due to hard rowing and bike efforts, what does that make today when I'm doing squats? Double Leg Day? Or Damn it! Leg day!

[danwho]

If yesterday was leg day due to hard rowing and bike efforts, what does that make today when I'm doing squats? Double Leg Day? Or Damn it! Leg day!

[TallErgs]

If yesterday was leg day due to hard rowing and bike efforts, what does that make today when I'm doing squats? Double Leg Day? Or Damn it! Leg day!

Please sir, no more.