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

[Kona2]

Posting for today is obviously late - I am more likely to do it tomorrow! I have captured the numbers but am really swamped today.

[Kona2]

Day 11 of 31 !!!

Here are the current standings: https://log.concept2.com/challenges/ftc/2021/teams


We have arrived at a Simon and Garfunkel moment in the Challenge....and the Free Spirits are chomping at the backside of our ergs! Still, it is a long Challenge and many, MANY things can and do happen! Days you can't contribute, and days you can donate more than once! The first two weeks of any month long team Challenge are always all about building a team - and we have 90 Lunies on the Fall Challenge Team, which is truly awesome! The last two weeks (which begin on October 1st) are when the real Challenge starts! So buckle up, Lunies - it's going to be a wild ride and we need all ergs in motion!

Slip slidin' away
Slip slidin' away
You know the nearer your destination
The more you're slip slidin' away


YESTERDAY'S STATS are presented first ...and because I am limited on graphics, I will make a second posting of today's numbers rather than give up the fun:

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:


3.2 MM Ron M
1.8 MM David A
1.65 MM Cornel
1.3 MM Gary
1 MM Virginia
1 MM Zach...with a fine YTD palindrome of 1,011,101 m!
850 K Ted
850 K Ken G
500 K Larry...a cool half million!
500 K Peter E...a cool half million!
300 K Bill L
250 K Titus
200 K Terry

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Tony 1,111 m ...a one of a kind palindrome!
Andrea 2,514 m
NW1 2,569 m
GMan 4,140 m
Peter T 4,307 m
Frank 4,476 m
Robert H 5,000 m
Ryan 5,000 m
Scotty 5,561 m
Titus 6,517 m
Patrick Hsr 6,630 m
Jeff D 6,890 m
Terry 7,000 m
Lee 7,105 m
Robert E 8,000 m
JD 8,234 m
Robin 8,500 m
Patrick Hmr 8,767 m
Bill 8,875 m
Larry 9,149 m
Peter E 9,862 m
Andrew C 10,000 m
Jessica 10,000 m
Howard 10,012 m
AJ 10,100 m
William C 10,312 m
Janice 10,357 m
K2 11,111 m ...a one of a kind palindrome!
Rich Mc 11,703 m
Joerg 12,000 m
Tombeur 12,271 m
danwho 13,131 m...a palindrome!
Carol 14,154 m
Michael C 15,000 m
David 16,936 m
Virginia 20,000 m ...stellar way to hit 1 MM !
Minnie 20,325 m ...well hula hula!

Mooners = meter amounts in excess of half marathon or half moon as we call it...

Ted 21,111 m ...mooner!
Cornel 21,141 m ... mooner!
Gary 2,22 m ...mooner and a palindrome!
Thor 22,282 m ... mooner!
Ron 22,922 m ...palindrome and a mooner!
Brett 23,394 m...mooner!
Linda 32,000 m ... mooner!
Zach 43,749 m ...mooner....with a YTD palindrome!
Ken G 55,000 m ...mega mooner!

[Kona2]

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

2.55 MM Minnie
2.3 MM Brett
1.7 MM Patrick Hmr
1.45 MM Eric
500 K Patrick Hsr...a cool half million!
350 K Robin
100 K Brickman
100 K Lisa

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Rich M 2,000 m
GMan 2,077 m
dw 2,483 m
NW 1 2,594 m
Tom R 3,032 m
Brickman 3,472 m
Frank 4,185 m
Todd 4,251 m
Corey 5,000 m
Heather 5,020 m
Larry 5,137 m
Joerg 5,397 m
Steve W 6,000 m
Patrick S 6,542 m
Patrick Hsr 6,686 m
Terry 7,012 m
Scotty 7,218 m
Robert H 7,500 m
Kevin Mc 7,893 m
Peter E 7,955 m
JD 8,123 m
Robin 8,500 m
Jean 9,932 m
Andrew C 10,000 m
Kellee 10,000 m
Lisa 10,000 m
Howard 10,080 m
AJ 10,100 m
Rebecca 11,000 m
Ted 11,001 m
Rich Mc 11,694 m
Titus 12,019 m
danwho 13,131 m
Dennis 13,431 m
Jeff M 13,523 m
Minnie 18,088 m
Eric 19,694 m
Jantuut 20,665 m




Norma 21,112 m ...a palindrome and a mooner!
Cornel 21,622 m ...mooner!
Gary 22,222 m ....another palindrome and mooner!
Patrick Hmr 26,319 m ...mooner!
Brett 95,149 m ...mega mooner...we're going to have to pry him off the ergs at the end of this Challenge....

[BigBrett58]

i have all 3 machines in my office. good way to work off some nervous energy. i'm missing my outdoor bicycle time. hoping the weather is still nice on 10/16.

[JonT]

Hi LUNA-TICS,

I wrote the following tool for Free Spirits, but thought you might appreciate it to keep track of how you are all doing

https://freespiritsrowing.com/challenge ... CS&id=2537

I'm sure I will keep playing with it and adapting it over the next few days, so stay tuned and I hope you enjoy it.

It's been quite a scrap between our two teams today. Long may it last

[Kona2]

Hi LUNA-TICS,

I wrote the following tool for Free Spirits, but thought you might appreciate it to keep track of how you are all doing

https://freespiritsrowing.com/challenge ... CS&id=2537

I'm sure I will keep playing with it and adapting it over the next few days, so stay tuned and I hope you enjoy it.

It's been quite a scrap between our two teams today. Long may it last

I will enjoy it when YOU are the team chasing us once again!

[Kona2]

Day 12 of 31 !!!

Here are the current standings: https://log.concept2.com/challenges/ftc/2021/teams

Or, you can take a look at the clever, albeit cheeky, galactic gauntlet gift thrown down by our nearest competitors, the Free Spirits. It is a nice tool, and I will naturally want to know how it was written...I am not too familiar with the php code, although do want to create the signature for bike erg meters (there is one that I think Free Spirits made for indoor rowers).

https://freespiritsrowing.com/challenge ... CS&id=2537

Congratulations, Ron M, on achieving the 200 K Challenge milestone! Congrats also to our latest 100 K level attainers: Minnie, AJ, Ed, Tombeur, Andrew C, Norma and David A!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

2.35 MM Brett
1.6 MM Norma
1.55 MM AJ
1.45 MM Michael C
1.35 MM Gary
1.25 MM K2
1.15 MM danwho
700 K Thor
450 K Rich Mc
450 K Patrick S
400 K Corey
400 K Howard
250 K GMan

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!


Tony 1,111 m ...a one of a kind palindrome!
Kevin Mc 3,885 m
Frank 4,186 m
Dan O' 4,259 m
Brickman 4,373 m
GMan 5,273 m
Rebecca 6,000 m
Robert H 6,000 m
Patrick S 6,060 m
Steve W 6,069 m
Terry 7,000 m
david w 7,014 m
Jeff D 7,075 m
Robert E 8,000 m
Robin 8,500 m
Scotty 8,553 m
Steve H 8,562 m
Peter E 9,545 m
David A 9,740 m
Corey 10,000 m
Gene 10,000 m
Virginia 10,000 m
Michael S 10,017 m
AJ 10,100 m
Louie 10,101 m ...a one aught one palindrome!
Howard 10,590 m
Ted 11,010 m
Trevor 11,448 m
Rich Mc 11,687 m
Tombeur 12,176 m
danwho 13,131 m ...a lucky 13 palindrome!
Dennis 13,431 m ..a palindrome!
Michael C 15,000 m
Patrick Hmr 18,904 m
Minnie 20,342 m

Mooners = meter amounts greater than 21,097 m (half marathon or half moon as we call it)

Gary 22,222 m ....a doozie of a twosie palindrome! Mooner!
Ron M 24,642 m ...a palindrome and a mooner!
Thor 24,775 m ... mooner!
28,482 m ...a palindrome and a mooner!
Brett 30,067 m ...mooner!
K2 32,222 m ....mooner!
Zach 35,653 m... palindrome and a mooner!

[TallErgs]

Yes! That palindrome was a complete accident! Both rides yesterday were Just Rides. Yes!

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and he's over the moon AND over the milestone marker for one million ! Congratulations, Tombeur, on achieving a ONE million meter erging season! We wish you many, MANY more milestones and celebrations in all the galaxy and beyond!!

Tombeur is the 18th Lunie meter millionaire of this season!!

[Kona2]

Day 13 of 31 !!!

Here are the current standings: https://log.concept2.com/challenges/ftc/2021/teams

What a big day for the Lunie team yesterday was! Collectively we churned out almost 850,000 meters. During a "regular" season day, we average somewhere in the 390 K range. During the previous days in the Challenge, a big day was 500 to 600 K meters. Virtual cartwheels and high fives for all the extra time and energy everyone bestowed upon the Challenge.

Here's the link the friendly spirits shared:

https://freespiritsrowing.com/challenge ... CS&id=2537


It is good for many things - including keeping track of bigger Challenge team milestones that celebrate who has hit the 200 K milestone and 100 K and 50 K. I still like to call out the names - but am often afraid I might miss someone.

My list says 200 K achieved by Zach, Tony W, and Gary yesterday. 100 K achieved by Robin, Joerg, and JD yesterday.

Zach's palindromic mega is, perhaps, a team record meters for a single day (Brett and Zach may trade this title often). But what is "carrying" us forward is the solid extra effort of all the Lunies - we are going after this Challenge in a Lunie legendary way ! As always, do what you can when you can...but do something!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

3.25 MM Ron M
2.6 MM Minnie
2.45 MM Brett
1.75 MM Patrick Hmr
1.15 MM Zach
1 MM Tombeur
900 K Ted
850 K Joerg
550 K Linda
450 K Greg
250 K Scotty
250 K Stefan

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Tony 1,111 m ...a onesie palindrome!
David W 2,000 m
Todd 2,188 m
Brickman 2,937 m
Jodi 3,993 m...a palindrome!
Derric 5,000 m
Rebecca 5,000 m
Steve W 5,000 m
Heather 5,015 m
Liz 5,015 m
Mike M 5,577 m ...a double double!
Terry 6,000 m
Scotty 6,736 m
Robert E 8,000 m
Michael S 8,241 m
Robin 8,500 m
Larry 9,019 m
Ron W 10,000 m
Jean 10,001 m ...a one aught palindrome!
Titus 10,019 m
AJ 10,100 m
William Ch 10,595 m
Ted 11,011 m ...a double aught double palindrome!
danwho 13,131 m ...a lucky 13 palindrome!
William C 14,113 m
K2 14,252 m
Ken G 15,000 m
Michael C 15,000 m
JD 16,321 m
Linda 18,000 m
Minnie 19,369 m
Andrew C 20,000 m
Virginia 20,000 m

MOONERS! Those with meters equal to or beyond 21,097 m....

Joerg 21,097 m
Tombeur 21,290 m
Gary 22,222 m ....a favorite palindrome!
Thor 22,513 m
Ron M 24,242 m ...a palindrome!
Stefan 29,556 m
Ed 30,003 m ...a THREE aught palindrome!
Patrick Hmr 31,095 m
Eric 31,485 m
Greg 80,709 m ...MEGA!
Brett 91,144 m ... More MEGA!
Zach m ....it's a supernova and a Jackson Five palindrome...It's Easy As 1-2-3 A-B-C....

[TallErgs]

It was awesome watching the team meters climb yesterday! I love watching the team come together during these challenges - it's wonderful to be a part of this with all of you.

[Kona2]

Day 14 of 31 !!!

Hooboy! Two weeks into this Fall Team Challenge and we are rocketing through the Galaxy! We are 9th overall in the Challenge, this is true...but there is still time to do some meter damage. We are nearing the deadline of September 30th at midnight, Cinderella, to add teammates to the Challenge team! Every meter counts!

Here are the current standings: https://log.concept2.com/challenges/ftc/2021/teams

Here's the link provided by our competitors: it appears that the Superhero category is 500 K, and the Hero category is 250 K. Congratulations to Brett, and Ron M, for attaining those designations...and putting those meters towards our Challenge team! Congratulations to Brent, Virginia, Peter E and Elaine on achieving 100 K Fall Team Challenge meters!

https://freespiritsrowing.com/challenge ... CS&id=2537

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

2.5 MM Ed
900 K Steve W
600 K Linda
400 K Kevin Mc
400 K Ron W
350 K Carol
100 K Frank

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Frank 1,000 m
Larry 1,007 m
Sorin 2,000 m
Teresa 2,000 m
GMan 2,053 m
NW1 2,670 m
Trevor 3,005 m
Andrea 3,754 m
Karin 5,000 m
Rebecca 5,000 m
William H 5,000 m
Zach 5,017 m
Tom R 5,289 m
Mike M 5,524 m
Kevin Mc 6,022 m
JD 6,146 m
Corey 6,230 m
Brickman 6,292 m
Louie 6,666 m..a one of a kind palindrome!
Michael S 7,517 m
Robert E 7,800 m
Angelo 7,867 m
Terry 8,000 m
Robin 8,500 m
Peter E 8,906 m
Howard 10,010 m
AJ 10,100 m
Ted 11,100 m
Jantuut 12,227 m
Patrick Hsr 13,182 m
Michael C 15,000 m
Carol 15,571 m
Eric 15,814 m
Jodi 16,321 m
Ron W 19,000 m ....big day!
david w 19,196 m

Mooners = those who posted equal to or greater than 21,097 m

Brett 21,097 m...mooner!
Steve W 21,097 m ... mooner!
Minnie 23,369 m ...hula hula, it's Minnie the Mooner!
Ron M 24,254 m ...mooner!
Ed 66,666 m ...mega mooner! A palindrome of epic proportions!
Linda 69,000 m ... mega mooner and queen of the boat!

[JonT]

Here's the link the friendly spirits shared:

https://freespiritsrowing.com/challenge ... CS&id=2537

Now updated with statistics of of a vaguely interesting nature

https://freespiritsrowing.com/challenge ... CS&id=2537

[TallErgs]

Here's the link the friendly spirits shared:

https://freespiritsrowing.com/challenge ... CS&id=2537

Now updated with statistics of of a vaguely interesting nature

https://freespiritsrowing.com/challenge ... CS&id=2537

Very nice! Does your scraper run on an interval, or does it poll the Concept2 site on every page load? I imagine there's some degree of caching involved, otherwise Concept2 will get quite mad and cut you off!

[JonT]

Very nice! Does your scraper run on an interval, or does it poll the Concept2 site on every page load? I imagine there's some degree of caching involved, otherwise Concept2 will get quite mad and cut you off!

It is doing a combination of some real-time scraping, some caching and some delayed loading of detail until the data is definitely needed. The volume is very low (10s of visits per day) so this won't be impacting C2 compared to their normal loads. The caching is limited because of course the data is changing all the time and the only way to check for a change is to fetch the data, at which point the caching is redundant. There is a Concept2 API to avoid scraping, but it doesn't cover teams or competitions, so for this set of pages it isn't useful.