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

[kgallagher]

This is what I'm looking forward to--being back on the river. This photo is from the 2008 Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, MA. We didn't medal, but we did get a guaranteed entry for the 2009 race. I am rowing 2 seat. (The second from the bow.)

Karyn

... so, is "second from the bow" referring to the way y'all are facing, or the way the boat is moving? (Better yet, are you arms bare or arms shirted?)

OOPS! I sometimes forget not all ergers are rowers. I'll go back to the basics just in case anyone isn't sure. The bow is the front of the boat and the direction the racing shell is moving in. The stern is the back of the boat. We sit backwards in the boat, so we all face the stern. I am the second person you can see from the left which is the bow, so yes, I have bare arms. If you look closely, there is a head popping up in the bow of the boat. You can see her hat above the my blade That is our coxswain. She steers the boat, calls commands, and motivates us to pull our hardest. So, technically I'm really the third person from bow, but the second rower. You start counting seats from the bow, so I rowed 2 seat in this race.

Karyn

PS(I saw the question and answered before reading on and realized the question was already answered by others. Oh well! Here's the info again.)

[acrewer]

I completely missed the cox! I've only rowed with a cox in the stern, but you all look really great. One day I'll get out on the water again.

Gina

[Kona2]

Behold the erg! Give it a special dust off or shine today - time for a little maintenance ! Check the chain....all that kind of stuff!
March Madness begins in 3 days....and the World Rowing Challenge begins on March 15th....GET READY TO RUMBLE!!!

Season meters as of 301/365 = 60,584,913 m

Total meters on the day = 168,675 m

Oars in the water = 23 percent

MILESTONES....Bragging Rights....:

1.6 MM Mary

THREE Million Meter Watch:

Yes, after negotiating the waterways of the state of Florida, Moose has returned!

Darryl with (50,837 m) to go!

ONE Million Meter Watch:

Mike with (77,500 m) to go!

And thanks to today's lunar crew:

20,327 m.....she's baaaack
Rodrigo 20,009 m
Dan 16,111 m
William H 15,887 m
Peter H 15,000 m (will Lilia row some birthday meters?)
Darryl 14,342 m
Karyn 10,828 m
Tim P 10,000 m
Steven 10,000 m
Mary 7,216 m
Gina 7,000 m
AJ 6,818 m
Dave H 5,000 m
Jan 5,000 m
Tony 3,137 m
Peter G 2,000 m

[bg]

i'm my usual confused self.....how do i sign up...or more accurately...where do sign up for the march madness challenge.....btw...my marathon team's...the american liver foundation's run for research...color is orange.....so i will be orange till april 20th....

[just27]

I completely missed the cox! I've only rowed with a cox in the stern, but you all look really great.
Gina

Where's the cox: It was definitely like "can you find Waldo?!"

"March Madness begins in 3 days....and the World Rowing Challenge begins on March 15th....GET READY TO RUMBLE"

My next personal challenge, and possible "Impossible Dream," is to gasp my way to 4 mill this season before being run over by The William H Express ... not much of a rumble, I'm afraid!


The Impossible Dream

[DuluthMoose]

Where's the cox: It was definitely like "can you find Waldo?!"

My next personal challenge, and possible "Impossible Dream," is to gasp my way to 4 mill this season before being run over by The William H Express ... not much of a rumble, I'm afraid!

27,
Find the yellow triangular marker buoy on the left side of the picture. Go straight down to the white / blue oar blade (Karyn's oar). Now at the upper edge of that oar blade is a hat almost level with the deck and to the left is are some hands. Talk about a laid back job that cox has! Oh and keep fighting off those windmills 27, it's important to have a goal(s) going into this 45 days of madness.

Kona2 - I canoed Alexander Spring Run, Juniper Spring Run, Silver River, Owl Creek, and the Blackwater River while in Florida. 10 days in Florida - 5 days on 5 different rivers. We had planned to canoe some in the Blue Springs - St John's River area but it was closed to boating. And we also checked the Sopchoppy, but that was too low. So it was a good break from winter, and good fix for a canoe addict, and I'm sure I can make it through until spring now. Plus I now have almost 5 hours of canoeing video to watch while rowing from my little Flip camera.... Cool!

[Kona2]

How to sign up to participate as a Luna-Tic in the World Rowing Challenge:


Sign in to your logbook
Find the Teams heading - directly to the right of logbook (the headings go: logbook .... rankings.....history....challenges.....ranked workouts....profiles....teams.....logout)
Click on Teams
Second box down will say Team Challenges (and Kristine....it says we aren't signed up!)
Click on underlined link that says you will participate in this challenge
And that's it!

PS - We don't have to sign up for the March Madness Challenge as that is an individual challenge of rowing 5,000 m for at least 25 of the days in March....or 10,000 m (plus) if you are like many on this team!

[acrewer]

My next personal challenge, and possible "Impossible Dream," is to gasp my way to 4 mill this season before being run over by The William H Express ... not much of a rumble, I'm afraid!

FOUR million meters... I can't even imagine. You are inspiring me as I try to avoid being passed by Karyn, Kristine & Jan ... who are all on my stern as I aim for the ONE million meter mark!

Gina

[nl07695]

Peter H 15,000 m (will Lilia row some birthday meters?)

..... Well if she can add the miles our rower is currently rowing she will beat us all...

It left Veracruz (MX) port on February 15th and is due to arrive Rotterdam (NL) on March 3rd.. Just in time to register her 9MM birthday trip....

[Kona2]

Yes, Minnie is on her way to a four million meter season.....I'm just trying to get to four million meters lifetime this season! 202K to go!

K2

[just27]

... it was a good break from winter, and good fix for a canoe addict, and I'm sure I can make it through until spring now. Plus I now have almost 5 hours of canoeing video to watch while rowing from my little Flip camera.... Cool!

Good to have you back, Sir Moose.


Joseph: Is your new profile photo a gorilla in the mist ... and is there a story therein?


Chris

[Kona2]

Season meters as of 302/365 = 60,774,492 m

Total meters on the day = 189,579 m

Oars in the water = 20 percent

MILESTONES....Bragging Rights....Celebrations:

3.9 MM Chris
3.8 MM William H
900K Gina

FOUR Million Meter Watch:

Chris with (94,147 m) to go!

THREE Million Meter Watch:

Darryl with (36,489 m) to go! He's in the red zone!

ONE Million Meter Watch:

Mike with (77,500 m) to go!

Gina with (97,474 m) to go! She's in the countdown!

And thanks to today's crew:

Will S 48,501 m
William H 26,000 m
Chris 17,126 m
Peter H 15,000 m (re: rower transport = one global location for you these days?)
14,348 m
Rodrigo 12,654 m
Jan 10,000 m
Steven 10,000 m
Mary 7,237 m
Gina 7,000 m
Peter G 6,500 m
Barbara 6,064 m
Dave 3,012 m
Tony 3,137 m

[acrewer]

I see Tom P on the radar... hope the flu has been conquered, good to see you back rowing.

Chris - amazing rowing! hope you are doing ok, my heart goes out to you. Tomorrow we will mark the end of the first year after my mom's passing, hard to beleive a year has already gone by.

Gina

[Kona2]

Luna-Tic logbook entry: Strange graphics appearing on the crew's rowing machines.....skeleton crew remains in place to navigate toward's target moon as others check for clues.......we can't be clueless!

Season meters as of 303/365 = 60,862,516 m

Total meters on the day = 88,024 m

Oars in the water = 11 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights....Celebrations:

900K Tom P

FOUR Million Meter Watch:

Chris with (77,020 m) to go!

THREE Million Meter Watch:

Darryl with (22,131 m) to go!

ONE Million Meter Watch:

Mike with (77,500 m) to go!

Gina with (97,474 m) to go!

Tom P with (97,500 m) to go!



FIVE Million Meter Watch:

Dan with (131,770 m) to go....

TWO Million Meter Watch:

Ted with (116,195 m) to go....

ONE Million Meter Watch:

Karyn with (117,244 m) to go.....

And thanks to today's lunar crew:

William H 26,000 m
Chris 17,127 m
Darryl 14,358 m
Steven 10,000 m
Jan 9,000 m
Barbara 5,039 m
Peter G 4,000 m
Tom P 2,500 m

[DuluthMoose]

We're bbbbbbaaaaadddddd to the bbbbbone!!!!!!