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Can this one team row to the moon and back?

Poll ended at May 17th, 2008, 12:28 pm

I think we can do it together. I'm all in!
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No way! You all are wacko!
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Total votes: 54

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Post by BAZzy » March 22nd, 2009, 6:03 pm

Wilbury wrote:Allright!!!
Did my first 50K since Iraq in 2007. The posts here, and the WRC, are quite inspiring. A big "THANK YOU" to all the LUNA'S. I am ready to turn it up a notch. Can't wait till tomorow. Lets roll!!!
Good work Wilbury ...tried for 50K (for the day) the other day, but at 43K the body said go and have a sleep, followed by a couple beers, big steak washed down with a red wine (or two.... :roll: ) ....and I always listen to my body!

GOOD WORK TO ALL!


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Post by kgallagher » March 22nd, 2009, 6:06 pm

There must be some mental telepathy going on here. I didn't read the most recent series of posts until I just logged in today's meters. It seems that somehow I knew I was supposed to push a little harder today. I have been putting in between 7 and 10k the past few weeks. I decided to shoot for a half marathon today, so I guess I upped the anti for myself. Hopefully I won't be too tired tomorrow to get my minimum of 5k in to keep me on the straight and narrow for March Madness.

By the way, I did my half-moon today while watching Star Wars V, so it was an intergallactic half-moon.

Thanks for all the inspiration Loonies!


Karyn

PS(Keep it up Gina! You're awesome and almost there.
Wow Wilbury! 50k -- That's amazing
Kudos to everyone else on their many accomplishments.)

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Post by Wilbury » March 22nd, 2009, 6:06 pm

That's a very important skill. I'm working on that now. A few good ale's and some wine. The end result is total relaxation, ad satisfaction.
Wilbury

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Post by bg » March 22nd, 2009, 6:41 pm

Wilbury wrote:Allright!!!
Did my first 50K since Iraq in 2007. The posts here, and the WRC, are quite inspiring. A big "THANK YOU" to all the LUNA'S. I am ready to turn it up a notch. Can't wait till tomorow. Lets roll!!!

[color=orange]you rowed 50k and now you're going to turn it up a notch....yikes.......i feel lucky to get in my 5k.....[/color]

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Post by Wilbury » March 22nd, 2009, 7:08 pm

I have to deploy again in June, and I want to be in top shape. William and Dan are among the many LUNA'S that really push me. Maybe more so than the physical, the mental aspect of fitness (rowing) is what keeps me going.
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Rock n Rowin to the Moon!

Post by Kona2 » March 23rd, 2009, 12:02 am

Image I've used this cartoon before...it's one of my favorites!

We are rocketing to the moon, now! We are surrounded by half moons and now we have a whole 'nother animal....the fifty k....I must confess to being at a loss for a label. I mean, we have half moons and full moons....what shall we call this new beast??? Let's hear some suggestions!

We are our own best inspiration! Good rowing by all!

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Re: Rock n Rowin to the Moon!

Post by BAZzy » March 23rd, 2009, 12:22 am

Kona2 wrote:Image I've used this cartoon before...it's one of my favorites!

We are rocketing to the moon, now! We are surrounded by half moons and now we have a whole 'nother animal....the fifty k....I must confess to being at a loss for a label. I mean, we have half moons and full moons....what shall we call this new beast??? Let's hear some suggestions!

We are our own best inspiration! Good rowing by all!

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HI Kona2

I’d call it pretty good! Not sure what the technical term would be though!!

Now someone tell me; what do you Americans feed them in Northern Texas; is it the beer they drink or something in the water?

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Re: Rock n Rowin to the Moon!

Post by just27 » March 23rd, 2009, 1:14 am

Kona2 wrote:We are surrounded by half moons and now we have a whole 'nother animal....the fifty k....I must confess to being at a loss for a label. I mean, we have half moons and full moons....what shall we call this new beast??? Let's hear some suggestions!
Red Giant

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(Red Giant: a star which expands to 50 times its size ... "50!")

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Post by Kristine Strasburger » March 23rd, 2009, 1:34 am

Red Giant...good one, Chris!

And welcome to the year-round team, Terry! Yay!!!!!!!!

And thanks for serving and for your sacrifices, Wilbury. You'll be in my prayers while over there...
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Post by acrewer » March 23rd, 2009, 2:36 am

I spent the day in San Diego seeing a new client and visiting my dad. We didn't get back to LA until 10 pm, so too late for me to row. I'm going to try to complete the 10K tomorrow. Mostly it's a matter of allowing myself enough time. Darn clients want their taxes done!

Wilbury - Congrats on the RED GIANT, that is awesome. When my bu!! is sore and I feel like quitting, I'll think of the guy who not only went 5 x's as far as I'm attempting, he's litterally fighting for me. THANKS from a grateful citizen.

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Re: Folding

Post by Dave_H » March 23rd, 2009, 8:05 am

just27 wrote: Hah ... skiter! Even with Sunday, sadly, I must fold ... the rest of the day is tagged for painting all the ceilings in the house ... not conducive to a FM ... (like it was going to happen, otherwise!)
Hey you got half way there... still a great effort! (BTW, you never have to worry about painting ceilings - my father always said it was rude to look up in someone else's house... I've been avoiding it for the last 5 years at least at our place! :oops: :lol: )
just27 wrote: I don't think you three guys in Team Oz live far apart ... do you know each other?
Chris T
Sure, you know Sydney is such a small place - I was just clearing the Kangaroos out of the front yard last weekend when who should jog past but Bazza (no doubt on his way to Angelo's to chuck another shrimp on the barbie...)! :wink: :lol: :wink:

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SEVEN Million Meter Man

Post by Kona2 » March 23rd, 2009, 10:01 am

Congratulations, Will S on attaining your SEVEN million meter man status! You are now ranked number 13 in the rowing universe for total meters on the 2009 rowing year.

And congratulations, also, on delivering this achievement with the completion of the first ever Luna-Tic Red Giant 50K, so aptly named by just27 Chris.
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Red Giant is such a fitting name for a Luna-Tic distance milestone:

A little Wikipedia research revealed that we have several prominent red giants in our night sky: Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), Arcturus (Alpha Bootis), and Gamma Crucis.

Aldebaran (sounds like something out of Star Wars) is the brightest star in the constellation Taurus....and it's located at the head of Taurus, so it has historically been called the Bull's Eye. This star is also identified in Hindu astronomy as the lunar mansion.

Arcturus - third brightest in the night sky, it's in the constellation Bootes (I do believe they are referring to foot, but one has to consider the sore booties from rowing).

And finally, Gamma Crucis is a red giant star in the constellation Crux (the Southern Cross), which is only visible in the southern hemisphere - thus providing our southern hemisphere team mates good representation in this mileage acknowledgment as well!

Shine on!

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WRC 2009 Update: Team Progress Thru 3.22.09

Post by Kona2 » March 23rd, 2009, 10:26 am

Wow! We rowed a lotta meters yesterday! 538,783 m to be exact!
Great rowing by all ! Every meter counts!


WRC team members are hitting some big milestones!

300K Wild Bill William H
200K Dan C, Baz, Will S
100K Tim P, Dave H, Mike S, Darryl, Chris T, Jan

We are currently in fourth place for virtual teams, and seventh place overall. And we couldn't do it without YOU. Thanks for rowing with the Luna-Tics!


World Rowing Challenge Individual Standings

Name Total Event Meters

1 William Haag 300,000
2 Daniel Cox 251,162
3 Barry O'Malley 205,525
4 Will Salach 204,750
5 Tim Porter 179,327
6 David Hunter 146,763
7 Mike Smith 141,000
8 Chris Tudury 139,502
9 Darryl Bathel 116,285
10 Jan Stevenson 112,000
11 Tom Rosengarth 98,681
12 David Grasfield 90,000
13 Mike Mulvihill 88,902
14 Peter Huurman 86,097
15 Thomas Jung 84,000
16 Kristine Strasburger 80,705
17 Mike Crossley 80,000
18 Steven Larky 77,000
19 Karyn Gallagher 74,202
20 Chris Harbourt 66,324
21 David Thomas Garcia 64,271
22 Terry Miele 60,533
23 peter verdirame 55,500
24 David A. Alden 53,765
25 Rick Carveth 50,000
26 Mary Harper 46,206
27 Andrea Cosmin 45,715
28 Chris Spooner 45,024
29 Chris Czech 42,165
30 Gina Levy 42,000
31 Andy Ward 40,000
32 RoseAnna Schick 38,508
33 John Marsh 38,119
34 Dan Thole 37,100
35 Jeff Morris 35,088
36 Anna McFarland 35,000
37 Anthony Parendo 31,108
38 barbara grandberg 28,354
39 Angelo Papadopoulos 23,111
40 Reeve Martin 20,300
41 Alistair Black 18,018
42 AJ Tudury 17,565
43 Will Worthwine 17,500
44 Lilia Luna-Huurman 17,326
45 Clinton Vickers 16,000
46 Patricia Chow 15,289
47 diane bimbela 15,000
48 Eva-Kristin Schuster 13,421
49 martin douglas 12,276
50 mitch friedland 5,000
51 Nancy Flagg 3,700

Total Event Meters as of 3.23.09 8 AM MST 3,605,187 m

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Post by bg » March 23rd, 2009, 10:32 am

Wilbury wrote:I have to deploy again in June, and I want to be in top shape. William and Dan are among the many LUNA'S that really push me. Maybe more so than the physical, the mental aspect of fitness (rowing) is what keeps me going.

thanks for serving...

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All In A Day's ERG: Team Progress Thru 3.22.09

Post by Kona2 » March 23rd, 2009, 10:52 am

ImageImage Hurrah! Hurrah! Cis boom bah!
We must be turning the corner towards a full moon....!

Image March Madness Challenge Update: Who's Still On The Boards

5K and above = 23 Luna-Tics
10K and above = 12 Luna-Tics

Season meters as of 326/365 = 71,560,817 m

Total meters on the day = 430,089 m!

Oars in space = 36 percent

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


7 MM Will S
1.7 MM Baz

Image Red Giant # 1 (this year) Will S

Image Half Marathon # 4 Image Karyn G Image
Image Half Marathon # 53 Chris T Image

And thanks to today's lunar rowers:

Will S 50,577 m
Wild Bill William H 40,000 m (this is quite a distance achievement for day after day!)
Karyn 28,141 m (two days)
David G 27,877 m
Dan 26,013 m (is there a half marathon in there?)
Baz 25,091 m (is there a half marathon in there?)
Chris T 22,174 m
Tim P 22,146 m
Mike S 20,000 m
Darryl 16,974 m
Dan T 16,200 m
Mike M 13,239 m
Kristine 10,098 m (2 days) - our Captain in camoflauge! See previous posting by Kristine!
Chris S 10,012 m
Jan 10,000 m
Steven 10,000 m
Mike C 10,000 m
Peter H 10,000 m
Dave H 10,000 m
Chris H 9,410 m
Peter G 6,000 m
Lilia 6,000 m
Terry M 6,000 m
Andrea 5,742 m
Barbara 5,032 m
Mary 5,020 m
Jeff M 5,010 m
Tony (1,111 x 3!)

Great progress everyone!

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