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

[bg]

no power last night, between 6pm and 9pm - high winds. Started rowing while it was still light enough to see. Set the monitor for 7K, forgot that I would not know when I reached 7K - so would stop, turn on the flashlight every 2 songs on my IPOD. Then when I got close (300 m to go), I counted strokes - rowing in the dark was interesting experience. Obviously could not post meters until today.

Gina

i also want to add a high five but don't have a photo...

[DuluthMoose]

Gina - Careful about rowing on the Dark Side..... May the force be with you.

Kona2 - Dashing through the snow this morning? What ever happened to fall this year? The high for October so far in Duluth has been 56F this year. And that was one of only two days its been "warm enough" for me to be out paddling a canoe.

[Dave_H]

Finding it very difficult to get time on the erg at the moment. Like Chris during the Fall challenge, our (small) house is very full at the moment with the WA "outlaws" - and it is tough to get a window to row between work and people sleeping in the erg room! They leave town on the last day of the Skeleton challenge, so if I haven't qualified by then I will put in a finishing burst!

Congrats to Dan on his 15, Bazzy on his 4 and Big Maq on his first million for the season!

Cheers,
Dave

[Kona2]

If I left my bikes outside....I'm sure that I'd be greeted with a sight similar to this photograph from a 9News viewer in Nebraska (thanks for sharing the photo btw):


So far (and the white stuff is still falling!), we have about 20 inches of snow where I am....Tim in Blackhawk has received about 40 inches I believe....Yesterday's rowing was supplanted by a few sessions of shoveling! This being Denver....blue skies by Friday!

[Kona2]

16 and counting! There's still time to row!
Here's the list of those who have gone through the x-ray screening:

Bart Valgaeren 124,000
Chris Tudury 67,929
Jan Stevenson 32,712
Mike Smith 32,346
Will Salach 97,485
Tim Porter 38,195
Barry O'Malley 43,881
Steven Larky 36,539
Mitch Johnson 46,254
William Haag 193,000
barbara grandberg 68,723
Mike Crossley 32,000
Daniel Cox 132,990
Ted Cowley-Gilbert 39,000
Jim Brink 36,733
Darryl Bathel 57,798

FIFTY Million....it's just around the corner! We need 168,575 m today to bring in the 50 million meters for the season at the mid-season mark! Today we are balanced on the midpoint...getting ready to teeter into the second half of the rowing year!

Season meters as of 181/365 = 49,831,425 m

Total meters on the day = 331,895 m

Oars in space (participation) = 30 percent!

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

2.9 MM Bart
700K Rick
for Red Giant 50,000 m
Bart earns a half moon with 31,000 m on the day
Will S with a half moon at 25,000 m
Barbara with half marathon/moon # 77
Dan with half marathon # 95
And Queen Minnie with half marathon # 113

SIX Million Meter Watch:

Wild Bill with (150,000 m) to go! Shouldn't take long the way you're knocking out those red giants!

THREE Million Meter Watch:

Bart with (95,000 m) to go!

TWO Million Meter Watch:

Baz with (70,,698 m) to go!

Dave H with (143,507 m) to go!

ONE Million Meter Watch:

Peter G with (11,500 m) to go!

And thanks to all today's crew for zoooming us along!

Jeff 2,018 m
Peter G 4,000 m
AJ 4,028 m
Dave 5,000 m
Ted 5,903 m
Laurie 6,500 m
Steven 7,184 m
Keith 9,029 m
Jack 9,429 m
Rick 10,000 m
Baz 10,000 m
Jim 10,582 m
Anne 11,000 m
Mike C 12,000 m
Kenneth G 12,000 m
Gina 14,033 m
Darryl 14,518 m
Mitch J 15,025 m
Chris 21,097 m
Dan 21,121 m
Barbara 21,428 m
Will S 25,000 m
Bart 31,000 m
Wild Bill 50,000 m (consecutive !)

[Kona2]

Breaking trails...





The puffier they are....the warmer they'll be!

[bg]

If I left my bikes outside....I'm sure that I'd be greeted with a sight similar to this photograph from a 9News viewer in Nebraska (thanks for sharing the photo btw):


So far (and the white stuff is still falling!), we have about 20 inches of snow where I am....Tim in Blackhawk has received about 40 inches I believe....Yesterday's rowing was supplanted by a few sessions of shoveling! This being Denver....blue skies by Friday!

yikes.....for me it's tooooo early.....

[Kona2]

Hooyah, Luna-Tics! We've reached the 50 million meter mark - just under the wire for the midpoint of the rowing year! Most excellent!

[William H]

Hooyah, Luna-Tics! We've reached the 50 million meter mark - just under the wire for the midpoint of the rowing year! Most excellent!

Yeah TEAM!

I knew we could do it

[just27]

Ah, I can smell the aroma of wet dog from here ... they look like they're mushing through the Yukon. Did you trade a Golden for a Huskie or are Ki's (Kona's?) floppy Retriever ears just caught in an up-draft?

Our temps are dropping, also. I'm certainly rethinking my scheduled 2-hour moonlight kayaking trip tomorrow night ... although, the moon will be beautiful on the lake.

Jan, you might want to consider some low-cal Purina Bird Chow in that feeder. (I know, I know ... puffy not chubby.)

[BAZzy]

Ah, I can smell the aroma of wet dog from here ... they look like they're mushing through the Yukon. Did you trade a Golden for a Huskie or are Ki's (Kona's?) floppy Retriever ears just caught in an up-draft?

Our temps are dropping, also. I'm certainly rethinking my scheduled 2-hour moonlight kayaking trip tomorrow night ... although, the moon will be beautiful on the lake.

Jan, you might want to consider some low-cal Purina Bird Chow in that feeder. (I know, I know ... puffy not chubby.)

Just27....Enjoy the paddle, sounds great......and K2, that looks far too cold!

Good weekend to all...
BBB

[DuluthMoose]

Congratulations Luna-Tics on 50 MILLION METERS at the half way point this year! Great Rowing by Everyone! So who thinks we can row another 65 million by April 30? I do.

[bg]

Hooyah, Luna-Tics! We've reached the 50 million meter mark - just under the wire for the midpoint of the rowing year! Most excellent!

woo hoooo luna-tics...and have fun on the water chris....

[Kona2]

Who let the skeletons out??!? Bunch of empty closets now for sure...

Welcome back Peter H ! You've wasted no time in getting on the honor boards for the Skeleton Crew!

Bart Valgaeren 124,000
Chris Tudury 89,026
Jan Stevenson 54,865
Mike Smith 32,346
Will Salach 113,200
Tim Porter 38,195
Barry O'Malley 53,881
Anne Nelson 42,500
Steven Larky 36,539
Mitch Johnson 46,254
Peter Huurman 31,000
William Haag 251,000 (Congrats on exceeding your personal goal!)
Kenneth Guenther 31,017
barbara grandberg 111,068
Mike Crossley 44,000
Daniel Cox 132,990
Ted Cowley-Gilbert 47,000
Jim Brink 46,737
Darryl Bathel 86,834

Season meters as of 182/365 = 50,086,102 m

Total meters on the day = 254,677 m

Oars in space (participation) = 24 percent

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

50 MM The Luna-Tics Team!
5.9 MM William H
2.6 MM Will S
1.4 MM Jim
500K Kenneth G
100K Ben

Wild Bill leads the pack with another red giant @ 58K
K2 with half marathon # 9....it was still snowing...
Barbara with half marathon/moon # 79
Queen Minnie with half marathon # 114

SIX Million Meter Watch:

Wild Bill with (92,000 m) to go!

THREE Million Meter Watch:

Bart with 95,000 m) to go!

TWO Million Meter Watch:

Baz with (60,698 m) to go!

ONE Million Meter Watch:

Peter G with (9,500 m) to go!

And thanks to all the crew - what a team!

Peter G 2,000 m
Ben 4,293 m
Steven 5,000 m
Kristine 5,494 m
Tim S 6,200 m
Gina 7,000 m
Ted 8,000 m
Bazzy 10,000 m
Rick 10,000 m
Anne 10,000 m
Jim 10,004 m
Kenneth 12,000 m
Mike C 12,000 m
Darryl 14,516 m
Will S 15,715 m
Chris 21,097 m
Barbara 21,205 m
K2 22,153 m
William H 58,000 m (extra to get past the 250K challenge mark...or?)

Blue skies....maybe the snow will start the Great Melt....

[Kona2]