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[Kona2]

Welcome, Jerry! Glad you've chosen to row with the team!

[DUCKMARX]

Fall Team Challenge 2010 Individual Standings
14 Luna-Tics have now met the basic and/or advanced Challenge distances! AJ suggests that we use the distances across some of the lunar features as distance "awards" or markers in keeping with our lunar theme during the challenge season, so if anyone has some thoughts on how that could best be captured, throw those ideas out here! Something to think about while you're on that erg!

Here are some LUNA-Tic Challenge distances for your consideration:

Humboldt crater 100km diameter


Theophilus crater 207km diameter


Sea of Cleverness 318km (far side of moon)


Sea of Crises 418km


Sea of Serenity 707km

[Toothdoc]

Steve

Well done on the Million meter season!

daanno

[DuluthMoose]

Congratulations, Steven, on achieving a ONE million meter season!

Steve Congratulations! Moose

AJ - I like your 100k, 200k, 300k, 400k (Crisis???), and 700k suggested recognition plateaus named after features on the moon for challenges. I do think there needs to be a one million meter plateau, since it is truly an outstanding effort and we Luna-Tics have seen outstanding rowers achieve this and beyond in past challenges. And maybe there should be plateaus beyond one million meters? For selfish reasons I think there should be a 500k plateau for me. If I stay healthy and am not roaming around on a trip somewhere during the challenge, rowing 400k is very doable for me. However, I need to push myself to get to 500k. A 500k recognition plateau could be extra incentive to row harder. And I guess the same would hold true for other team members at 600k, 800k, and 900k? So from my perspective the ideal would be 100k, 200k, 300k, 400k, 500k, 600k, 700k, 800k, 900k, 1 MM, 1.1MM, 1.2MM, 1.3MM, 1.4MM, and over 1.5MM qualifies as a Jedi Master Rower, recognition plateaus. My $.02.

[Kona2]

Wow - it was such a blue sky day....couldn't help but be out on the bike....passed a pumpkin farm in Boulder County that was just opening for season sales...love the orange season!

Meanwhile, the team rowed on! Almost FIVE million team meters by 69 teammates in the virtual boat - and we're locked in a battle for third place! Well, we'll be locked after Thursday - all rosters close on 30 September....so if you want to participate on a team - sign up!!

15 Teammates have surpassed the 100 or 200K Fall Challenge Metric.....do take a look at the lunar distance awards that AJ has been hard at work on! Stellar stuff, AJ! I can just imagine that Luna-Tic Fall Challenge Tee Shirt that could be created from one of those distance awards....it would be quite unique!

Fall Team Challenge 2010 Individual Standings

Name .......... Total Event Meters

1 William Haag 421,824
2 AJ Tudury 359,983
3 Daniel Cox 300,693
4 Barry O'Malley 235,478
5 Brett McCrory 202,263
6 Will Salach 200,000
7 Chris Tudury 196,519
8 Darryl Bathel 190,581
9 Charles Dykstra 187,673
10 Tim Porter 146,507
11 Robyn Lee 135,772
12 Katerina Mack 124,362
13 Jerry Heath 115,214
14 Jim Brink 105,785
15 Ted Cowley-Gilbert 103,000
16 Steven Larky 97,716
17 Dawn Pearson 93,054
18 Ross Drown 91,857
19 Rodrigo Garcia 89,419
20 George Wyner 89,000
21 peter verdirame 81,000
22 David Hunter 80,001
23 Harold Janusek 78,911
24 AUCHER Romain 76,805
25 Mike Mulvihill 72,000
26 Heather Woiciechowski 71,850
27 Mike Crossley 68,014
28 David Tangerini 65,000
29 Jennifer Browning 63,422
30 Kevin Clark 61,065
31 John Dunlop 60,000
32 Rick Carveth 56,240
33 Roger Evens 53,281
34 Jeffrey Grous 53,243
35 Jill McCrory 51,374
36 Melissa Talbot 48,256
37 Brian Kenney 40,000
38 Greg Childs 37,766
39 Tom McGuire 37,500
40 TERRY BELCHIKOFF 31,050
41 Andrea Cosmin 30,830
42 Jan Stevenson 30,000
43 Mitch Johnson 28,345
44 Andy Ward 24,650
45 David A. Alden 24,551
46 Kristine Strasburger 23,198
47 Murielle Curcio 20,363
48 Tom Pinckney 18,991
49 John Longmire 16,215
50 David Ballard 13,000
51 Greg Halac 12,501
52 Gina Levy 12,409
53 Brandy Cowley-Gilbert 10,838
54 Karyn Gallagher 10,818
55 beverly dellinger 7,000
56 Tracy Clark 5,013
57 Anthony Parendo 4,444
58 Ally MacManus 2,000
59 Gloria Miller 0
60 Kelly Berry 0
61 Karon Baucum 0
62 Mitch Terra Sanitatis Friedland 0
63 Angelo Papadopoulos 0
64 Peter Huurman 0
65 Debbie Rohlwing 0
66 Dana Smith 0
67 Rocket Man 0
68 Thomas Tullia 0
69 Noelle Boyle 0

Total Challenge Meters = 4,968,644 m

Total Meters on the Day = 420,860 m


Upload those meters - third place is at stake!

[DUCKMARX]

A 500k recognition plateau could be extra incentive to row harder. And I guess the same would hold true for other team members at 600k, 800k, and 900k? So from my perspective the ideal would be 100k, 200k, 300k, 400k, 500k, 600k, 700k, 800k, 900k, 1 MM, 1.1MM, 1.2MM, 1.3MM, 1.4MM, and over 1.5MM qualifies as a Jedi Master Rower, recognition plateaus. My $.02.

Moose, thanks for the comment.

You're right, of course, about the missing challenge meters. Here is the list that I have so far:

Lunar Feature, km

Sea of Cold, 1596
Sea of Showers, 1123
Sea of Fertility, 909
Sea of Tranquility, 873
Sea of Serenity, 707 (icon made)
Southern Sea, 603
Sea of Islands, 513
Sea of Crises, 418 (icon made)
Sea of Cleverness, 318 (icon made)
Humboldt crater, 207 (icon made)
Theophilus crater, 100 (icon made)

As you can see, I haven't made all the icons yet and haven't found lunar features for 800, 1000, 1200, 1300, 1400, and 1500 km.

Jan suggested getting comments from our other LUNA-TICS before moving forward.

AJ

[Kona2]

32 Million Team Meters!!



Season meters as of 149/265 = 32,605,673 m

Total meters on the day = 905,558 m

Oars in space (participation) = 23 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

2.4 MM Chris aka Minnie
2.2 MM Dan
1.0 MM Steven L
500K Ross - hooyah! a cool half million!


Minnie the Mooner sends a full moon ....comprised of an assortment that included a half moon and some other significant distances...44,456 m uploaded..wowzer
Darryl...two days worth....gets a half moon for 29,187 m uploaded
Charles contributes a half moon with 25,000 m
Baz with 23,619 m earns a half moon
Danno, with 22,525 m, earns a half moon
AJ earns a half moon for a half marathon and gold stars for new distance graphics!

Great rowing by all on our almost million meter day!

Gina 3,085 m
Peter G 4,000 m
Robyn 6,562 m
Tom P 5,100 m
Harold 8,011 m
MT 9,530 m
Katerina posts a picture and rows m
Tim 10,000 m
Dawn 10,025 m
Ross 12,000 m
Brett 17,026 m
Steven L 17,205 m
AJ 21,097 m
Dan 22,525 m
Baz 23,619 m
Charles 25,000 m
Darryl 29,187 m
Chris 44,456 m
Jerry 627,131 m

We'll need to pick our lunar landing spot carefully...

[Kona2]

Whoa --- we've been bumped to fourth place in the team challenge -- rats! These two week long sign up periods are just too long....unless, of course, we get more teammates....then it's cool! All is relative in the challenge season!

[bg]

stopping by to say hello.....well i had my second..the easy surgery....me being me, it didn't go well....ended up back in the hospital for a third surgery...i'm a bag lady again....i lost all of my fitness and do not when i will get the okay to row again....

hope everyone is doing well...looking forward to rowing to moon again....

[Kona2]

Sorry to hear that you had some complications. Barbara - I know this is very disappointing and disheartening to you. You're a Luna-Tic trooper, though, so here's wishing you good healing! The team will be here when you're ready to row...in the meantime, we'll send positive thoughts your way!

[DUCKMARX]

....me being me, it didn't go well....ended up back in the hospital for a third surgery...

Barbara, sorry to hear of your difficulties. Hoping your healing goes well from here on

[Toothdoc]

Barbara,

Speedy recovery, we are pulling for you.

danno

[DUCKMARX]

More LUNA-Tic Challenge icons to consider:

Sea of Showers, 1123 km


Apollo 11, 1 million meters


Sea of Fertility, 909 km


Montes Rook, 791 km


Southern Sea, 603 km


Sea of Islands, 513 km

[BAZzy]

stopping by to say hello.....well i had my second..the easy surgery....me being me, it didn't go well....ended up back in the hospital for a third surgery...i'm a bag lady again....i lost all of my fitness and do not when i will get the okay to row again....

hope everyone is doing well...looking forward to rowing to moon again....

Well I'm sure I speak for a ll when I say I'm glad you droppd by....and take care of yourself, plenty of rest, and we look forward to seeing you back again (because you'll be better!).

Take Care
BBB

[Kona2]

More LUNA-Tic Challenge icons to consider:

Sea of Showers, 1123 km


Sea of Fertility, 909 km


Southern Sea, 603 km


Sea of Islands, 513 km

Wowzer, AJ - can't decide which one I like the best (Sea of Islands?) - they're all good! I vote we keep all of them for use with multiple challenges....