New rowing goals for 2011? We'll help you get there!
Congratulations! You made it through the first week of the Virtual Teams Challenge....and of the new year! Woot! We are now within 23.8 million meters of our target... the moon!! Our daily meter totals have been clicking away at what seemed like a gi-normous total, and now we're ever so much closer!
Since it is likely that we will arrive well before the end of rowing year 2011, we already have our moon exploration map set for once we get there....lots of seas on the moon !
The skies over our rowing universe are filled with celestial bodies...we have mooning from coast to coast of North America. We have a slew (not Seattle) of repeater numbers (those gnomes again 
), and some major milestones to celebrate! As a side note (that I will return to describe more fully), this year's Virtual Challenge Team is 1.4 million meters AHEAD of last year's team of 109....whoa!
Season meters as of 251/365 = 71,462,920 m
Total meters on the day = 576,333 m
Oars in space (participation) = 37 percent! 
That's what I'm talkin' about!
MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations: We've got 'em!
5.0 MM Will S ends the suspense!
4.2 MM Minnie
3.2 MM Ray
1.2 MM Chip
900 K Mitch J
400 K Barbara
200 K Tonya....and maybe her first EVER 10K in one rowing day! More woot!
100 K Johnny
1 K Brayden (this 4 yr old doubled his meters yesterday! Woot!)
THREE Million Meter Watch:
Baz with (27,820 m) to go! Keeps us in suspense over the weekend....maybe.
TWO Million Meter Watch: Cathie, and Robyn are in the queue....
Rodrigo-go-go with (51,974 m) to go go go!
ONE Million Meter Watch: a growing field
Kristine with (40,083 m) to go!
Mitch with (99,453 m) to go!
Cool Half Million Watch:
Tom M with (23,021 m) to go! Next week for sure!
Peter H with (28,401 m) to go!
Dalton with (66,691 m) to go!
Jay shoots ahead with that new paddle and claims a full moon and then some! Way to row that 47,200 m!
Will S finishes off the 5 MM meters with a full moon and 45,000 m! Moon-rific!
Ray sends us a New Mexico style full moon plus some stars with 44,955 m!
Ron sends some gnomish numbers our way...33,333 m for a half moon plus a lot!
Brian gives us a fine update of 32,713 m and gets a half moon for his efforts...almost a full moon!
Jerry moves up the rowing ladder with 31,226 m for a half moon plus a lot!
Kenneth G with 25,000 m earns a half moon plus some!
Cathie takes a lead role in the Arctic Armoonda with a half moon and 24,702 m
Johnny fights off the gnomes, but not until they've done some fun...22,223 m for a half moon!
Chip with 22,000 m earns a half moon
AJ posts a half marathon for another half moon
Minnie posts half marathon # 163 on the rowing year...let's see... 163 HM out of 251 days.....not to mention all the meters she's rowed when NOT mooning us...whew.
We're on a mission! Doesn't matter how many meters you row..sometimes you just don't have as much time in the day!..we celebrate ALL of them! Of course, I'll always try to cajole you into more meters.... 
Thanks very much to all who rowed today!
Brayden 649 m
Ethan 1,145 m
Noelle 1,511 m....how great to see your numbers on the screen!
Greg C 1,880 m
Kaylee
m ... just so she could land precisely on 11,111 m
Ashlee 2,452 m
Dalton 2,799 m
Peter G 3,500 m
Mario Jackson 3,779 m
Kenny H 4,200 m
Barbara 4,294 m
Brandy 4,600 m
Tris 5,040 m
Dan E 5,401 m
Bill L 5,425 m
Terri H 5,800 m
Bruce 5,859 m
K2 6,271 m
Tom M 6,535 m
G-l-o-r-i-a
Gloria, I think they got your number (the gnomes that is!)
m
Ted 8,000 m
Tony
m!
Kevin 10,000 m
Tonya 10,000 m
Ross 10,000 m
Jim 10,065 m
Mitch J 11,167 m
Rich M 12,029 m
Kristine 12,387 m
Robyn 12,521 m
Katerina 16,445 m
AJ 21,097 m
Chris 21,097 m
Chip 22,000 m
Johnny
m ... Johnny narrowly avoids a total gnome number sweep
Cathie 24,702 m
Kenneth G 25,000 m
Jerry 31,226 m
Brian 32,713 m
Ron
m
Ray 44,955 m
Will S 45,000 m
Jay 47,200 m
It's the weekend! Row more!
