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

[DuluthMoose]

I don't know too much about the on the water meters - I think they only count during certain challenges. Let us know what you find out Darryl!

"On the water meters must be done in a scull; on water meters count only for a few challenges (mostly during summer); on water meters do not count toward million meter clubs."

So Jan and Gina, you guys are absolutely correct: on water meters must be done facing backwards and they don't count for much. I could install outrigger oarlocks on my canoe and get a stiff neck by rowing and facing backward in it. And I'm sure my 17.5' long x 27.5" waterline width solo canoe would just scream through the water if it was set up for rowing. But I'm not going to do that....

[Kona2]

Half Marathons On The Horizon! Two of them!

Season meters as of 4/365 = 617,194 m

Total meters on the day = 147,538 m

Oars: 52% of 2009 crew

Milestones!

100K Dan
Half Marathon Dan (3 to date)
Half Marathon Chris
1.0 MM Lifetime Meters AJ

Lifetime Million Meter Watch:

1 Million Meters:

Gina with (60,000 m ) to go!

6 Million Meters:

Dan with (95,899 m) to go! He's entered the red zone!

Great rowing by today's rowers:

Dan 26,719 m
Chris 21,097 m
Barbara 15,641 m
Peter G 15,000 m
Darryl 14,437 m (and 4 canoe miles)
AJ 11,035 m
Tim 10,623 m
Steven 10,000 m
Mary 7,292 m
Gina 6,000 m
Andrea 5,694 m
Sorin 4,000 m

Jan

[big maq]

Congrats to you AJ. I haven't had much time to row lately. I've been scouting out a job transfer to Phoenix, hope to get some rowing done later this week. I thought you all might be interested in a web site to send your name to the moon. Since I'm a new user this forum won't let me post a URL. If you Google 'send your name to the moon' you'll get the site. You just sign up to send your name to the moon. Names will be collected and placed onboard the LRO spacecraft for its historic mission bringing NASA back to the moon. You will also receive a certificate showcasing your support of the mission. It's kinda neat I'm sure the kids will get a kick out of it.
Mitch[/url]

[Toothdoc]

Congrats to you AJ. I haven't had much time to row lately. I've been scouting out a job transfer to Phoenix, hope to get some rowing done later this week. I thought you all might be interested in a web site to send your name to the moon. Since I'm a new user this forum won't let me post a URL. If you Google 'send your name to the moon' you'll get the site. You just sign up to send your name to the moon. Names will be collected and placed onboard the LRO spacecraft for its historic mission bringing NASA back to the moon. You will also receive a certificate showcasing your support of the mission. It's kinda neat I'm sure the kids will get a kick out of it.
Mitch[/url]

Mitch,

Thanks for the heads up on "send your name to the moon". It's a cool site and the certificate is nice:suitable for framing, as they say. I'm # 590,703. See you all on the moon.

Dan

[Kona2]

We have a new team member! Welcome Thomas!

[Kona2]

We're speeding through space towards our 1st million of 2009! We currently have 25 active crew members! Welcome back Joe B. and welcome to new team member Thomas!

Season meters as of 5/365 = 775,662 m

Total meters for the day = 158,469 m

64 percent of our oars were in the virtual waters of space!

Milestones:

Half Marathon Dan (4) .



Today's team meters brought to you by:

Dan 21,476 m (looks suspiciously like a half marathon)
Darryl 16,450 m
Barbara 16,241 m
Tim 10,327 m
Peter G 10,000 m
Chris 10,000 m
Jan 10,000 m
Pat 8,015 m
Mary 7,236 m
Steven 7,084 m
Joe 7,066 m
Gina 7,000 m
Tony 6,621 m
Thomas 6,440 m (Thomas or Tom?)
Rowin 5,000 m
Andrea 4,514 m

[Kona2]

Lifetime Meter Millionaire Update:

One MM:

Gina with (53,000 m) to go! You go girl!

Three MM:

Jan with (31,000 m) to go!

Six MM:

Dan with (74,423 m) to go!

[Toothdoc]

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Dan 21,476 m (looks suspiciously like a half marathon)

Jan,

Sorry Charlie, but that was a two session.

Thanks for thinking of me though.

Dan

[acrewer]

I could install outrigger oarlocks on my canoe and get a stiff neck by rowing and facing backward in it. And I'm sure my 17.5' long x 27.5" waterline width solo canoe would just scream through the water if it was set up for rowing. But I'm not going to do that....

Actually, the waterlines of a canoe and a scull are very different. A scull has long skinny ends and a canoe has short blunt ends. Racing a scull involves hanging all your weight on the oars and lifting the shell out of the water. This feeling can be duplicated on the erg, get going fast enough to lift yourself off the seat and hang on the handle. When racing, we used to tape our shorts to the seat, so we wouldn't lose the seat on the drive.

Enough technical stuff. Darryl, thanks for the meters and happy paddling this summer. Don't hit any icebergs.

Gina

[Kona2]

Gina - yikes! Duct tape to the rescue! How the heck did you not lose the shorts!!?


For those heading out to the open water, don't forget your life preservers and water wings! And duct tape.

[bg]

welcome to new folks and welcome back to returning folks....and thanks for the link to get my name to the moon...and duct taped to the seat..yikes...that must be a great feeling though when you're flying over the water.......go celtics...barbara

[Kona2]

Jane....have you been carried off?

[acrewer]

Jan - cute graphic!

Yes, little loops of duct tape kept us in our seats. We usually rowed in track shorts, spandex bike shorts hadn't been invented yet! This was in the late 70's - anyone remember Dolphin shorts??

Gina

[just27]

When racing, we used to tape our shorts to the seat, so we wouldn't lose the seat on the drive. Gina

Sorry, Gina, I just couldn't help myself.
I'm sure that your duct tape was much more elegant.

Hi, Thomas, and welcome.
Chris

[Kona2]

I am pretty sure (although I will defer to our Minnesotan experts) that the duct tape photo above qualifies for an

Uff da!