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

[Kona2]

Every meter counts......I don't know where the fence hopping sheep come in...dreaming of electric sheep, 3 bags full, sheepster.....zzzzz

Fall Rowing Challenge Team is in 3rd place overall with 5,635,421 m - all produced by 54 rowers! Great job!

Season meters as of 160/365 = 25,932,360 m! Wow - we've zipped thru that last million in a hurry! Must be that crisp fall air!

Total meters on the day = 211,592 m

Oars in the water = 26 percent

MILESTONES....Kilometrics...Bragging Rights...Celebrations!

100K Larry
600K Angelo
2.7 MM Dan the HM man

Million Meter Watch....we've got a couple of folks getting close to entering the countdown zone....more relentless deficit posting coming up!

And thanks to today's rowers:

Angelo 44,372 m
Dan C 36,633 m
Darryl 14,508 m
Chris 12,000 m
Peter G 10,000 m
Larry 10,000 m
Ted 10,000 m
William H 10,000 m
Mary 9,040 m
Mike 8,903 m
Richelle 8,000 m
Andrea 7,988 m
Tony 7,777 m Grrrrrrreat!
Pat 7,016 m
Tom R 7,355 m
Jan 5,000 m
Debbie V 5,000 m



Can't believe we haven't had any birthdays to celebrate since August....come on....fess up....who has an October birthday....???

[just27]

Jan ... tell me that your new avatar is not a blood-feeding parasite ... !

[Kona2]

Aaaaack! No - this would be an orange bicycle helmet as the body of a crab...however, if it looks THAT close....I'm changing it!

Definitely not a pulga or tick....!

[just27]

Aaaaack! No - this would be an orange bicycle helmet as the body of a crab... Definitely not a pulga or tick....!

Ah, the old bicycle-helmet-as-a crab disguise. It's been (thankfully) many years since I last saw a tick ... there goes my outdoorsman merit badge.

Chris

[Kristine Strasburger]

Well, Jan, I hate to say it, but my first thought was that it was a pretty impressive tick - avatar worthy, for sure. Then, upon closer looking I could see it was a clever bike helmet. Maybe if there were some stickers on the helmet it would put things in perspective. By the way, is it a nice sized crab, or creative cut and paste of photos?

Way to go on the big milestones, y'all!

What about "hurled" peas?

[Kona2]

Ok - I give in.

[just27]

What about "hurled" peas?

... "hurled" peas sounds a bit like blowing chunks ... ("visualize swirled peas" ... either "visualize world peace" or an odd vegetable recipe.)

[Kona2]

And with a little over a week to go in the Fall Rowing Challenge, the Luna-Tics are feeling the pull of the moon! We're in 3rd overall with 5,874,576 m!

Season meters as of 161/365 = 26,144,527 m !

Total meters on the day = 212,167 m

Oars in the water = 26 percent

MILESTONES:

700K Tim P
200K Jan
100K Richelle
Half Marathon Dan, Will S, Rodrigo

And thanks to today's rowers:

Will S 30,033 m
Rodrigo 23,498 m
Dan C 23,143 m
Darryl 14,433 m
Tony 11,258 m
Mitch 11,008 m
Chris 10,000 m (our team name is, after all, Luna-Tics)
Tim P 10,000 m
William H 10,000 m
Mike 10,000 m
Jan 10,000 m
Larry 10,000 m
Andrea 9,442 m
Mary 9,052 m
Kelli 8,500 m
Peter G 6,500 m
Richelle 5,300 m

[acrewer]

Kona- a 'crab'? Surely you recall Darrell's on-the-water tales from last summer! Rowers do not like crabs...they rise up unseen out of the depths to suck your oars back under, sometimes taking you with them!

Luna-TICS yes, but no crabs.

[Kona2]

Welcome back David G - glad you can continue on our space mission with us! And, as Yoda has taught all of us:

[Kona2]

Fall Rowing Challenge Team = SIX MILLION ! 6,143,207 m ! Superb!

Season meters as of 162/365 = 26,633,608 m

Total meters on the day = 489,081 m (team has added a returning crew member!)

Oars in the water = 28 percent

MILESTONES...Kilometrics..Bragging Rights:

800K Rodrigo
400K Mike
Half Marathon: Rodrigo

And thanks to today's crew for moving us forward:

David G 321,281 m (transferred in)
Rodrigo 23,716 m
Dave T 18,502 m
Will S 15,063 m
Dan T 12,994 m
Pat 12,037 m
William H 11,371 m (so close to that next milestone!)
Mike 11,003 m
Chris 10,000 m
AJ 9,268 m
Mary 9,110 m
Debbie V 9,056 m (also close to that next milestone)
Tony 8,537 m
Steven 7,143 m
Richelle 7,000 m
Kelli 3,000 m

Great rowing by all !

[Kona2]

Fall Rowing Challenge Team = 6,348,043 m! 3rd Place.

Season meters as of 163/365 = 26,826,881 m

Total meters on the day = 193,273 m

Oars in the water = 31 percent

Milestones....Bragging Rights.....Celebrations:



900K Peter G (ready to enter the one million meter watch!)
600K William H
200K Debbie V
100k Dave T
HM Kapn Kristine (pretty sure that all your meters entered this year have either been of the half or full marathon variety - can you confirm?)

And as Dan C searches for the perfect Wisconsin brew , the Luna-Tics crew propels the team forward:

Thanks to today's crew:

Kristine 21,097 m
Will S 20,010 m
Rodrigo 18,503 m
William H 11,289 m
Mike 10,297 m
Dave T 10,028 m
Larry 10,000 m
Steven 10,000 m
Andrea 9,295 m
Mary 9,058 m
Tony 8,888 (also a lucky number .....)
Richelle 8,500 m
AJ 8,315 m
Dan T 8,000 m
Peter G 7,500 m
Debbie V 6,025 m
Jan 6,000 m
Tom R 5,341 m
Chris 5,127 m

[DuluthMoose]

Kona- a 'crab'? Surely you recall Darrell's on-the-water tales from last summer! Rowers do not like crabs...they rise up unseen out of the depths to suck your oars back under, sometimes taking you with them!

Luna-TICS yes, but no crabs.

Jan - I thought your crab helmet was pretty creative, but I gotta agree with Gina that it may not be "politically correct" with those who row on water. After my introduction to rowing on water this summer, I have become wary of crabs. There are big ones out there lurking just below the surface just waiting for the opportunity to attack! Big enough that moose sized guys can have difficulty dealing with them! And I think they are enough of a concern to me that I don't think I would ever row on water without a rescue nearby, since pfd's while rowing aren't an option. I'm very glad there aren't land crabs that attack indoor rowers! Lets hope those water based crabs don't mutate and become a problem for indoor rowers. But it is strange that I have never had a crab attack my canoe paddle in the thousands of miles I have paddled. My theory is crabs attack those who aren't looking forward and vigilantly watching for them. Shell rowers looking backward must be easy prey.... Darryl

[Kona2]

Don't know if on the water rowers ever use mirrors clipped to visors or glasses....so we'll need a good canoe scout....with handcrafted paddles (treated with special anti-crab weatherproofing materials). .....

I do remember the rowing crabbing pictures...what a cluster....so to speak.

[Kona2]

Today is Peter and Lilia's wedding day! Best wishes from your Luna-Tic teammates! International weddings call for lots of celebrations since you have many ceremonies!!

Fall Rowing Challenge Team = 6,631,158 m! We're in 3rd place!

Season meters as of 164/365 = 27,023,718 m

Total meters on the day = 196,837 m

Oars in the water = 22 percent

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

3.5 MM Will S
1.4 MM
HM Chris

Thanks to today's crew:

Ted 30,000 m
Will S 26,485 m
Rodrigo 23,444 m
Chris 21,097 m
Darryl 14,505 m
William H 10,283 m
Mike 10,000 m
Larry 10,000 m
Andrea 9,709 m
Mary 9,098 m
Dan T 8,000 m
Tony 7,777 m
Steven 7,130 m
Pat 5,562 m
Jane 3,747 m



And to those rowers on the Luna-Tic DL: Heal well - and contribute when you're ready!