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

[just27]

Hey all! I'm new to the team, just in time for the WRC. I just moved house, and the SECOND thing I set up was the rower (the first was my bed). ... Looking forward to rowing with you all!

Ally

Hiya and welcome. I've never met an allycat that I didn't like ... in fact, I have two sweeties sitting hopefully on my front porch who can probably smell the tuna I just opened for lunch ...

[bg]

Hey all! I'm new to the team, just in time for the WRC. I just moved house, and the SECOND thing I set up was the rower (the first was my bed). I don't row too many meters - YET- but it's getting better all the time, so I want to contribute/be accountable to a team. I'm recovering from a shoulder injury due to an auto accident; the rower was purchased with part of my settlement check, lol. My physical therapist is a rower, and he finally convinced me this is the way to go for weight loss/general fitness. Looking forward to rowing with you all!

Ally

welcome ally....

[MT]

Hey all! I'm new to the team, just in time for the WRC. I just moved house, and the SECOND thing I set up was the rower (the first was my bed). I don't row too many meters - YET- but it's getting better all the time, so I want to contribute/be accountable to a team. I'm recovering from a shoulder injury due to an auto accident; the rower was purchased with part of my settlement check, lol. My physical therapist is a rower, and he finally convinced me this is the way to go for weight loss/general fitness. Looking forward to rowing with you all!

Ally

welcome ally....

Welcome, Ally...nice to have you on board!
And congrats to all for many Luny milestones achieved.

And a big Thank You for everyone's tips on injury prevention, grip and elbow positioning, way back in January. It helped...and I'm back in the sliding seat again.

Cheers,
MT

[BAZzy]

Hey all! I'm new to the team, just in time for the WRC. I just moved house, and the SECOND thing I set up was the rower (the first was my bed). I don't row too many meters - YET- but it's getting better all the time, so I want to contribute/be accountable to a team. I'm recovering from a shoulder injury due to an auto accident; the rower was purchased with part of my settlement check, lol. My physical therapist is a rower, and he finally convinced me this is the way to go for weight loss/general fitness. Looking forward to rowing with you all!

Ally

Welcome Allycat......enjoy

[Toothdoc]

Welcome Ally

Lefty aka Danno

[bg]

welcome back mt

[kgallagher]

Welcome aboard Ally! We are happy to accept any meter contributions, but you may just find that you'll surprise yourself. I find the Lunatics very motivating and inspirational leading to more meters erged. Just don't push it too much with your injury. We want you healthy!

Karyn

[Kona2]

And we're off to the races -- Aussies are leading the way on their side of the date line!! Row strong!!


Set reasonable goals...it's a long challenge!

Our virtual rowing season has reached the penultimate stage with the start of the WRC. Since the March Madness Challenge started two weeks ago, the WRC effectively creates a six week long challenge. Overall, the rowing season builds up to this intensity - which is fine if everyone starts at the same time! But we don't. So, a word of caution as you set your personal goals for this challenge: if you start to get twinges where you didn't used to have them, check your form, REST, and make sure you have a good foundational rowing meter base for the kinds of goals you've set for yourself. Concept2's website offers some excellent training information - and, if memory serves, the suggestion is generally to increase your meter totals by 1,000 m at a time, or a ten percent increase in your weekly totals. We've still got a lot of meters to go on our lunar mission - and injuries are no fun.

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100 Million Meter Watch: (794,597 m) to go!

Season meters as of 317/365 = 99, 205,403 m

Total meters on the day = 196,890 m

Oars in space (participation) = 18 percent

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

3.5 MM Baz

Wild Bill with 22,000 m earns a half moon
Chris aka Minnie with half marathon # 214 on the rowing year

FIVE Million Meter Watch:

Barbara with (91,428 m) to go!

And thanks to all today's crew for rowing us closer to the moon!


Tony m
MT 5,000 m
G-l-o-r-i-a 5,016 m Oh freedom (freedom), freedom (freedom), freedom, yeah freedom (Gloria does a cover song of Aretha's...)
Karyn 5,109 m
K2 6,000 m
Rick 6,603 m
Peter G 9,000 m
Rowin 10,000 m
Gina 10,000 m
Steven D 10,000 m
Steven L 10,000 m
Jim 10,000 m
Dave 10,000 m
Danno 11,504 m
Rich 12,085 m
Darryl 14,317 m
Baz 15,836 m
Chris 21,097 m
Wild Bill William H 22,000 m

23 LunaTics on the Progress Boards! 14 on the 10K Progress Boards!!


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Have a blue sky day - wherever you row!

[Kona2]

We're On The Board!!

Welcome new teammates Paige, George, David B and Dory!

Whoa...things are posting quickly this AM. I was going to say we're in sixth position overall, when the screen blipped and now we're in number 4 spot. Oh things will be very volatile here in the next few weeks!!

4 LUNA-TICS 66,432 m Crew = 44


1 Barry O'Malley 27,723
2 Richard Miller 10,013
3 Peter Huurman 10,000
4 Karyn Gallagher 8,868
5 George Wyner 5,000
6 Stephen Newman 4,000
7 Sinead D 828 (Somehow, in between festivals, she found time for a few meters! Well done!)

We have lift off!

[Kona2]

March Madness - of the rowing kind! Congratulations to the 23 LunaTics keeping our team on the progress boards! Way to row! Less than 25 percent of the participants who started the challenge remain....so gather ye shamrocks!





Wowzer, mates! We're moving closer to the moon and closer to that 100 Million Meter Mark! (541,572 m) to go!

Season meters as of 318/365 = 99,458,428 m

Total meters on the day = 253,025 m

Oars in space (participation) = 20 percent

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

5.3 MM Chris
1.6 MM Kenneth G
100K Stephen N

Bart with 30,000 m earns a half moon
Baz with 27,723 m earns a half moon
Kristine with 24,202 m earns a half moon
Rich with 22,462 m earns a half moon (Be vigilant...)
Wild Bill with 22,000 m earns a half moon
And Queen Minnie with half marathon # 215

FIVE Million Meter Watch:

Barbara with (86,397 m) to go! Run, run, run, row.

And thanks to all today's crew for all the kinds of meters!

Sinead 828 m
Tony m
Stephen N 4,000 m
Karon 5,000 m
MT 5,000 m
G-l-o-r-i-a 5,015 m
Bill L 5,018 m
Barbara 5,031 m
Peter G 7,000 m
Gina 7,932 m
AJ 8,516 m
Karyn 8,868 m
Steven D 10,000 m
Steven L 10,000 m
Kenneth G 20,000 m
Chris 21,097 m
Wild Bill 22,000 m
Rich 22,462 m
Kristine 24,202 m
Baz 27,723 m
Bart 30,000 m

[acrewer]

why did I row 7932 on 3.14?

because....3.14159265358979323846

Yes, I am a closet math geek.

[bg]

why did I row 7932 on 3.14?

because....3.14159265358979323846

Yes, I am a closet math geek.

good for you...that's great...

[Toothdoc]

BaZzy,

Way to get us started in the WRC. Bart and Will nice follow up to a great beginning.

I need to come up with a different plan. It took 2 hrs to make 15K today, and that my friends is depressing. I am totally over adaptive rowing.

Lefty

[Kona2]

Wowzer, Gina - I never would have picked that math gem out of the stats....especially not on the Monday after DST begins. Clever, though!

And Lefty Dan - you will so appreciate being an able-bodied rower! I am amazed (but delighted) that you keep pushing onward. Maybe 10K is a good number. Either that, or you better get the movie list from our movie maven Minnie.

Congratulations on some fine rowing today everyone! We need to celebrate while we can because there are some sharks out there in the virtual waters.

js

[BAZzy]

BaZzy,

Way to get us started in the WRC. Bart and Will nice follow up to a great beginning.

I need to come up with a different plan. It took 2 hrs to make 15K today, and that my friends is depressing. I am totally over adaptive rowing.

Lefty

Thanks, a little time poorer today, so not as many metres unfortunately.

But let me say this, firstly GO THE LEFTIES (Tomo and I are lefties!)... Phew....now that is off my chest, I must add that the fact that you are willing to put in 2 hours of effort is inspiring to say the very least...and I'm sure I speak for all the Lunies when I say that..... And I can appreciate your frustration......but you, my friend, are truly leading the way......

Cheers BBB