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

[DuluthMoose]

Talkng about car camping...we will be off to the 'Outback' in July.....this is our set-up....can't wait!

That looks like a real back country adventure BAZzy! We will request a short trip report and maybe a few photos from that trip! And first class high rise for accomodations! Seeing the land rover in that setting I couldn't help but think about the scene in the 1980's movie, The God's Must Be Crazy, with the rover winching itself up into a tree while the operator was fumbling about while distracted by a fair lady.

[Kona2]

We've passed the 1.5 MM meter mark as a team! Woohoo !!!

Season meters as of 8/365 = 1,582,147 m

Total meters on the day = 271,401 m

Oars in space (participation) = 50 percent

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

200K Bart

Red giant for Bart with a posting of 50,000 m
Will S with another half moon and 25,000 m
Danno, ramping up to half marathoning speed, earns a half marathon!

And thanks to all today's crew for all the kinds of meters - you're doing great out of the 2011 starting gate!

Rich 5,008 m
Barbara 5,027 m
Noelle 5,036 m
Rick 6,599 m
Kelly 7,000 m
David T 9,000 m
Gina 9,453 m
Steven D 10,000 m
Steven L 10,000 m
Tim 12,721 m
Baz 14,229 m
Darryl 14,276 m
Mike C 15,000 m
Dan 21,097 m
Will S 25,000 m
Bart 50,000 m

Happy Mother's Day !

[Kona2]

Aaack. One FOOT of snow forecast for tomorrow and Wednesday....hello! it's supposed to be late spring here!!! Good days to be on the erg!

Season meters as of 9/365 = 1,743,323 m

Total meters on the day = 161,176 m

Oars in space (participation) = 35 percent

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

100K Darryl

A half moon for Danno with 27,202 m posted

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

Noelle 7,014 m
Barbara 7,273 m
Gina 7,434 m
Peter G 7,500 m
Steven L 10,000 m
Darryl 14,345 m
Baz 14,376 m
Will S 15,000 m
Mike C 15,000 m
Tim 16,241 m
Rodrigo 19,791 m
Dan 27,202 m

Have a great rowing day - wherever and whenever you row!

[BAZzy]

Aaack. One FOOT of snow forecast for tomorrow and Wednesday....hello! it's supposed to be late spring here!!! Good days to be on the erg!

And here we are 24/25 degrees (C) in Mid Autumn...not that I am wishing for colder! One thing is for sure though, I won't be needing to shovel snow..........even in the depths of winter!!

But I hope it warms up for you soon....BBB

[acrewer]

I've decided to try the UK website's training plan to improve on my 2K time. I did a test last week and I'm now ranked #1 in my age group...row a ranked piece early in the season to claim the top spot! The plan has you row lots of meters at an aerobic pace for the first 6 weeks and then more intervals at the anaerobic pace. I'm taking it week by week...at least it's a plan.

Gina

[Kona2]

Madame Zoltana, seer of the future, says....get a warm coat, Gina - you're going to Boston in February at this rate!

[bg]

wooo hooooo gina.....

and yikes about that snow......

[Kona2]

With the return of our music maven G-l-o-r-i-a, we now have 35 crew in the boat. Our logbook reflects 36 - it appears that while working on his golf swing in the space lab, our man from Belgium created a clone....so now we have Bart and clone of Bart. Astrogator chooses to include the Bart with most meters rowed (of course!), but does not know whether clone of Bart's numbers are included in primary Bart....so confusing, especially since primary Bart has left the clone in a different city....

Meanwhile, NASA continues to watch Eyjafjallajokull's ash plume stream into Atlantic....this concerns our mouse Minnie as she tries to get back to rejoin the team....AJ, on the other hand, says "just one more art museum!"

Wowzer.....Madame Zoltana sees TWO millon meters in our future....our very NEAR future....


Dark night skies...no moons in sight....

Season meters as of 10/365 = 1,904,510 m

Total meters on the day = 161,187 m

Oars in space (participation) = 51 percent

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

100K Mike C
# 1 Ranking...2K meters....Gina!

And thanks to all today's crew for keeping us on the star path:

Peter G 3,000 m
Tony m
Noelle 4,726 m ....zooms past the 50K mark!
MT 4,791 m
Barbara 5,035 m
G-l-o-r-i-a m ....teacher by day....working on doctorate all the other hours....say, is the doctorate in music?!
K2 5,556 m
Rich 6,036 m
Steven L 7,214 m
Peter H 10,000 m
Steven D 10,000 m
Mike C 10,000 m ....way to stay on the 10K a day boards!
Gina 10,347 m...yep...winter in Boston.....brrrrrrisk
Rodrigo 12,810 m
Baz 14,139 m....24 or 25 C....just about perfect!
Will S 15,232 m
Jim 16,413 m
David T 17,000 m

Have a blue sky day everyone! Row strong!

[Kristine Strasburger]

Good luck with your surgery, Barbara, and a speedy recovery back to health.

[bg]

thanks for all of the support...luna-tics are the best....

[Kona2]

And welcome back Lilia...the only Luna namesake!


Woohoo and hooyah, team! Thanks to some excellent rowing, we passed the TWO million meter mark yesterday!


Season meters as of 11/365 = 2,119,187 m

Total meters on the day = 214,677 m

Oars in space (participation) = 50 percent!

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


100K Rodrigo

Red giant for Bart with a 50,000 m posting
A half moon for the Captain with a 25,589 m posting

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

Lilia 4,000 m
MT 5,000 m
Rich 5,102 m
Peter G 5,500 m
7,024 m
Barbara 7,031 m
Steven L 7,216 m
Gina 8,835 m
Teresa 9,801 m
Steven D 10,000 m
Mike C 10,000 m
Jim 10,176 m
Baz 11,926 m
Tim 12,130 m
Dan 12,403 m
Rodrigo 12,944 m
Kristine 25,589 m
Bart 50,000 m

To the moon, mates! To the moon!

[Kristine Strasburger]

Wow! Great job, team. Two million meters already!

[Kona2]

Somewhere out there, Moose is in his element....

Meanwhile, back on the ergs, the crew pulls closer to the moon every day!

Season meters as of 12/365 = 2,307,298 m

Total meters on the day = 188,111 m

Oars in space (participation) = 44 percent

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


300K Bart
A red giant for Bart propels him across the 300K milestone!
Will S with a half moon plus some with a posting of 24,768 m

And thanks to all today's crew for all the kinds of meters - you are stellar!

Peter G 2,500 m
Tony
Rick 6,720 m
Tim 6,840 m
David 7,000 m
Barbara 7,026 m
Steven L 7,311 m
Rich 8,169 m
Gina 9,312 m
Peter H 10,000 m
Steven D 10,000 m
Jim 10,109 m
Baz 12,129 m
Rodrigo 12,894 m
Will S 24,768 m
Bart 50,000 m

[Kona2]

Just noticed this posting by Concept2 today - we did finish in fifth place overall with 109 team members and 115.45 MM meters ! Woohoo and hooyah!! Do a little dance, row a lotta meters....
Once a team member chooses to either go on as an individual or changes teams, it impacts our numbers for the year - which is why we try to grab those numbers on the last day so we have an accurate tally.
2010 Ranking Stats

People logging meters in the 2010 ranking season: 43,516
Total meters: 9,577,281,305
Affiliations listed in the standings: 1,510
World indoor rowing records broken: 104 (wow!)

Congratulations to the following:
Top Five Affiliations

1. Age Without Limits, 453 members, 571,183,890 meters
2. Free Spirits, 506 members, 352,105,685 meters
3. RowPro Rowers, 209 members, 159,359,735 meters
4. Ancient Mariners - The Ancients Organization (TAO), 46 members, 123,956,908 meters
5. LUNA-TICS, 108 members, 115,144,523 meters

[Kona2]

Hooyah! Here we are...taking a few laps around the asteroid belt! Crew decides this has been an incredibly long week...and votes to meet at The ShamRock for some astro-brew!


Season meters as of 13/365 = 2,439,627 m

Total meters on the day = 132,329 m

Oars in space (participation) = 25 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

100K Barbara
Full moon for a 42,600 m posting by Kenneth G
Barbara with a half marathon/moon and 21,278 m

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

Peter G 6,500 m
Teresa 7,821 m
Steven D 10,000 m
Jim 10,000 m
Rich 10,027 m
K2 m
Rodrigo 12,992 m
Barbara 21,278 m
Kenneth G 42,600 m

Have a blue sky rowing day!