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

[Kristine Strasburger]

Great start to the JVC, Team! Let's go get 'em!

[big maq]

Welcome Ukalaldy

Mitch J

[ukalady]

You folks *are* a welcoming bunch. Thank you. I hope to be able to "add" value to this great group of like-minded rowers!

Just knowing I'd signed on with the LUNA-TICS helped motivate me to row today--since it's a holiday I figured I'd skip it and start tomorrow. But knowing I could help row us to the moon, I felt like I should do what I could so I put in my 30 minutes. And I feel better because of it. Thanks for the virtual "looking over my shoulder."

Now I'm off to un-decorate the Christmas tree. Well, at least the one here in the office. The one at home just got put up on Dec. 24 (yeah, a little procrastination issue) so it's gonna stay up until I'm tired of it. Clients, though, might think it odd to see a Christmas tree up in the office past Valentine's Day... ; )

Question 1: By the way, do any of you use the "Meters" app for iPhone/iPod ($1.99)? It's a "rower's logbook" and I love it 'cause it helps me keep track of my rowing (even uploads online direct to my logbook on the C2 site). Obviously if you use RowPro you don't need it, but I'm a Mac gal I like this app for its tracking functionality.

Question 2: Do my "lifetime" (which started as far as rowing is concerned in October!) meters in my C2 online logbook carry over to the spreadsheet kept by the team? I don't have many yet (181,522 m) but I want to get that first million in and I hope I can bring those pre-existing meters in to the total...if possible or fair, of course!

[APM]

Happy New Year from TimbukToo!

[Kona2]

Virtual canoes found quickly (am sure that some of the team rowed across the transition from 2010 to 2011 since we had meters before Ten Forward closed up shop!). Ray is very close to being first into the boat (need to hit 100K meters!). There are still additional canoes available....we can take on additional crew until January 15....sign on....sign on....sign on!

The link from your teams page to the Virtual Team Challenge standings is active! Check it out....and remember that we will have much volatility in rankings during the first two weeks of this challenge as teams add members, upload meters at least once a week, and find their team spirit. Row what you can, push yourself a bit, and stay healthy....these things are key to challenge rowing. We want you in our team boat for the long haul, and injuries are definitely not fun!


1 Age Without Limits Virtual Club 1,876,214
2 LUNA-TICS Virtual Club 804,964
3 Free Spirits Virtual Club 764,889
4 ARIEL TOY Virtual Club 481,626
5 RowPro Online Virtual Club 444,954
6 THE ANCIENTS Virtual Club 426,436
7 Overcoming Disabilities Virtual Club 359,554




Name Total Event Meters
1 Ray Wilson 88,000
2 Barry O'Malley 60,000
3 Cathie Johnson 51,000
4 Ron MacBruce 50,000
5 Jerry Heath 39,300
6 Kevin Rolling 37,000
7 Jim (Jay) Kielma Jr. 30,500
8 Katerina Mack 28,085
9 Charles Dykstra 27,310
10 Jennifer Browning 24,964
11 Chris Tudury 24,839
12 Robyn Lee 22,178
13 Daniel Cox 21,097
14 A J Tudury 20,910
15 Mike Gilger 20,000
16 Peter Huurman 16,044
17 Mike Mulvihill 14,058
18 Greg Halac 12,501
19 Robert Hess 12,000
20 David Tangerini 12,000
21 Jan Stevenson 11,111
22 Mitch Johnson 11,002
23 Pat Bankes 10,150
24 Brian Snead 10,043
25 Jim Brink 10,004
26 Kenneth Guenther 10,000
27 martha wiles 10,000
28 peter verdirame 9,000
29 Heather Woiciechowski 8,230
30 Tom McGuire 7,119
31 Andrea Cosmin 7,089
32 Tristan B 7,011
33 George Wyner 7,000
34 Terri Hollomon 6,789
35 Kenny Hollomon 6,789
36 Ted Cowley-Gilbert 6,443
37 Tonya Dale 6,382
38 barbara grandberg 6,224
39 Tom Pinckney 6,000
40 Scott Cooper 6,000
41 Jackson P 5,633
42 Brandy Cowley-Gilbert 4,520
43 Anthony Parendo 4,444
44 Monika Zoretic 4,060
45 Jolie Pugh 3,279
46 Dalton B 3,261
47 Sorin Spanoche 2,000
48 Ashlee S 1,212
49 Ethan S 1,212
50 Kaylee S 1,111
51 Brayden B 60
52 Luke JOHNSON 0
53 Tracy Clark 0
54 Mike Smith 0
55 Laura Thorson 0
56 Rachel Ella Young 0
57 Caroline Reagle 0
58 AUCHER Romain 0
59 Kevin Clark 0
60 Ross Drown 0
61 TERRY BELCHIKOFF 0
62 jonny kutz 0
63 Mitch Terra Sanitatis Friedland 0
64 John Longmire 0
65 Karyn Gallagher 0
66 Rick Carveth 0
67 Dana Smith 0
68 Kristine Strasburger 0
69 Kelly Glynn 0
70 Tim Strasburger 0
71 Ben S 0
72 Andy Ward 0
73 David Hunter 0
74 Laurie Pachter 0
75 Gail Whitelaw 0
76 Greg Childs 0
77 Will Salach 0


Total Challenge Meters as of 0830 MST 2.1.11 = 804,964 m

Thank you to all our crew for making that number TWO ranking possible! Woot!

[Kona2]

Woohoo and hooyah! Congratulations, Kenneth G, on achieving a ONE million meter season! We wish you many, many more!

[Kona2]

As is usual with the virtual challenge, the virtual team postings are separate from the team daily stats. I've captured the numbers, and will post a little bit later. Stay tuned!

[just27]

Question 1: ... do any of you use the "Meters" app for iPhone/iPod ($1.99)? ... Obviously if you use RowPro you don't need it, but I'm a Mac gal I like this app for its tracking functionality.

Question 2: Do my "lifetime" (which started as far as rowing is concerned in October!) meters in my C2 online logbook carry over to the spreadsheet kept by the team? I don't have many yet (181,522 m) but I want to get that first million in and I hope I can bring those pre-existing meters in to the total...if possible or fair, of course!

Hiya, Tonya: I don't know if anyone sent you a PM re your questions, but here's my two-cents worth.

1. I simply use the C2Log card which came with the erg. (I download it as soon as I've finished my workout, but many, especially those who row at a gym, download whenever is convenient.) If you bought a previously owned C2, and the log card kit was AWOL, I'm sure you can buy it from our good friends at Concept2 online.

2. The affiliation page shows your current season's meters as 182,546, which indicates that all your meters for this season (albeit, lifetime meters for you!) are being counted. (Also being counted by our Astrogator-extraordinaire, Kona2.) Your lifetime meters are counted by Concept2 via your logbook, regardless of the rowing season, which is how you get the thrilling free stuff when you pass certain magic numbers.

Welcome. You're near Chico?
Chris

[brotherjim]

Chris, thanks for your invite on the O.D. team page. We will be happy to celebrate with you guys.
jim

[bg]

Woohoo and hooyah! Congratulations, Kenneth G, on achieving a ONE million meter season! We wish you many, many more!

woo hooo and congrats....very nice way to start the new year.....

[Kona2]

Wowzer, those canoes are on the move!!



Woohoo and hooyah! Congratulations to the Virtual Lunie Team on achieving ONE million meters .... in 36 hours. Gasp.

1 Age Without Limits Virtual Club 2,743,037
2 Free Spirits Virtual Club 1,093,945
3 LUNA-TICS Virtual Club 1,002,274
4 ARIEL TOY Virtual Club 744,796
5 RowPro Online Virtual Club 667,876

[Kona2]

What a team! What a day's rowing! We've got milestones, we've got celebrations, we have canoes in the virtual waters, red giants, full moons, half moons...

Season meters as of 246/365 = 68,423,992 m

Total meters on the day = 746,740 m

Oars in space (participation) = 37 percent! Woot!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

4.1 MM Chris
1.6 MM Jim B
1.4 MM David T
1.1 MM Chip
1.0 MM Kenneth G

Mega-moon import by new team member Kevin! Thanks for putting some meters in the team piggy bank! Welcome!
Danno returns to the erg! And posts 65,219 m for a red giant!
Ron races forward with a red giant earned with a 50,000 m posting....hooboy that's a lot
Full moon provided by Ray over New Mexico....and this man is only about 7000 meters away from 100K in the virtual team challenge.....
Half moon plus some by Baz
Half moon plus some by Chip with 27,310 m
with a posting of 30K
Half moon plus some by David T with a posting of 26,000 m
Minnie the Mooner goes overboard (so to speak), and earns a half moon plus with 24,839 m
Half moon plus some by Jim B with 24,004 m

FIVE Million Meter Watch:

Will S with (91,903 m) to go!

THREE Million Meter Watch:

Ray with (5,210 m) to go! Probably already there by now!

Baz with (137,820 m) to go!

Thanks to all the Lunies who rowed today!

Brayden 60 m
Kaylee m...and Kaylee says Happy New Year!
Ashlee 1,212 m
Ethan 1,212 m
Dalton 1,250 m
Mario Jackson 1,400 m
Sorin 2,000 m
Tris 2,500 m
Jerry 3,100 m
Bill L 4,021 m
Tony m
Brandy 4,520 m
G-l-o-r-i-a m ...and a grand return to the erg!
Tom P 6,000 m
Barbara 6,224 m
Tonya 6,382 m ....great start!
Ted 6...5...4...3.....m ....Ted's counting down to that first 100K and into the canoe...
Cathie 7,000 m
Andrea 7,089 m .....definitely not waiting to get started on this challenge (me either!)...
Tom M 7,119 m
Jay 7,500 m
Peter G 9,000 m
Kenneth G 10,000 m....and he sails past 1 MM meters! WHOOP! WHOOP!
Mitch J 11,002 m
K2 m Happy New Year meters!
Robert 12,000 m
Robyn 12,500 m
Greg H 12,501 m
Katerina 14,000 m
Mike M 14,058 m
Peter H 16,044 m
Bart 20,000 m
AJ 20,910 m...in between the time he designs fun graphics for us, he rows...
Jim B 24,004 m
Minnie 24,839 m
David T 26,000 m
Chip 27,310 m
Baz 30,000 m
Ray 42,000 m
Ron 50,000 m
Dan 65,219 m
Kevin 208,000 m

[Dave_H]

Hi Folks,

Just coming up for air following a pretty disrupted December/ Christmas/ New Year. I am sad that I missed out on the delightful evening you all spent on New Years eve... it seems that Minnie's talents with a drink or two served the team well!! Mine was spent in a bungalow in some of Sydney's bushland, with no fireworks, no television, no internet... but a friendly bottle of my fave whiskey, my wife (of course!) and some good friends. Not even a hangover the next day, so I must have been good!
Best wishes to all, and congrats to Dr Dan on his latest grand-child! We were informed by our eldest son on Christmas eve that we are now expectant grand-parents! Some words about us being too young to be grand-parents were ignored apparently, and we have about 6 months to adjust!

Good rowing to all - the January challenge is always my favourite... I have to knuckle down and turn in some serious (for me!) meters now!

Cheers from "down-under",
Dave

[brotherjim]

Congratulations for passing 1.3 MILLION meters in the challenge on day 3. Wow!
jim

[Kona2]

The meters are flying fast and furious .... each time we think we've made a move, there's a countermove! There are some amazing stories playing out in this venue! Kudos to our rowing buddies in the Overcoming Disabilities Team....our average meters per team member pale in comparison to their efforts as they are steady in the number 7 spot of the rankings. Samuel J's experience of many years in boats is showing with some amazing meter amounts - hooboy! Row ODT, row!

Meanwhile, the Luna Crew's fleet of canoes is getting its first crew members into the canoes! As Luna team member Angelo's team profile reminds us, "it's not so important who starts the game, but who finishes it." Team spirit (and will) is an immeasurable beast....but we're calling on that immeasurable force that's within each of us to push the Luna canoes forward. Row inspired!

1 Age Without Limits Virtual Club 3,666,341
2 Free Spirits Virtual Club 1,413,945
3 LUNA-TICS Virtual Club 1,376,861
4 ARIEL TOY Virtual Club 998,393
5 THE ANCIENTS Virtual Club 859,152
6 RowPro Online Virtual Club 727,420
7 Overcoming Disabilities Virtual Club 612,472


There were fireworks in the skies over the canoe fleet.....and while all eyes were on the skies....another biggie milestone was being celebrated! Congratulations, Ray, on achieving a THREE million meter rowing season! We wish you many, many more!

Woohoo! Three days in the virtual waters....and we have our first Luna tribesman into the virtual canoe! Congratulations, Ray, on achieving 100,000 m in the virtual challenge (thus far!). Nothing like climbing into the canoe AND celebrating THREE million meters all in the same day! Ray's virtual crewcut is great, AJ!


...........................Ray Wilson.......................



Virtual Team Challenge 2011 Individual Standings

Name .......Total Event Meters
1 Ray Wilson 117,200
2 Barry O'Malley 90,000
3 Cathie Johnson 78,010
4 Ron MacBruce 72,222
5 Jerry Heath 72,200
6 Chris Tudury 60,069
7 Will Salach 55,000
8 Charles Dykstra 54,561
9 Kevin Rolling 49,000
10 Jim (Jay) Kielma Jr. 46,610
11 A J Tudury 43,645
12 Robyn Lee 43,177
13 Mike Gilger 40,000
14 Jennifer Browning 37,717
15 Katerina Mack 36,585
16 Pat Bankes 24,906
17 George Wyner 24,000
18 David A. Alden 23,602
19 peter verdirame 22,000
20 Mitch Johnson 21,661
21 David Hunter 21,197
22 Daniel Cox 21,097
23 Kenneth Guenther 20,000
24 Terri Hollomon 19,010
25 Andrea Cosmin 16,095
26 Peter Huurman 16,044
27 martha wiles 16,000
28 Ted Cowley-Gilbert 14,097
29 Mike Mulvihill 14,058
30 Greg Halac 12,501
31 Kenny Hollomon 12,344
32 Robert Hess 12,000
33 David Tangerini 12,000
34 Scott Cooper 12,000
35 Jan Stevenson 11,111
36 Brian Snead 10,043
37 Jim Brink 10,004
38 Ross Drown 10,004
39 Brandy Cowley-Gilbert 9,286
40 Monika Zoretic 8,930
41 Anthony Parendo 8,888
42 Tristan 8,811
43 Tonya Dale 8,445
44 Heather Woiciechowski 8,230
45 Jackson P 7,508
46 Dalton B 7,273
47 Tom McGuire 7,119
48 Sorin Spanoche 7,015
49 barbara grandberg 6,224
50 John Longmire 6,016
51 Tom Pinckney 6,000
52 Tracy Clark 5,016
53 Jolie Pugh 3,279
54 Ashlee S 2,367
55 Kaylee S 2,361
56 Ethan 2,262
57 Brayden 60
58 Luke JOHNSON 0
59 Caroline Reagle 0
60 Rachel Ella Young 0
61 AUCHER Romain 0
62 Kevin Clark 0
63 Coulter 0
64 Mike Smith 0
65 Laura Thorson 0
66 TERRY BELCHIKOFF 0
67 jonny kutz 0
68 Mitch Terra Sanitatis Friedland 0
69 Karyn Gallagher 0
70 Rick Carveth 0
71 Dana Smith 0
72 Kristine Strasburger 0
73 Kelly Glynn 0
74 Laurie Pachter 0
75 Gail Whitelaw 0
76 Greg Childs 0
77 Tim Strasburger 0
78 Ben S 0
79 beverly dellinger 0
80 Andy Ward 0

Total Challenge Meters as of 3.1.11 = 1,386,860 m

To the canoes, team, to the canoes! Row what you think you can....and then a little more!