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

[Kona2]

..............................Robyn Lee ..........................

[Johnny Murden]

Welcome Johnnny....good luck with your goals.

And congrats to the team for our challenge progress!!!

Cheers
BBB

Thanks for the welcomes and encouragement, folks.

Bazzy, hopefully you are clear of the flooding we've seen on the news.

Trying to "bank some meters" while I have a flexible schedule this week. Start teaching spring semester classes next week.

[kgallagher]

Hi Folks:

... I lurked a bit, then decided to jump in. You guys look like supportive, fun group. So Sunday I joined the team for the VTC.

I've only been rowing since the end of December 2010. ...

Personal fitness goals for 2011:
Get weight down to the 160 lb I was in college as a varsity saber fencer long, long ago.
Row at least 2,000,000m by 31 Dec 2011.
Row a 5000m piece within 10% of my son's time.

Johnny,

Welcome to the Lunatics. You have certainly joined the right team. Those goals of yours are easily attainable with the motivation, inspiration, and cheerleading you'll find here from all the Loonies. Glad to have you aboard! Looks like you'll help get us to the moon sooner with that 2,000,000meters by Dec.

Karyn

[kgallagher]

I'm being recruited, but so far I'm holding my allegiance to the Lunatics. I love you guys! My real world rowing team (New Haven Rowing Club) set up a team for the JVC this year. They are holding their own quite nicely. They only have 41 members and currently are in 17th place. I'm proud of my NHRCs, but I'm still a Loonie!

Karyn

[BAZzy]

Welcome Johnnny....good luck with your goals.

And congrats to the team for our challenge progress!!!

Cheers
BBB

Thanks for the welcomes and encouragement, folks.

Bazzy, hopefully you are clear of the flooding we've seen on the news.

Trying to "bank some meters" while I have a flexible schedule this week. Start teaching spring semester classes next week.

Thanks Johnny, Sydney is a long way from the flood affected areas of Queensland, although being a ‘North Queenslander’ (grew up near Cairns) I am taking a keen interest.....

They say the amount of Queensland presently covered in flood waters equates to an area larger than the combined land mass of England and France........

Cheers BBB

[Kristine Strasburger]

I'm being recruited, but so far I'm holding my allegiance to the Lunatics. I love you guys! My real world rowing team (New Haven Rowing Club) set up a team for the JVC this year. They are holding their own quite nicely. They only have 41 members and currently are in 17th place. I'm proud of my NHRCs, but I'm still a Loonie!

Karyn

Wow, Karyn, you are in a tough spot there. I'm so glad you are staying with us. We really would miss you around here if you went with them.

And thanks for joining the team, Johnny, and giving such a nice intro here. Glad to have you aboard. Is your son a Luna-Tic as well?

[bg]

I'm being recruited, but so far I'm holding my allegiance to the Lunatics. I love you guys! My real world rowing team (New Haven Rowing Club) set up a team for the JVC this year. They are holding their own quite nicely. They only have 41 members and currently are in 17th place. I'm proud of my NHRCs, but I'm still a Loonie!

Karyn

Wow, Karyn, you are in a tough spot there. I'm so glad you are staying with us. We really would miss you around here if you went with them.

And thanks for joining the team, Johnny, and giving such a nice intro here. Glad to have you aboard. Is your son a Luna-Tic as well?

thanks captain k for saying everything i was going to.....

[cdykstra01]

karyn -

Maybe your NHRC friends would enjoy being on the Lunatics. There's plenty more room in the lunar canoe!

Chip

[Johnny Murden]

Karyn, Kristine, and others:
Thanks again for the welcomes and encouragement. I'm gonna keep chipping away at the meters.

Kristine,
My son hasn't signed up yet, but hopefully he will soon.

Karyn,
You must right that this group is special for not just accepting, but expecting you to be looney. I'm going to like it here.

[Kona2]

Wowzer....we are rowing some meters! Need more rowers or more meters to keep up with the Free Spirits! Still, the Luna Armada grows!

1 Age Without Limits Virtual Club 8,989,279
2 Free Spirits Virtual Club 3,567,980
3 LUNA-TICS Virtual Club 3,432,712
4 THE ANCIENTS Virtual Club 2,575,084
5 ARIEL TOY Virtual Club 2,339,396


................................Charles Dykstra (no profile photo)...............................

Congratulations, Chip, on achieving 100,000 m in the Virtual Team Challenge....and climbing into a canoe! Here's wishing you a swift completion of the 200K...and canoe paddles!

1 Ray Wilson M 33 231,102
2 Jim (Jay) Kielma Jr. .... 177,685
3 Cathie Johnson .... 170,660
4 Barry O'Malley .... 170,000
5 Jerry Heath .... 151,610
6 Chris Tudury .... 117,263
7 Charles Dykstra .... 116,666
8 Ron MacBruce .... 116,666
9 Robyn Lee .... 113,377
10 A J Tudury .... 89,404
11 Kevin Rolling .... 86,000
12 Katerina Mack .... 80,041
13 Will Salach .... 80,000
14 Jennifer Browning .... 77,062
15 Pat Bankes .... 76,891
16 Kenneth Guenther .... 75,000
17 Mike Gilger .... 74,000
18 Johnny Murden .... 70,642
19 David A. Alden .... 62,381
20 Jan Stevenson .... 50,741
21 Ted Cowley-Gilbert .... 50,443
22 Terri Hollomon .... 46,628
23 peter verdirame .... 46,000
24 Mitch Johnson .... 45,028
25 David Hunter..... 42,294
26 Ross Drown .... 40,175
27 Mike Mulvihill .... 40,058
28 Karyn Gallagher .... 39,923
29 Richard Miller .... 35,555
30 Jim Brink .... 35,071
31 Robert Hess .... 33,000
32 Rodrigo Garcia .... 32,873
33 Kenny Hollomon .... 32,655
34 Tom McGuire .... 32,128
35 barbara grandberg .... 32,114
36 George Wyner .... 32,000
37 Andrea Cosmin .... 31,925
38 Scott Cooper .... 30,000
39 Heather Woiciechowski .... 29,460
40 Kristine Strasburger .... 29,227
41 Anthony Parendo ..... 28,887
42 Peter Huurman .... 27,155
43 jonny kutz .... 26,417
44 Doug Miner ..... 26,250
45 Greg Halac .... 25,003
46 Tracy Clark .... 21,122
47 Daniel Cox .... 21,097
48 Nathan Johnson .... 21,000
49 martha wiles ....21,000
50 Greg Childs .... 20,623
51 Jackson P .... 19,630
52 Ben S .... 19,289
53 Angelo Papadopoulos .... 19,009
54 Kevin Clark .... 18,593
55 Tristan B .... 18,319
56 Brandy Cowley-Gilbert .... 17,486
57 Gloria Miller .... 16,665
58 Laura Thorson ....16,058
59 Tonya Dale .... 15,906
60 Dalton B ..... 15,408
61 Sorin Spanoche .... 14,028
62 Tom Pinckney .... 14,000
63 David Tangerini .... 12,000
64 Will Worthwine .... 9,212
65 Kaylee S .... 8,882
66 Rachel Ella Young .... 8,109
67 Ashlee S .... 7,477
68 John Longmire.... 6,016
69 Ethan S .... 5,382
70 beverly dellinger .... 5,000
71 Jolie Pugh .... 3,279
72 Brayden B.... 662
73 Lauren C F 9 0
74 Caroline Reagle F 52 0
75 Luke JOHNSON M 22 0
76 Mike Smith M 49 0
77 Coulter M M 13 0
78 AUCHER Romain M 32 0
79 Laurie Pachter F 49 0
80 Gail Whitelaw F 51 0
81 Andy Ward M 37 0
82 Susan Leighton F 56 0
83 Tim Strasburger M 16 0
84 Kelly Glynn F 42 0
85 TERRY BELCHIKOFF F 64 0
86 Mitch Terra Sanitatis Friedland M 51 0
87 Rick Carveth M 58 0
88 Dana Smith F 25 0

Total Challenge Meters as of 6.1.11 @ 8 AM MST = 3,432,712 m

Have a blue sky rowing day whenever and wherever you row! Let's try for the FOUR million meter milestone today!

[Kona2]

Season meters as of 250/365 = 70,886,587 m

Total meters on the day = 559,590 m Another cool half million!! Woot!

Oars in space (participation) = 34 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations: Many are on the brink of greatness!


2.4 MM Jerry
200 K Jay

FIVE Million Meter Watch:

Will S with (11,903 m) to go! Probably already completed!

THREE Million Meter Watch:

Baz with (27,820 m) to go! Maybe today is the day?!

TWO Million Meter Watch:

Rodrigo with (51,974 m) to go!

ONE Million Meter Watch:

Kristine with (52,470 m) to go!

Mitch J with (110,620 m) to go!

Now that he has that paddle, Ray is pushing that canoe thru the rapids...a red giant with a posting of 60,866 m (can canoes do rapids?)

Full moon for Jay with a posting of 44,500 m....nothing like a little friendly competition!

Cathie earns almost a full moon with a fine posting of 36,000 m for continued high rankings on the overall Virtual Team Challenge boards! She and her dad are keeping their Concept2 zooming for many meters a day!

Baz with a half moon plus a lot with a posting of 30,000 m....speedy, too!

New teammate Johnny wastes NO time in mooning us! He posts 29,302 m for a half moon plus (half moon = rowing the equivalent of a half marathon in 24 hours).

Robyn posts a half moon plus some, gets a canoe, and is off to the next milestone! 27,200 m

Keven also moons us with a posting of 27,000 m for a half moon plus a lot!

Jerry earns a half moon with a posting of 23,700 m !

To the moon, mates, to the moon! Here's who put some meters towards our goal today:

Brayden 202 m
Ethan 1,065 m
Rachel 2,658 m...those meters are adding up!
Ashlee 2,660 m
Dalton 3,260 m
Kaylee 3,446 m
Tris 3,786 m
Bill L 4,019 m
Mario Jackson 5,411 m
Tracy 6,067 m (only 12,255 m to that 100K mark!)
Kristine 6,271 m
Tonya 7,461 m Woot! Only (7,920 m) to go to 200K!
Ben S 7,860 m Good row!
Robert 8,000 m
Tom P 8,000 m
Rich M 8,013 m
Jack 8,200 m
Tom M 10,000 m
Jim B 10,044 m
Ross 10,055 m .... how's that shoulder holding up?
Barbara 10,448 m
Tony m
Rodrigo 11,310 m
Peter G 11,500 m
Chris 15,000 m
Karyn G 15,019 m thanks!
Terri H 15,664 m
K2 17,408 m
Katerina 18,100 m
Kenneth G 20,000 m
Jerry 23,700 m
Kevin 27,000 m
Robyn 27,200 m
Johnny 29,302 m
Baz 30,000 m
Cathie 36,000 m
Jay 44,500 m
Ray 60,866 m


Row some every day!

[bg]

ooops and a belated happy future grandparenthood david....

[Kona2]

Gather round, Lunies! We have another canoe to bless!



..............................AJ Tudury...............................

Congratulations, AJ, on achieving 100,000 m in the Virtual Team Challenge! May your canoe be sea-worthy and have enough room for your art supplies.

[jay]

I had finished my rowing for the day and after I logged my meters, noticed i was about 300 shy of 200K. So I had to go back and finish up.
Jay

[BAZzy]

Good weekend to all....off the ERG today, as I have developed some tightness in the forearm over the past few sessions and can’t shake it, so to speak.. Janet said that is my challenge this weekend...try and stay off the ERG!

Some great milestones being achieved, so congratulations to all....Row Strong!! ...and as an aside they say Cooper’s Stout is a great muscle relaxant....lucky me, I’ll drink a toast to you’all..!

Cheers BBB