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[BAZzy]

Well I've got something to celebrate this morning, I did a PB over 10,000M in a 37:58.9, and takes my standing to 82/977. Surprised myself, I thought I could take 15/20 sconds off, did the last 2,000m in sub 7 minutes, legs now like jelly and time for a lie down.

Must say, I take inspiration from the team, owe something to the breathing exercises I've been doing, and of course Vegemite! Janet is making me a vegmeite roll as I write....

Cheers, BBB

[bg]

Well I've got something to celebrate this morning, I did a PB over 10,000M in a 37:58.9, and takes my standing to 82/977. Surprised myself, I thought I could take 15/20 sconds off, did the last 2,000m in sub 7 minutes, legs now like jelly and time for a lie down.

Must say, I take inspiration from the team, owe something to the breathing exercises I've been doing, and of course Vegemite! Janet is making me a vegmeite roll as I write....

Cheers, BBB

wow....

[Kona2]

Woohoo and hooyah! Congratulations, Michelle, on achieving a million meter rowing season !! We wish you many, MANY more !!

[Kona2]

Jim and Bobbie K have added an upcoming event !

We're sending best pre-race wishes to Barbara on the eve of the Boston Marathon! Barbara has provided her race bib number 21857 for us to use to track her. There are a couple of ways to do this: (1) go to the website http://www.baa.org on race day and enter the bib number, and/or (2) follow her via text alerts using AT&T's athlete alert (US phones only). Info on the athlete alert (I signed on for this one) is at http://www.baa.org/races/boston-maratho ... alert.aspx Alerts are provided at the 10K, Half Marathon, 30K and the Finish Line. Woot! Have asked her to see if she can get a friend with a cellphone camera to take a pre-race photo that we can post here -- with all that's going on tomorrow, might be a bit much to ask! Still, if you don't ask, you won't get.

Personal Best for Baz !

Woot! Congratulations on the stellar time for the 10K....AND especially for reaching your goal of a sub-7 2K !

Season meters as of 351/365 = 143,611,367 m

Total meters on the day = 235,374 m

Oars in space (participation) = 20 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

2.9 MM Rosita
2.0 MM Michelle
10K - Personal Best Baz
Sub 7 2K - Baz

Million Meter Watch:

Minnie with (72,521 m) to go! Just 4 more half marathons to row (this year) !

Million Meter Watch:

Ron with (143,164 m) to go!

Million Meter Watch:

Rosita with (99,788 m) to go!

Robyn with (126,076 m) to go!

Jay with (132,618 m) to go!

Million Meter Watch:

Peter G with (97,500 m) to go!

Rivka with (104,557 m) to go!

Million Meter Watch:

Brett with (53,115 m) to go! Woohoo! He's going to go for that first million meter season !!

Thanks to all who rowed today - especially on a day after a challenge finished! You're amazing !!

Allie 250 m
Brayden 250 m
Dalton 300 m
Ashlee 895 m
Kaylee 1,200 m
Danno 2,066 m
Harold 2,200 m
Mario Jackson 3,000 m
Benny 3,020 m
Tony m
Bobbie 3,500 m
Jim 3,500 m
Rivka 5,500 m
Tom M 6,000 m
Mitch J 6,258 m
Jerry 6,500 m
Ronnie 7,500 m
Tammy 7,500 m
Baz 10,000 m
Mike M 10,000 m
Tim P 10,000 m
Robyn 10,011 m
Jay 10,200 m
Michelle 11,000 m
Chris 11,427 m
Rosita 15,000 m
Jill M 16,914 m
Brett 68,050 m

[brotherjim]

Good luck Barbara! Bobbie and I will be cheering you on.

[just27]

We're sending best pre-race wishes to Barbara on the eve of the Boston Marathon! Barbara has provided her race bib number 21857 for us to use to track her.

Gooooooooooo, Barbara!

"Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it." -Winston Churchill

[bg]

Woohoo and hooyah! Congratulations, Michelle, on achieving a million meter rowing season !! We wish you many, MANY more !!

wooo hooo michellle...and thanks for all of the support....it really helps.....luna-tics rock...

[Kristine Strasburger]

Woohoo and hooyah! Congratulations, Michelle, on achieving a million meter rowing season !! We wish you many, MANY more !!

Great Job, Michelle! Congratulations on this big milestone!

And Wow! on the 10K time, Baz!

You are going to do great, Barb! Have fun tomorrow!

[Kona2]

The runners are getting set for the start of the 115th Boston Marathon, and here's Barbara with LUNA-tics scripted on her arm! I think it helps to have a visual in mind when we're sending good thoughts from around the rowing universe, so thanks Barbara for getting us a race day photo!

[Kona2]

Hang in there, Ron! You have plenty of time to finish off the 4 MM meters...without doing megameters !

Season meters as of 352/365 = 143,807,100 m

Total meters on the day = 195,733 m

Oars in space (participation) = 14 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

4.8 MM Danno
4.1 MM Cathie
3.2 MM David A
1.9 MM Rivka
1.7 MM Ted
610 K Mario Jackson

Million Meter Watch:

Minnie with (49,460 m) to go!

Million Meter Watch:

Danno with (189,225 m) to go! Grandpa time does not preclude rowing after all (Jim K and David A and others can attest to this!)

Million Meter Watch:

Ron with (143,164 m) to go!

Million Meter Watch:

Rosita with (99,788 m) to go!

Robyn with (126,076 m) to go! And it's Giants vs Rockies for the next three days!

Jay with (132,618 m) to go!

Million Meter Watch:

Peter G with (92,500 m) to go!

Rivka with (104,557 m) to go!

Million Meter Watch:

Brett with (53,115 m) to go!

Thanks to all who rowed today !

Dalton 350 m
Mario 3,500 m
Tris 3,500 m
Sam 4,100 m
K2 5,000 m
Peter G 5,000 m
Rivka 5,040 m
Sarah m
Chuck 6,000 m
Ted 6,000 m
Ronnie 10,000 m
Ross 10,025 m
Cathie 10,120 m
Mike G 12,127 m
Katerina 13,500 m
Robyn 17,000 m
Minnie 23,061 m
Danno 27,545 m
David A 28,310 m


Wowzer, full moon last night...feel that lunar power !!

[brotherjim]

By JIMMY GOLEN, AP Sports Writer Jimmy Golen, Ap Sports Writer – 27 mins ago
BOSTON – Kenya's Geoffrey Mutai has won the Boston Marathon in an unofficial 2 hours, 3 minutes, 2 seconds — the fastest marathon ever run.

The previous best of 2:03:59 was by Haile Gebrselassie in Berlin 2008. Because of the differences in courses and wind conditions, there isn't an official world record in marathons.

Mutai's mark is almost three minutes better than the course record set just last year by Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot.

Barb Grandberg, of the Luna-Tics rowing team, won the women's race, outsprinting American Desiree Davila to win in an unofficial time of 2 hours, 22 minutes, 36 seconds

[Kona2]

She has also passed the 25K mark now - more than halfway done! Send lots of positive thoughts for this stretch as she pushes for the finish line! Goooooooooo Barbara!

[Kona2]

Woohoo and hooyah! Barbara is a Boston Marathon finisher!!

[just27]

Woohoo and hooyah! Barbara is a Boston Marathon finisher!!

Hooray, Barbara! Great job ... I'd love to hear a few snippets of what was going on during the race. Congrats.

[BAZzy]

Baz, you animal Congratulations on your new PR.
Ron

Thnaks Ron, had to take the last two days off it floored me...Although I was travelling yesetrday for work, so maybe I can blame that!

Cheer,s BBB