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

[BigBrett58]

I'm back (she says, red-faced). I wanted to tell you folks that, despite my recent months of non-rowing, I always checked in on the board and knew you guys and my rower would be ready for me again when I was ready to climb on. Like so many folks (I'm guessing--or is everyone here always on top of things?), life got in the way in the past several months (mother-in-law with long cancer and dementia, protracted legal issues, father with three brain surgeries, son announcing a soon-to-happen wedding). While I *knew* that I'd be able to cope better if I kept exercising, I didn't do what I knew I should do. I just walked past the Concept2 each day and tried to avoid looking at it.

But, I'm back and happy to be rowing again, albeit with low meters. Happy "start of summer" to all, no matter where you are. I'm hoping that I'm able to continue this (it's already feeling better) and the season change to fall finds me still rowing.

I got off track when I needed it most about 7 months ago while going through some family stuff too. You're back home now. Wipe the slate clean and get in your zone while rowing. I hope you find the same peaceful place while rowing that I've come to enjoy. Take care of yourself.

[bg]

Hi fellow lunatics...

We are off on our Northern Adventure in a couple of days, Friday actually, but finishing work tomorrow, TomO finishes school on Thursday (they play Rugby all day Thursday – why didn’t my parents send me to a school like that! )... Janet is ready to go!

‘The Landy’ will be following a similar route to last year’s with some slight variations, tracking to far-western Queensland before heading northwards towards the warmer weather that the Gulf provides at this time of year... And like last year ‘The Landy’ will be writing a blog and updating with photos along the way, and if you’re inclined you’ll be able to track its progress and check in on the blog at the following links...

Must say I’ve been a little light-on on the rowing front recently, plenty of weight training, but must say I’m a little ‘exercised’ out, so looking forward to the break. We’re taking the bikes and I’m hoping to ride parts of the trip...

See you in about three weeks – BBB

Live Tracking

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Blog

http://www.exploroz.com/Members/33714/4 ... yBlog.aspx

have a great time....

[Kona2]

Here's a link to a 9 News (KUSA) video from last night's broadcast. Seems that over 1000 cyclists were treated to snow on Trail Ridge Road as they rode the link between Estes Park and Granby. Some great shots of the route that goes up to 12,000 ft at summit!

http://www.9news.com/video/default.aspx ... E|featured

[Kona2]

Row on !

Here comes the sun!!
Here comes the sun,
And I say,
It's all right.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj1AesMfIf8

Woohoo and hooyah! There are 143 on the Honor Board as of this moment...and 6 are LUNA-tics !! Congratulations to those Lunies (and all the other finishers!) who have completed the second challenge of the year !! And for those just starting to even THINK about rowing for the day, it's a "whatever it takes to get there...one or MORE rowing sessions are just fine" in this challenge.

Junior rowers - you can earn your "SUN" and be included on the 2011 LUNA-Tics honor board by giving us 2100 m today !

Presenting the ...2011 Solstice Challenge Honor Board

Gabriela Martinez MEX LUNA-TICS 21000
Jim (Jay) Kielma Jr. Hot Springs AR USA LUNA-TICS 21000
Cathie Johnson Bethel AK USA LUNA-TICS 21000
Harold Janusek Thunder Bay CAN LUNA-TICS 21000
Tammy Gwinn Mt. Ida AR USA LUNA-TICS 21000
Rosita Delacruz Mazatlan MEX LUNA-TICS 21000

Season meters as of 52/365 = 14,626,456 m

Total meters on the day = 335,122 m

Oars in space (participation) = 40 percent! Woot!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

800 K Jay
650 K Rosita
600 K David A
550 K Brett
450 K Tammy
300 K David T
250 K Peter G
150 K Bobbie
25 K Ashlee

ONE Million Meter Watch:

Danno with (6,000 m) to go!

I'm back (she says, red-faced). I wanted to tell you folks that, despite my recent months of non-rowing, I always checked in on the board and knew you guys and my rower would be ready for me again when I was ready to climb on....
I'm back and happy to be rowing again, albeit with low meters. Happy "start of summer" to all, no matter where you are. I'm hoping that I'm able to continue this (it's already feeling better) and the season change to fall finds me still rowing.

Good to hear from you, Tonya! Keep on rowing through the summmmmmr....you'll be hooked on it! Row the meter distances you're comfortable rowing...and then push yourself a bit ....you'll be ready for all kinds of challenges!

And welcome to Michael D ! Glad to have you on the team !

Thanks to all who rowed today ! You. Are. Awesome!

Ethan 1,100 m
Ashlee 1,200 m
Kaylee 1,560 m
Martin 1,600 m
Mario Jackson 3,000 m
Bobbie 3,200 m
Tonya 4,431 m
Joseph 5,551 m
Benny
m
Zander 6,500 m
Mike M 10,000 m
Ron 10,000 m
Sam 10,005 m
AJ 10,124 m
Peter G 11,000 m
Danno 12,217 m
Minnie 12,235 m
David A 12,276 m
Chris H 15,000 m
David T 15,000 m
Tim P 17,013 m
Brett 17,049 m
Cathie 18,005 m (and has completed 21K so far in today's meters!)
Gabby m
Harold m
Jay m
Rosita m
Tammy m
Michael D 26,050 m

Solstice here at 11:16 AM.....woot ! Welcome, summmmmrr!

[Kristine Strasburger]

Welcome back everyone! It is really cool that we can keep on reading about the team goings on here, even when life gets so hectic we can't actually get any rowing done. I think it helps keep us feeling like there is hope that we will be rowing again someday when we are off for awhile. Go Luna-Tics!

[bg]

Welcome back everyone! It is really cool that we can keep on reading about the team goings on here, even when life gets so hectic we can't actually get any rowing done. I think it helps keep us feeling like there is hope that we will be rowing again someday when we are off for awhile. Go Luna-Tics!

well said captain k...and congrats to everyone who did the summer soistice challenge.....

[enrage]

Ugh. Did my half marathon already.
I stacked my hour of fitness release time with my lunch hour and now i'm back at work.

FYI:
its hard to row when your laughing. I was watching Patrice O'neal's stand up special on netflix streaming. If you ever want to get a good ab workout when rowing, just watch a comedian who makes you laugh really hard. Your core will thank you later for it.

[ukalady]

Your location shows Paradise, CA. Is that the incorporated town of Paradise in the western Sierra foothills or the unincorporated development called Paradise on the east slope, a few miles north of Bishop?

I'm just curious, since there are only a few folks here in the Eastern Sierra region that have indoor rowers.

Bob S.

I'm in the "Paradise" in the western Sierra/Cascade foothills, Bob. Near Chico and north of Sacramento.

It's a warm one here today--'supposed to reach mid-90s. Geesh. I'll turn that fan on when I start rowing!

[just27]

It's a warm one here today--'supposed to reach mid-90s. Geesh. I'll turn that fan on when I start rowing!

It's 102 and climbing, here in Sacramento ... and I have 12 ladies arriving at my house tonight for neighborhood bunco (the game, not the scam). Here's hoping that the air conditioner is up to it this evening!

No chance that I'll do my solstice challenge after they all leave at 11pm ... Danno, will you row a quick 20K for me? Pay you back later ...

[Kona2]

Woohoo and hooyah! Congratulations, Danno, on reaching your first million meters of the season! He's a meter millionaire! Well done !!

[Kona2]

Hooboy! The sun is shining on the Lunies! Look at all these folks already on the Honor Board ! Wowzer....!


A J Tudury Fair Oaks CA USA LUNA-TICS 21097
Dan Seldomridge Elkton MD USA LUNA-TICS 22646
Mary Onorati NC USA LUNA-TICS 21012
Gabriela Martinez MEX LUNA-TICS 21000
Ron MacBruce Brookfield VT USA LUNA-TICS 21097
Jim (Jay) Kielma Jr. Hot Springs AR USA LUNA-TICS 21000
Cathie Johnson Bethel AK USA LUNA-TICS 21000
Harold Janusek Thunder Bay CAN LUNA-TICS 21000
Tammy Gwinn Mt. Ida AR USA LUNA-TICS 21000
James Garcia Victoria TX USA LUNA-TICS 21097
Rosita Delacruz Mazatlan MEX LUNA-TICS 21000
Ted Cowley-Gilbert Crawfordville FL USA LUNA-TICS 21097

And the junior rowers are going for the Solstice Challenge (their goal of 2,100 m) too! Woot !

Ashlee 2,100 m
Ethan 2,100 m
Mario Jackson 9,300 m
Tris 2,100 m

[Toothdoc]

It's a warm one here today--'supposed to reach mid-90s. Geesh. I'll turn that fan on when I start rowing!

It's 102 and climbing, here in Sacramento ... and I have 12 ladies arriving at my house tonight for neighborhood bunco (the game, not the scam). Here's hoping that the air conditioner is up to it this evening!

No chance that I'll do my solstice challenge after they all leave at 11pm ... Danno, will you row a quick 20K for me? Pay you back later ...

Consider it done, 27!

danno

[Bob S.]

It's a warm one here today--'supposed to reach mid-90s. Geesh. I'll turn that fan on when I start rowing!

It's 102 and climbing, here in Sacramento

We're up to the mid-90s in the Owens Valley now, but the humidity rarely gets over 30%, so it gets cool at night and a swamp cooler is almost always adequate during the day.

[bg]

Woohoo and hooyah! Congratulations, Danno, on reaching your first million meters of the season! He's a meter millionaire! Well done !!

woooooooo hooooooooo and congrats....

[Kona2]

Oh Summrrrr Days!!

The Finishers!

peter verdirame port washington ny USA LUNA-TICS 21000
A J Tudury Fair Oaks CA USA LUNA-TICS 21097
Dan Seldomridge Elkton MD USA LUNA-TICS 22646
Debbie Rohlwing Nottingham MD USA LUNA-TICS 21097
Mary Onorati NC USA LUNA-TICS 21012
Gabriela Martinez MEX LUNA-TICS 21000
Ron MacBruce Brookfield VT USA LUNA-TICS 31097
Jim (Jay) Kielma Jr. Hot Springs AR USA LUNA-TICS 21000
Cathie Johnson Bethel AK USA LUNA-TICS 21000
Harold Janusek Thunder Bay CAN LUNA-TICS 21000
Tammy Gwinn Mt. Ida AR USA LUNA-TICS 21000
James Garcia Victoria TX USA LUNA-TICS 21097
Rosita Delacruz Mazatlan MEX LUNA-TICS 21000
Daniel Cox Ormond Beach FL USA LUNA-TICS 21000
Ted Cowley-Gilbert Crawfordville FL USA LUNA-TICS 21097
Joseph Bennett Mobile AL USA LUNA-TICS 22666
David A. Alden Amberley Village OH USA LUNA-TICS 21829

Ashlee 2,100 m
Ethan 2,100 m
Kaylee 2,100 m
Mario Jackson 6,300 m
Tris 2,100 m

Good rowing by all ! Astrogator did note that capturing meters (even if at similar times of day) doesn't always give a perfect 24 hr snapshot....so if anyone rowed the Challenge and isn't listed, let me know!

Season meters as of 53/365 = 15,000,647 m

Total meters on the day = 374,191 m

Oars in space (participation) = 44 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.0MM Danno
850 K Cathie
650 K Zander
400 K Dan S
200 K Harold
200 K AJ
75 K Mario
50 K Joseph
40 K Tris
30 K Kaylee

Thanks to all who rowed today ! Sunbeams all around !

Marty 1,600 m
Kaylee 1,740 m
Ashlee 2,100 m
Ethan 2,100 m
Tris 2,100 m
Benny 3,000 m
David T 3,000 m
Harold 4,000 m
Tammy 4,100 m
K2 4,467 m ....lost my window of opportunity to do the rest...rats
Sam 4,500 m
Brett 5,000 m
Michael D 5,000 m
Gabby 5,500 m
Mario 6,300 m
Zander 6,500 m
Rosita 6,700 m
Pat S 11,351 m
Jay 12,000 m
Peter G 17,500 m
Kiba 20,197 m .... hmmm...strangely close to 21,097 m...inversion theory...
Danno 20,798 m
Cathie 21,000 m
Mary 21,012 m
AJ 21,097 m
Debbie R 21,097 m
James G 21,097
Ted 21,097 m
David A 21,829 m
Dan S 22,646 m
Joseph m
Ron (must be busy) 31,097 m