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

[Kona2]

More snow falling in Denver this AM....haven't started building the snow cave just yet. Shoveling has replaced rowing (temporarily) as the exercise of the day...

Meanwhile, lots of celebrations involving virtual fireworks going on for this team! Congratulations to Jerry, Jim, Rosi and Marty for bringing in all those seven figure numbers in the last 24 hours. Wowzer! A lucky 13 million meters between them!

Season meters as of 284/366 = 150,554,587 m

Total meters on the day = 519,068 m

Oars in space (participation) = 34 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

6.15 MM Ron - with another FULL moon over Vermont
4.0 MM Jerry
4.0 MM Rosi
4.0 MM Jim
2.8 MM Zander
2.55 MM bg
2.25 MM Robyn
1.0 MM Marty
900 K Diana ...woohoo! the 1 MM line is in sight!
100 K Steven D

Million Meter Watch:

Zander with (198,333 m) to go!

Baz with (224,257 m) to go!

Million Meter Watch:



Jeff P with (39,059 m) to go!

Ken G with (40,962 m) to go!

Chris H with (44,301 m) to go!

Angelo with (59,836 m) to go!

K2 with (66,422 m) to go!

Mitch with (77,820 m) to go!

Kevin N with (97,550 m) to go!

Diana with (98,223 m) to go!

Sunny with (115,121 m) to go!

Ted with (147,000 m) to go!

Thanks to all who rowed today!

Steven D 886 m
Ethan 899 m
Ashlee 1,005 m
Kaylee 1,110 m
Gene 2,000 m
Jeri 2,000 m
Bobbie 2,500 m
Sunny 2,800 m
Mario Jackson 3,000 m
Robyn 3,400 m
Katerina m how odd these numbers are..
Marty 4,000 m
Harold 4,500 m
Tammy 4,800 m
Dave H 5,000 m
Denny 5,000 m
Diana 5,000 m
Tom M 5,139 m
Jessica 5,375 m
Nataliya 5,500 m
Noelle 5,515 m
David T 6,000 m
Rick 6,302 m
BJ 7,016 m
Roger 7,500 m
Andre 7,508 m
Scott m
Marie 7,800 m
Sam 8,800 m
Tony m
Elton m
Rivka 9,200 m
Sarah 9,201 m
Jeff P 10,000 m
Greg C 10,397 m
Anita 11,000 m
Christa 11,000 m
Ross m
Thomas T 11,727 m
Ronnie 12,000 m
Zander 12,000 m
Dennis 13,462 m
David A 14,501 m
Michelle 15,000 m
Mike C 15,000 m
Jim 15,524 m
Jerry 17,000 m
Rosi 17,397 m
Cathie 20,000 m
Danno 21,097 m ... must be good mooning weather in FL
Jay 21,500 m ...and in Arkansas...mooning mooning mooning
Bernie 24,019 m ...and good mooning weather in NZ
bg 25,138 m ...good mooning weather in Massachusetts, too
Ron 42,195 m ...full moon happens more frequently over Vermont than any other state ...

And Baz double checks that he's packed everything he needs to run, bike, kayak, bike....never fear...you'll burn off that adrenaline surge in the first few kilometers....it's what we all live for! The Komodo dragon is quite the icon...venomous, meat-eating, really big lizards with 60 teeth...cool, though.

[bg]

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

Hooyah! Jerry sails across the FOUR million meter mark to make it a 4 million meter hat trick for the Luna-Tics! Way to row!!

woooo hoooo jerry.....

[bg]

Just noticed that Christa has posted a picture of her working dog. Nissa has a great smile. She looks like one very happy puppy! I think dogs like to have jobs and help their humans. Keep those photos coming! It's great that you are sharing them with us.

i've been on fb too long...looking for an agree button.....

[bg]

Marvelous Marty, simply marvelous
Ron

i agree,,,,wooo hooo and congrats marty....

[Kona2]

Some of you know that I am a big fan of Cycle Oregon. It's September 8 - 15. I think it is one of the best bike rides in America - for you and 2199 of your newest friends (and it supports rural communities by giving them grants to do things like install a new running track at a high school). Like Ride the Rockies, the route through the state changes from year to year. The route is announced at a kickoff party, and last night was the kickoff. All the registration was online this year, and to give everyone a pretty equal chance to get online, the registration opened at 9 PM PST last night. It was sold out by 9:15 PM....fifteen minutes. I was online at 9:00:15...and successfully registered...but I am amazed at how quickly this sold out. If you're a person who likes to crosstrain with a bicycle, this is a wonderful ride to put on your "to do" list...and it looks like a lot of people think so. And I'll get back just in time for the Fall Team Challenge!

Season meters as of 285/366 = 150,699,293 m

Total meters on the day = 572,957 m

Oars in space (participation) = 34 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

6.7 MM Jay - can you believe it?! Time to start 7 MM countdown!
6.2 MM Ron
5.6 MM Cathie
4.15 MM Michelle
2.25 MM Danno
2.1 MM Ross
1.25 MM Scott
1.1 MM Wim
1.1 MM Dennis
800 K Tony
600 K Greg C
550 K Mario Jackson
245 K Kaylee

THANK YOU, EVERYONE, for rowing today!

I was a little later on the number capture, so might have more than one rowing day in your totals.

Ethan 900 m
Ashlee m
Kaylee 1,221 m ...cool...reads the same backwards and forwards!
Tom R 1,223 m
Jeri 2,000 m
Lily 2,010 m
Terri 2,100 m
Bobbie 2,500 m
Denny 2,500 m
Mario Jackson 2,500 m
Marty 3,500 m
Andre 3,544 m
Gene 4,000 m
Harold 4,000 m
Rosi 4,200 m plus
Tammy 4,300 m
Katerina 5,000 m
Mike C 5,000 m
Nataliya 5,800 m
David T 6,000 m
Elton 6,100 m
Sunny 6,210 m
Thomas T 6,244 m
Jeff P 6,600 m
Richard T 6,960 m
Rivka 7,800 m
Roger 7,800 m
Sarah 7,850 m
Zander 8,000 m
Scott m
Tony m
Tim P 10,000 m
Wim 10,101 m
BJ 10,032 m
Ross 10,341 m
Marie 11,000 m
Diana m
Jodi 12,002 m ...she surfaces!
Jerry 12,500 m
Ronnie 12,500 m
Dennis 13,461 m
David A 14,593 m
Michelle 15,000 m
Sam 15,300 m
Ken H 18,000 m
Greg C 20,809 m
Danno 21,097 m
Jim 21,700 m
Robyn 22,000 m
Walter 22,000 m
bg 22,067 m
Jay 29,500 m
Cathie 40,000 m (actually more a full moon than a half ! )
Ron 53,194 m ...whoa...might be two days

[Drivetofast]

K2
Where are our Bunny Trails

[bg]

glad you got into your ride, k2....

[Kona2]

K2
Where are our Bunny Trails

I have a couple of good stories from the Bike Summit. Stay tuned!

[anitah]

This is a great race but only held when ice is solid, check it out.
Anita

Egelantiersgracht canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday …
HINDELOOPEN, Netherlands (AP) — Hundreds of skaters have taken to the route of the Netherlands' legendary Eleven Cities Tour skating marathon the day after organizers ruled the ice is to thin for it to go ahead.

Thomas Mogendorff has a ticket for the race and is refusing to give up hope it might still happen.

He says he "won't tear up the ticket until all the ice has thawed."

Skaters glided peacefully Thursday through the flat, frozen landscape, their skates making a metallic click on the ice.

Wednesday's announcement to forego the 125-mile (200-kilometer) "Elfstedentocht" came after chiefs of the 22 separate stretches of canals, rivers and lakes that make up the tour ruled the ice was too dangerous.

[Rumping]

This is a great race but only held when ice is solid, check it out.
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Wednesday's announcement to forego the 125-mile (200-kilometer) "Elfstedentocht" came after chiefs of the 22 separate stretches of canals, rivers and lakes that make up the tour ruled the ice was too dangerous.

Yeah, I've been keeping an eye on the news as well. As the Germans describe it, it brings The Netherlands to a state of National Orgasm when it happens. It's been a pretty long time since the last one too.

Hopefully the next cold front will come soon and prevent too much thawing while strengthening the ice a bit more. One more week will probably do it is my guess. I only see weather forecasts until Tuesday, but come Monday the daily average is above freezing . Hopefully that will only last a couple of days until it gets cooler again. One can hope .

Note: I'm not one for ice skating. I did it a couple of times when I was a kid, but I'm not one for being out in freezing temperatures. I just like the sights and the state of euphoria the country gets in when there's enough ice to skate on.

[Kona2]

This is a great race but only held when ice is solid, check it out.
Anita

Egelantiersgracht canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday …
HINDELOOPEN, Netherlands (AP) — Hundreds of skaters have taken to the route of the Netherlands' legendary Eleven Cities Tour skating marathon the day after organizers ruled the ice is to thin for it to go ahead.

Wednesday's announcement to forego the 125-mile (200-kilometer) "Elfstedentocht" came after chiefs of the 22 separate stretches of canals, rivers and lakes that make up the tour ruled the ice was too dangerous.

Thanks for the posting - I'd never heard of this skating marathon. Let's hope that this race can indeed be held if the climate cooperates to get to the required ice thickness.

The whole team would be out skating!

And, while not pictured above, there are adaptive skates so that all can participate.

[bg]

This is a great race but only held when ice is solid, check it out.
Anita

Egelantiersgracht canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday …
HINDELOOPEN, Netherlands (AP) — Hundreds of skaters have taken to the route of the Netherlands' legendary Eleven Cities Tour skating marathon the day after organizers ruled the ice is to thin for it to go ahead.

Thomas Mogendorff has a ticket for the race and is refusing to give up hope it might still happen.

He says he "won't tear up the ticket until all the ice has thawed."

Skaters glided peacefully Thursday through the flat, frozen landscape, their skates making a metallic click on the ice.

Wednesday's announcement to forego the 125-mile (200-kilometer) "Elfstedentocht" came after chiefs of the 22 separate stretches of canals, rivers and lakes that make up the tour ruled the ice was too dangerous.

that must be such an awesome marathon....

[Kona2]

Welcome to new teammate Peter G! Glad to have you join us - we wish you many great rowing sessions and lots of camaraderie!

Valentine's Challenge...is ON !

Suspected we had MANY erg lover's on the team...and sure enough! Already ELEVEN teammates on the Erg Lover's Board...busy downloading their special valentines...and maybe, just maybe reading valentine's day messages posted by others who have successfully edited their profiles to share these messages with those who complete the challenge...we'll see what kind of creativity abounds!

ERG Lover's Board

Richard Tessier Easthampton Ma USA LUNA-TICS 14,000
Ronnie Mills Alligator Pond JAM LUNA-TICS 14,895
Ron MacBruce Brookfield VT USA LUNA-TICS 28,097
Jim (Jay) Kielma Jr. Hot Springs AR USA LUNA-TICS 25,000
Cathie Johnson Bethel AK USA LUNA-TICS 20,000
Kenny Holliman Biloxi MS USA LUNA-TICS 23,000
Roger Gwinn Mt. Ida AR USA LUNA-TICS 15,000
Zander Fraser May Hill JAM LUNA-TICS 18,000
Ross Drown Asheville NC USA LUNA-TICS 14,373
Michelle Donavon Arlington VA USA LUNA-TICS 15,000
Daniel Cox Ormond Beach FL USA LUNA-TICS 18,099

Season meters as of 286/366 = 151,183,709 m

Total meters on the day = 484,416 m

Oars in space (participation) = 32 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

3.25 MM David A
2.8 MM Christa
2.7 MM Rivka
2.6 MM bg
2.25 MM Richard T
1.5 MM Ken H
800 K BJ
555 K Mario Jackson
450 K Mike C


Million Meter Watch:

Jay with (261,200 m) to go!

Million Meter Watch:

Zander with (172,333 m) to go!

Christa with (192,342 m) to go!

Baz with (224,257 m) to go!

Million Meter Watch:

Elton with (112,480 m) to go!

Sam with (210,787 m) to go!

Katerina with (224,425 m) to go!

Million Meter Watch:



Ken G with (10,962 m) to go!

Jeff P with (32,459 m) to go!

Chris H with (44,301 m) to go!

K2 with (53,890 m) to go!

Angelo with (59,836 m) to go!

Mitch with (77,820 m) to go!

Diana with (82,102 m) to go!

Kevin N with (97,550 m) to go!

Sunny with (108,911 m) to go!

Ted with (147,000 m) to go!

Thanks to all who rowed today!

Ethan 915 m
Rich M 1,003 m
Ashlee 1,250 m
Kaylee 1,350 m
Jim 1,500 m
Steven D 1,828 m
Bobbie 2,500 m
Terri 2,500 m
Mario 3,500 m
Marty 4,000 m
Harold 4,300 m
Gail 5,000 m
Katerina 5,000 m
Diana 5,110 m
Karyn 5,305 m
BJ 6,017 m
Thomas T 6,106 m
Nataliya 6,500 m
Dave H 7,000 m
Jeri 7,000 m
Marie 7,400 m
Cathie 7,500 m
Tammy 7,500 m
Tom M 7,500 m
Tim K 7,511 m
Scott 8,000 m
K2 m
Tony m
Rivka 9,000 m
Sarah 9,500 m
Mike C 10,000 m
Wim 10,000 m
Anita 11,000 m
Christa 11,000 m
Elton 11,000 m
Bernie 12,009 m
Jerry 12,555 m
Dennis 13,477 m
Richard T 14,000 m
Ross 14,373 m
Ronnie 14,895 m
Michelle 15,000 m
Roger 15,000 m
Zander 18,000 m
Danno 21,097 m
David A 21,493 m
bg 22,146 m
Ken H 23,000 m
Jay 25,000 m
Ken G 30,000 m

[bg]

welcome peter g.....

[Kona2]

Here's a link to some photos from yesterday's Day 1 of the Speight's Coast to Coast multisport event that Baz is participating in. Keep sending positive thoughts towards New Zealand - looks like some long days for these competitors, and that sloshing through the rivers will definitely take it out of you! I am sure that he is glad to have the run portion behind him.

The support crews are so critical in these events. The competitors have to be met at just the right location by their support crews bringing bikes, etc. Still, I'll bet those brief transition moments are really uplifting to those competing - nothing like having friends and family cheer you on.

http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Searc ... duct=Sport

And here's the SPOT tracker showing where Baz is:

http://share.findmespot.com/shared/face ... BnEk3Kf430