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

[Kona2]

Yikes. Okay - to answer Danno and others on the email notifications:

Go into your user control panel and make sure that the email address in your profile is the current one. To do this, you will go to the second tab that says profile, and then down to the edit account settings. If you need to change it, understand that your account will be temporarily inactivated until you receive an email from Concept2 and clicking on it logs you back in. Rats and a few other phrases as I lost a posting.

Also, you can subscribe to a topic by going to the VERY end of the page and clicking the box that says subscribe to the topic. That is what generates the emails. I think.

Good luck with it.!

And happy Earth day!

[Kona2]

Woohoo and hooyah! Congratulations, Marie, on achieving a TWO million meter rowing season! We wish you many, MANY more!! Way to row !!

[bg]

Woohoo and hooyah! Congratulations, Marie, on achieving a TWO million meter rowing season! We wish you many, MANY more!! Way to row !!

woooooo hooooooo marie.......amd baz, that's still amazing....

[Toothdoc]

Woohoo and hooyah! Congratulations, Marie, on achieving a TWO million meter rowing season! We wish you many, MANY more!! Way to row !!

Congrats Maria, well done. And Bazz, you da man! Way to go.

danno

[Restless]

Woohoo and hooyah! Congratulations, Marie, on achieving a TWO million meter rowing season! We wish you many, MANY more!! Way to row !!

Congrats Maria, well done. And Bazz, you da man! Way to go.

danno

Congrats Marie on your 2 million! Also congrats to Bazz!

-Rebecca

[Kona2]

Season meters as of 359/366 = 201,383,479 m

Total meters on the day = 484,513 m

Oars in space (participation) = 25 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

8.6 MM Jay
4.65 MM Ronnie
4.1 MM David A
4.05 MM Anita
3.25 MM Bernie
2.3 MM Walter
2.0 MM Marie
1.8 MM Brian
850 K Greg H

Thanks, everyone, for rowing today!

Lily 700 m
Tony m
Denny 2,005 m
Ken H 2,500 m
Terri 2,500 m
Zander 2,500 m
Sam 2,600 m
Sunny 3,500 m
Scott 4,000 m
Marty 4,500 m
Peter G 5,000 m
Jeri 5,013 m
Rivka 5,500 m
David T 6,000 m
Diana 6,005 m
Harold 6,500 m
Sarah 6,500 m
Dennis 7,000 m
Roger 7,000 m
Tammy 7,000 m
Anita 8,000 m
Christa 8,000 m
Elton 8,040 m
Jim m
Rosi m
Ronnie 9,000 m
Brian 10,000 m
Ed 10,000 m
Dana 10,150 m
Ross 10,404 m
Karyn 11,008 m
Robyn 12,000 m
Bernie 12,008 m
Greg H 12,601 m
Michelle 15,000 m
Danno 16,000 m
Cathie 20,000 m
Richard T 20,000 m
Minnie 21,127 m
bg 22,082 m
David A 23,386 m
Jay 24,800 m
Ron 26,097 m
Marie 29,500 m
Walter 40,000 m

[BAZzy]

Woohoo and hooyah! Congratulations, Marie, on achieving a TWO million meter rowing season! We wish you many, MANY more!! Way to row !!

Magnificent Marie
Ron
And Baz, I don't know how many times I've forgotten to start my watch, or not pressed the right button and looked down and seen the numbers standing still I also know how excited you can get when you think you are ending up with a much better time than usual. It sounds like a great event and that you did well and had fun-the most important part

G'day Ron..must sday I don't get to hung-up with the times, but did think at the time that I had dfone much better than I had thought. Haven't done any distance running since Coast to Coast, but doing sprints in the park. All-up it was a great fun event... Mind you only a taste of what we'll get in Tough Mudder later in the year. Suffering from an inflammed achiliies from Sunday, possibly from the stairs... Cheers, Baz

[Kona2]

Hooboy! We are in countdown mode for this rowing season....or....we're in countup mode to when the NEXT season starts! It's all about perspective in this world...and things are looking up! And thank you, Sam, for giving us all the word "hooboy!" ...one of my personal favorite words.

Season meters as of 360/366 = 201,859,149 m

Total meters on the day = 475,670 m

Oars in space (participation) = 25 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

8.05 MM Ron
5.7 MM Michelle
3.6 MM Zander
3.3 MM Sarah
3.1 MM Robyn
2.45 MM Elton
2.15 MM David T

Million Meter Watch:

Tammy with (4,622 m) to go!

Million Meter Watch:



Paul S with (31,866 m) to go! You're so close!

Million Meter Watch:



Chris H with (31,209 m) to go!

Greg C with (69,858m) to go!

Nataliya with (80,532 m) to go!



Thanks, everyone, for rowing with us today!

Lily 1,045 m
Bobbie 1,200 m
Mario 1,500 m
Sunny 2,550 m
Zander 3,000 m
Tony m
Marty m
Scott 4,000 m
Sam 4,400 m
Roger 4,500 m
Chuck 5,000 m
Dave H 5,000 m
Tom M 5,000 m
Harold 5,500 m
David T 6,000 m
Tammy 6,003 m
Diana 6,010 m
Marie 6,500 m
Jim 7,250 m
Rivka 7,500 m
Sarah 7,500 m
Robyn 8,000 m
Anita m
Baz 10,000 m ... keep thinking that going up that net obstacle must have felt like the lemmings headed for the cliffs..hope the Achilles heals up soon...
Brian 10,000 m
Jeff P 10,000 m
Tim K 10,000 m
Ronnie 10,001 m
Ross 10,053 m
Katerina 10,500 m
Christa 11,000 m
Greg H 12,604 m
Fritz 12,662 m
Elton 13,000 m
Dennis 13,500 m
David A 14,334 m
Cathie 14,400 m
Ed 15,000 m
Michelle 15,000 m
Rosi 16,887 m
Jay 20,000 m
bg 22,028 m
Ron 28,097 m
Carolyn 80,771 m ...wowzer! great update!

[bg]

Suffering from an inflammed achiliies from Sunday, possibly from the stairs... Cheers, Baz

ouch...sending lots of healing thoughts.....

[Kona2]

Woohoo and hooyah! Congratulations, Tammy, on achieving a THREE million meter rowing season! We wish you many, MANY more! Way to row!

[bg]

Woohoo and hooyah! Congratulations, Tammy, on achieving a THREE million meter rowing season! We wish you many, MANY more! Way to row!

woooo hooooo and congrats tammy....and...it's not quite up there with bazzercise......but....i just signed up for the diva dash...it's a 5k with obstacles....this will be soooooo out of my comfort zone.....gulp....

[Toothdoc]

Woohoo and hooyah! Congratulations, Tammy, on achieving a THREE million meter rowing season! We wish you many, MANY more! Way to row!

Nice rowing Tammy, congrats.

danno

[Kona2]

First...a woohoo to bg, for trying something new by signing up for the Diva Dash! September 8th gives you some time to work on jumping, climbing, swinging portions of the race. The photos from some of the other cities give you an idea of running through tires or inner tubes, and I'm not sure what the giant beach balls are all about...do make sure you take a camera! I'll bet you have a great time!

Second...some of you will probably see yesterday and today's numbers in the mix on today's report. Couldn't get to it any sooner today!

Season meters as of 361/366 = 202,465,022 m

Total meters on the day = 607,561 m

Oars in space (participation) = 29 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

8.65 MM Jay
8.1 MM Ron
7.55 MM Cathie
4.75 MM Minnie
4.15 MM David A
3.75 MM bg
3.5 MM Rivka
3.35 MM Richard T
3.25 MM Danno
3.00 MM Tammy
2.4 MM Sam

Thanks to everyone who rowed today !

Lily 555 m
Steven D 1,688 m
Rachel 1,877 m
Denny 2,010 m
Mario Jackson 2,115 m
Brian 2,500 m
Marty 2,500 m
Harold 3,030 m
Tony m
Roger 4,400 m
Robyn m
Zander 4,500 m
Gene 4,839 m
Sunny 4,975 m
Peter G 5,019 m
Katerina 5,100 m
Tammy 5,800 m
Elton 6,000 m
Marie 6,005 m
Fritz 6,395 m
Sarah 7,500 m
Diana 8,355 m
Anita 8,400 m
Christa 8,500 m
Ronnie 8,550 m
Sam 9,100 m
Ed 10,000 m
Jeff P 10,000 m
Mike C 10,000 m
Paul B 10,000 m
Rebecca 10,000 m
Jeri 10,031 m
Ross 10,548 m
Greg C 10,549 m
Tom M 10,714 m
David T 12,000 m
Bernie 12,016 m
Rosi m
Chuck 12,500 m
Jim 13,120 m
Minnie 16,303 m
Michelle 16,500 m
Mary 16,718 m ..nice update!
Jay 17,000 m
Rivka 17,000 m
Richard T 21,097 m ....he's mooning us...AGAIN!
Bruce 21,816 m
Cathie 32,500 m
Danno 40,000 m
bg 44,321 m
Ron 46,216 m

[Restless]

Woohoo and hooyah! Congratulations, Tammy, on achieving a THREE million meter rowing season! We wish you many, MANY more! Way to row!

Congrats Tammy on the 3 million!

-Rebecca

[Kona2]

The Marathon Mug

The Global Marathon Challenge....whether you decide to go for a half marathon or a full marathon during the Challenge period of the first two weeks in May - or some other time of the year - many of us have commented on going the distance, and what it seems to take. 10Ks and half marathons are a training combination. Half marathons, 20K and 30K distances are a good full marathon training combination. Concept2's training program has good commentary also. Here's the link:
http://www.concept2.com/us/training/pro ... rathon.asp

Throughout the year, many comments have been made by various team members about seat comfort during the long distance rows. The consensus (so far) is that buying a memory foam block that is about the size of the Concep2 erg seat is an affordable solution. Still, seems like you're going to be tired of sitting no matter what you do. Hydration, especially the day BEFORE the row, is pretty key - as well as during the row. Some teammates also suggest standing up and walking around every half hour or so during a long row. Good idea to test out what works for you prior to "The 21,097 m Event" or "The 42,195 m Event."
Hint: once the marathon completions start posting, marathon fever will catch hold and run through the team. Again. We do have TWO choices for marathon distances, but these have to be the exact meters, all in one sitting kind of marathons to meet the challenge. Our half moons and full moons, while very worthy, won't meet the criteria. No worries if you're not interested in participating in this challenge, or if you're interested but not ready (we celebrate them all year round!). Everyone has their own set of rowing goals - and this just might not be yours.

Your brain and rowing... you've probably heard a lot of statements about distance sports....running is 90 percent mental, and 10 percent physical is one that pops up frequently when you google the psychology of distance sports. No doubts at all that rowing long distances is a physically demanding challenge. You'll get tired (you know this). And there will be a point where it is hard to stay focused on the task at hand, and you want to give up. You'll get bored. This is where many teammates comment on the rowing mind games they play: maybe it's a mental countdown of how many meters to the next 20 percent completion mark, maybe it's a bargain you strike with yourself about stopping for a 30 second break when you reach the first 10K mark, or maybe it's a movie marathon. Pay attention to what your body is telling you. All these things are your strategies for a successful outcome.

And, when you've conquered this beast (if this is on your personal agenda), you may want to quaff a favorite beverage in your Marathon Mug (designed by Gramms of the Ducks in a Row team with blessings from Concept2). Treat yourself to a very unique (and so very earned) prize. The costs of mailing a marathon commemorative mug were prohibitive, and Concept2 gave this prize up a few years ago. Equally, if you're pretty proud of that half marathon (I sure was), then there are some frosty mugs commemorating 21,097 m on the same web site. Thanks to Gramms for making these possible.
http://www.zazzle.com/marathon_row_mug- ... 4886604909

Ok...it was a bunny trail.... Feel free to add to the thoughts!



Season meters as of 362/366 = 202,743,088 m

Total meters on the day = 278,066 m

Oars in space (participation) = 19 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

3.7 MM Christa
3.55 MM Baz
3.2 MM Roger

Thanks to all who rowed today!

Lily m
Steven D 866 m
Denny 2,226 m
Marty 2,500 m
Tammy 2,500 m
Zander 3,000 m
Elton m
Scott 4,000 m
Diana 4055 m
Harold m
Peter G 5,157 m
Katerina 5,201 m
Marie 5,400 m
Roger 5,500 m
David T 6,000 m
Anita 7,800 m
Christa 8,100 m
Brian 10,000 m
Ed 10,000 m
Mike C 10,000 m
Mike M 10,000 m
Ross 10,500 m
Sarah 11,000 m
Danno 11,500 m
Ronnie 12,000 m
Bernie 12,014 m
Greg H 12,578 m
Minnie 13,532 m
David A 14,393 m
Baz 15,000 m
Michelle 15,000 m
Robert H 15,000 m
Jay 25,000 m