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

[BAZzy]

Crikey! What happened there...

Firstly, congratulations to all on the fantastic rowing in the challenge, a great team effort...

I haven’t been able to row the past week as I came down with either “walking pneumonia” or a viral infection of unknown origin. Tests have been inconclusive, but either way, I ended up with a night in hospital on a saline drip and plenty of rest this past week.
I’m feeling much better today, but resisted the temptation to row this morning (Janet said – no way Baz!)

And I’m counting myself lucky that I got through the climb a week ago without acute symptoms...

Thanks for the well wishes, and hopefully seat back in the rower within the next day or so!

Cheers, BBB

[Kona2]

Another rower meets the Concept2 donation milestone... and frees a reindeer!

Woohoo! Rebecca has rowed some good steady meters and her reindeer, Blaze (after those blazing azaleas that she grows), is happy to get out of the reindeer stable!
Congratulations, Rebecca, on meeting the Concept2 donation level and getting your reindeer !

[Kona2]

Another rower meets the Concept2 donation milestone... and frees a reindeer!

Woohoo! Our on-the-water rower, Karyn, is saavy when it comes to erg time as well! Her reindeer is Sinead, in honor of daughter Sinead! Congratulations, Karyn, on meeting the Concept2 donation level and getting your reindeer !

[Restless]

Woohoo and hooyah, Jaybird ! You are definitely on the meter autobahn....the one with no general speed limit.... Congratulations, Jay, on achieving a FOUR million meter rowing season. We wish you many, MANY more !

Huge congrats from me as well Jay, also to all those who set their reindeer free... they have really been flying by the last couple days! Finally freed mine, thank you Kona2 for *Blaze*

-Rebecca

[psu80]

Woohoo and hooyah! Just saw Blitzen (Tim G) zooming past the million meter mark for the season and he is pretty excited about it (as he should be)! Pretty sure he's yelling par-ty, par-ty! Congratulations, Tim G, on achieving a ONE million meter rowing season! We wish you many, MANY more! Well done.

TOPNOTCH TIM!
Da Do Ron Ron

Thanks Ron, it's great to see that you are sliding again. How is the back feeling?

Tim G

[Kona2]

Another rower meets the Concept2 donation milestone... and frees a reindeer!

City of Fayetteville, AR adopted its name of Fayetteville seemingly because some of its early residents were from Fayetteville, TN....and Fayetteville, TN took its name from Fayetteville, NC because many of its residents moved from NC to Tennesseee...and all these Fayettevilles were named for a young French general, Gilbert Lafayette, who fought in the Revolutionary War. Whew. There's quite a story of the young General Lafayette's escape from a seeming inescapable situation near Barren Hill (maybe historian Ron will share this one). So Brian's reindeer is named Lafayette in honor of the young French leader....word has it that the reindeer herd calls him "The General" for his ability to land on and escape from just about any rooftop....

Congratulations, Brian M, on meeting the Concept2 donation level and getting your reindeer !

[Kona2]

Woohoo! Cupid (aka Jaybird) has earned his antler lights ...

So far, Jay has earned a whopping $ 6.32 (an amount those of us still working on our first $2 can truly appreciate) in Concept2 donations, and he's earned his Holiday pin ! Well done, Jay !

[Kona2]

Day 12 or 13 of 33

Concept2 donation $$$ earned by the entire Rowing Universe = $ 2,453.32 (about 5 % more than this time last year!)

Concept2 donation $$$ earned by this team = $79.02

Keep your eyes on the Challenge Honor Board....more teammates on the Board every day ! And bg is REALLY close to her 4 millionth meter....this season!

Season meters as of 215/365 = 92,010,701 m

Total meters on the day = 620,064 m

Oars in space (participation) = 36 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

4.75 MM Ron
2.35 MM Ronnie
2.25 MM David A
1.65 MM Stephen W
1.3 MM Dana
1.2 MM Ross
1.1 MM Dan W
800 K Nataliya ... knows more about reindeers than any of us!
450 K Kevin
200 K Karyn ... with a fine half marathon to carry her onto the Honor Board
200 K Raoul

Thanks, everyone, for rowing with us!

Steven D 1,000 m
Roger 3,000 m
Tammy 3,000 m
Ross 3,159 m
Marty 3,500 m
Nataliya 3,500 m
Zander 4,000 m
Ian 4,293 m
Harold 4,400 m
Bobbie 4,750 m
Brian C 5,000 m
Pat S 5,177 m
Anita 5,500 m
Jay R 6,321 m
Tony m
Marie 7,500 m
Peter G 8,000 m
David T 9,000 m
Paul S 9,000 m
Chuck E 10,000 m
Larry 10,000 m
Mike C 10,000 m
Rebecca 10,000 m
Ronnie m
Mike M 10,757 m
Jane 10,759 m
Debbie V 11,000 m
Michelle 11,000 m
Jim 12,000 m
Greg H 12,501 m
Ron J 13,130 m
Adam 15,000 m
Jay 17,005 m
Stephen W 17,043 m
Raoul 17,258 m
Robert H 18,500 m
Cathie 20,000 m
Tim G 20,000 m
Karyn 21,097 m
Kevin 22,000 m
Dan W 22,349 m
Brian M 25,000 m
David A 29,086 m
Dana 29,622 m
Matt F 29,667 m
Danno 41,141 m ..almost a full moon...
Ron 47,282 m

[bg]

wooo hoooo and congrats tim....and to all our reindeer :}

[bg]

My back is feeling much better. It is amazing what an injection of cortisone can do! There is still pressure on the sciatic nerve and my right leg is weak and gives out if I try to run (with my dog) and while going down strairs I go to physical therapy on Thursday. Hopefully that will help.
What an amazing herd of riendeer this early in the challenge
Da Do Ron Ron[/quote]

so glad that your back is feeling better :}

[Kona2]

Another rower meets the Concept2 donation milestone... and frees a reindeer!

Wowzer, mates! Reindeer running all over the team forum! Ted's reindeer is Racer! Congratulations, Ted C-G, on meeting the Concept2 donation level and getting your reindeer !

[Kona2]

Woohoo and hooyah ! Woot, too! bg has been busy with a marathon here or there, a few Saturday training runs, and yet is finding time to row an astounding number of meters most days. Congratulations, bg, on achieving a FOUR million meter rowing season! We wish you many, MANY more !!

[Kona2]

Woohoo! Dasher (aka Da Do Ron Ron) has earned his antler lights ...

Nightfall may be here but there are some new points of light....multi-colored light it is, too. Another rower has earned antler lights for a reindeer....and that means that the 200K milestone has been met, and the Holiday pin is on order! Whoop! Whoop! Congratulations, Da Do Ron Ron, on a fine return to rowing form....and on earning a Concept2 donation of $6.08 (at this time). Here I thought that it was Blazing Barb's four million meter celebration that was generating all that wattage....

[Kona2]

Another rower meets the Concept2 donation milestone... and frees a reindeer!

Anita shared that one of her dogs is named after Emil Zatopek, a Czech Olympian long distance runner. Zatopek the reindeer is sure to take home some medals from the Reindeer Games !! Congratulations, Anita, on earning the Concept2 donation and freeing your reindeer !

[kgallagher]

Another rower meets the Concept2 donation milestone... and frees a reindeer!

Woohoo! Our on-the-water rower, Karyn, is saavy when it comes to erg time as well! Her reindeer is Sinead, in honor of daughter Sinead! Congratulations, Karyn, on meeting the Concept2 donation level and getting your reindeer !

Yippie! Sinead is out of the stable and training for her Christmas Regatta! I was thinking of asking you to name my reindeer Mocking Jay as I was watching the Hunger Games on DVD as I did my 1/2 marathon to set my reindeer free. I decided not to request a name as I was enjoying K2's creativity and bunny trails as each reindeer stepped out of the stable. I was curious what mine would be named. Sinead was the perfect choice! Thanks!

Karyn