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

[Kona2]

Whooooosh! That's the sound of your ERG rowing through another month!

Time to be on the lookout as Ed starts his final run towards that ONE million meter rowing season! He's just passed the 900K milestone, and we can look for him to ring the milestone bell within a short time! bg's 20 million lifetime meters was an unexpected surprise this morning (can't see the lifetime meters that everyone has)! Several teammates have chased down this 20 MM milestone since the team forum came into existence...Danno, Minnie, Ron. Of course, David A has the biggest batch of lifetime meters. He must be nearing 60 MM at this time. Wowzer! Steady rowing sure builds the meter total, and how cool is it to have a goal that you can continue to work toward without deadlines!?!

Season meters as of 61/365 = 13,762,869 m

Total meters on the day = 156,885 m

Oars in space (participation) = 18 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.15 MM bg
900 K Ed
350 K Minnie

Thanks, everyone, for rowing with us!

Jeff M 2,012 m
Jerri 2,548 m
Rebecca 5,000 m
Paul S 5,010 m
Luna 5,116 m
Nicholas 7,000 m
Eric 7,339 m
Bernie 8,032 m
Peter G 8,511 m
Norton 10,058 m
Richard T 10,142 m
Minnie 10,227 m
David A 10,837 m
bg 25,053 m
Ed 40,000 m

Very sad to lose an Arizona hotshot crew fighting the wildfire outside of Yarnell, AZ. Mother Nature fierce with its drought, lightning and wildfires.

[DavidA]

a huge thank-you for all the support 'cause i couldn't do this without you folks- hit the 20,000,000 lifetime meter milestone today :}

Woo Hoo and congratulations!!
Did you finish that in the buff also
Don't forget to get your bag from C2.

David

[Drivetofast]

a huge thank-you for all the support 'cause i couldn't do this without you folks- hit the 20,000,000 lifetime meter milestone today :}

Woo Hoo and congratulations!!
Did you finish that in the buff also
Don't forget to get your bag from C2.

David

[Kona2]

Hot air balloons in the skies today - a good sign, I think! Up, up and away!

Season meters as of 62/365 = 13,925,150 m

Total meters on the day = 162,281 m

Oars in space (participation) = 18 percent

MILESTONES..Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

650 K David A
250 K David W

Thanks, everyone, for rowing with us!


Luna m Summmmmrtime is for swimming!
Jerri 3,314 m
Andrew 4,792 m
David W 5,083 m
Jay R 6,120 m
Greg C 6,262 m
Nicholas 7,000 m
Tom M 7,200 m
Jeff P 7,500 m ....quite a different profile picture!
Dan W 10,806 m
Ed 15,000 m
David A 18,963 m
Mike C 20,064 m
bg 23,080 m
Norton 26,097 m

[bg]

thanks for all the atta girls..btw no rowing in the buff...that would hurt :}

[Kona2]

thanks for all the atta girls..btw no rowing in the buff...that would hurt :}

And when running it doesn't??!!!You certainly livened up the forum discussions Barbara!

[bg]

thanks for all the atta girls..btw no rowing in the buff...that would hurt :}

And when running it doesn't??!!!You certainly livened up the forum discussions Barbara!

it was a challenging trail race,,,,being nude was the least of my problems :}

[Kona2]

A busy day, so we'll get right to the stats!

Season meters as of 63/365 = 14,127,725 m

Total meters on the day = 202,575 m

Oars in space (participation) = 22 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.2 MM bg...streaking towards 1.25 MM at the top of the leaderboard!
600 K Stephen
400 K Barry
250 K Peter G
200 K Norton
100 K Bernie

Thanks, everyone, for rowing with us...and for sharing your stories and adventures!

Richard T 1,030 m
Jerri 3,348 m
Tom M 4,542 m
Ryan 5,000 m
Jay R 6,136 m
Greg C 6,207 m
Jeff P 6,401 m
Bernie, ultimate PINK fan 8,028 m
Peter G 8,063 m
Barry 10,000 m
Paul B 10,000 m
Eric 10, m
David A 12,083 m
David W 14,624 m
Ed 15,000 m
Norton 16,021 m
Stephen 18,542 m
Luna 21,669 m
bg 25,104 m

Loved this report from The Guardian about yesterday's team time trials...."And how they flew. Orica-Greenedge rode the fastest ever team-trial in a grand tour, going out like a slingshot and returning like a boomerang..." Chock full of visuals, that one!

Have a splendid day!

[Drivetofast]

1.2 MM bg Streaking towards 1.25m Good one K2 Are you talking about Tour de Dope ?

[Kona2]

And Luna with 300 K milestone !

[Luna]

And Luna with 300 K milestone !

Thank You Mrs. Stevenson

[Luna]

Zachary and Alex I was just looking at your profile Pictures. You guys look good are you riding in Tour also?

[Kona2]

Hope all the Independence Day celebrations were good for everyone!

Season meters as of 65/365 = 14,420,159 m

Total meters on the last two days = 292,424 m

Oars in space (participation) = 16 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

950 K Ed
350 K Dan W
150 K Tom M
50 K Rick C

Thanks, everyone, for rowing with us!

From 3 July:

Jerri 3,367 m
Rich M 4,000 m
Mitch J 4,518 m
Andrew 4,770 m
Greg C 6,165 m
Tom M 7,142 m
Jay R 8,121 m
Nicholas 8,427 m
Stephen 10,547 m
Dan W 10,843 m
Norton 14,021 m
David A 14,603 m
Jessica 15,300 m
bg 25,068 m
David T 30,000 m

From July 4:

Jerri 3,369 m ..3+3 = 6+3= 9...fun stuff
Andrew 4,863 m
Rick C 6,125 m
Tom M 7,951 m
Bernie 8,007 m
Jeff P 10,000 m
Todd 10,000 m
Stephen 10,592 m
Dan W 10,794 m
AJ 15,114 m
Minnie 15,227 m
Ed 23,500 m

Row on, row on, row on! Keep your eyes on the night skies ...great time of year for backyard astronomy!

[just27]

Row on, row on, row on! Keep your eyes on the night skies ...great time of year for backyard astronomy!

Finished rowing around midnight; loaded meters; followed above directive and went into backyard to regard night sky. Saw skunk inside yard, with tail already raised; grabbed dog and dragged her inside. Taking a pass on astronomy, tonight.

[Kona2]

Row on, row on, row on! Keep your eyes on the night skies ...great time of year for backyard astronomy!

Finished rowing around midnight; loaded meters; followed above directive and went into backyard to regard night sky. Saw skunk inside yard, with tail already raised; grabbed dog and dragged her inside. Taking a pass on astronomy, tonight.

Minnie, the skunk stalker! Saved yourself a bit of work by grabbing Goldie before Pepe could give a blast!

Hooboy! We've completed 66 days of Rowing Season 2014, and as I thought about putting a graphic up for 66, the bunny trail of Route 66 popped into view. Some on this team may well have traveled parts or all of the US 66 route that goes from Chicago to LA. This was one of the first national highways, and certainly the first designed to connect the rural communities, and give small towns access to a major national thoroughfare. Completing the US 66 system involved the New Deal era, where unemployed young men were put into road gangs to get the highway fully paved by 1938. US 66 was nicknamed a lot of things, but one I particularly liked is "The Mother Road." It symbolized the road to opportunity.


2,451 miles of national highway....or 3,945 km if you feel like putting that symbolic number in your daily row somewhere! Route went through 8 states: Illinois-Missouri-New Mexico-Kansas-Oklahoma-Texas-Arizona-California




US 66 was decommissioned as a national highway sometime in the 1980s, but it's not gone! Portions of the highway are still very driveable, and more importantly (for some of us), portions of US 66 are being looked at as potential route segments of the US National Bicycle Route System. And in my collection of bike socks, there's a Route 66 ....

Welcome back for the 2014 Rowing Season to Rachel ! Always great to see a returning teammate on the roster! And, on the Million Meter Watch, Ed's next rowing session should carry him past the ONE million meter milestone! Be on the lookout !!

Season meters as of of 365 = 14,601,061 m

Total meters on the day = 180,902 m

Oars in space (participation) = 17 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.25 MM bg
700 K David A

Thanks, everyone, for rowing with us!

Jerri 3,358 m
Jeff P 5,000 m
Rachel 5,000 m
Jodi 6,019 m
Jay R 6,117 m
Nicholas 8,000 m
Tom M 9,575 m
Barry 10,000 m
Stephen 10,534 m
Minnie 10,927 m
bg 11,563 m
David T 12,000 m
Lynne C 20,370 m
Ed 30,000 m
David A 32,439 m