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

[Kona2]

Well done Loonies, a huge amount of meters rowed for charity!! I have the team raising over $470 and I would guess there are still some more meters to log. The holiday challenge really seems to get us in the mood.. a big thanks to K2 & AJ for providing the extra motivation, you guys are awesome. Bring on the Virtual Team Challenge, need to lose a few pounds after all this food... Steve W

I think the first year that Concept2 community reached the $30K goal was in 2011, and we made it again last year. In fact, we blew it out of the water and what was cool was that Concept2 matched the extra $$$ earned anyway. Each of those Challenges were in the 30 or 31 days to complete vs the current 27. It's amazing what a difference the four days can make, because I am not sure that we will earn the overall donation this year. We are ahead of earnings at a similar point in time for last year by a couple of thousand - everyone is really trying to get the full donation - but time just might be a factor this year. And, looking ahead to next year, we will have similar number of days to complete the Holiday Challenge. The number of participants shot up from 22,000 to 27,000 as many enter the world of the rowing Challenge for the first time.

The Virtual Team Challenge is a delight in a whole different way.... here's a view of some of our teammates who participated in a previous year....

[Kona2]

68 reindeer so far....more than last year!

[MikeG]

Mike G aka TMITWH / (RED RYDER)[/color][/size]

You'll shoot your eye out
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Funny thing is that the movie wwas filmed in Cleveland (30 miles from me), the orginal house is a big attraction this time of year. I guess the downtown Cleveland had not changed much since the 50's...secret code warning.......Drink more Ovaltine!

[just27]

... that the movie wwas filmed in Cleveland (30 miles from me), the orginal house is a big attraction this time of year. I guess the downtown Cleveland had not changed much since the 50's...secret code warning.......Drink more Ovaltine!

Nah, drink more Zin! (DH watches 'that' movie as his Christmas movie ... mine is Die Hard!)

Marshal. Almost out.

[Kona2]

There he was, our man in Qatar, working hard to get the whole reindeer in a land with little snow...and on the way to the oasis, he passed another important milestone....FOUR million meters for the rowing season. Congratulations, Ed, on achieving a FOUR million meter season. We wish you many, MANY more! Great that your family will be arriving soon!

Whoop, whoop and hooyah!

[Kona2]

Funny thing is that the movie was filmed in Cleveland (30 miles from me), the orginal house is a big attraction this time of year. I guess the downtown Cleveland had not changed much since the 50's...secret code warning.......Drink more Ovaltine!

See....more Twilight Zone....there are no coincidences.....

The secret decoder ring was first in play here on our team forum back about six years ago when the team forum was new. Danno and I just knew that Minnie, in her alter ego secret agent disguise, was speaking in code.....

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and hooyah! A double celebration! Congratulations, Rebecca, on achieving a ONE million meter rowing season AND reaching the 200,000 m Concept2 Holiday Challenge milestone! Well done!
We wish you many, MANY more millions....and challenges, too!



Rebecca (AMARYLLIS)

[Kona2]

All our reindeer are getting a great rest following another good Holiday Challenge...

Season meters as of 239/365 = 85,882,950 m

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

4.1 MM Ed
4.0 MM Ed
2.75 MM David A
2.55 MM Jay
2.2 MM Norton
2,.05 MM Stephen
1.8 MM Rosi
1.8 MM Minnie
1.0 MM Rebecca
900 K Stuart
600 K Pat S
450 K Tim K
350 K Steven
300 K Mike G
100 K Deb R

Thanks, everyone, for rowing and ski-erging with us!

From 24 December:

David T 2,000 m
Lily 2,000 m
Nataliya 3,000 m
Tony m
Melissa 4,000 m
Andrea 4,034 m
Karyn 4,240 m
Mike M 5,000 m
Anita m
Robyn 5,024 m
Michelle m
Ronnie m
Zander m
Jane 6,606 m
Rivka 7,000 m
Ted 9,000 m
Cathie 10,000 m
Peter G 10,000 m
Stuart 10,000 m
Greg C 10,329 m
AJ 10,784 m
Sarah 10,940 m
Minnie m
Howard 11,292 m
Dan W 11,531 m
Jim 12,025 m
Mike G 12,064 m
Norma 12,951 m
Norton 13,020 m
Tristan 15,000 m
David A 15,936 m
Marie 21,097 m
Ron 21,097 m
Rosi 21,097 m
bg 22,017 m
Richard T m
Pat S 45,275 m
Tim K 60,000 m
Ed 75,000 m

From 25 December:

Harold 3,000 m
Nataliya 3,000 m
Marty 3,300 m
Marie 5,000 m
Mike M 5,000 m
Debbie R m
Zander m
Anita m
Christa m
Paul R 6,023 m
Rick C 6,189 m
Diana 6,500 m
Rivka 6,700 m
Jim 7,500 m
David T 8,000 m
Ronnie 8,100 m
Steven 8,698 m
Rebecca 10,000 m
David A 10,991 m
Mike G 12,324 m
Jay 15,299 m
Steven 17,455 m
Norton 20,000 m
Ron 21,097 m
Stuart 21,097 m
Ed 50,000 m

[Kona2]

Welcome to new teammate Steve G of Ferndale GBR! We wish you many great rowing and/or ski-erging sessions and much good camaraderie!

Ready to get back to some semblance of a routine? Hooboy! I am there....ready to move to the next milestone! Well, the January Virtual Team Challenge will provide the opportunity to set a pace for yourself, and to get after those new year's goals. First, though, we have to have our Virtual Team Room New Year's Party. How does that work? We have a team bartender who takes the orders for the beverages of choice - and many of these are certainly galactic in nature. Then, on New Year's Eve, those who wish pop into the team forum with a comment or two or three. The next day, the VTC starts and we're off and rowing and ski-erging! Whoop, whoop will certainly be the theme! Any volunteers for team bartender this year?

Season meters as of 240/365 = 86,512,465 m

Total meters on the day = 629,515 m

Oars in space (participation) = 27 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

4.35 MM bg
3.8 MM Richard T
1.5 MM David T
1.4 MM Marie
700 K Christa
650 K Bobbie
150 K Gail W

Thanks, everyone, for rowing and ski-erging with us!

Lily 2,000 m
Gene 2,200 m
Nataliya 2,700 m
Tony m
Marty 3,500 m
Mike M m
Robyn 4,000 m
Anita 5,000 m
Christa 5,000 m
Tristan 5,000 m
Sarah 5,242 m
Marie m ... a double double...
David T 6,000 m
Michelle 6,500 m
Cathie 7,000 m
Bobbie 7,055 m
Ronnie m
Rosi m
Zander m
Norma 8,110 m
Jim 8,700 m
Steven 9,112 m
Harold 10,726 m
Jay m
Stuart m
Mike G 11,998 m
Norton 12,011 m
Rick 12,516 m
Minnie m ... a palindrome
Diana 14,000 m
AJ 16,301 m
David A 18,150 m
Luna 21,721 m
Ron 25,097 m
bg 31,049 m
Gail 87,500 m
Steve G 87,740 m
Richard T 121,447 m ... not sure what to call over 100K in a day....I'll have to check our database to see what we've called it in the past...

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and hooyah! Congratulations, Cathie, on achieving a TWO million meter rowing season! We wish you many, MANY more!!

[Kona2]

Coming soon to an erg near YOU....join the Luna-Tic Virtual Team Challenge !

Like other team challenges, you have to select join this team in order to be a Lunie rower! When next in your logbook, go to the teams section, then scroll down to the Virtual Team Challenge, and click the link that gets you to the Lunie mothership.....


Season meters as of 241/365 = 86,883,016 m

Total meters on the day = 370,551 m

Oars in space (participation) = 24 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

4.8 MM Ron
4.15 MM Ed
2.0 MM Cathie
900 K Zander
700 K Diana
600 K Norma
400 K Tony

Thanks, everyone, for rowing and ski-erging with us!

Lily 1,500 m
Gene 2,500 m
Nataliya 3,000 m
Tony m
Marty m
Luna 5,083 m
Cathie m ..and double double gets her to double one million for the season!
Anita m
Christa m
Ted 6,000 m
Marie m ... a palindrome...all in green...
Rivka 6,500 m
Steve G 6,592 m
Diana 7,000 m
Sorin 8,000 m
Stephen 8,641 m
Norma m
Rosi 9,000 m
Jim m
Michelle 10,000 m
Robyn 10,000 m
Norton 10,012 m
Greg C 10,307 m
Zander 11,000 m
AJ 11,007 m
Dan W 11,528 m
Ronnie 12,000 m
Mike G 12,079 m
Minnie 12,330 m
Jay 13,000 m
Andrea 13,541 m
Ken G 20,000 m
Ron 25,097 m
bg 25,224 m
Ed 50,000 m ... supernova! again !

[danwho]

Looks like we can save Stanley for next year.

[Kona2]

Too funny ! That will go well with my dang, got a flat sentiments ! I dont think I ever named a reindeer Stanley.....but we did have one named Stewball after the racehorse song...

[Kona2]

On your marks.....

A team forum anniversary of sorts for me....I joined on this day six years ago....lured by the Virtual Teams Challenge, and knowing that I needed to belong to a team to participate. See what happens when the erg addiction strikes!

Welcome back for the 2014 season to Chuck - always good to see returning teammates! AND....I see that Baz has signed on for the Virtual Team Challenge, so perhaps he is healed up and ready to row!

Season meters as of 242/365 = 87,337,994 m

Total meters on the day = 454,978 m

Oars in space (participation) = 27 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

2.6 MM Jay K
1.8 MM Jim
800 K Harold
500 K Howard .... a cool half million!
350 K Mike G
150 K Gene
100 K Steve G

Thanks, everyone, for rowing and ski-erging with us!

Lily 1,800 m
Rich M 2,500 m
Gene m
Tony m
Nataliya 4,000 m
Marty m a double double!
Mike M 5,000 m
Tris 5,000 m
Ken G 5,396 m
K2 5,612 m
Robyn 6,000 m
Mike G 6,021 m
Rick 6,152 m
Bobbie 6,300 m
Anita 6,500 m
Steve G 6,701 m
Cathie 7,000 m
Diana 7,500 m
Rivka 9,000 m
Steven D 9,072 m
Christa 9,500 m
Marie m
Pat S 10,018 m
Greg C 10,419 m
Zander m
Stephen 11,054 m
Norma m
Rosi 11,235 m
David T 12,000 m
Harold 12,068 m
Howard 12,141 m
Ronnie 12,500 m
Michelle 17,500 m
Jay 20,000 m
Norton 20,000 m
Ron 21,097 m
Ed 25,000 m
Chuck 36,000 m
Jim 72,104 m not sure if this is a one day mega-row, or perhaps two....regardless, it is a MAMMOTH set of meters....

[brotherjim]

72104-my zipcode. I was home alone, set the counter, listened to about 8 hours of Beatles music, and rowed. I took 5 five minute breaks.
Wishing everyone a Happy and healthy new year.