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

[BShev]

New to indoor rowing, just joined your Team for the Virtual Team Challenge.

My wife's maiden name was Looney, so this team was an easy choice.

[TedCG]

Welcome to all the new and returning Luna-tics, and much belated kudos for all the great milestones, and especially to our navigator Kona2, with thanks for all the greatly appreciated stats.
Way to row, everybody! Now let us kick some VTC ...meters.

[Kona2]

New to indoor rowing, just joined your Team for the Virtual Team Challenge.

My wife's maiden name was Looney, so this team was an easy choice.

Welcome!

[Kristine Strasburger]

Whoa! I just got done with my row, logged my meters ( a half marathon) and then checked in here. Looks like the number 21097 was in the stars today, and I didn't even know it. Eerie.

A great big lunar welcome to the new team mates ! Great to have you aboard!

[Drivetofast]

Is this the one we get canoes

[Kona2]

Is this the one we get canoes

Haven't verified what our resident artist AJ has time for and/or interest in doing artwork specific for this year's Virtual Team Challenge. We do have artwork for canoes, and have generally awarded those at the 100K milestone for individuals in the challenge. At 200K, we have put a native rower in the canoe....and then you can earn a paddle. We have some teammates' caricatures, but certainly not all of them in our media library - since some people have just joined. In this way, we build what is fondly known as our ArMOONda - filled with teammates who are helping get as many meters as we can accumulate (and having some fun with it).

I do know that we will not be awarding anything but canoes until after the lock in date. We respect our resident artist's time and work - and it's been no fun in the past to have someone take their caricature and row elsewhere for the Challenge. Since AJ hasnt signed on for the VTC himself yet, I'll ping him and ask.

[Kona2]

Day 2 or 3 of 31.....

1 LUNA-TICS Virtual Club 1,416,306 89 15,914
2 Age Without Limits Virtual Club 1,235,389 138 8,952
3 Free Spirits Virtual Club 619,182 88 7,036
4 ANCIENTS Virtual Club 577,156 36 16,032
5 Community Rowing, Inc On-Water Club 519,574 253 2,054

Great individual progress being made by our Challenge Team members! Here's a link to the specific numbers: http://log.concept2.com/team/profile.asp?rt_index=2537

Meanwhile, welcome back to returning teammates Sam J and Sarah H....and to new teammate Jie Jie T. Always good to see returning and new names on the team roster!

Season meters as of 246/365 = 92,394,960 m

Total meters on the day = 2,178,588 m

Oars in space (participation) = 32 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

4.95 MM Ron
4.5 MM bg
3.95 MM Richard T
2.85 MM David A
2.15 MM Ronnie
1.85 MM Jim
1.45 MM Michelle
800 K Kristine
750 K Christa
650 K Norma
500 K Jane
200 K Gail

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

Luna m ...and it is January 2, 2014 !
Reba m ...and it is January 2...2014!
Lily m ... Happy New Year! Now to remember to write 2014 instead of 2013...
Tony m
Gene 3,500 m
Jie Jie 4,973 m
Kevin 5,000 m
Mike M 5,000 m
Paul R 6,368 m
Stuart m .. a double double of a different sort
Steve G 6,796 m
Marty 7,002 m
Jeff D 7,026 m
Gail 7,500 m
Andrea 7,704 m
Bobbie m ....may the luck of 2014 be good !
K2 m
Bernie 8,032 m
Nataliya 9,500 m
Baz 10,000 m
Robert H 10,000 m
Ted 10,000 m
Tristan 10,000 m
Chip 10,083 m
Terry M 10,151 m
Stephen 10,185 m
Sarah A 11,532 m
Guinan 14,103 m
David A 14,480 m
Diana 15,000 m
Rivka 15,000 m
Howard 15,187 m
Cathie 16,000 m
Karyn 16,916 m
Mike G 17,509 m
Anita 18,000 m
Christa 18,500 m
Ken G 20,000 m
Ronnie 20,000 m
Zander 20,000 m
Katerina 21,097 m
Kristine 21,097 m
Marie 21,098 m
Jay 21,099 m
Robyn 22,397 m
Norma m ... hooboy!
Jim 24,399 m
bg 30,062 m
Richard T 30,154 m
Michelle 42,195 m
Ron 50,195 m
Sarah H 576,097 m
Sam 884,199 m

[Drivetofast]

Donating blood today, so light rowing day. I learned something really cool during this blood drive. I found our that I am "CMV negative" which makes my blood especially good for transfusions for infants
Welcome to all the new members and welcome back to old friends.
Da Do Ron Ron

Your a good Man Ron. I hope they gave you some Firewood

[BAZzy]

Another glorious start to the day with a 10,000 metre row and then a bike ride down to Nobby’s Beach, Newcastle, Australia for a swim and surf with TomO, followed by hot chips and tomato sauce; and all before 8:00am…

Whoops sorry Janet, meant to say healthy muesli and yoghurt.

And some great rowing happening from team Luna-tics.

Cheers, Baz

[DavidA]

Whew. Had to get to my magical 11,111,111 lifetime meters before the midnight hour.....time-bending properties, Mr. Tomorrow.....we are definitely a futuristic team! Can't wait to see what kinds of stories we have coming up! Happy and healthy new year to all!

Woo hoo!!
Congratulations.
What is the next 'peak' on the horizon?

David

[Kona2]

Woohoo and hooyah! AJ has confirmed that he is willing to do a few new caricatures for those who reach 200K in the Virtual Team Challenge! So, if you are working towards that goal, know that we will need to have a team profile photo posted for that purpose. Or, if you'd rather not do that, we have a couple of generic natives. Must say, though, that the caricatures can be very fun. If you reach the goal of 200K with a half moon or a full moon, I believe that we can put that in the sky by the canoe bow.

We'll award the caricatures after the 15th of the month, but I do encourage everyone to get as many meters in as you can! Always a good Challenge with many, many good teams to give us a row and skierg challenge for our team spot !

Similar to the Holiday Challenge, at 100K you can earn your canoe and a generic native. At 200K, you can earn a caricature AND a paddle...which, of course, helps you go farther faster. Adaptive rowers can choose to get their canoe at 50K. Jim, if you'll let me know choices there, it will help.

[Kona2]

Day 3 or 4 of 31....the Challenge tightens up!

Hooboy! We are off to a good start in what promises to be a highly competitive Virtual Team Challenge! We can expect that there will be a lot of volatility in team standings during the first two weeks of the Challenge, as teams gather teammates. Most of us know that the last two weeks of the Challenge tend to define what we're made of as teams and as individual contributors to those teams - because it will be a close finish. Put in as many meters as you can comfortably do...and then add a few that are harder to do!

Some people add ten or 15 minutes to their daily rowing and/or ski-erging sessions during the Challenge as a way to consistently add a few more meters. Others jump in with mega-meters and lots of what we call half moons (half marathon distances that may or may not be completed in one session). It doesn't matter what you contribute - it just matters that you participate and enjoy the virtual challenge and its camaraderie!

For teammates who are coming off of injuries, take it E-A-S-Y as you get back in the erg saddle. It is a long Challenge, and there is still time for guts and glory. We'll save the "go out in a blaze of glory" for the last day!


1 LUNA-TICS Virtual Club 2,161,249 94 22,992
2 Age Without Limits Virtual Club 2,024,410 149 13,587
3 Free Spirits Virtual Club 1,248,408 100 12,484
4 HAVK Mladost On-Water Club 1,194,647 200 5,973
5 FRENCH INDOOR ROWERS TEAM Virtual Club 1,106,214 202 5,476

Great rowing (and skierging!) by our 94 teammates in the Virtual Team Challenge. Here's a link to the individual contributions http://log.concept2.com/team/profile.asp?rt_index=2537

And, we have our first canoe in the virtual waters as Richard T hits the 100,000 m contribution milestone: remember that 100K is the basic canoe and basic native...caricatures later...


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Tessier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

To the canoes, team....to the canoes !!

[Kona2]

Jamaica !

"Hardships there are but the land is green and the sun shineth" is the symbolism of the Flag. Black stands for hardships overcome and to be faced; Gold, for natural wealth and beauty of sunlight; and Green stands for hope and agricultural resources".




Whoop, whoop and hooyah! It's always great when a personal milestone is reached during one of our Challenges - gives us all an extra boost as we celebrate the accomplishment. Congratulations, Zander, on achieving yet another one million meter season! We wish you many, MANY more!!

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and hooyah! Richard T might be seeing a lot of snowflakes about now since he is in one of the areas of the US that is under winter storm watch. Well, we know he is keeping a good supply of firewood! Skierg and rowing machine both used by this teammate to get all these meters. Congratulations, Richard T, on achieving a FOUR million meter multi-modal Concept2 season! We wish you many, MANY more!

[Kona2]

You rock, Lunies!

Welcome to new and returning teammates Fabrizio, Colin and Jodie J ! Always good to see more names on the team roster! Some may view the Luna-Tics as a large team...but we really do work to make sure everyone knows that they are an important part of the team. The more info you provide in your team profile, the easier it is for us to highlight who you are and what you do - even if you aren't one to make a lot of comments on the team forum. Just sayin...

Season meters as of 247/365 = 94,753,194 m

Total meters on the day = 2,358,234 m

Oars in space (participation) = 39 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

4.4 MM Ed
4.0 MM Richard T
2.7 MM Jay
2.05 MM Cathie
1.9 MM Rosi
1.5 MM Michelle - with a full marathon !
1.3 MM Rivka
1.2 MM Anita
1.0 MM Zander
900 K Robyn
900 K Katerina
900 K Sam
900 K Harold
750 K Brian C
700 K Marty
550 K Howard
450 K Tom M
400 K Mike G
50 K Mary O
50 K Baz

Thanks, Everyone!, for rowing and ski-erging with us! Our journey to the moon is a long one that is made shorter when we have good teammates!

Jie Jie 1,013 m
Luna 1,314 m
Reba 1,314 m
Tony m
Keith 3,891 m
Gene m ...reads the same right to left and left to right...it's a palindrome !
Tom M 4,785 m
Rachel 5,000 m
K2 5,778 m
Nataliya 6,000 m
Colin 6,080 m
Chris H 6,508 m
Kristine 6,716 m
Stuart 6,720 m
Steve G 6,795 m
Sarah A 7,259 m
Lily 7,355 m
Tristan 7,500 m
Marty m
Bobbie m ... a double double
Jeff D 8,027 m
Dennis 8,212 m
Steven D 9,490 m
Baz 10,000 m
Katerina 10,000 m
Rick C 10,000 m
Ted m ...a palindrome!
Mary O m
Andrea 10,190 m
Howard 10,249 m
Stephen 11,165 m
Pat S 11,520 m
Dan W 12,000 m
Robyn 12,000 m
David A m ... another palindrome !
Diana 15,003 m
Norma m ... really only half a pi....maybe apple today
Ken G 16,000 m
Ron m
Guinan 17,322 m ...sometimes the alter ego wins out.... "My name is Guinan. I tend bar, and I listen." Jane's world involves a lot of listening....
Rivka m
Anita 18,000 m
Sarah H 18,001 m
Christa 20,000 m
Zander 20,000 m
Cathie 21,097 m
Sam 21,097 m
Rosi m
Ronnie m
Mike G 24,377 m
Brian C 25,000 m
bg 25,682 m
Jim 28,000 m
Jay 30,044 m
Michelle 42,195 m
Richard T 44,334 m
Ed 50,000 m
Harold 63,292 m ... wowzer!
Fabrizio 465,905 m
Jodie 1,034,349 m


Another episode...

Teammate Jane noticed the Guinan nickname right away when her meters were posted, and sent a quick PM saying that perhaps Guinan was her alter ego for the Challenge. This sent me down the bunny trail of Guinan...a character that appears intermittently in the Star Trek logbooks.

Guinan was the mysterious bartender in Ten Forward, the lounge aboard the USS Enterprise-D. She was well known for her wise counsel, which had proven invaluable many times. She was an El-Aurian, a race of "listeners" who were scattered by the Borg. Q, however, once suggested that there is far more to her than could be imagined. How much is to be believed in this fun write up from the crew files ?
http://www.startrek.com/database_article/guinan