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

[BAZzy]

i can't keep up with all the milestones...woooooo hooooo and congrats everyone :}

And I'll second BG!

Wet day in the Harbour City...Cheers, Baz

[brotherjim]

Congrats Ronnie on joining the bathtub brigade.
What an awful winter weather season. Stay warm to all in the path of new storms.

[Kona2]

Congratulations, Ronnie, on achieving HALF A MILLION meters in the Virtual Team Challenge....and getting that special bathtub...you're lucky number 7 ! Flying the flag of Jamaica!

[Luna]

Congratulations, Ronnie, on achieving HALF A MILLION meters in the Virtual Team Challenge....and getting that special bathtub...you're lucky number 7 ! Flying the flag of Jamaica!

Way to Row Ronnie

[Kona2]

Day 21 or 22 of 31 .... the gap between 3 and 4 gets closer...

AWL is giving us a run for the meters....and has closed the gap considerably in the last two days. Today would be a good day to throw down some big numbers !! 73 canoeists in the virtual waters, 36 with oars, and 7 bathtubs ! Go Lunies !!

1 FRENCH INDOOR ROWERS TEAM Virtual Club 26,524,874 373 71,112
2 Community Rowing, Inc On-Water Club 23,770,679 335 70,957
3 LUNA-TICS Virtual Club 22,056,807 140 157,549
4 Age Without Limits Virtual Club 21,718,328 222 97,830
5 Greenwich Crew On-Water Club 13,297,735 122 108,998

Four new canoeists today! Congratulations to Liz, Kirk, Sarah A, and Douglas on achieving 100,000 m in the Challenge and grabbing a canoe !!


. . . . . . . . . . . . . Kirk W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liz O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


. . . . . . . . . . . . . Douglas G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and hooyah! We have ANOTHER meter millionaire to celebrate! Congratulations, Scott, on achieving another ONE million meter rowing season ! We wish you many, MANY more!

[Kona2]

... Way to row, Douglas !! Well done !



I'm pretty sure this is a FIRST ever! Shine on, shine on, shine on !! Definitely a hooyah moment !!

[Kona2]

Nothing like a team Challenge to bring on the MULTIPLE milestones to celebrate....you think YOU'RE having trouble keeping up with them .....whoa. Feels like one of those fast flip page books where the numbers just FLY BY.....but it's all GOOD STUFF !!!

Deep space mysteries abound...I have a couple of Concept2 logcards on hand - just in case one gets damaged, etc. When I put the logcard into the PM3 yesterday, I realized it was a card that I hadn't used too often. Then when I went to upload it, I realized it had my initials but had someone else's ID number...a Sam Ward. Who is Sam Ward and what is he doing on my logcard? My uploaded meters went off into cyberspace and promptly loaded to Sam's account (one assumes). Had to go into the settings and change the ID number back to me...then my meters had to be reposted so I would get credit for them....maybe Sam is/was a tester at Concept2?

Season meters as of 265/365 = 115,040,575 m

Total meters on the day = 920,357 m

Oars in space (participation) = 36 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

5.5 MM Ron
5.05 MM Ed
3.2 MM Jay
3.1 MM David A
2.6 MM Norton
2.4 MM Jim
2.35 MM Rosi
1.85 MM Minnie
1.65 MM Rivka
1.55 MM Anita
1.2 MM Sam
1.2 MM Robyn
1.15 MM Luna
1.15 MM Christa
1.05 MM Stuart
1.0 MM Scott
900 K Ted C-G
850 K Marty
800 K Pat S
650 K Mike G
600 K Sarah A
550 K Elton
350 K Douglas with a FULL marathon
250 K Tristan

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

Jeff M 2,627 m
Tony m
Kevin 4,500 m
Barry S 5,000 m
Gene 5,000 m
K2 5,000 m
Mike C 5,000 m
Robert 5,000 m
Tristan 6,000 m
Guinan Jane 6,015 m
Bobbie 6,700 m
Danno 7,000 m
Stuart 7,000 m
Sarah A 7,484 m
Nataliya 7,500 m
Karyn 7,714 m
David W (GBR) 7,715 m
Melissa 8,000 m
Baz 10,000 m
Peter H 10,000 m
Rick C 10,000 m
Steve G 10,000 m
Michelle 10,055 m
Terry M 10,169 m
Pat S m
Minnie m ...a palindrome !
Luna 11,408 m
Lily 11,726 m
Norma m ... a palindrome !
Katerina 13,000 m
Tom M 13,000 m
Scott 14,500 m
Diana 15,000 m
Jodie 15,000 m
Rivka 15,000 m
Sarah H 15,000 m
Anita 16,000 m
Christa 16,000 m
Harold 16,780 m
Reba 16,818 m
David A 17,091 m
Elton 18,000 m
Zander 18,000 m
Cathie 20,000 m
Marie 20,000 m
Sam 20,000 m
Richard T 20,071 m
Robyn m
Ted C-G 21,567 m
Jay 22,000 m
Ronnie 23,000 m
Mike G 23,449 m
Dan W m
Ed 25,000 m
Norton 30,000 m
bg 30,234 m
Jim 32,016 m
Ron m
Douglas 42,195 m
Rosi 60,195 m .. full marathon in here, too !

[dgoforth]

... Way to row, Douglas !! Well done !



I'm pretty sure this is a FIRST ever! Shine on, shine on, shine on !! Definitely a hooyah moment !!

Thank you! You are correct, this is my first ever full marathon. While I'm a little sore today, I'm really dreading tomorrow. Maybe it's because I'm still new at this, but I don't know how people do marathons on a regular basis. The time commitment alone is prohibitive - much less the physical tax. I tip my cap to those of you who churn those out frequently.

[Kona2]

Thank you! You are correct, this is my first ever full marathon. While I'm a little sore today, I'm really dreading tomorrow. Maybe it's because I'm still new at this, but I don't know how people do marathons on a regular basis. The time commitment alone is prohibitive - much less the physical tax. I tip my cap to those of you who churn those out frequently.

Many of us, after completing the first one...swear that it will be a cold day before we do another...and then the marathon challenge comes around or Marathon Fever sweeps through the Good Ship Luna-Tic, and dang if we're not back on the erg or the ski-erg cranking out another one! I think it takes psychological grit, and a good seat cushion. Some watch movies (note that is a plural) while they get through it...and stand up and walk around for at least 30 seconds every hour or so that you're on task. Mega-distances aren't for everyone - and they are especially tough for those who are doing their workouts in a gym where you can't always get the machine for longer than 30 minutes or an hour....or you can't take a quick bathroom break because it's too far away at the gym (no porta potties along the erg course!). That's why we celebrate them big time...don't forget to send in for your MARATHON pin....because you can get one a rowing year, and will be eligible to get another one in May 2014 during the marathon challenge...(just planting a thought there...I'll do one if Minnie does)....



And, while Concept2 can't afford to ship out marathon mugs any more, these are available on Cafe Press if you feel like you need a special glass to quaff that post-marathon beverage....

[Kona2]

When I posted the new canoeists earlier today, I couldn't locate the caricatures for Kirk and Douglas. I sent out a HELP call to AJ, and he told me which graphics set they were in (told you it gets tough to keep these things all straight!)....so HERE the caricatures are for Kirk and Douglas!


. . . . . . . . . . . . . Kirk W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .




. . . . . . . . . . . . . Douglas G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[BAZzy]

... Way to row, Douglas !! Well done !



I'm pretty sure this is a FIRST ever! Shine on, shine on, shine on !! Definitely a hooyah moment !!

Thank you! You are correct, this is my first ever full marathon. While I'm a little sore today, I'm really dreading tomorrow. Maybe it's because I'm still new at this, but I don't know how people do marathons on a regular basis. The time commitment alone is prohibitive - much less the physical tax. I tip my cap to those of you who churn those out frequently.

Well done Doug, awesome effort!

Cheers, Baz

[Kona2]

Good one Da Do Ron Ron ...

[dgoforth]

Some watch movies (note that is a plural) while they get through it...

Thank you for all of the info on the marathons! While I like rowing, I can't imagine that I would be nearly invested without my beloved Netflix. For years, I've asked friends to recommend Netflix hosted TV series that they feel are highly addictive/entertaining/fast paced. I then adopt those series as my cardio shows where the rule is that I can only watch them when I'm on the treadmill, treadclimber, or as of October, the rowing machine. Maybe it's my personality type, but I am highly motivated to work out in order to see what happens next in one of my shows. With that in mind, it helps to pick a series with season/series long story lines to help coax you into that additional 47 minutes on the machine. It also helps if it includes a lot of details and dialogue to pull me and help me forget that I'm on the machine.

So far, these are my completed (or at least caught up with Netflix) series:
- Dead Like Me (not sure I would do this one again)
- Firefly
- Sons of Anarchy (completely underrated drama with cliffhangers on nearly every episode)
- Breaking Bad

Currently, I'm watching "Luther" a great detective series from the BBC. In fact, 3.5 episodes of Luther carried me through the marathon.

For those who are interested in this motivational tactic, here are a few other series that I wish I would have saved for cardio due to their continued and addictive story lines:
- 24
- The Sopranos
- House of Cards
- Sherlock Holmes (newer BBC version) - for your longer sessions

Just my $0.02

DG

[just27]

...don't forget to send in for your MARATHON pin....because you can get one a rowing year, and will be eligible to get another one in May 2014 during the marathon challenge...(just planting a thought there...I'll do one if Minnie does)...

Oh, you are so ON, Mz. Astrogator. May's a Marathon date ... even if I have to fit it around that bowling-alley wedding we're attending in New Orleans!

... I can't imagine that I would be nearly invested without my beloved ... Netflix hosted TV series that are highly addictive/entertaining/fast paced. ... So far, these are my completed ... series:

- Dead Like Me (not sure I would do this one again)
- Firefly
- Sons of Anarchy (completely underrated drama with cliffhangers on nearly every episode)
- Breaking Bad
- "Luther" a great detective series from the BBC. In fact, 3.5 episodes of Luther carried me through the marathon.

... here are a few other series that I wish I would have saved for cardio ... :
- 24
- The Sopranos
- House of Cards
- Sherlock Holmes (newer BBC version) - for your longer sessions

Gasp ... a true kindred spirit. I'm with you, on most of your selection. I only got through the Luther pilot ... he's a disturbing man! I rewatch Firefly at least twice a year, plus Serenity ... I have Justified in my go-to list. And, I must admit, Hawaii Five-O.