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

[Drivetofast]

K2 You deserve a raise. You have been on this site for hours.

[Kona2]

MORE milestones....can you believe it ?!!

There are those of us who talk about getting ready to do a marathon (that would be me), and then there are those who just do them. We have several who followed the "Just Do It" philosophy today!
Congratulations to Robyn, Richard T, Marie, and Elton on throwing down full marathons and full moons. And it was a school night, too.

Season meters as of 268/365 = 118,295,843 m

Total meters on the day = 1,210,483 m (BIG NUMBER!)

Oars in space (participation) = 41 percent (ANOTHER BIG NUMBER)

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

5.65 MM Ron
5.1 MM Ed
5.0 MM bg
4.35 MM Richard T
3.3 MM Jay
2.7 MM Ronnie
2.5 MM Cathie
2.5 MM Jim
2.3 MM Walter
1.9 MM Minnie
1.9 MM Marie
1.7 MM Rivka
1.25 MM Robyn
1.2 MM Luna
950 K Sarah H
700 K David W (AZ)
650 K Elton
600 K Bernie (NZL)
550 K Tom M
500 K Terry M
300 K Steve G
200 K Jeff G

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

Jeff M 2,024 m
Karyn 2,498 m
Tristan 3,000 m
Tony m
Darren 4,317 m
Kevin 4,500 m
Barry S 5,000 m
Rebecca 5,000 m
Sorin 5,000 m
Tom M 5,000 m
Gene m .. a palindrome... reads the same front to back !
David T 6,000 m
James S 6,000 m
Jie Jie 6,000 m
Andrea 6,051 m
Stephen m
Bobbie 8,000 m
Marty 8,000 m
Melissa 8,000 m
Nataliya 8,000 m
David W (AZ) 9,425 m
Ken G 10,000 m
Rick C 10,000 m
Steve G 10,000 m
Tim K 10,000 m
K2 m
Danno 11,313 m
Minnie m
Michelle 12,000 m
Sam 12,000 m
Jodie m
Lily m
Greg C 12,599 m
Steven D 13,319 m
Katerina m
Anita 14,000 m
Christa 14,000 m
Kristine 14,000 m
Pat S 14,180 m
David A 14,707 m
Harold 15,000 m
Dominic 15,243 m
Rosi 15,500 m
Rivka m .. a double double of sorts..
Sarah A 17,424 m
Walter 17,760 m
Sarah H 18,000 m
Zander 18,000 m
Cathie 20,000 m
Scott 20,000 ,m
Bernie (NZL) 21,066 m
Diana 21,097 m
bg 22,124 m
Terry M 22,308 m
Guinan Jane 24,112 - I do detect a bit of the galactic gauntlet thrown....
Ed 25,000 m
Jay 25,000 m
Norma m..a palindrome...
Ronnie 31,097 m
Ron 33,097 m
Luna 34,324 m
Mike G TMITWH 37,401 m
Jim 38,000 m
Elton 42,195 m
RIchard T m
Marie 58,055 m
Robyn 62,195 m
Jeff G 114,394 m

[bg]

Very nice job on the bathtubs, AJ. And great job to all those who have put in the effort to achieve one. Way to row. In the past, what was the largest number of tubs earned in this challenge?

The answer you seek is hidden in the forum pages....


Ok. I went back....waaaaay back....to the 2011 Concept2 season, which appears to be the first time AJ introduced canoes, oars and bathtubs. I believe million meter boats were introduced in 2012 season.
Over the years, I find that I have highlighted different things - and that the graphics that AJ might have used in 2010 or 2011 are gone, baby, gone. I don't have the overall numbers of people who made it to canoes and/or paddles - a statistic that is important to me today. I do have the 500K and above numbers and names. The bottom line is that we have the potential for this to be our best VTC ever with the most in the ARMOONDA, the most meter totals, best VTC finish, and most in the bathtub brigade.

thanks for looking up all these bathtubs :}

[Kona2]

Cathie Chugak

Hooboy! Another bathtub joins the brigade - and it's flying the flag of Alaska! This is Cathie's FOURTH year in a row to achieve tub status (and there were a couple of million meter boat years in there, too!). Powerhouse! Congratulations!

[Calamity]

Do the ducks have meaning in the bathtubs? I remember a few years ago we were competing with Ducks in a row and i had the kids do a video to "All the ducks are swimming in the water" by lemon jelly (Chris perhaps suggested this song?)

[just27]

Do the ducks have meaning in the bathtubs? I remember a few years ago we were competing with Ducks in a row and i had the kids do a video to "All the ducks are swimming in the water" by lemon jelly (Chris perhaps suggested this song?)

... now that you've reminded me about that song, I have to share! Very trippy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqemAUCYVsY

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and hooyah ! While busy paddling toward that hot tub, bg just happened to earn another personal milestone of FIVE million meters for the 2014 rowing season. Simply amazing!
Congratulations, bg ! We wish you many, MANY more !!
Rub-a-dub-dub, Five mill and a tub Congratulations bg
Da Do Ron Ron

Hahahaha - that is too funny!

[bg]

Whoop, whoop and hooyah ! While busy paddling toward that hot tub, bg just happened to earn another personal milestone of FIVE million meters for the 2014 rowing season. Simply amazing!
Congratulations, bg ! We wish you many, MANY more !!

And, to save your Bathtub Brigade caricature to your desktop, right click on the image and hit save as....and put it into whatever picture folder you want to ! Or you could put your image on a tee shirt or whatever you want....would be good on one of your running hats....

thanks for the thanks....it helps soooo much to row with you all....andinfo...i don't have a mouse.....i'm on a macbook...

[Drivetofast]

BG Just double click track pad.

[Kristine Strasburger]

REQUEST for all teammates who will be joining the Military Challenge: Please do NOT change your affiliation until FEBRUARY 4th ... after all the meters are calculated for the Virtual Team Challenge ! Teams have until February 3rd at midnight to enter their team meters. In the last few years, it has often been a number of 20,000 m or LESS that determines team placement.

Your military challenge meters will still be credited back to the meters rowed for February 1st, so your temporary duty affiliation won't lose out.

Thank you.

Thanks for this reminder, Jan. It wouldn't hurt to post it again on the 31st., and 1st. And thanks for researching the tubs. I didn't mean to have you spend a lot of time on it. I thought maybe you had the numbers on a master galactic spreadsheet somewhere.

Great job rowing, Team. Congratulations to all.

[Calamity]

... now that you've reminded me about that song, I have to share! Very trippy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqemAUCYVsY[/quote]


I think this link has better sound: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8yx4k4t ... hmgHugWuL9

I do have the song on my i pod and row to it on occasion.

[Kona2]

Whoa...Norma's burning up the erg wheel this past month as she rockets first to the ONE million milestone, then finds out there's a Bathtub Brigade a couple of weeks ago, and stratospheric meters follow...yep, it was a sonic boom! Congratulations, Norma, on completing 500,000 m in the Virtual Team Challenge. Your hot tub awaits !


Norma Delaney

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and hooyah! Anita has earned her first ever bathtub (at least according to my list!) by completing 500,000 m in this virtual team challenge. Way to row !!


Anita Holub

[Kona2]

Woohoo and hooyah !! Congratulations, Christa !! Christa has completed 500,000 m in the VTC and claimed her bathtub! Way to row !!


Christa Krause

[normadelaney]

Whoa...Norma's burning up the erg wheel this past month as she rockets first to the ONE million milestone, then finds out there's a Bathtub Brigade a couple of weeks ago, and stratospheric meters follow...yep, it was a sonic boom! Congratulations, Norma, on completing 500,000 m in the Virtual Team Challenge. Your hot tub awaits !


Norma Delaney

Thanks K2!
AJ, I love it--thanks so much!