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

[Kona2]

Hooboy! Time to earn some Valentines !! You'll note that the Concept2 graphic for this year's Valentine's Day Challenge has hugs, kisses, flowers and chocolate interspersed with 500 m, 1000 m, 10 sit ups and 10 push ups....

13 valentine earners... so far !

Season meters as of 285/365 = 131,668,561 m

Total meters on the day = 575,492 m

Oars in space (participation) = 27 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging RIghts...Celebrations:

6.15 MM Ron
3.65 MM Jay
2.05 MM Minnie ... with a trademark half marathon....is she in training for a full marathon ???
1.95 MM Rivka
1.6 MM Harold ...with a fine full marathon!
1.5 MM Sam
1.25 MM Rebecca
1.2 MM Sarah H
1.05 MM Ken G
550 K Paul R

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

Ben 2,514 m
G-l-o-r-i-a m
Tony m
DWheeler 3,979 m
Melissa 5,000 m
Steve G 5,000 m
David T 6,000 m
Rick 6,379 m
Nataliya m
Robyn 7,000 m
Barry S m ... a double double !
Bobbie 7,500 m
Diana 7,500 m
Ken G 7,500 m
Rosi 8,000 m
Zander 8,000 m
Dan W m ... a palindrome!
Howard 8,040 m
Mike G 10,000 m
Sam 10,000 m
Ronnie 10,055 m
Joe 10,155 m
Jim 10,200 m
Greg C 10,287 m
Jodie m ...a double double and a palindrome...!
Stephen 11,149 m
Cathie 12,000 m
Marty 12,000 m
Michelle 12,000 m
Katerina m ... a palindrome !
Baz 12,500 m
Fabrizio 13,497 m
Jon C 14,761 m
Marie 15,000 m
Rebecca 15,000 m
Rivka 15,000 m
Sarah H 15,000 m
Richard T 18,069 m
Reba 18,521 m
21,127 m
Scott 22,097 m
Paul R 24,694 m
Ron 26,097 m
Jay 30,000 m
Ed 30,600 m
Harold 42,195 m

[Kristine Strasburger]

Congratulations to the Top 10 finishers in the January Challenge. You are amazing!

[bg]

so sorry that i am soooo far behind....wooooo hooooo congrats to everyone for all those amazing milestones.....and hope everyone is safe and warm in this crazy weather...i am soooo envious of team mates who are enjoying summer....and welcome and welcome back to folks....can't believe the crash-b's are sunday....yikes...hope i'm not last....but if i am, it will still be a pr :}

[bg]

so sorry that i am soooo far behind....wooooo hooooo congrats to everyone for all those amazing milestones.....and hope everyone is safe and warm in this crazy weather...i am soooo envious of team mates who are enjoying summer....and welcome and welcome back to folks....can't believe the crash-b's are sunday....yikes...hope i'm not last....but if i am, it will still be a pr :}

Good luck Barb I think I would be close to you, if you came in last. I'm not a sprinter-built for comfort, not for speed As I move up in distance, I also move up the percentile charts in the rankings. By the way, where does the term "Crash-B" come from?
Da Do Ron Ron

here's some history-http://www.crash-b.org/web/about/c-r-a-s-h-b-history/

and here is the name- Charles River All Star Has-Beens

[BAZzy]

so sorry that i am soooo far behind....wooooo hooooo congrats to everyone for all those amazing milestones.....and hope everyone is safe and warm in this crazy weather...i am soooo envious of team mates who are enjoying summer....and welcome and welcome back to folks....can't believe the crash-b's are sunday....yikes...hope i'm not last....but if i am, it will still be a pr :}

Good luck BG...

[danwho]

bg, someone you might bump into on Sunday:
http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/96-y ... 39201.html

[Kona2]

At the Colorado Bicycle Summit all day - always good to recharge the advocacy batteries !

Season meters as of 286/365 = 132,397,010 m

Total meters on the day = 728,449 m

Oars in space (participation) = 33 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

5.65 MM Ed
2.7 MM Jay
3.4 MM David A
2.9 MM Norton
2.8 MM Cathie
2.15 MM Marie
1.9 MM Anita
1.65 MM Dan W
1.45 MM Katerina
1.25 MM Diana
1.25 MM Stuart
1.1 MM Jon C
700 K Fabrizio
400 K Baz
200 K Barry S
50 K Britt

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

Joe 500 m
Robyn m
Tony m
Jeff M 4,018 m
Tom M 4,497 m
Harold 4,500 m
Sam 5,770 m
Steven D 5,812 m
Paul R 6,215 m
Greg C 6,310 m
Rivka 6,500 m
Scott m
Barry S 6,912 m
Nataliya 7,100 m
Diana m
David W (AZ) 8,000 m
Dominic 8,000 m
Rosi m
Bernie 8,030 m
Zander 8,500 m
Sarah H 8,600 m
Marie m a double double !
Cathie 10,000 m
Ken G 10,000 m
Mike G 10,000 m
Rebecca 10,000 m
Steve G 10,000 m
Tim K 10,000 m
Howard 10,103 m
m ..hula hula palindrome
Bobbie 10,500 m
Ronnie 10,500 m
Douglas 10,577 m
Jim 11,025 m
Stephen 11,135 m
David T 12,000 m
Tristan 12,000 m
Baz 12,500 m
Anita m
bg 14,101 m ....so proud of what you're doing with the CRASH B's !!!
Jodie 14,689 m
Fabrizio 14,725 m
Dan W m..a palindrome !
Christa m
Danno 16,889 m
Katerina 17,758 m
Britt 18,521 m
Corben 18,521 m
Corey 18,521 m'
Marty 20,000 m
Norton 24,000 m
Jon C 15,724 m
David A 27,268 m
Ron m
Jay 34,000 m
Ed 55,852 m

[normadelaney]

so sorry that i am soooo far behind....wooooo hooooo congrats to everyone for all those amazing milestones.....and hope everyone is safe and warm in this crazy weather...i am soooo envious of team mates who are enjoying summer....and welcome and welcome back to folks....can't believe the crash-b's are sunday....yikes...hope i'm not last....but if i am, it will still be a pr :}

Hey Barb, if you hear a faint WOOHOO!!! coming from the south while you're competing, it might be me cheering you on from New Jersey. So cool to have a Lunie at CRASH-B!! GOOD LUCK!!

[brotherjim]

Good luck Barb,you probably will have the largest and most supportive online cheering section in history.
Not sure if anyone saw this on the news recently but they showed this 100 year young man break the one hour bike record on a track. 16miles plus! Those of you who cycle know that is a good speed to keep up. Sorry if spelling is off bad vertigo day and keyboard keeps moving, probably my cat playing head games withme

[Kona2]

.... a boatload of good hearted Lunies!! 66 Lunies total for last year in case you're wondering...

You never know when Concept2 will change up the different Valentines that you earn...and, of course, I will have to EARN one to find out the answer to this question....no....DON'T tell me! I like some surprises in my world.

Season meters as of 287/365 = 132,962,682 m

Total meters on the day = 565,672 m

Oars in space (participation) = 30 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

6.2 MM Ron
5.7 MM Ed
5.3 MM bg
2.45 MM Stephen
1.75 MM David T
1.5 MM Jodie
1.35 MM Scott
950 K mike G
900 K Elton
600 K Tim K
450 K Dominic
300 K Joe
300 K Kevin
250 K Sorin

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

Steven D 1,968 m
Lily 2,500 m
Tony m
Robby 4,008 m
Gene 5,000 m
James S 5,000 m
Terry B 5,000 m
Tom M 5,751 m
Barry S 5,758 m
David T 6,000 m
Ross 6,047 m
Greg C 6,326 m
Jeff D 6,639 m
Norma m
Bobbie 7,000 m
Nataliya 7,000 m
Diana m
Sam 7,655 m
Stephen m
Rivka 8,000 m
Rosi 8,000 m
Sarah H 8,000 m
Cathie 9,500 m
Scott m .. a double double !
Elton 10,000 m
Ken G 10,000 m
Mike G 10,000 m
Steve G 10,000 m
Tim K 10,000 m
Jim 10,800 m
Ronnie 11,000 m
Marty 11,000 m
Zander 11,000 m
Jodie m
Katerina m
Jay 13,000 m
Harold 13,611 m
Sorin 14,000 m
Dominic 15,427 m
Ben 16,507 m
Marie 17,088 m
Michelle 17,760 m
Joe 18,021 m
Luna 18,521 m
Baz 20,000 m
Norton 20,000 m
Kevin 21,509 m
Andrea 21,739 m
bg m
Ron 25,097 m
Ed m ... a palindrome !

[normadelaney]

Hahaha, K2. It's been quite a while since I've played hopscotch! Now I'll have to row the missing numbers--going forward, not coming back (12,345, not 54,321)!!!

[bg]

Good luck Barb,you probably will have the largest and most supportive online cheering section in history.
Not sure if anyone saw this on the news recently but they showed this 100 year young man break the one hour bike record on a track. 16miles plus! Those of you who cycle know that is a good speed to keep up. Sorry if spelling is off bad vertigo day and keyboard keeps moving, probably my cat playing head games withme

thanks everyone for all the support....and i love the video...i want to be that active when i grow up....and sending you healthy thoughts brother jim :}

[DavidA]

Wow! Just watched FORTY YEAR OLD Bjoerndalen win Gold in the men's 10k biathlon Inspired me to row enough to hit 26 MM lifetime. Only 14 MM to go to go around the globe
Da Do Ron Ron

Isn't that incredible!? Wow!

David

[Kona2]

Hahaha, K2. It's been quite a while since I've played hopscotch! Now I'll have to row the missing numbers--going forward, not coming back (12,345, not 54,321)!!!

Perhaps hopscotch is one of those games that you never quite forget how to play....and besides, the sidewalk chalk is a lot better these days ! Just ask AJ ... creator of many sidewalk art fests ! And...some write ups suggest that hopscotch origins go back to the Roman Empire days..when Roman soldiers in full armor would hop through 100 yard courses in order to build up strength in their training regimens. Modern day gladiators (football of the American version) now use a course of tires that they run through (hoping for one foot per tire) in order to improve their footwork...

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Season meters as of 288/365 = 133,480,618 m

Total meters on the day = 517,936 m

Oars in space (participation) = 30 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

5.75 MM Ed
3.05 MM Ronnie
2.95 MM Jim
2.95 MM Norton
2.5 MM Michelle
1.5 MM Christa
1.05 MM Ted
700 K Bernie
600 K Steven D
450 K Steve G
350 K Lily

Thanks, everyone, for rowing and skierging with us !

G-l-o-r-i-a m
Tony m
Lily m
Gene 4,110 m
K2 4,206 m
Jeff M 4,315 m
Jeff D 4,518 m
Jeff P 5,000 m
Rebecca 5,000 m
Diana 5,500 m
Bobbie m
Sam 6,000 m
Tom M 6,071 m
Paul R 6,218 m
Rick C 6,354 m
Rivka 6,500 m
Sarah 6,500 m
Barry S m
David T 7,000 m
Marty 7,000 m
Steven D 7,000 m
Nataliya 7,500 m
Marie m ... a double double...summer's coming !
Stephen 7,825 m
Scott 8,016 m
Rosi m .. a double double !
Cathie m .. a palindrome!
Dominic 10,000 m
Jon C 10,000 m
Michelle 10,000 m
Mike G (TMITWH) 10,000 m
Steve G 10,000 m
Ted 10,000 m
Bernie 10,062 m
Ronnie 11,000 m
Robyn m
Dan W m
Norma m
Jay 13,000 m
Jim m
Fabrizio 13,172 m
Ken G 15,000 m
Anita 17,700 m
Christa 19,700 m
Danno 20,000 m
Norton m
bg 25,009 m
Ed m ... a palindrome!
Ron 26,097 m
Stuart 27,021 m

[Kona2]

Lunies on the Valentine Challenge Honor Board....



We have some pretty well known bike rides here in the Rocky Mountains...Ride the Rockies, USA Pro Challenge...and I'm sure that many of our teammates have similar iconic things that bring in lots of revenue to their states and countries. The rides mentioned are pretty beasty - and conjure up mental images of racer types clad in lycra. So the Denver Post decided (with a little push from the governor and the state tourism office I'm sure) to create a ride that is billed as "for the rest of us." Truth is, you experience travel in a different way when you hike, or climb mountains or bike. And, while the Rocky Mountains are beautiful, the governor thought it would be good for riders to experience where we produce food here, to know where your food comes from before it hits the markets. That's how a ride called Pedal the Plains was born a few years ago. Flat route (although I have learned that when a route is called flat, that is usually the OVERALL assessment...but there can be some nasty little hills in the middle), rural, farmy. I probably wouldn't have thought about Pedal the Plains this early in the season (it's a September ride) except that the governor talked about it at the Bike Summit. He's a great story teller, and he didn't fail us at that meeting either.

Season meters as of 289/365 = 134,040,519 m

Total meters on the day = 559,901 m

Oars in space (participation) = 33 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

6.25 MM Ron
5.35 MM bg
4.85 MM Richard T
2.7 MM Rosi
1.7 MM Danno
1.5 MM Robyn
1.4 MM Luna
1.35 MM Norma
1.1 MM Ken G
550 K Tony
350 K Ben
100 K Robby - whoop, whoop....it's the first 100K towards your million!
50 K Collin

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

Gene 1,809 m
Lily 1,809 m
Joe 3,109 m
Tony m
Jeff D m ... a palindrome !
Nataliya m ... a double double !
Harold 5,000 m
Mike M 5,000 m
Ross 5,495 m
Diana m
Danno 6,000 m
David T 6,000 m
Marty 6,000 m
Sam 6,016 m
Paul R 6,218 m
Rick 6,280 m
Zander m
Rivka 7,000 m
Sarah H 7,000 m
Anita 8,000 m
Christa 8,000 m
Rosi m ... a palindrome !!
Bernie 8,020 m
Bobbie 8,500 m
Cathie 8,500 m
Reba m ... a palindrome !
Luna 9,505 m
Chris H 10,000 m
Collin 10,000 m
Michelle 10,000 m
Mike G 10,000 m
Rebecca 10,000 m
Steve G 10,000 m
Tim K 10,000 m
Norma m .. a palindrome !
Corey 10,391 m
Robby 10,456 m
Marie m ... a palindrome !
Ronnie m ... a palindrome !
Robyn m.. a double double with a spacer
David W (GBR) 12,051 m
m ... a palindrome !
Jay 13,000 m
Richard T m .. a palindrome !
Jodie 14,611 m
Baz 15,000 m
Ken G 15,000 m
Katerina m
Dom 15,383 m
Ben 15,543 m
Jim 18,090 m
Corben m ... getting ready for Valentine's day for sure...
Norton 24,820 m
bg 25,062 m
Ron m