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

[Edscapade]

But now I have to wonder if the search for the better seatpad could be replaced by the search for a mo' pow'ful resuscipe.

Well, it has been too darn cold for the sugaring season to begin, so I can't make any sap beer. I could refine some of my hard cider and make some more potent apple jack. I am a little worried about getting pulled over for RUI-Rowing Under the Influence The limp is there. Going up and down stairs is particularly uncomfortable
Da Do Ron Ron[/quote]
Relax and don't over do it! The potent apple jack sounds very good! I will come over and we both get RUI- and have a lot of fun in the process!
God speed on recovery,
Ed

[Kona2]

Day 11 of 32 in the World Erg Challenge...... Have No Regrets!!

Whoop, whoop and hooyah! By the time this is posted, am sure we will have crested the LUCKY SEVEN million meter milestone ( they are ALL lucky my friends!)...and be working on our memorable eights. Good stuff, Lunies, good stuff.


1 FRENCH INDOOR ROWERS TEAM Virtual Club 10,334,701 304 33,996
2 Age Without Limits Virtual Club 9,671,653 179 54,032
3 LUNA-TICS Virtual Club 6,999,052 94 74,458
4 Free Spirits Virtual Club 6,137,551 116 52,910
5 RowPro Team Virtual Club 5,483,721 111 49,403
6 ANCIENTS Virtual Club 5,271,409 50 105,428
7 Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, In. Health Club 4,131,675 189 21,861
8 Greenville Indoor Rowing Health Club 3,929,681 140 28,069
9 Empty the Tanks Virtual Club 3,386,861 43 78,764
10 TimbukTWO Virtual Club 2,641,346 61 43,301
....
17 Overcoming Disabilities Virtual Club 1,741,596 10 174,160
....
34 Row-4-u Virtual Club 856,001 2 428,001 is Adam's team

And, most excellent! Ed's popped into the number ten spot (he was in 12 when I started this about five minutes ago!) on the individual contributors list...and Richard T has passed the Ramsters on the turn. Kind of reminds me of watching Olympic speedskating - just don't let the toe of your skate hit the guy or gal in front of you or you'll both fly off the track. Yesterday, Adam was seeing Darlene in his rear view mirror (all ergs come with one...objects are closer than they appear)...and he's added a bit of distance today. Drama! Excitement! Intensity! Oh, and don't forget PAIN, which can be our constant companion on some of these lengthy challenges.

1 Adam Mell Row-4-u M 45 838,001
2 Darlene Brennan ANCIENTS F 70 809,548
3 Richard T LUNA-TICS M 63 LTA 623,888
4 Tom Faragher Ramming Speed M 54 603,082
5 Domenic Gizzi Ramming Speed M 58 600,739
6 AL RITTER buckhorn/welland M 61 550,712
7 Nick Wardekker Empty the Tanks M 43 500,180
8 Barb Kramer buckhorn/welland F 62 492,555
9 Judy Abbott Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, In. F 72 449,024
10 Ed Church LUNA-TICS M 53 425,000

[Drivetofast]

Good Looking Teammate Adam

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and hooyah! A lucky SEVEN million ! Congratulations, Ed, on achieving a SEVEN million meter season! We wish you many, M A N Y more!!



The Camel Club is a group of fictional characters created by American novelist David Baldacci. They are the protagonists of five of his novels - The Camel Club, The Collectors, Stone Cold, Divine Justice, and Hell's Corner. The original members are Oliver Stone, Reuben Rhodes, Caleb Shaw, and Milton Farb. The four are political watch-dogs, who are always looking for conspiracies within the government. That's the opinion of Wiki...and Goodreads says: The Camel Club, a group of four dysfunctional men who investigate political conspiracies (Oliver Stone, Milton Farb, Caleb Shaw, Reuben Rhodes, and honorary member Alex Ford, a Secret Service agent), in Washington, DC. Still, the books generally get four stars of five....just in case you're looking for something to read or listen to while you erg erg erg....

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and hooyah! Hoist the pirate flag, because Roger has snagged his second million! Congratulations, Roger, on achieving a TWO million meter season! We wish you many, M A N Y more!!

[bg]

It's been a rough week and I've been out of touch so--- Congratulations on Million Meter Milestones to Adam, Michelle, Christa, bg, Danno and Ed Good on you mates to Gene and Tristan I apologize if I missed anyone. Great rowing team!
I had a bad fall last week and landed heavily on my tailbone-OUCH It is still pretty sore and it has been a challenge within the challenge to come up with a system of padding for the rower. A homemade foam pad with a "donut hole" for my tailbone seems to work the best. After the rowing sessions it has been "Triple I"--Ice, Ibuprofen and Immobilization! To add insult to injury, some ice coming off our roof whacked our satellite dish and I couldn't watch March Madness while I was rowing
Keep up the great work!
Da Do Ron Ron

ouch sending lots of healing thoughts....and once again thanks to all my teammates for all of your support....it will be a very emotional boston this year...and once again i will proudly run with luna-tics written on my arm :}

[Kona2]

Season meters as of 329/365 = 164,868,013 m

Total meters on the day = 907,892 m

Oars in space (participation) = 33 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights... Celebrations:

7.25 MM Ron
7.0 MM Ed
6.7 MM Richard T
3.3 MM Rosi
2.65 MM Marie
2.0 MM Roger
1.65 MM Adam
1.25 MM Jane
1.1 MM Howard
850 K Greg C
850 K Ross
750 K Tom M
550 K Kevin

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

Tony m
Lily 4,500 m
Tom P 4,500 m
Gene 5,000 m
Sam 5,000 m
Sorin 5,017 m
Jeff D 5,028 m
Tom M 5,449 m
Peter G 5,993 m
Bill L 6,211 m
Andrea 6,276 m
Diana 7,000 m
Marty 7,000 m
Scott 7,500 m
Todd 7,521 m
Ross 7,556 m
Stephen 7,690 m
Jodie 8,000 m
David W (AZ) 9,000 m
Collin 10,000 m
Danno 10,000 m
Greg H 10,000 m
Jeff P 10,000 m
Kevin 10,000 m
Mikkel 10,000 m
Rebecca 10,000 m
Rick C 10,000 m
Bobbie 10,025 m
Jim m
Jane m ... a palindrome
Greg C 10,505 m
Howard 10,511 m
Dan W m
David T 12,000 m
Roger 12,000 m
Steve G 12,000 m
Jon C 12,697 m
David A 14,586 m
Rivka m
Anita 15,000 m
Christa 15,000 m
Jay 15,000 m
Ken G 15,000 m
Sarah H
David W (GBR) 19,061 m
Tim K 20,000 m
Cathie 21,097 m
Harold 21,097 m
Ronnie m
bg 22,034 m
Norton 22,166 m
Marie m ...a palindrome...cool one
Rosi 24,000 m
Ron 33,097 m
Ed 75,000 m
Richard T 80,036 m
Adam 90,000 m

great rowing by all - no shamrocks or pots of gold today...leprechauns complaining

[Drivetofast]

WTG Darlene The Greatest of all Time

[bg]

wooooo hooooo and congrats roger and ed :}

[Kona2]

Day 12...of 32...MORE Lunies in the boat! Excellent !

1 FRENCH INDOOR ROWERS TEAM Virtual Club 11,888,955 307 38,726
2 Age Without Limits Virtual Club 10,570,696 181 58,402
3 LUNA-TICS Virtual Club 7,937,253 97 81,827
4 Free Spirits Virtual Club 6,780,399 118 57,461
5 ANCIENTS Virtual Club 6,114,128 52 117,579
6 RowPro Team Virtual Club 6,047,994 113 53,522
7 Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, In. Health Club 4,440,603 217 20,464
8 Greenville Indoor Rowing Health Club 4,290,847 140 30,649
9 Empty the Tanks Virtual Club 3,685,764 43 85,715
10 Borgess Health & Fitness Center Health Club 2,964,317 93 31,874
11 TimbukTWO Virtual Club 2,885,487 62 46,540
12 Rockwell Collins Recreation Center Corporate Fitness Center 2,722,872 117 23,272
13 Team Canada Virtual Club 2,641,407 50 52,828
14 Team NAS Pensacola Military Facility 2,344,555 383 6,122
15 Rowbot Fitness Health Club 2,315,561 76 30,468
16 buckhorn/welland YMCA 2,250,360 5 450,072
17 Ramming Speed Virtual Club 1,888,909 5 377,782
18 Overcoming Disabilities Virtual Club 1,875,334 10 187,533

And the UK flag is waving at the top of the individual leaderboard again as Adam reclaims the lead...this is shaping up to be an epic battle in the top five of the mix! Looks like Richard T is having to work on rodent control as the Ramsters keep chasing him. After all, you know they like their Big Wheel in the Cage of Life...and nothing like the big wheel of the erg! Meanwhile, we MUST absolutely call out some other fine performances! In a team challenge, EVERY meter counts...whether it's 100 or 10,000 - they are ALL appreciated. We do have some folks who are spending quite a bit of time at the erg.... Ed (#12), Rosi (#27), Jim (#30), Jay (#33), Marie (#36), Ron (#37), Ronnie (#51), Walter (#52), Christa (#59), Michelle (#63), Anita (#70), Roger (#72), Norton (#75), bg (#81), Rivka (#87), Sarah H (#91) and Bernie S (#109).

Right now, if you've erged 108,500 m in the Challenge...you're in the Top Ten Percent of All Challengers! And whoop, whoop and hooyah...out of the 304 people who are in the top ten percent, THIRTY of them are year-round Lunies !!!! Way to go go go !! You are all so A M A Z I N G !!!

1 Adam Mell Row-4-u M 45 900,001
2 Darlene Brennan ANCIENTS F 70 869,730
3 Richard T LUNA-TICS M 63 LTA 700,001
4 Tom Faragher Ramming Speed M 54 667,777
5 Domenic Gizzi Ramming Speed M 58 661,738

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and hooyah! Oh Canada! Congratulations, Harold, on achieving another TWO million meter season! We wish you many, M A N Y more! Way to go !!


sorry for the delay in sending up the fireworks...I thought this posting had gone through earlier today!

[Kona2]

Day 26 of 31....the Madness continues !!

Sometimes I do get carried away with my descriptions -- it's all meant in good fun, and I do hope no one takes offense. Ramming Speed went to speedsters went to ramsters in my brain. It's not overly complicated, but sometimes it feels like it could be. At any rate, assume good intentions.

Season meters as of 330/365 = 163,843,706 m

Total meters on the day = 664,850 m

Oars in space (participation) = 29 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

6.75 MM Richard T
6.05 MM bg
3.75 MM David A
3.55 MM Ronie
2.05 MM Christa
2.0 MM Harold
1.75 MM Robyn
1.7 MM Katerina
1.7 MM Sarah H
1.6 MM Rebecca
850 K Ross
650 K Karyn
250 K Greg H

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

Sam m
Lily 5,000 m
Melissa 5,000 m
Jim 5,008 m
Bobbie 5,026 m
Gene 5,400 m
Tom M 5,475 m
Cathie m
Karyn m
Diana m
David T 6,000 m
Jodie 6,000 m
Todd 7,547 m
Ross 7,590 m
Marty 8,000 m
Roger 8,000 m
Bernie 8,036 m
Collin 10,000 m
Kevin 10,000 m
Mikkel 10,000 m
Rebecca 10,000 m
Rick C 10,000 m
Greg H 10,004 m
Danno 10,096 m
Howard 10,321 m
Harold 11,000 m
Walter 11,000 m
Jane m
Dominic 11,500 m
Dan W m .. a palindrome !
Scott 12,000 m
Steve G 12,000 m
Norton 12,016 m
David W (GBR) 12,047 m
Ken G 15,000 m
Anita 15,500 m
Rivka 16,000 m
Sarah H 16,000 m
Christa 17,000 m
Chuck 20,000 m
Jay 20,000 m
Rosi 20,000 m
Katerina 21,097 m
Robyn 21,097 m
Marie m ... a palindrome !
Ronnie m
Ed 25,000 m
Ron 25,097 m
bg 25,159 m
Richard T 61,113 m

[Kona2]

Day 13 of 32....WORLD Erg Challenge....well, what about the GALACTIC Challenge?!!

Things are lookin' up! OD has moved up a spot, gained a couple of people and Lunies gained a couple of people, too. We are delighted to have more teammates! The journey is so much more interesting when it can be shared.

Meanwhile, the distinctive sights and sounds of Spring are starting to SHOW UP. RIght in the middle of suburbia here in Rocky Mountainland is a ranch supply store. One frequented by people who wear ranch working boots as part of their normal day, instead of just for dress up when the rodeo is in town. The big draw this past week has been the arrival of peeps - baby chicks of all colors and varieties, including marshmallow. You can hear those peep peeep peeps as soon as you hit the store's entrance.

Of course, up until a couple of years ago, the property behind us was filled with a lot of mooooo's when spring came around. The dogs loved the cows - although was a big deal when they spotted the first cows of spring. Dogs would come to a screeching halt on their way down the deck stairs - uncertain whether to bark or run or do both. They usually did both. The fenceline is/was a great spot for meeting new neighbors. The calves were just as curious about the dogs as the dogs were about them. Nose to nose for sure. Alas, the cows have moved to further away pastures. But I digress.


1 FRENCH INDOOR ROWERS TEAM Virtual Club 12,763,508 312 40,909
2 Age Without Limits Virtual Club 11,538,009 184 62,707
3 LUNA-TICS Virtual Club 8,458,084 98 86,307
4 Free Spirits Virtual Club 7,680,523 122 62,955
5 RowPro Team Virtual Club 6,885,573 116 59,358
6 ANCIENTS Virtual Club 6,726,871 53 126,922
7 Greenville Indoor Rowing Health Club 4,920,297 140 35,145
8 Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, In. Health Club 4,503,889 217 20,755
9 Empty the Tanks Virtual Club 3,935,950 43 91,534
10 Borgess Health & Fitness Center Health Club 3,254,183 112 29,055
....
17 Overcoming disAbilities Virtual Club 2,393,066 12 199,422

In the individual category, Adam has just hit one million meters. And, even though he is no longer part of this team, it is an impressive accomplishment that we'll celebrate!



Whoop, whoop and hooyah! Congratulations, Adam, on challenging yourself to blast through past years' performances and make a S T A T E M E N T !! That's one of the quickest one million meters we've seen! And it's a palindrome...

1 Adam Mell Row-4-u M 45 1,000,001
2 Darlene Brennan ANCIENTS F 70 971,942
3 Richard T LUNA-TICS M 63 LTA 780,584
4 Alice Taylor Borgess Health & Fitness Center F 71 780,031
5 Tom Faragher Ramming Speed M 54 753,750

Richard T is just meters ahead of Alice as they lead a small pack of folks who follow the leaders Adam and Darlene. Whew!

[Drivetofast]

Day 13 of 32....WORLD Erg Challenge....well, what about the GALACTIC Challenge?!!

Things are lookin' up! OD has moved up a spot, gained a couple of people and Lunies gained a couple of people, too. We are delighted to have more teammates! The journey is so much more interesting when it can be shared.

Meanwhile, the distinctive sights and sounds of Spring are starting to SHOW UP. RIght in the middle of suburbia here in Rocky Mountainland is a ranch supply store. One frequented by people who wear ranch working boots as part of their normal day, instead of just for dress up when the rodeo is in town. The big draw this past week has been the arrival of peeps - baby chicks of all colors and varieties, including marshmallow. You can hear those peep peeep peeps as soon as you hit the store's entrance.

Of course, up until a couple of years ago, the property behind us was filled with a lot of mooooo's when spring came around. The dogs loved the cows - although was a big deal when they spotted the first cows of spring. Dogs would come to a screeching halt on their way down the deck stairs - uncertain whether to bark or run or do both. They usually did both. The fenceline is/was a great spot for meeting new neighbors. The calves were just as curious about the dogs as the dogs were about them. Nose to nose for sure. Alas, the cows have moved to further away pastures. But I digress.


1 FRENCH INDOOR ROWERS TEAM Virtual Club 12,763,508 312 40,909
2 Age Without Limits Virtual Club 11,538,009 184 62,707
3 LUNA-TICS Virtual Club 8,458,084 98 86,307
4 Free Spirits Virtual Club 7,680,523 122 62,955
5 RowPro Team Virtual Club 6,885,573 116 59,358
6 ANCIENTS Virtual Club 6,726,871 53 126,922
7 Greenville Indoor Rowing Health Club 4,920,297 140 35,145
8 Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, In. Health Club 4,503,889 217 20,755
9 Empty the Tanks Virtual Club 3,935,950 43 91,534
10 Borgess Health & Fitness Center Health Club 3,254,183 112 29,055
....
17 Overcoming disAbilities Virtual Club 2,393,066 12 199,422

In the individual category, Adam has just hit one million meters. And, even though he is no longer part of this team, it is an impressive accomplishment that we'll celebrate!



Whoop, whoop and hooyah! Congratulations, Adam, on challenging yourself to blast through past years' performances and make a S T A T E M E N T !! That's one of the quickest one million meters we've seen! And it's a palindrome...

1 Adam Mell Row-4-u M 45 1,000,001
2 Darlene Brennan ANCIENTS F 70 971,942
3 Richard T LUNA-TICS M 63 LTA 780,584
4 Alice Taylor Borgess Health & Fitness Center F 71 780,031
5 Tom Faragher Ramming Speed M 54 753,750

Richard T is just meters ahead of Alice as they lead a small pack of folks who follow the leaders Adam and Darlene. Whew!

Wow I can't believe This

[Kona2]

It's STILL Madness....buckle up!

Lunies still in the hunt for shamrocks, pots of gold...and maybe, just maybe....a prize! Or have we used our team quota?

Season meters as of 331/365 = 164,721,078 m

Total meters on the day = 877,372 m

Oars in space (participation) = 31 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

7.3 MM Ron
7.1 MM Ed
6.85 MM Richard T
4.55 MM Jay
3.7 MM Jim
2.7 MM Marie
2.4 MM Anita
2.4 MM Minnie
2.4 MM Rivka
1.6 MM Sam
1.55 MM Ken G
1.4 MM Marty
1.35 MM AJ
1.1 MM Kristine
300 K Collin

Thanks, EVERYONE, for rowing and ski-erging with us!! And, for those who can't row right now...hang on....you'll be back in the saddle before you know it!


Tony m
K2 5,000 m
Paul B 5,000 m
Gene 5,200 m
Karyn 5,524 m
Sam 6,100 m
Andrea 6,272 m
Peter G 6,307 m
Tom P 6,500 m
Sarah A 6,519 m
Kristine 6,717 m
Tom M 7,025 m
Ross 7,438 m
Diana m
Jodie m
Harold m
Cathie m
Lily m ...wowzer!
Kevin 10,000 m
Rebecca 10,000 m
Tom 10,000 m
Marty m .. a palindrome!
Greg H 10,003 m
Collin 10,025 m
Bobbie 10,027 m
Sorin 10,043 m
Danno 10,197 m
Bernie 11,034 m
Walter m
Katerina 12,000 m
Scott 12,000 m
Steve G 12,000 m
AJ 12,302 m
Jane m ..a palindrome!
Roger 13,000 m
Ken G 15,000 m
Dominic 15,348 m
Marie m
David A 18,319 m
Christa 21,000 m
m ... another palindrome....hmmmm...maybe she's going to do a marathon after all...I'm doomed...
bg 22,068 m
Michelle m
Ronnie 25,500 m
Rivka m
Ron 26,097 m
Sarah H m
Rosi 28,000 m
Jay 30,000 m
Robyn 31,102 m
Anita 42,000 m
Jim 49,896 m
Ed 50,000 m
Richard T 80,583 m