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

[danwho]

I'm never quite sure what happens some days, but you just get in the groove.
Friday I did the most meters in an hour, by far, that I've done in 14 years! 15354

Sunday I actually set a PB in the FM! 2:54:37.4.

Awesome, David!! I hope you have airbags on that thing.

[Toothdoc]

I'm never quite sure what happens some days, but you just get in the groove.
Friday I did the most meters in an hour, by far, that I've done in 14 years! 15354

Sunday I actually set a PB in the FM! 2:54:37.4.

DavidA,

You are an animal! Way to pull the chain!

dunno

[Thor MW]

I'm never quite sure what happens some days, but you just get in the groove.
Friday I did the most meters in an hour, by far, that I've done in 14 years! 15354

Sunday I actually set a PB in the FM! 2:54:37.4.

Wow, nice job! hero!
LT

[Thor MW]

Well it has been a challenging time here. Again yesterday I had a power outage that lasted the whole day and hit almost half way through the HM. I lost the fan of course so it was very hot in that little room. I made a go decision at 13K and actually made a little improvement over the last HM. Today I didn’t have the internet all day until late so I couldn’t upload my workout in a timely manner for this day. Man! So that’s 2 HMs. I will shoot for one more HM if I get the urge.

It is really great to see all the Luna-Tics who have completed the HM. A few have done 8 of them. That just blows my mind and makes my butt hurt just to think of it.
Have fun all and keep on rocking.
LT

[Kona2]

Still a few days left to make your mark....


The Full Marathon: Brought to you by 12 Lunie teammates

Michael Winegarden 50 Cambridge ON CAN LUNA-TICS 1
Kristine Strasburger 50 Spirit Lake ID USA LUNA-TICS 1
Robyn Lee 38 SanFrancisco CA USA LUNA-TICS 1
Jim (Jay) Kielma Jr. 42 Hot Springs AR USA LUNA-TICS 1
Jim Kielma 61 USA LUNA-TICS 2
Douglas Goforth 40 Dickinson Tx USA LUNA-TICS 1 Not sure I've ever seen Doug post a marathon! Well done!
Daniel Cox 71 Ormond Beach FL USA LUNA-TICS 1
Ed Church 55 Doha QAT LUNA-TICS 2
Mikkel Bang Christensen 36 Sarasota FL USA LUNA-TICS 1
Tristan B 16 USA LUNA-TICS 1
David A. Alden 55 Amberley Village OH USA LUNA-TICS 1 And a personal best !
Richard 64 USA LUNA-TICS 2



The Half Marathon....brought to you by 21 Lunie teammates

Michael Winegarden 50 Cambridge ON CAN LUNA-TICS 2
David Wilson 62 Paradise Valley AZ USA LUNA-TICS 1
Kristine Strasburger 50 Spirit Lake ID USA LUNA-TICS 1
Jan Stevenson 63 Broomfield CO USA LUNA-TICS 1
Ron MacBruce 61 Brookfield VT USA LUNA-TICS 1
Robyn Lee 38 SanFrancisco CA USA LUNA-TICS 1
Christa Krause 35 Pilsen CZE LUNA-TICS 4
Jim (Jay) Kielma Jr. 42 Hot Springs AR USA LUNA-TICS 3
Jim Kielma 61 USA LUNA-TICS 8
Anita Holub 46 Pilsen CZE LUNA-TICS 3
Tammy Gwinn 35 USA LUNA-TICS 3
Roger Gwinn 36 USA LUNA-TICS 3
Steve Gooch 51 Ferndale Wales GBR LUNA-TICS 1
Chuck Eckerson 59 Little Rock AR USA LUNA-TICS 1
Dennis Dishong 59 Cleveland OH USA LUNA-TICS 1 Is this a first? I don't remember seeing one from you before...
Daniel Cox 71 Ormond Beach FL USA LUNA-TICS 1
Ed Church 55 Doha QAT LUNA-TICS 8
Mikkel Bang Christensen 36 Sarasota FL USA LUNA-TICS 1
Stuart Babendir 57 Deerfield IL USA LUNA-TICS 1
Tristan B 16 USA LUNA-TICS 2
Lawrence Arevalo 51 Houston TX USA LUNA-TICS 1
David A. Alden 55 Amberley Village OH USA LUNA-TICS 1
Richard 64 USA LUNA-TICS 3



... The Two-Fers....The Double Dippers....brought to you by 11 Lunie teammates...

Richard T
Jim
Jay
Kristine
Robyn
Tristan
David A
Mikkel
Ed
Danno
Thor

It's palindrome week....from 5/11/15 to 5/19/15 (US date writing conventions) the date read backwards and forwards reads the same. It is kind of fun to sit back (and feel like we're ahead of the game!) and watch our newscasters learn about what a palindrome is....we've known for years!!

On my way to Mesquite NV last week, I got a late start the day I left, encountered a bunch of rain, and decided to stay the night in Green River, UT. Some of you may remember our teammate Duluth Moose. One of his last canoe trips was along the Green River. In A forum posting, he suggested that if any of us ever happened to be in Green River, he highly recommended the River History Museum in Green River. I'd been by Green River several times, and had even stayed there once, but had not taken the time to stop in the museum. I took the time this year...and it was awesome. It has the kind of story that appeals to adventurers and explorers who want to go to the moon.

Turn back your history clocks to a time shortly after the Civil War ended. The year is 1869 and the map of the United States is well laid out....except for an empty space that runs from Wyoming down into Colorado. There is a presumption that the Green River, the largest tributary of the Colorado River, joins up with the Colorado somewhere....but no one has mapped the canyonlands. Enter John Wesley Powell (a one-armed Civil War veteran and geologist...) and a group of explorers with their four boats...and let the exploration begin. The museum shows a clip of their award-winning movie "Journey Into The Great Unknown." What an incredible adventure. If you are even within 100 miles of Green River, UT...make a stop. Spend the time. I'll be going back to see more of the exhibits.
http://johnwesleypowell.com/


Meanwhile, many MANY teammates were pounding out the meters with their rowing machines and ski-ergs. Welcome to all new (Janice, Nathan) and returning teammates!


Season meters as of 11/365 = 4,379,451 m

Total meters on the week = 2,660,168 m

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:


350 K Jim K
350 K Richard
250 K Ed
150 K Jay
150 K Thor
150 K Robyn
100 K Danno
100 K Will S
100 K Christa
100 K Anita
100 K Ron
100 K Steve G
100 K Roger
100 K Tammy
100 K David A - nothing like ANOTHER personal best!
50 K Danwho
50 K Chuck
50 K Mikkel
50 K Larry
50 K Mike C
50 K Kristine
50 K David T
50 K stuart
50 K Dennis
50 K Bobbie
50 K Dan O'
50 K James S
50 K Jon C

Thanks, everyone, for rowing and ski-erging with us --- and for all the celebrations while I was on vacation!

Nathan 1,534 m
Barry 2,000 m
Rachel 2,000 m
Janice 2,015 m
Mike M 5,000 m
Paul B 5,000 m
Tom M 5,000 m
Patrick 6,016 m
Gene 6,100 m
AJ 7,016 m
Lily 7,415 m
Tom R 7,474 m ..a double double
Tony m ...a palindrome for the week!
Ross 8,154 m
Jessica 10,000 m
Mitch 10,000 m
Peter G 11,169 m
Minnie m ...a palindrome ... hula hula beach girl
Rick C 12,583 m
James S 15,266 m
Steve H 20,000 m
David W 21,097 m
Mikkel 21,097 m
Kerry 22,835 m
Jane 23,014 m
Ryan 25,000 m
Jeff M 28,316 m
William H 32,400 m
Bobbie 32,440 m
Dan O' 37,786 m
David T 41,000 m
Kristine 42,195 m
Stuart 42,622 m
Jon C 42,708 m
Roger 44,597 m
Tammy 44,597 m
Sharon 46,161 m
Chuck 47,500 m
Doug 47,786 m
Christa 49,097 m
Mike C 50,021 m
Dennis 51,097 m
Anita 53,097 m
Tristan 60,194 m
Robyn 60,842 m
Danwho 63,042 m
Larry 71,904 m
Steve G 72,244 m
Thor 86,471 m
Jay 86,805 m
Will S 91,017 m
David A 94,975 m
Danno 107,810 m
Ron 111,708 m
bg 135,206 m
Ed 189,874 m
Jim 208,811 m
Richard T 209,472 m

[bg]

not sure why concept2 keeps not letting me reply.....but i'm back....great rowing everyone and welcome and welcome back to to all the new and returning luna-tics :]

[Kona2]

Just two more days to make your mark...it's the first challenge of the season, and you can't do all of them if you don't do the first one....just sayin'

Well hula, hula....Minnie has joined the ranks of the Global Marathon Lite by throwing down a half marathon. Way to go, Minnie!

Richard T becomes our first Lunie to knock out THREE full marathons. I thought the moon was awfully bright there in the eastern part of the US, although that might have just been his way of working off the angst of Brady deflategate. Fortunately, the horses are getting prepped for the Preakness and there are more positive things to look toward.

It's kind of nice to get to have some "New Year's Resolutions" at the beginning of May ! It's a whole new erging year in Concept2 land, and the Lunies are off to a grand start. We've got a few folks who are on their own race to be the first to hit meter millionaire status. Then, there are those of us who looked at our meter piggy banks in dismay about April 10th and sighed...knowing that the stretch assignment to reach ONE million was a bit much. So don't get caught in the "woulda shoulda coulda" realm this year! Much easier to get on the path to whatever goal you have with a strong start - and who knows - you could surprise yourself with what is possible.

Season meters as of 12/365 = 4,816,804 m

Total meters on the day = 437,353 m

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

450 K Richard T
200 K bg
150 K David A
50 K Minnie
50 K Jeff M

Thanks, everyone, for rowing and ski-erging with us ! Glad to see so many returning teammates!

Nathan 881 m
Tony m ... a palindrome of the first kind for palindrome week !
Peter G 2,000 m
Kerry 2,020 m No need to visit here with 20/20...
David T 3,000 m
Tom R 3,118 m
Bobbie m ...a starry palindrome!
Dan O' 4,000 m
Janice 4,015 m
Anita 4,500 m
Mike C 4,979 m ...and he evens up the '000 ending of his total meters
Paul B 5,000 m
Ryan 5,000 m
Christa m ... a starry double double!
Jay m ... a fiver palindrome!
Steve H 7,000 m
Jeff M 7,026 m
Larry 8,083 m
Jon C 10,000 m
Will S 10,007 m
David A 10,020 m
Robyn m ...and it's a onesie palindrome! Of course, the SF Giants often beat their opponents by just one....cause that's all you need to take the game!
Thor 11,075 m
Roger 12,000 m
Tammy 13,000 m
David W (GBR) 13,284 m
Ron 13,285 m
Danno 13,512 m
AJ 14,699 m
Steve G 15,031 m
Minnie 21,097 m
Jim 22,000 m
bg 37,056 m
Ed 42,194 m
Richard T 90,861 m ,...whoa...hope that was a couple of days....

[Thor MW]

I just did my third HM. it got easier and easier each time. My time improved each time as well. so for you who have one under your belt, it may not be as hard the next time.
I did not try a second FM however. I won't this time. I bet it too gets easier.
Have fun
LT

[Kona2]

The Preakness....Saturday.....a field of 8 horses.....will American Pharaoh make it a two fer??

We'll have our own list of those who have done the two-fer in the Marathon Challenge, and those who have met the Challenge, tomorrow. Today's the last day to get it done for this Challenge!

Season meters as of 14/365 = 5,311,858 m

Total meters on the day = 495,054 m

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights....Celebrations:

400 K Jim
300 K Ed
250 K bg
200 K Thor
150 K Danno
50 K Willam H
50 K Kerry

Welcome back for the 2016 season to Norma and to Todd! Great to see returning teammates!

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

Gene 3,000 m
Lily 3,014 m
Jay 4,000 m
Rebecca 4,000 m
Tony m ... a starry palindrome!
Bobbie 5,000 m
Steve H 5,000 m
William H 5,000 m
Norma m ...a starry palindrome!
Jeff M 5,013 m
Tom R 5,234 m
K2 m ... a palindrome of the fifth order!
Kerry 5,734 m
Janice 6,420 m
David T 7,000 m
Christa 7,500 m
Chuck 7,500 m
Mike C 7,516 m
AJ 7,517 m
Anita 8,000 m
Larry 8,112 m
Dennis 10,000 m
Will S 10,330 m
Minnie m ...a palindrome...hula hula beach girl...
Danwho m ...a whovian palindrome!
Steve G 12,184 m
Todd 13,721 m
Jane m .. a starry palindrome!
Ron m ... a palindrome!
Danno 20,127 m
Tristan 21,097 m ... and he moons us again!
David A 22,648 m
Robyn 28,874 m
Thor 37,430 m
Ed 42,194 m
Jim 42,194 m
bg 56,017 m

[Kona2]

FULL MARATHONERS: 12 Lunies


Michael Winegarden 50 Cambridge ON CAN LUNA-TICS 1
Richard T 64 USA LUNA-TICS 3
Kristine Strasburger 50 Spirit Lake ID USA LUNA-TICS 1
Robyn Lee 38 SanFrancisco CA USA LUNA-TICS 1
Jim (Jay) Kielma Jr. 42 Hot Springs AR USA LUNA-TICS 1
Jim Kielma 61 USA LUNA-TICS 2
Douglas Goforth 40 Dickinson Tx USA LUNA-TICS 1
Daniel Cox 71 Ormond Beach FL USA LUNA-TICS 1
Ed Church 55 Doha QAT LUNA-TICS 3
Mikkel Bang Christensen 36 Sarasota FL USA LUNA-TICS 1
Tristan B 16 USA LUNA-TICS 1
David A. Alden 55 Amberley Village OH USA LUNA-TICS 1


HALF MARATHONERS: 24 Lunies

Michael Winegarden 50 Cambridge ON CAN LUNA-TICS 3
David Wilson 62 Paradise Valley AZ USA LUNA-TICS 1
Chris Tudury 66 Fair Oaks CA USA LUNA-TICS 1
Richard T 64 USA LUNA-TICS 3
Kristine Strasburger 50 Spirit Lake ID USA LUNA-TICS 1
Jan Stevenson 62 Broomfield CO USA LUNA-TICS 1
Ron MacBruce 61 Brookfield VT USA LUNA-TICS 1
Robyn Lee 38 SanFrancisco CA USA LUNA-TICS 2
Christa Krause 35 Pilsen CZE LUNA-TICS 4
Jim (Jay) Kielma Jr. 42 Hot Springs AR USA LUNA-TICS 4
Jim Kielma 61 USA LUNA-TICS 11
Anita Holub 46 Pilsen CZE LUNA-TICS 3
Tammy Gwinn 35 USA LUNA-TICS 4
Roger Gwinn 36 USA LUNA-TICS 4
Steve Gooch 51 Ferndale Wales GBR LUNA-TICS 1
Chuck Eckerson 59 Little Rock AR USA LUNA-TICS 1
Dennis Dishong 59 Cleveland OH USA LUNA-TICS 1
Daniel Cox 71 Ormond Beach FL USA LUNA-TICS 1
Ed Church 55 Doha QAT LUNA-TICS 12
Mikkel Bang Christensen 36 Sarasota FL USA LUNA-TICS 1
Stuart Babendir 57 Deerfield IL USA LUNA-TICS 1
Tristan B 16 USA LUNA-TICS 3
Lawrence Arevalo 51 Houston TX USA LUNA-TICS 1
David A. Alden 55 Amberley Village OH USA LUNA-TICS 1

TWO-FERS: At least one full marathon, and one half marathon : 11 Lunies

Thor
Richard T
Kristine
Robyn
Jay
Jim
Mikkel
Danno Ed
Tristan
David A

Season meters as of 14/365 = 5,505,469 m

Total meters on the day = 193,611 m

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

350 K Ed
200 K Jay
150 K Will S
150 K Steve G
100 K Danwho

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

Mitch J 3,676 m
Bobbie 5,000 m
Jeff M 5,017 m
Ross 5,068 m
Mike C 7,484 m
Will S 10,025 m
Danwho m ...a whovian palindrome....it's summer somewhere!
David T 12,000 m
Steve G 12,126 m
Thor 17,228 m
Jay 21,097 m
Roger 21,097 m
Tammy 21,097 m
Ed 42,195 m

[Kona2]

Now it's finished!

Hooboy! Five more half marathons from the Lunies yesterday to cap off the Global Marathon Challenge. I'll wait a day or two to post the list - just in case someone else pops up! Welcome back to E Vos, who signs in with a fine half marathon as well !

Season meters as of 15/365 = 5,743,598 m

Total meters on the day = 238,129 m

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

450 K Jim
150 K Ron
100 K Larry

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

Lily 1,500 m
Steve H 2,000 m
Bobbie 2,500 m
Gene 3,100 m
Tony m ...a starry palindrome!
Anita 4,000 m
Kerry 4,041 m
Roger 5,000 m
Jeff M 5,015 m
Rick C 6,303 m
Janice m ....a new member gets into the palindrome sequencing!
Christa 6,500 m
David A 10,103 m
Dan O' 11,097 m
bg 12,085 m
Jon C 15,000 m
Ron 16,916 m
Thor 17,705 m
Danno 21,097 m
E Vos 21,097 m
Larry 21,097 m
Jim 42,194 m

[Kona2]

Race like an Egyptian......and American Pharaoh splashes through the muck to take the Preakness...

A mostly sunny day here in the Mile High City...something that's been rare in the last few weeks! All winter long I kept the mandavilla plant inside, dealt with the falling leaves, until finally the temperatures were good enough to set it outside. And I went on vacation. And it snowed. And the mandavilla is no more. Rrrrrrrats.

Season meters as of 16/365 = 6,108,127 m

Total meters on the day = 364,529 m

MILESTONES....Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

500 K Jim .... a cool half million!
400 K Ed
250 K Thor
200 K Robyn
150 K Roger

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


Lily m ...a palindrome! Good work!
Rebecca 4,000 m
Tammy m ... a starry double double for you!
Bobbie 5,000 m
Mike M 5,000 m
Kerry 5,043 m
Jeff M 5,117 m
Anita m .... a starry double double !
Christa m .... a starry double double !
K2 m ...a fiver palindrome!
Norma m ... a starry palindrome!
Tony m ...wow! a fiver palindrome!
Tristan 6,000 m
Roger 7,000 m
Chuck 7,500 m
Dan O 8,536 m
Robyn m ...a starry palindrome!
David W (AZ) 9,000 m
Paul B 9,753 m
Steve H 10,000 m
Janice 10,117 m
m ... a starry palindrome...
Jay 12,000 m
bg 12,433 m
AJ 14,219 m
Jon C 15,000 m
Steve G 15,027 m
Danwho 15,779 m
Thor 19,381 m
Ed 21,097 m
David A 22,177 m
Will S 25,000 m
Jim 47,000 m

[bg]

A mostly sunny day here in the Mile High City...something that's been rare in the last few weeks! All winter long I kept the mandavilla plant inside, dealt with the falling leaves, until finally the temperatures were good enough to set it outside. And I went on vacation. And it snowed. And the mandavilla is no more. Rrrrrrrats.

just googled mandavilla....so pretty....sorry it's no more :[

and it's exciting to think we may have a triple crown winner :]

[danwho]

And the mandavilla is no more.

Bummer!!
Who knew there was still a deranged mutant killer monster snow goon on the loose?
http://rockish21.deviantart.com/art/Der ... -392485814

[Kona2]

I'm not always a crossword puzzle aficionado - in fact, I am more likely to be drawn to the comics part of the page of the newspaper (unintentional pun, but still there). But today I was thinking about themes that crossword puzzles have, and noted that the NY Times puzzle's theme of today is something called Tom Swifties. And I did not know what Tom Swifties were.



Back in the day, I read all of the Tom Swift books. Good adventure stories with a scientific angle, albeit futuristic science most of the time. The author of the Tom Swift books, Victor Appleton, uses a style that I would call dramatic dialogue (I'm no English prof - we'll leave that to Jessica! - so what I call things isn't always right). Wiki, one of my favorite "resources", says that Appleton went to great lengths to avoid using the word "said" repeatedly - and that meant use of a lot of adverbs. This style led to a lot of puns - and one that Wiki says is a classic reference - is "We must hurry," said Tom Swiftly. So a Tom Swifty is a parody of the style that incorporates a pun. A couple of the true groaners are: I've lost my left ventricle, he said half-heartedly. Walk this way, Tom said stridently.

Some time ago, our resident artist AJ posted some photos of his "work on a puzzle while you row" set up. I couldn't find the photos, and wondered if he would post these again. You all might not be so interested in Tom Swifties, or crosswords, but many do finish up Suduko puzzles and the like. No time like when you're on the rowing machine....

Season meters as of 17/365 = 6,239,054 m

Total meters on the day = 130,927 m

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

150 K Christa
150 K Tammy

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

Lily m ..a double double!
Ross 3,100 m
Jim 4,500 m
Mike M 5,000 m
Jeff M 5,012 m
Norma m....9...10....11....
William H 6,093 m
Anita 7,500 m
Christa 7,500 m
Peter G 7,515 m
Tammy 10,000 m
Dan O' 10,711 m
Jay 12,000 m
Danwho m ...whovian palindrome!
Steve G 12,100 m
Ed 21,097 m