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

[Kona2]

Congratulations, Johan, on completing a FULL marathon! Whether it is your first or just your most recent, 42,195 m is a long haul ! We wish you many more milestones - and the ability to complete as many marathons as you want to do.

[Kona2]

An explanation of moons:

For those new to the team, here's a quick explanation of how we got to "moons" and mooning. When an individual completes a half marathon or a full marathon in one continuous workout, it's an official half marathon or a full marathon. Sometimes a teammate will complete a combination of workouts that results in a meter output that meets or exceeds the half marathon or full marathon distance, and it's still a long haul but not eligible for a ranking. To celebrate BOTH kinds of big distances, we award a half moon graphic for distances between 21,097 and 42,194 m and full moons for distances that meet or exceed 42,195 m.

Current Challenge Team Standings: https://log.concept2.com/team/2537/vtc/2020

We're almost at the halfway mark on this Challenge - and within a day of the cutoff to change team rosters for the remainder of the Challenge. The Lunie Challenge team has earned over 6.5 MM meters!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:


4.2 MM Ron
3.9 MM Warnie
2.6 MM Minnie
1.95 MM Brett
1.9 MM danwho
1.2 MM Ken P
800 K Maria L-G
450 K Trevor
450 K Rich Mc
250 K Brian K
100 K AJ

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Briana 2,000 m
Carol 2,014 m
Dan O' 2,138 m
Corey 4,219 m
Tom M 4,500 m
Brian K 5,000 m
Derric 5,000 m
Josh 5,070 m
Karyn 5,135 m
Dave P 6,000 m
Kevin Mc 6,061 m
Heather 6,547 m
Trevor 6,633 m ...a double double!
David T 7,000 m
Nancy 7,001 m
William H 7,011 m
Zach 7,039 m
Patrick S 7,285 m
Norma m...a lucky 7 palindrome!
Jamie 8,000 m
Tombeur 8,142 m
Rebecca 10,000 m
Rick 10,000 m
Ed 10,001 m ...a one aught palindrome!
david w 10,213 m
Maria L-G 10,500 m
Rich Mc 10,521 m
Dennis 13,431 m ...a palindrome!
K2 14,000 m
David A 14,744 m
Danno 15,000 m
danwho 15,151 m ...a palindrome!
Ken P 15,151 m ...a palindrome!
Ron 20,102 m ...a palindrome!
Minnie 21,564 m ...she moons us!
Warnie 34,474 m ...he moons us!
Johan 42,195 m
AJ 43,770 m ...mega meter upload!
Brett 65,279 m ...mega meters! Many moons...

[TallErgs]

Started off this January getting sick from visiting family over Christmas, aww yeah! This last week or so, I've been rowing with out foot straps. It took a session or so to get used to it, but I can't imagine doing steady state pieces any other way now. Does anybody else here row without straps?

[DavidA]

Started off this January getting sick from visiting family over Christmas, aww yeah! This last week or so, I've been rowing with out foot straps. It took a session or so to get used to it, but I can't imagine doing steady state pieces any other way now. Does anybody else here row without straps?

I have done all my rows strapless for years now.

David

[just27]

Does anybody else here row without straps?

I have done all my rows strapless for years now.
David

No straps, no shoes! No idea why I don't use either.

[normadelaney]

Does anybody else here row without straps?

I have done all my rows strapless for years now.
David

No straps, no shoes! No idea why I don't use either.

It obviously works well, but what do you think is the advantage?

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and woohoo! It's another million for David A! He's got enough lifetime meters (81.46 MM plus change) to have orbited the Earth twice! We're sure he'll go for three orbits! Congratulations on your latest milestone! We wish you many, MANY more!

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and just like that...he's got his million! Congratulations, Tom M, on achieving a ONE million meter erging season! We wish you many, MANY more milestones and celebrations!

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and we're not sure if it's a FIRST EVER half marathon for Joerg, who has only been on the Lunie year round team for two days...but we're going to celebrate it like it is! Congratulations, Joerg, on completing a half marathon (good finish time, too!) and glad to see you on our team! We wish you many, MANY more milestones and celebrations!

[Kona2]

Current Team Standings: https://log.concept2.com/challenges/vtc/2020/teams


Our Lunie Challenge team has topped 7 MM meters as of today....and wouldn't you know it, suddenly Sub-7 Rowing is coming up in our rear view mirror! Tonight the team roster's are set for the remainder of this Challenge...and some say THAT'S when the real Challenge begins. It's hard work, this erging!
Well, it is throwback Thursday in some circles! This is where my mind went when Spotify announced that it would make playlists for your pets based on the music you like, or what you happen to sing to your pets. The family favorite was when my sister would play her flute...and the dog would howl mightily. Naturally, we encouraged this.


Million Team Meters for the year-round affiliation team thus far!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

3.95 MM Warnie
3 MM David A
2.65 MM Rebecca
1.3 MM Joerg
1.25 MM Johan
1 MM Tom M...who becomes the 32nd team meter millionaire of the season!
900 K Tombeur
800 K Tom R
700 K Dennis
550 K Stuart

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Rosie 732 m
Corey 2,332 m ...a palindrome!
Mary O 3,000 m
Josh 3,824 m
Carol 4,017 m
Brian 5,000 m
David T 5,000 m
William H 5,000 m
Patrick S 5,008 m
Jeff M 5,116 m
Zach 6,267 m
Bill 6.325 m
Heather 6,570 m
Tom M 7,387 m
Tombeur 8,035 m
Doug 8,248 m
William C 8,854 m
Dan O' 9,015 m
Nancy 9,894 m
Rebecca 10,000 m
Rick 10,000 m
Maria L-G 10,023 m
Ian 10,449 m
Ross 10,804 m
Chuck B 11,811 m ...a palindrome!
Dennis 13,431 m ...a palindrome!
K2 14,000 m
David A 14,777 m
Ken P 15,151 m ...a palindrome with a couple of high fives!
Minnie 17,319 m ...and once again, I'm in her Challenge Team Rear View Mirror!
Norma 17,771 m ...a palindrome!
Johan 20,000 m
Ben 20,020 m

And now for a little moonshine!
Joerg 21,097 m... he moons us!
Ron 21,097 m ...he moons us!
Stuart 21,097 m... he moons us, too!
Cornel 22,522 m ...a palindrome! And he moons us!
Warnie 26,337 m...he moons us!
Ed 33,333 m ...he moons us with a palindrome!
Tom R 37,663 m ...he moons us!
Ken G 40,000 m ...good update!

[sycomosh]

I mentioned a few posts back how my left foot always falls asleep around the 17 minute mark... My first though was shoes and straps.

So I lose the shoes and the straps. Foot still falls asleep. But with that said, I feel the straps do more harm than good.

When you're beginning you'll have the tendency to use them not to hold your feet down, but to pull back on the straps with your feet to pull you back towards the catch. This is bad. Your hip flexors will also hate you for this.

At the end of the stroke, the straps can keep you anchored onto the footboards. Also bad because until you learn to control your stroke, you'll be damn near "jumping" off of the footrests and thus leaking power. Your feet should always be planted. Removing straps will fix this really quick.

If you dont know how to use the quick releases yet, if a piece is particularly challenging I'm going to laugh as you struggle to free your feet

Of course I'm still a rookie myself, but these have been my revelations

[dtangerini]

Stuck again at 22,999,999: Need a shove!

[Kona2]

Stuck again at 22,999,999: Need a shove!

The Master would say: "Ah Grasshopper, the motivation must come from within."

As much as we like repeating numbers...the ones with a lot of zeroes behind them are also very nice! Good work! Get it done!

[normadelaney]

I mentioned a few posts back how my left foot always falls asleep around the 17 minute mark... My first though was shoes and straps.

So I lose the shoes and the straps. Foot still falls asleep. But with that said, I feel the straps do more harm than good.

When you're beginning you'll have the tendency to use them not to hold your feet down, but to pull back on the straps with your feet to pull you back towards the catch. This is bad. Your hip flexors will also hate you for this.

At the end of the stroke, the straps can keep you anchored onto the footboards. Also bad because until you learn to control your stroke, you'll be damn near "jumping" off of the footrests and thus leaking power. Your feet should always be planted. Removing straps will fix this really quick.

If you dont know how to use the quick releases yet, if a piece is particularly challenging I'm going to laugh as you struggle to free your feet

Of course I'm still a rookie myself, but these have been my revelations

Thanks! Maybe I'll give it a more consistent try. (I have forgotten to tighten the straps on occasion.)

[Kona2]

The rosters are set! Game on !

Current Challenge Team Standings: https://log.concept2.com/challenges/vtc/2020/teams

We're just over the halfway milestone, and the Lunie Challenge Team has generated over 7.6 MM meters! BigBrett's the meter leader on the Challenge team with over half a million meters. Every meter from every teammate counts, and helps us fend off others in this galactic challenge! Keep going, Lunies!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights..Celebrations:

7.25 MM Ed
4.25 MM Ron
2.1 MM Brett
1.75 MM Ken G
1.65 MM Cornel
1.5 MM Norma
1.4 MM Ted
350 K Ben
300 K Chuck B
100 K James S

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Jamie 1,500 m
Jacob 1,664 m
Dan O' 3,165 m
Dave P 4,500 m
GMan 4,632 m
Heather 4,672 m ...maintain this meter output on just 80 days of the remaining 102...and you're a meter millionaire at year's end!
Brian 5,000 m
Ryan 5,000 m
Larry 5,962 m
Tom M 6,000 m
Chuck B 6,824 m
Gines 6,973
David T 6,999 m
Steve W 7,000 m
Tombeur 7,519 m
Patrick S 7,735 m
Ben 7,993 m
Corey 10,000 m
Ken G 10,000 m
Rebecca 10,000 m
Rick 10,000 m
Ed 10,001 m...a one aught palindrome!
Ken P 10,277 m
david w 11,702 m
Joerg 12,000 m
Louie 12,321 m ...a countem up and down palindrome!
Karyn 12,683 m
Dennis 13,431 m ...a palindrome!
K2 14,100 m
Norma 14,141 m ...a palindrome!
Jason 14,367 m
David A 14,896 m
danwho 15,151 m ...a palindrome!
Maria L-G 15,500 m
Ted 16,000 m
Ron 19,391 m ...a palindrome!
James S 20,000 m
Cornel 22,722 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Brett 155,567 m..MEGA meters!