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

[Shabana]

If we were to sign up, would our LUNA-TICS meters count for both "ships"?

I think at one point during the spring challenge one of my rows actually counted towards FOUR different events!

If you are thinking of entering this one, don't do it from an Android device, date of birth is a mandatory field that defaults to today and can only be changed one month at a time! Use a PC, then you can type in the year.

EDIT - Just checked out the leaderboard, and Australia is in first place thanks to a large number of participants. The US is a little under represented, in sixth place behind Peru, who have an enthusiastic team of 14.

Jantuut, you could make a valuable addition to the Dutch contribution, so far two team members have contributed a total of 10m.

Thanks for the info Andrew!
I am not planning to join if there are no other lunies interested,
but if we do not help them they do not have the "speed" to get to the moon in time IMHO .
I looked at the numbers and they are interesting, as some entries have decimals for total meters (the Concept2 erg showing less than 1m...) Maybe some folks enter km in lieu of meters (hence the small numbers), others use the "," and "." delimiters reversed...
NB: The US is now slightly ahead of Peru .

Well, it looks as if Rowing to the Moon is a lot harder that the organisers expected, even with large numbers on board it takes patience and determination, and a bit more that three weeks!



The diagram may be hard to read, the top line is the target number of metres against elaspsed time, the lower one is the number achieved at each date. 332,417,135.5 meters to touchdown -- 51,982,869.5 total meters rowed.

[normadelaney]

Btw, in case you've not seen this:

J K Rowling, the Harry Potter and novels for adults writer, decided to put a story that evolved from one she wrote earlier and read to own children, online. She is posting two or three chapters a day - free access at www.theickabog.com . It's not a Harry Potter story, and adults I know are enjoying it just as younger people are enjoying it. Give it a look. There is something compelling about looking forward to a continuing chapter (at least on weekdays at her site). The weekday postings run from May 26 - July 10th I think. The complete book is to be published in November, with proceeds going to those affected by coronovirus.

Just started "The Ickabog" and liking it. Thanks for the tip.

[Kona2]

Well, it looks as if Rowing to the Moon is a lot harder that the organisers expected, even with large numbers on board it takes patience and determination, and a bit more that three weeks!



The diagram may be hard to read, the top line is the target number of metres against elaspsed time, the lower one is the number achieved at each date. 332,417,135.5 meters to touchdown -- 51,982,869.5 total meters rowed.

On average, it takes the Lunies about three seasons to reach the moon. Over 500 Lunies throughout the years have made our lunar landings possible. Our journey is long, and made much more interesting by our teammates! It would be difficult to engage multiple teams across the Rowing to the Moon platform...but not impossible! Thanks for the update on how the RTTM mission is going, Andrew .

[Kona2]

Welcome to Maddie M and Kaitlyn M! I think Brett might know these two.

Lunie Heptathlon Finishers: They've gotten it done early! Congratulations to Ian B, Larry A, Norma, Johan, Derric, and Andrew S.



MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

700 K Ron
400 K Gary
300 K Baz
250 K danwho
250 K Dennis
200 K Ken P

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us! 109 Lunies on the roster!

Andrew 1,000 m
Rosie 1,709 m
Liz 1,777 m
Terry 2,715 m
Heather 3,155 m
David T 4,000 m
Mike M 4,000 m
Patrick Hmr 4,000 m
Jean 4,015 m
Steve D 4,254 m
Karin 5,000 m
Rebecca 5,000 m
Corey 6,000 m
Larry 6,000 m
Robert E 6,000 m
Sorin 6,000 m
Zach 6,000 m
Priscilla 6,077 m
Steve W 6,197 m
Kaitlyn 6,277 m
Maddie 6,521 m
Tombeur 6,609 m
Patrick S 6,986 m
Jodi 7,005 m
Dan O' 7,430 m
Josh 7,592 m
Andrea 7,777 m ...a lucky 7 one of a kind palindrome!
Mitch 8,275 m
Dennis 8,597 m
Linda 9,058 m
Andrew C 10,000 m
Baz 10,000 m
Brett 10,000 m
Carol D 10,000 m
Michael C 10,000 m
Virginia 10,000 m
Derric 10,124 m
Eric 10,141 m
Johan 10,189 m
David A 10,482 m
Ian 10,544 m
Doug 11,311 m ...a double three double palindrome!
danwho 12,121 m ...a palindrome! Welkian!
Norma 12,121 m ...a palindrome! You know what kind...
Ted 14,000 m
Ken P 14,276 m
K2 16,479 m
Minnie 17,672 m
Maria 18,001 m
Jantuut 19,162 m
Gary 21,097 m ...mooner!
Ron 21,812 m ...a mooner of a palindrome!
Cornel 28,082 m ...a mooner of a palindrome!

[BigBrett58]

Finally got Maddie and Kaitlyn signed onto the team. Seems like there are 2 places that you have to do it. Maddie is trying to complete the heptathlon but is intimidated by the longer events. Kaitlyn is trying to keep up with her big sister in total meters. They are 12 and 8. My youngest is 5 and she really wants to compete too. You may see a Jocelyn join Madelyn and Kaitlyn as some point.

[Kona2]

Brett - I’m sure we’ll see them all - especially during reindeer season!

[BAZzy]

Finally got Maddie and Kaitlyn signed onto the team. Seems like there are 2 places that you have to do it. Maddie is trying to complete the heptathlon but is intimidated by the longer events. Kaitlyn is trying to keep up with her big sister in total meters. They are 12 and 8. My youngest is 5 and she really wants to compete too. You may see a Jocelyn join Madelyn and Kaitlyn as some point.

Go Maddie and Kaitlyn, enjoy. Cheers, Baz (Blue sunny skies in the Harbour City...! )

[normadelaney]

Finally got Maddie and Kaitlyn signed onto the team. Seems like there are 2 places that you have to do it. Maddie is trying to complete the heptathlon but is intimidated by the longer events. Kaitlyn is trying to keep up with her big sister in total meters. They are 12 and 8. My youngest is 5 and she really wants to compete too. You may see a Jocelyn join Madelyn and Kaitlyn as some point.

Brett, it's always good to see active kids. Go Maddie and Kaitlyn!!

[Kona2]

The Heptathlon Challenge continues...three more days to get your events completed! Congratulations to our finishers:

RowErg: David A, Larry, Ian B, Andrew C, Norma, Johan, Baz, Derric, and Andrew S

BikeErg: K2

And whoop, whoop and hooyah! 15 MM Team Meters!!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

15 MM Team Meters
500 K Brett
400 K Cornel
350 K Maria
350 K Angelo
200 K Ted
200 K Dan O'
200 K Jantuut
200 K Andrew C
100 K Corey
50 K Patrick Hmr

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us! 109 Lunies on the roster!

Leigh 653 m
Larry 1,263 m
Jean 1,609 m
Terry B 1,609 m
GMan 2,086 m
Heather 2,609 m
David T 3,500 m
Sorin 3,753 m
Maddie 3,908 m
Mike M 4,000 m
Robert E 4,381 m
Rebecca 5,000 m
Ted 5,000 m
Virginia 5,000 m
Zach 5,353 m
Paul 5,750 m
Baz 6,000 m
Steve D 6,000 m
Tombeur 6,000 m
Dan O' 6,544 m
Corey 6,814 m
Josh 7,522 m
Tom R 8,431 m
Derric 10,000 m
Johan 10,000 m
Michael C 10,000 m
Ryan 10,000 m
David A 10,916 m
K2 11,124 m
Maria 11,999 m...a double triple!
Norma 12,121 m ...a palindrome...you know, Welkian!
Andrew C 13,000 m
danwho 13,131 m ...lucky 13 palindrome!
Eric 14,109 m
Minnie 17,531 m ...rabbit
david w 19,853 m
Brett 20,000 m
Jantuut 20,000 m
Patrick Hmr 20,000 m
Ron 20,802 m ...a palindrome!
Gary 21,097 m ...Viking mooner!
Cornel 27,572 m ...palindrome and a mooner!
Angelo 49,365 m ...mega!

[Jodi]

A heptathlon! What a great challenge to get back in the saddle on! I feel better after my break and am anxious to get back into regular rowing.

BTW I got tested for the Covid-19 antibodies and it came back positive, so as I suspected I did have the virus during the Spring Series (that really fun new challenge). So that explains the heart racing and the lethargic feeling. At least mine was a relatively mild case. I just hope it gives me immunity to any future exposure. Thanks for all of the support Lunies. You guys are an inspiration and a great group of teammates.

WOW Jodi that’s pretty amazing. I have a feeling lots of people have had it that don’t yet know they had it. So you participated in Spring VIII with the corona and still kicked butt! Your a beast. Good news is your now bullet proof and can come and go as you please.

I work in an “essential” industry so my life didn’t change much during the lockdown periods. I have stayed away from my parents and older people who are higher risk. I have gone through a couple periods during this where I felt poor and the glands in my neck were swollen. I would check my temp a couple times each day and never ran a fever so I was never tested. I wrote it off to allergies, because we were going through the allergy season in the south. I would like to get an antibody test when they become more widely available.

At any rate, good job kicking ‘rona’s butt!!!

Thanks for the encouragement Ken I appreciate it.
I rowed the 10,000m today and most decidedly DID NOT kick butt. I struggled through it but was determined to finish.
So weird how you can row one day and feel like you've conquered a distance, only to row it again another day and feel like a novice.

[BAZzy]

Thanks for the encouragement Ken I appreciate it.
I rowed the 10,000m today and most decidedly DID NOT kick butt. I struggled through it but was determined to finish.
So weird how you can row one day and feel like you've conquered a distance, only to row it again another day and feel like a novice.

Good onya Jodi and well done, finishing is "kicking-butt", perhaps more so when your are "struggling", so don't be too harsh on yourself...! And glad you've gotten over the virus. Cheers, Baz (Blue cloudless skies in the Harbour City - just how we like our winter )

[normadelaney]

I rowed the 10,000m today and most decidedly DID NOT kick butt. I struggled through it but was determined to finish.
So weird how you can row one day and feel like you've conquered a distance, only to row it again another day and feel like a novice.

Maybe you still have some residual effects of the Covid-19. Give it another try some time later. You can always rank a better time.

[Kona2]

Photobucket has migrated to its new site...and like many "new" things, requires some learning. Wont "let" me use the half moon for example....



16 Lunies on the Honor Board! Keep going! You still have time!

Rowerg: David A, Larry, Ian B, Andrew C, Steve D, Norma, Dennis, Johan, Maria, Jean, Baz, Tombeur, Derric, and Andrew S

Bikeerg: Brett, K2

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

600 K Ed
600 K K2
600 K Minnie
450 K David A
450 K Cornel
250 K Michael C
250 K Eric
200 K Tombeur
50 K Terry B

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Carol D 469 m
Ken P 1,609 m
Sorin 3,000 m
Jean M 3,279 m
Liz 3,318 m
David T 4,500 m
Rebecca 5,000 m
Dan O' 6,000 m
Dennis 6,000 m
Heather 6,000 m
Tombeur 6,256 m
William H 7,050 m
Steve W 7,240 m
Trevor 7,272 m
Maddie 7,757 m
Andrea m ..she likes the lucky 7 palindrome!
Karin 8,000 m
Derric 10,000 m
Jodi 10,000 m
Steve D 10,000 m
Terry B 10,000 m
Angelo 10,178 m
Eric 10,186 m
Maria 12,500 m
13,531 m ...a lucky 13er palindrome!
Baz 15,000 m
Michael C 15,000 m
Lee 15,025 m
Brett 16,727 m
Jantuut 17,609 m
Minnie 17,613 m
K2 18,000 m
David A 19,376 m
Gary 21,097 m ... mooner!
Ron 21,212 m ...mooner and a reverse Welkian palindrome!
Cornel 28,082 m ...mooner and a palindrome!
Ed 50,005 m ...a half century and a palindrome!

[Kona2]

Congratulations to the 22 Lunies who have finished the Heptathlon...and to our two sport (so far!) finisher, Brett, and our THREE sport finisher Jantuut!
There is still time to get it done today!

New finishers as of this AM:

Rowerg: Brett, Ron, Jantuut, Zach, Paul B, Daniel B
Skierg: Jantuut
Bikeerg: Patrick Hmr and Jantuut

Welcome to new and returning teammates Daniel B and Paul B!


MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

750 K Ron
450 K Norma
400 K Angelo
300 K Derric
100 K Daniel B

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us! 111 Lunies on the roster...fitting that it's a palindromic number!

Tony 1,111 m ...a one of a kind palindrome!
Ken P 1,251 m
Terry B 1,324 m
Andrea 3,320 m
Corey 3,609 m
Rebecca 5,000 m
Virginia 5,000 m
Liz 6,000 m
William C 6,960 m
Carol D 7,828 m
K2 8,159 m
Doug 8,631 m
Derric 10,000 m
Maddie 10,000 m ....wowzer! That's a lot of meters - whether you're 12 or more! Good work!
Zach 10,000 m
Angelo 10,012 m
Rosie 10,204 m
Jantuut 10,530 m
danwho 13,131 m ...lucky 13 palindrome!
Norma 13,531 m ...a different lucky 13 palindrome!
Minnie 17,610 m
Brett 18,063 m
Andrew C 20,000 m
Ron 21,312 m ...a palindrome and a moon!
Paul B 26,209 m ...mooner!
Patrick Hmr 32,932 m ...mooner!
Daniel B 100,172 m ...emptied his meter piggy bank!


My knee replacement date of 8 June has finally arrived, so I'm turning the stats over to danwho for now. Erg on, Lunies! I'll be back! Bionic.

[normadelaney]

My knee replacement date of 8 June has finally arrived, so I'm turning the stats over to danwho for now. Erg on, Lunies! I'll be back! Bionic.

Good luck, K2!! Can't wait to hear what new adventures are made possible with your bionic knee!