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

[Kona2]

I wore out my pair of dedicated rowing shoes! The Merrell Bare Access shoes I've been using since early 2018 no longer keep my heel in the shoe when erging, so every time I get to the catch my shoe rubs on my heel. I looked high and low for those shoes again, but finding them in size 14 proved too much. I bought a pair of Merrell Vapor Glove 3 shoes as a replacement - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078NL7KWF/ . I've only done ~10k in them, but they're pretty comfortable. 0 heel/toe drop, basically no padding in the sole to speak of, and no plastic stiffener in the heel cup.

Great to share the info! You never know when your stories, or training tips, etc., will help another teammate!

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop, and we've got ANOTHER meter multi-millionaire!! Congratulations, Brent, on achieving a TWO million meter erging season! We wish you many, MANY more!!

This is the time of year when milestones are heading our way fast and furious! Well done!

[Kona2]

Whooooosh! That's the sound of you and your erg(s) flying through ANOTHER month!!

Day 6 of 29!!!

The number of Holiday Challenge participants in the Concept2 Universe is now 19,303...subject to change about every minute! So far, 712 MM meters has been earned...in five/six days. Amazing! Lunies have erged 3.4 MM Holiday Challenge meters so far!

And there's that clatter up on the rooftop again...we have a third reindeer claimed as Ron M earns his reindeer AND the $2 charity contribution for Concept2. Lots of teammates in the queue for earning their contributions and reindeer, reindeer accessories! Gary, Robin and Johan are close to the 100K milestone!


.......Comet (Ron M).......


Sometimes a teammate's accomplishments can kind of fly under the radar - and while I try to catch those that I see, I'm sure I miss some. Jamie B, aka Brickman, completed a rowing half marathon yesterday. Dark Horse Rowing coaching or not, this was a big effort and a worthy accomplishment. Betting that there was some gritting it out (there always always is !) to get this one done. It has been some time since his previous half marathon I think! Good work, Brickman!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

3.4 MM Brett
2.45 MM Patrick Hmr
2.1 MM Andrew C
2 MM Brent
1.55 MM Tombeur
1.35 MM Joerg
350 K Paul
200 K Steve D
200 K Priscilla
200 K Lee
100 K Chris H
100 K Andre

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

sudhir 1,104 m
Michael C 2,470 m
JD 3,240 m
NW1 3,448 m
Gene 4,012 m
GMan 4,152 m
Patrick Hys 4,300 m
Trevor 4,352 m
Adam 4,496 m
Chris H 5,000 m
Frank 5,000 m
Lee 5,000 m
Margee 5,000 m
AJ 5,016 m
Heather 5,017 m
Rosie 5,671 m
Priscilla 6,014 m
Colin 6,066 m
Angelo 6,338 m
Louie 6,666 m ...a one of a kind bedeviled palindrome!
Andre 7,009 m
Steve D 7,024 m
Dave H 7,558 m
Tom R 7,603 m
Peter 7,931 m
Rebecca 8,000 m
Larry 8,070 m
Jeff D 8,841 m
Teresa R 9,116 m
Bill 10,000 m
Patrick Hsr 10,000 m
Robert H 10,000 m
Josh 10,307 m
Tombeur 10,413 m
Ian 10,686 m
Derric 11,111 m ...a one of a kind palindrome!
Orest 11,167 m
Kristine 12,000 m
Brent 12,027 m
Paul 13,250 m
Dennis 13,431 m...a palindrome!
Chuck 13,381 m
danwho 14,141 m ...a palindrome!
15,551 m ...a palindrome!
David A 16,068 m
Brett 16,676 m
Minnie 18,628 m
Andrew C 19,858 m



Brickman 21,097 m ...mooner!
Robin 21,222 m ...mooner!
Wild Bill 21,512 m .. mooner! A palindrome!
Joerg 21,518 m ... mooner!
Ron M 23,532 m ...a palindrome!
Gary 24,365 m ... mooner!
K2 25,000 m... mooner!
Patrick Hmr 32,591 m...mooner!
Thor 37,835 m ... mooner!

[Thor MW]

Yesterday I did the Thor 37,835 m ... mooner!
I still can't stay on the bike for very long no matter what I try. I have tried at least two seats and seat pads etc. So, my poor little active brain cell kicked in. I began on the rower for 4K and hopped on the bike for 8K and kept going back and forth.
Some workers are coming tomorrow to do some long standing renos. I likely won't be metering the next few days. Dry wall dust, yikes.
Today I changed it to around 3K rower and 6K on the bike but I couldn't keep going. Yesterday burned me out. Was it really all that long ago when I could put out some decent numbers? In short, yes! haha. My goal is still to hit 300K for the HC.
Little Thor is settling in rather well. So tiny, not quite 5 pounds. Janice will fatten him up. Trust me, I know ... Night 3 last night and everyone rested for a change. He has begun to eat more too. I think he's home now.

Keep on Rock'n and Roll'n.

[brick1101]

Thanks for the "shout-out" it is like family checking in here. Long rows can be boring which is why I'm enjoying rowing to the You tubes. I rowed my 1/2 marathon with a team which has some long rows on line. They kept up astroke rate of 20-24 which I could easily match. I had to restart at the end of the video as there was no way I matching their splits! There is good music in the background which really helps. Between the Youtubes and the ergdata app, I know I'll be using the erg much more at home than I ever did at the "Y".
another link to row to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xInMVSlH7Hk

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and way to go! Congratulations, david w, on achieving a ONE million meter erging season! We wish you many, MANY more!!!

david w's our 32nd meter millionaire of the season!

[Kona2]

Four teammates earned their reindeer AND the virtual $2 Concept2 charity contribution between yesterday's posting and today's! That brings our herd to a total of 7...need more reindeer to fly this year's sleigh!



.......Stargazer (Norma).......




.......Blitzen (Gary).......




.......Vixen (Andrew C).......



.......Prancer (Robin).......

[Kona2]

Day 7 of 29...my how the week can fly...and how soundly we can sleep...

Participation in the Holiday Challenge worldwide is now up to 20,000 - and 871 MM meters have been earned! The Lunies have contributed 4.2 MM of those meters! 7 Lunie reindeer cruising their respective neighborhoods...on the lookout for reindeer bling! Noted that Ed is ONE meter away from earning his antler lights. Tradition runs strong through the Lunie herd.

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

4.8 MM Ron
3.6 MM Ed
2.5 MM Patrick Hmr
1.95 MM Gary
1.85 MM K2
1.55 MM Derric
1.5 MM Virginia
1.2 MM Thor
1 MM david w
950 K Robin
850 K Peter
800 K Rich Mc
700 K Patrick S
400 K Jeff D
350 K Brickman
300 K Frank
150 K Wild Bill
100 K Kellee
50 K Karyn

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

GMan 1,021 m
Tony 1,111 m ...a one of a kind palindrome!
Liz 2,686 m
Larry 3,023 m
NW1 3,422 m
Patrick Hys 3,652 m
Rosie 3,662 m
Gene 4,021 m
sudhir 4,324 m
Karyn 4,511 m
Margee 5,000 m
Robert E 5,000 m
Terry 5,000 m
Heather 5,176 m
Rebecca 6,000 m
Colin 6,046 m
Brickman 6,310 m
Paul 6,500 m
Chris H 6,856 m
Brett 6,954 m
Trevor 7,015 m
Chip 7,261 m
Steve D 7,457 m
Josh 7,727 m
Ian 7,818 m
Adam 8,000 m
david w 8,015 m
Jeff D 8,177 m
Noelle 8,183 m
Dave H 8,189 m
Jane 8,228 m...a palindrome!
Louie 8,328 m
Tombeur 9,435 m
Teresa R 9,836 m
Peter E 9,924 m
Andrew C 10,000 m
Patrick Hsr 10,000 m
Robert H 10,000 m
Virginia 10,000 m
William C 10,000 m
Angelo 10,015 m
Frank 10,015 m
bg 10,114 m
Jodi 10,136 m
Ross 10,514 m
Joerg 11,517 m
Rich Mc 11,529 m
JD 11,537 m
Kristine 12,000 m
Brent 12,028 m
Kevin 12,049 m
Howard 12,361 m
Patrick S 12,400 m
Chuck 12,942 m
Orest 13,036 m
Dennis 13,431 m ...a palindrome!
David A 17,043 m
Robin 18,095 m
Minnie 19,016 m
Thor 20,075 m
Zach 20,220 m

Mooners!

Gary 21,612 m ...a palindrome for the reindeer claiming! Mooner!
Jantuut 22,214 m ...mooner!
Derric 22,222 m ...a favorite palindrome! Mooner!
Norma 22,322 m ...a palindrome for the reindeer claiming! Mooner!
Ron 23,632 m ...a palindrome and a mooner!
K2 25,000 m... mooner!
Patrick Hmr 26,162 m ... mooner!
Wild Bill 27,402 m ... mooner!
Kellee 32,000 m ... mooner!
Ed 66,666 m ... mega mooner....on a reindeer mission!


It's good...but it's bad

At least, that's how my 90 yr old mom described it. Mom's had the newspaper delivered for greater than 50 years, and when it became difficult for her to walk down the somewhat steep gravel driveway to go pick up the paper each day, a call to the paper's delivery people yielded a kind solution. The delivery gal now swings through the circular drive, leaves the paper at the end of the bricked walkway, and out Mom treks with her cane in one hand and the grabber in the other.

This time of year, your newspaper carrier (if you even get the print edition any more!) will often enclose an envelope and card in the hopes that you will reward their oh dark thirty daily drives to deliver your sometimes unread papers. Mom's had the same carrier for a few years, and likes to give her a little tip. Last year's card and envelope also had a poem enclosed - presumably written by the carrier. All those drives in darkness give a person a lot of time to think I bet.

This year, another poem...and an illustration! That's when Mom said "it's good, but it's bad." Wonderful thought, but not the best poetry. Still, it reminded me of all the small kindnesses that people who perform delivery jobs do for us. People that we don't even "see"...sometimes even when they are in front of us.

So I'm sharing the carrier's (Lorri Cross-Kendle) poem...because it's reindeer season...and I'm sure the meter is reading in the good section of the chart! I'll be sending this carrier a thank you note for making a big difference.

[normadelaney]

Thanks for sharing Lorri Cross-Kendle's poem!

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop, and we've got ANOTHER meter multi-millionaire!! Congratulations, Michael C, on achieving a TWO million meter erging season! We wish you many, MANY more!!

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop, and we've got ANOTHER meter multi-millionaire!! Congratulations, Gary, on achieving a TWO million meter erging season! We wish you many, MANY more!!

[Kona2]

Day 8 of 29...hooyah!...

Wowzer! 1.1 BILLION meters have been completed by the Concept2 Universe of 20,792 participants (at this time), and the Lunies have completed FIVE million. Almost $2900 in charity exchange has been put forth for that 1 billion meters ... and you know that things will zip along well with the number of people hitting that first 100K milestone and doubling their earning power! Keep going! It's just effort on our part!

Let the fog roll in..we have some antler lights to help guide our sleigh! Congratulations, Ed, on claiming the sparkly lights with attainment of 200K Holiday Challenge meters. Impressive!


.......Dasher (Ed).......


The following numbers are from earlier in the day, btw. Flexibility doesn't believe in a schedule!


MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

3.85 MM Minnie
3.65 MM Ed
2.65 MM David A
2.6 MM Norma
2.35 MM Zach
2 MM Michael C
2 MM Gary
1.7 MM danwho
600 K Tom R
600 K Ken P
550 K Corey
200 K Ross
200 K Wild Bill
50 K Dave H

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

David T 2,000 m
Margee 2,081 m
Trevor 3,519 m
Briana 4,416 m
Patrick Hys 4,520 m
Gene 5,025 m
Bernie 6,029 m
Titus 6,059 m
Colin 6,093 m
Noelle 6,110 m
Kevin 6,279
sudhir 6,793 m
Adam 6,860 m
Chip 7,000 m
Paul 7,750 m
Rebecca 8,000 m
Larry 8,056 m
Jane 8,228 m ...she's on a palindrome roll !
Josh 8,590 m
Dave H 9,015 ,
Jeff D 9,032 m
Ian B 9,435 m
Tombeur 9,486 m
Kellee 10,000 m
Patrick Hsr 10,000 m
Virginia 10,000 m
Angelo 10,013 m
Teresa R 10,023 m
Brickman 10,026 m
William C 10,266 m
AJ 11,031 m
Corey 11,402 m
Priscilla 12,171 m
William C 12,233 m
Howard 12,265 m
K2 12,500 m
Michael C 12,530 m
Bill 13,501 m
Patrick S 13,537 m
danwho 14,141 m... a palindrome!
Tom R 15,046 m
bg 15,117 m
Steve D 16,148 m
David A 17,055 m
Norma 17,771 m ...a palindrome with lucky 7s inside!
Minnie 18,450 m
Robin 18,453 m
Steve W 19,094 m
Andrew C 19,500 m
Joerg 20,000 m
Ken P 20,000 m
JD 20,474 m

MOONERS !!!

Ross 22,131 m ...mooner!
Derric 22,222 m ...a favorite mooner palindrome! One of a kind!
Ron M 23,432 m ...a palindrome and a mooner!
Patrick Hmr 26,673 m ... mooner!
Wild Bill 28,182 m ...a palindrome and a mooner!
Ed 33,333 m ...a palindrome...one of a kind...mooner! ANTLER LIGHTS!
Zach 43,604 m ...uff! mega mooner!
Gary 49,316 m ...hoping that this is two days....mega mooner!

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and way to go! Congratulations, Andrew S, on achieving a ONE million meter erging season! We wish you many, MANY more!!!

Andrew's our 33rd meter millionaire of the season!

[Kona2]

........Rudolph (David A).......


.......Cupid (Patrick Hmr).......



........Buzz (Patrick S).......

And, we have FOUR teammates who are within reindeer striking distance....JD, Michael C, Brickman and Wild Bill !

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and way to go! Congratulations, Jantuut, on achieving a ONE million meter erging season! We wish you many, MANY more!!!