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

[Kona2]

Day 25...! How's that Revolutionary Challenge coming along?!

https://log.concept2.com/challenges/vtc/2021/teams We're 9th among virtual teams and 15th overall...

I'm going to finish this later. It has started snowing pretty heavily up here and I'm going to get out of Dodge while I can.

Made it.

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:


6.05 MM Ron
5.7 MM Zach
5 MM Ed
4.15 MM Brett
3.65 MM Norma
2.9 MM Gary
2.25 MM Eric
1.8 MM Angelo
1.7 MM Chip
1.4 MM Steve W
1.25 MM Ron W
1.15 MM Patrick Hsr
1.15 MM Karen M
900 K John B
650 K Carol

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!


Larry 1,006 m
Briana 1,037 m
Dana 1,085 m
NW1 1,744 m
Karin 2,000 m
Rich M 2,000 m
Linda 2,591 m
Tom R 4,013 m
Rebecca 5,000 m
VIrginia 5,000 m
Greg H 5,002 m
Frank 5,259 m
Howard 5,946 m
Sergio 6,453 m
Colin 6,691 m
Paul 8,000 m
Patrick S 8,143 m
JD 8,725 m
Steve L 9,087 m
AJ 9,735 m
Adam 10,000 m
Kellee 10,000 m
Patrick Hsr 10,000 m
Tombeur 10,087 m
Patrick Hmr 12,373 m
Steve W 13,444 m
danwho 14,141 m ...a palindrome!
Steve D 14,197 m
Stuart 14,274 m
Ron W 15,000 m
William H 15,000 m
Jeff D 15,155 m
Carol 16,210 m
Thor 18,181 m ...a palindrome!
Minnie 19,273 m


Mooners = 21,097 m or more!

Karyn 21,097 m ...mooner! Cross that one off the list!
Robin 2..3..4..5..6 m ...mooner!
Ron 24,124 m ...mooner!
Morma 25,052 m ...a palindrome and a mooner!
Gary 28,527 m...mooner!
Wild Bill 30,467 m... mooner!
Ed 33,333 m ...a palindrome and a mooner!
Brett 33,462 m ...mooner!
Angelo 48,289 m...mooner!
John B 52,651 m ...half century !
Eric 64,297 m ...half century plus!
Chip 64,317 m ... half century plus!
Gronks 140,301 m ...a century and a lot more!
Zach 211,112 m ...a double century and a palindrome!

[TallErgs]

How bad was/is the weather for you, Kona2?

[Kona2]

How bad was/is the weather for you, Kona2?

Colorado is one of those states where the maxim is "don't like the weather? Wait 20 minutes and it will change!" Yesterday was more a sudden squall that limited visibility. It didn't realize its full potential. 4WD over Berthoud Pass - which isn't bad - but many drivers are deceived by the 5 innocuous looking switchbacks and turns as we reach for the 11,300 ft summit. No avalanches! Light snow here yesterday and today. It is cold enough to make an ice luminary, but not cold enough to make snow when you throw boiling water into the air....

[Kona2]

Day 26...! How's that Revolutionary Challenge coming along?!

https://log.concept2.com/challenges/vtc/2021/teams We're 9th among virtual teams and 15th overall...

While some of us are trying to meet our Revolution Challenge goal, others are in a "have we been here before" category.
Norma, for example, shared that she is on track to row more meters in one month than she ever thought she could. This number looks somewhat like 700K. The multiple days of hours of erging for many of you blows my mind. The quest for top status among individuals participating in the January Virtual Team Challenge is really, REALLY close. Less than 40K separates the top 3 participants - and they all have 1.7 MM. Darlene is sitting at fourth but could pull a few long days in between now and finish. It is simply amazing to see such huge numbers of meters...they will be Challenge meter multi-millionaires for certain ... and we've not had a Lunie Challenge meter multi-millionaire before.

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

5.9 MM Zach
4.75 MM Minnie
3.5 MM David A
2.15 MM danwho
1.95 MM Robin
1.95 MM Virginia
1.85 MM Angelo
1.75 MM Chip
1.4 MM Dennis
1.3 MM Karen M Gronks
750 K Bill

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Dana 511 m
Jantuut 1,029 m
David T 2,000 m
GMan 2,107 m
Rich M 3,000 m
Briana 4,024 m
Larry 4,068 m
Frank 5,000 m
Lee 5,000 m
Rebecca 5,000 m
Sorin 5,068 m
Jodi 5,178 m
JD 5,216 m
Steve D 5,222 m
Robert E 5,412 m
Titus 6,022 m
Patrick Hmr 6,206 m
Colin 6,685 m
Louie 6,996 m ...a palindrome!
Mikkel 7,261 m
Trevor 7,488 m
Jason 8,204 m
Teresa R 8,616 m
Sergio 8,969 m
Todd 9,334 m
Bill 10,000 m
K2 10,000 m
Patrick Hsr 10,000 m
Stuart 10,000 m
Virginia 10,000 m
Ed 10,001 m ...a one aught palindrome!
Angelo 10,013 m
Dave H 10,069 m
AJ 13,038 m
Howard 13,130 m
Dennis 13,431 m ...a palindrome!
danwho 14,141 m ...a palindrome!
Jeff D 14,280 m
Andrea 15,312 m
Minnie 18,341 m
David A 19,025 m
Andrew C 20,000 m


Mooners = 21,097 m or more!


Chip 21,269 m...mooner!
Robin 2..3..4..5..6 m ...and she's still counting up the meters! Mooning!
Ron 24,242 m ...a palindrome! Mooner!
Norma 25,052 m ...a quarter century palindrome! Mooner!
Brett 28,887 m ...mooner!
Gronks 147,399 m ...a century...MEGA
Zach 171,545 m ...and that's enough for a century in miles...plus a couple extra laps...

[TallErgs]

Norma, that's awesome that you're on-track to hit a new monthly maximum distance! How do you feel? Only a few days of pain left ...

[normadelaney]

Norma, that's awesome that you're on-track to hit a new monthly maximum distance! How do you feel? Only a few days of pain left ...

Thanks, Zach! My previous one-month record was 654,434 meters in the 2014 VTC (my first). There was definitely some pain that time as I didn't realize I had a cracked rib. Feeling much better this time.

Those are some truly impressive meter totals you and Gronks are cranking out. Good luck with the individual meter race!

[normadelaney]

WHOA, ZACH!!! NUMBER 1 !!!

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and he's added another million! Congratulations, Zach , on achieving a SIX million meter erging season! We wish you many, MANY more milestones and meters!

[Kona2]

Day 27...!

How we finish is just as important as how we start! If you have a little bit extra in the erg tank, now is the time to call on it!

https://log.concept2.com/challenges/vtc/2021/teams We're 9th among virtual teams and 15th overall...

Cheering on all the Lunie Challenge Team members as the FINISH line looms ahead. And there will be DRAMA. Less than 4K between Zach, who is indeed ranked at FIRST among the competitors, and Napoleon. Nikos is not far behind either. The chase is on! Meanwhile, Gronks has stealthily, but steadily, moved waaaay up the rankings ladder and is in the 61st spot, and the top ten of all female competitors. Ron M is within the top 100 as well. We often laud the big number producers because we ALL know what kind of time and intensity it takes to produce those numbers, and that our team would be less competitive overall without those numbers. Yet without the REST of us pulling what we can, when we can, we wouldn't be in the hunt either. Takes everybody! Hooyah, Lunies!


MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

6.1 MM Ron
6.1 MM Zach
4.2 MM Brett
3.7 MM Norma
1.8 MM Chip
1.4 MM Karen M
1.2 MM Victor
1.05 MM Larry
950 K Robert E
950 K John B
850 K Jeff D
600 K Sergio
550 K Andrea
550 K Teresa R
450 K GMan

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Briana 520 m
Jantuut 535 m
NW1 1,037 m
Tony 1,111 m
Dana 1,309 m
David T 2,000 m
Trevor 2,102 m
Rebecca 3,000 m
Rich M 3,512 m
Dan O' 4,009 m
Sorin 5,000 m
GMan 5,218 m
Robert E 5,721 m
Larry 6,058 m
Steve L 6,629 m
Colin 6,790 m
Patrick S 8,024 m
Teresa R 8,214 m
Patrick Hmr 8,576 m
Rick 8,868 m
Sergio 9,014 m
Heather 9,033 m
William C 9,152 m
Frank 9,664 m
K2 10,000 m
Patrick Hsr 10,000 m
Ed 10,001 m ...a one aught palindrome!
Angelo 10,013 m
AJ 10,025 m
Tombeur 10,066 m
Adam 11,056 m
Howard 11,079 m
Dave H 11,929 m
Andrew C 14,000 m
danwho 14,141 m ...a palindrome!
Kellee 15,000 m
Jeff D 15,395 m
Andrea 15,651 m ...a palindrome!
Victor 15,700 m
Minnie 19,118 m
Baz 20,000 m
Virginia 20,000 m
David A 20,127 m
David B 20,200 m


Mooners = 21,097 m or more!

Paul 21,500 m ...mooner!
Robin 2..3..4..5..6 m ...mooner! Keep counting!
Ron 24,342 m ...a palindrome and a mooner!
Norma 25,052 m ...a palindrome and a mooner!
Brett 26,816 m ...mooner!
Chip 31,475 m ...mooner!
John B 51,023 m ...a half century!
Karen M 111,130 m ...a century!
Zach 209,108 m ...a double century!

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and she's added another million! Congratulations, Robin , on achieving a TWO million meter erging season! We wish you many, MANY more milestones and meters!

[Kona2]

Sigh. There is nothing quite like realizing that your ENTIRE post for the day has been eradicated...because you clicked on the link to check individual standings while still in preview mode....aaaaaaarrrrgh (to quote Charlie Brown). Haven't done that in a long time. So. Here we go. Again.

Day 28... Keep going!

The Lunie Challenge Team continues to produce some overwhelming numbers! Another greater than ONE million meter day yesterday. You are all amazing!

The drama continues - but it's a GOOD drama. Zach is maintaining at number 1 on the indivdual participant list...with a slim margin. One hopes that all are playing fair and there's not a big meter dump by another participant at the last day. Realistic optimism.

https://log.concept2.com/challenges/vtc/2021/teams We're 9th among virtual teams and 15th overall...

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

6.3 MM Zach
3.65 MM Patrick Hmr
2.75 MM Andrew C
2.3 MM Eric
2.05 MM Tombeur
2 MM Robin
1.9 MM Ken G
1.85 MM Thor
1.55 MM Karen M Gronks
1.35 MM JD
650 K Titus
400 K Dave H

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

NW1 1,016 m
Tony 1,111 m ...a palindrome!
David T 2,000 m
GMan 2,108 m
Anya 2,570 m
Sorin 2,897 m
Dan O' 4,014 m
Rich M 4,019 m
Larry 4,084 m
Dana 4,539 m
Jantuut 5,000 m
Michael C 5,000 m
Rebecca 5,000 m
Dennis 5,003 m
David B 5,063 m
Robert E 5,387 m
Ian 5,955 m
Sergio 6,642 m
Steve D 7,140 m
Linda 7,330 m
Tom R 7,512 m
Andrew C 8,000 m
Patrick S 8,154 m
Titus 8,287 m
Jeff M 8,757 m
AJ 9,020 m
Teresa R 9,111 m
Patrick Hsr 10,000 m
Steve W 10,000 m
K2 10,101 m ...a one aught palindrome!
Kevin 10,137 m
Dave H 10,739 m
Tombeur 11,018 m
JD 11,310 m
Stuart 12,675 m
Jeff D 13,036 m
Howard 13,159 m
Andrea 13,230 m
Patrick Hmr 17,340 m
Minnie 19,194 m
Angelo 20,204 m
David A 21,030 m


Mooners = 21,097 m or more!

Robin 2..3...4....5.....6 m ...mooner...counting em up !
Ron 24,642 m ...a palindrome and a mooner!
Chip 24,980 m ...mooner!
Norma 25,052 m ...a palindrome and a mooner!
Brett 26,733 m ... mooner!
Thor 31,421 m ... mooner!
Ted 34,000 m ... mooner!
Eric 46,287 m ... mega moon!
Ken G 80,000 m...mooner update!
Gronks 142,657 m ...century plus!
Zach 205,079 m ... double century!

I've shared that Mom has become fairly proficient on her smartphone - and has been using an iPad for some years, as this was easier for her to manage than a regular computer. Mom is 90, and her older brother is 92. He recently got an iPad, too, and internet access. As told to me, here's their first email exchange yesterday as he signed on to the internet:

James: "Hello World"
Mom: "Ready or not"

Succinct and fun. They have good genes.

[TallErgs]

Whoops! I've done that and the instant I clicked the button I knew I had just lost the message being composed.

[TallErgs]

My replacement washers arrived today. They're easily two to three times as thick as the ones that shipped with my BikeErg. I swapped the left side when it started to clunk again - so far it's been good. I put the hex key through the handle of the Concept2 Torx driver and it gave me the leverage I needed to crack the screw free.

I'll post pictures later.

[Gronks]

Congrats on 2 million meters Zach!! Amazing!!

[Kona2]

Day 29... Just three days of glory remain!!

https://log.concept2.com/challenges/vtc/2021/teams We're 9th among virtual teams and 15th overall...

Power onward! Zach continues his hold on the top rung of the Concept2 ladder by throwing down those double centuries...but he got beat out on his daily double century by Gronks yesterday...222,070 m vs 210,634 m ... that's a monthly total for some of us. The entire Lunie Challenge team is working hard to keep the Lunies in the top ten of the virtual entities....rockin' it!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

6.5 MM Zach
6.15 MM Ron
5.05 MM Ed
4.8 MM Minnie
4.25 MM Brett
3.75 MM Norma
3.55 MM David A
2.45 MM AJ
2.25 MM Brent
1.85 MM Chip
1.8 MM Karen
750 K Adam
700 K Stuart
700 K Trevor
300 K Kellee

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Dana 513 m
NW1 1,045 m
Jantuut 1,058 m
David T 2,000 m
Dan O' 2,119 m
Steve W 2,222 m ...a doozie of a twosie palindrome!
Tony 2,222 m ...a palindrome!
Jodi 2,260 m
Patrick Hmr 2,639 m
Sorin 2,674 m
Mikkel 3,124 m
Norton 3,910 m
Heather 4,017 m
GMan 4,139 m
Corey 5,000 m
Lee 5,000 m
Paul 5,000 m
Rebecca 5,000 m
Rich M 5,000 m
JD 5,115 m ...a palindrome! High five bookends!
Frank 5,597 m
Teresa R 6,226 m...a palindrome!
Colin 6,730 m
Larry 7,080 m
Dave H 7,883 m
Adam 8,000 m
Carol 8,021 m
Tombeur 8,022 m
Brent 8,724 m
Rick 9,037 m
Patrick Hsr 10,000 m
Virginia 10,000 m
Angelo 10,010 m
AJ 10,016 m
Andrea 12,338 m
Jeff D 13,258 m
danwho 14,141 m ...a palindrome!
Stuart 14,210 m
Victor 15,230 m
Minnie 19,285 m
Ed 20,002 m ...a two aught palindrome!
David A 20,834 m


Mooners = 21,097 m or more!

Robin 2..3...4....5.....6 m ...counting up the meters and the moons!
Norma 25,052 m ...a palindrome and a mooner!
Ron M 25,552 m ...a palindrome and a mooner!
david t 28,455 m ... mooner!
Brett 30,045 m ...mooner!
Kellee 35,000 m ... mooner!
Chip 59,979 m ...a half century plus some!
Zach 210,634 m ...a double century and some maintenance stars!
Gronks 222,070 m...a double century and queen of the boat!