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[mattblakkius]

Way to Row Ron 1 Million Meters in The Challenge

I second that - awesome achievement !

[Kona2]

Woohoo and hooyah!! We have another meter millionaire !! Congratulations, David T, on achieving a ONE million meter rowing season !! We wish you many, MANY more!!!

[Kona2]

Congratulations, Matt B, on achieving your FIRST EVER half marathon! We wish you many, MANY more!!

We love FIRST EVERS. There's nothing quite like the feeling of conquering something that maybe you thought you wouldn't be able to do. It's a validation. It's awesome - and it's great to be able to celebrate it with teammates who fully understand just what that effort was like. What a great hooyah! moment!!

Have to say its great being among a bunch of "luna-tics" I did my first half marathon today and it was great,
but i have a question for all you guys who do some insane meters in a day.. How do you keep your rear end ' comfortable'? Its something that bugged me in my last 5k esp.

Lots of great suggestions offered by the team about making longer distance rows more comfortable. Would be remiss, though, if we didn't also mention some of the advice that Concept2's Indoor Rowing section of the training module mentions. Not sure exactly what kind of rowing "base' you have, but am trying to err on the side that keeps a teammate on the seat of the erg and not working with a shoulder or elbow issue (my intentions are good):

Build Up Gradually

When you first get on the indoor rower, resist the temptation to do too much too soon. Instead, make sure you focus on your technique and learn to maintain a steady pace. Follow our First Workouts in the Training Programs section.

We want our teammates to enjoy rowing for a long, long time. The lure of the long distance row is powerful - especially on a team where we have many who like to mega-row. Rowing form can get sloppy when we tire, and injuries can and do occur. Takes a long time to get over some of these injuries - and that is very frustrating for the rower who has found a sport that he or she really enjoys. That said, you know best what you can comfortably row!

[rosita]

Congrats David T. and Rebecca on million meter seasons! Congrats Matt B. on a first half marathon!
Awesome rowing Big Brett and Da Do Ron Ron!
Jimmy, someday I will show you what real football is
Rosi

[Kona2]

Woohoo and hooyah!! We have another Challenge Meter Millionaire !! Congratulations, Ron M aka Da Do Ron Ron, on achieving a ONE million meter Challenge !! Amazing accomplishment !!

[Kona2]

This is it....the LAST day of the Challenge!!

It's going to be an exciting finish ! Overcoming Disabilities Challenge Team pulled into 15th position again for a time this AM, and are within 10K of that spot right now. Knowing these teammates, they'll give it all they've got until the last bell of the race ! And the Luna-Tics Challenge Team is in third - we know never to underestimate the power of the last day (and the three days or so that are allotted for meter entry to count in the Challenge). Row what you can, when you can! Whatever the result, our Challenge Teams have rowed a great Challenge.

Who knew there were new forms of barrel racing? Went to a pumpkin festival and this tractor pulling barrels was very popular with kids:



Meanwhile, the team filled the skies of our Rowing Universe with multiple half marathons or half moons (Michelle, Jim, David A, Rosi, Roger and Kiba), at least three FULL marathons (Ron, Cathie, Sam), some FULL moons by Brett and Jay, and some in betweeners (more than half but not quite full marathons) by Richard Tm, Danno, Baz, Ed C, Roger and Kiba. Wow!


Season meters as of 166/365 = 76,835,086 m

Total meters on the day = 833,068 m

Oars in space (participation) = 37 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

3.6 MM Ron
3.35 MM Jay
1.95 MM Brett
1.8 MM Jim
1.65 MM David A
1.35 MM Ed
1.25 MM Rosi
1.25 MM Sam
1.05 MM Rivka
1.0 MM David T
950 K Sarah
900 K Zander
650 K Robert H

Full Marathons: no matter how many times a rower has completed one of these, it's still a really, really, really LONG row in one rowing session !

Cathie
Sam
Ron

Thanks, everyone, for rowing with us !

Steven D 2,000 m
Bobbie 2,500 m
Robyn 7,000 m
Marty 7,500 m
Tammy 7,500 m
Peter G 7,522 m
Nataliya m
AJ 7,939 m
Kevin 8,000 m
Bernie 8,012 m
Mike M 10,000 m
Peter H 10,000 m
Rebecca 10,000 m
Terry B 10,000 m
Tim G 10,000 m
Sarah 11,000 m
Jane 11,020 m
bg 11,051 m
Tim K m
Minnie 11,327 m
David T 12,000 m
Ronnie 12,000 m
Zander 12,000 m
Tanya m (one more meter and it would have been 1..2...3...4...5!)
Rivka 13,500 m
Anita 14,000 m
Christa 14,000 m
Robert H 15,000 m
Ross 17,214 m
Dan W m
Harold 19,500 m
Michelle 21,010 m
Rosi 21,098 m
Jim 21,125 m
David A 21,339 m
Kiba 24,000 m
Roger 24,000 m
Richard T 25,000 m
Danno 32,151 m
Baz 40,000 m
Ed 40,000 m
Cathie 42,195 m
Sam 42,195 m
Jay 43,000 m
Ron 50,195 m
Brett 54,055 m

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop! Congratulations, Danno, on achieving million lifetime meters! We wish you many, MANY more! And lots more lifetime, too!

[BigBrett58]

Whoop, whoop! Congratulations, Danno, on achieving million lifetime meters! We wish you many, MANY more! And lots more lifetime, too!

Wow! That's a lot of one day at a times. Great accomplishment.

[bg]

Woohoo and hooyah!! We have another meter millionaire !! Congratulations, David T, on achieving a ONE million meter rowing season !! We wish you many, MANY more!!!

woooo hoooo and congrats david t....and brett and da do ron ron and both of our teams......and also k2 and da do ron ron for all of the updates....

[bg]

Whoop, whoop! Congratulations, Danno, on achieving million lifetime meters! We wish you many, MANY more! And lots more lifetime, too!

wooooo hooooo and congrats danno...amazing :}btw....sorry about jeter....even though i'm a sox fan, i have to like a player named for derek sanderson of the bruins...

[ronnie1]

Congratulations Brett for a 2 million meter season, congrats Ted for a 1 million meter season. Great rowing men!

[jay]

Congratulations Brett for a 2 million meter season, congrats Ted for a 1 million meter season. Great rowing men!

Ditto from me, as well as congrats to Danno, David T., Rebecca, Jeff, and anyone else I missed.
Jaybird

[BAZzy]

Great work team on the Challenge. Some impressive results as usual...!

Cheers, BBB

[Agadway]

Great work team on the Challenge. Some impressive results as usual...!

Cheers, BBB

Agree - awesome work and thank you for being such a friendly and motivating group! Being a month into rowing when it started it was great motivation to be on such a dedicated and productive team. Seeing such high meters spurred me to meet two goals in just a few weeks - a full marathon and passing the 500k mark for my shortened season.

I plan on sticking around and contributing more meters

Thanks for the motivation!
Adam

[BigBrett58]

Congrats on your successes Adam. Finding this team right after buying my erg a couple years ago rocketed me forward into rowing. It's amazing how a few encouraging words can be a catalyst for change. It's made a big difference in my life, so I try to pay it forward. Good luck in achieving all your rowing goals.

Brett