Sardinia Packing List
Merten, Friday, March 16. 2007
- Skates
- Helmet
- Lots of Lycra Stuff
- Sunscreen!
- Whatever else I might need...
It will be nice to have a week of holiday, my first "real" one since last year's camp. I hope to recharge my batteries, grab some new technique hints and just enjoy myself. Given the fact that we are a group of 80 people, among them 20+ LSST members, I'm sure we will have a brilliant time.
The forecast bothers me a bit though, I better pack some replacement bearings as well
That said, I've had the best skate ever in the pouring Sardinian rain, so I'll just see what happens.
Sunshine, glorious sunshine
Merten, Monday, March 12. 2007
On Sunday we managed to put in a very nice training session at some Swedish furniture store's car park, it is always quite nice to train there as there's a 1km loop where we can split up and rejoin instantly.
Too bad the sun still sets early, so unless we really hurry we'll not get a skating session in during the week. Well that's not going to be an issue anymore once we go to Sardinia... I am really starting to get excited now and will start packing soon.
Ice skating is finished though, so we'll not do more than this first brief session. Well, something to look forward to for next off-season.
Gumbie on Ice
Michi, Thursday, March 8. 2007
Two days ago Merten and I tried out Ice-Speedskating. The last time I was skating on ice was about four years ago. Maybe this is why I felt like a complete gumbie again. The first steps where really wobbly and for sime time I felt more confident when I could hold the board
But after some time I started feeling more and more confident and at the end of the training hour I even skated in a low position and tried to push. Getting home (after taking my broken bike on the tube) I really felt my ankles being tired. I did not imagine in advance that it would be so different to speed skate on ice in comparison to "normal" speed-skating. I think the most unusual thing for me is the foot position: while speed skating I try to keep my foot as centered as much as I can over the skate. During ice speed-skating I had the feeling that I had to pronate a bit so that the blade has a good grip.
I am really curious about the next time on ice - we will surely do this more extensivly next winter. Now I am looking forward to the summer...
Ready to slip
Merten, Monday, March 5. 2007
I have recently been reading Marcello Bresin's excellent guide to ice for inliners. It'll be interesting to see what adventures the rink has prepared for us. So have a read if you fancy and check out our report later.
