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NYC 47K report - my first skate race
I got a great workout and learning experience, skating in the New York City
Skate Marathon on Saturday. http://www.empirespeed.com/ Friday evening I was searching the web and discovered there was this race the next day. I figured since I've been on inlines for a full six weeks, I must be ready for a marathon, so . . . I succeeded on finishing 42 km on the loop in Prospect Park in Brooklyn borough of New York City. The way I got to 47K was by mis-counting my laps on the 5.3K loop. My time was "below average", but I didn't finish last. The _big_ race was the 100K, and they had some big-name racers in town for that. I liked the camaraderie with the other racers: You get _closer_ on inlines than on skis. I went faster on little wheels than ever in my life there on the smooth fresh pavement -- with the aid of a supporting hand on my butt from another racer drafting behind me on the long downhill. My legs were so sore and tired that afternoon after the race, I could hardly walk. Maybe a good race is the cure for those complaints about "can't get a real workout on inline skates" (or fast-wheel rollerskis) I want to do that again. Observations: -- most racers were on 5-wheel skates. Only a few on 100 mm wheels in 4-wheel frames. (I felt satisfaction in passing a guy with 100 mm wheels on the big climb) -- I got lapped a couple of times by 11-year-old girls. (What is this sport? elite swimming?) -- the winners skated 100K in just under 3 hours. -- a 12-year-old boy finished the 100K in 4 hours. (and I didn't know 12-year-old boys could do _anything_ for fours continuously) -- after I finished, I went to the big hill and sat on the side there to see what technique the pros use for climbing. Answer: Pretty much like on the flats -- maybe they didn't think it was a real hill. -- Prospect Park is a fun course. -- At the vendor booths: In next year's product line, Salomon again has some inline skates that look like Pilot ski boots (they'll be called "Pilot"). Ken |
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NYC 47K report - my first skate race
An OT post:
On Sunday a bunch of friends did the Mid Hudson Bicycle Club Century that started at the rail trail in Amenia, NY which also happens to be where a group meets regularly to do long roller ski sessions. The 100 mile bicycle route was extraordinarily beautiful, and on roads that were for the most part without cars. The roads seemed to be designed for such an event. At the end of the ride I asked a couple of club officers how they ever figured out such a perfect course that went through three states- NY, MA, and CT. They said they had no idea, but a guy from New Jersey, Ken Roberts came up with the course. Thanks Ken. Gary Jacobson Rosendale, NY "Ken Roberts" wrote in message ... I got a great workout and learning experience, skating in the New York City Skate Marathon on Saturday. http://www.empirespeed.com/ Friday evening I was searching the web and discovered there was this race the next day. I figured since I've been on inlines for a full six weeks, I must be ready for a marathon, so . . . I succeeded on finishing 42 km on the loop in Prospect Park in Brooklyn borough of New York City. The way I got to 47K was by mis-counting my laps on the 5.3K loop. My time was "below average", but I didn't finish last. The _big_ race was the 100K, and they had some big-name racers in town for that. I liked the camaraderie with the other racers: You get _closer_ on inlines than on skis. I went faster on little wheels than ever in my life there on the smooth fresh pavement -- with the aid of a supporting hand on my butt from another racer drafting behind me on the long downhill. My legs were so sore and tired that afternoon after the race, I could hardly walk. Maybe a good race is the cure for those complaints about "can't get a real workout on inline skates" (or fast-wheel rollerskis) I want to do that again. Observations: -- most racers were on 5-wheel skates. Only a few on 100 mm wheels in 4-wheel frames. (I felt satisfaction in passing a guy with 100 mm wheels on the big climb) -- I got lapped a couple of times by 11-year-old girls. (What is this sport? elite swimming?) -- the winners skated 100K in just under 3 hours. -- a 12-year-old boy finished the 100K in 4 hours. (and I didn't know 12-year-old boys could do _anything_ for fours continuously) -- after I finished, I went to the big hill and sat on the side there to see what technique the pros use for climbing. Answer: Pretty much like on the flats -- maybe they didn't think it was a real hill. -- Prospect Park is a fun course. -- At the vendor booths: In next year's product line, Salomon again has some inline skates that look like Pilot ski boots (they'll be called "Pilot"). Ken |
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NYC 47K report - my first skate race
Thanks, Gary -- Sharon and I rode that MHBC Century route also on Sunday,
but with some shortcuts and variations. It was a wonderful day in some wonderful country in the Hudson valley and southern Berkshires -- and we sure noticed how little car traffic there was. Some of those roads could also make nice rollerski or skating routes -- like around Sheffield MA and Ancramdale and Copake, NY. Actually Ron Gall had the vision for riding thru all three states, and was in charge of the routes -- I gave him some ideas for roads. Ron told me afterward that the riders of the 100K route were if anything even more enthusiastic when they got back. You might want to consider going back with your friends soon to ride (not rollerski) some of the roads from this route: http://roberts-1.com/bikehudson/r/ea...aic_copake/map Ken ________________________________ Gary Jacobson wrote On Sunday a bunch of friends did the Mid Hudson Bicycle Club Century that started at the rail trail in Amenia, NY which also happens to be where a group meets regularly to do long roller ski sessions. The 100 mile bicycle route was extraordinarily beautiful, and on roads that were for the most part without cars. The roads seemed to be designed for such an event. At the end of the ride I asked a couple of club officers how they ever figured out such a perfect course that went through three states- NY, MA, and CT. They said they had no idea, but a guy from New Jersey, Ken Roberts came up with the course. |
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