Still at it...

As my roller skis have not arrived yet I am focusing on using my inline skates. Work schedule interrupts my training to some degree, but I am still able to put in some hours every week.
Can't wait for the real thing though ....

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Getting slower ?

So I went for a little longer skate than earlier. It was hot and I had head wind which really sucks the energy out of you. I was still able to put in 14 miles without feeling like dying before I finished. On thing is strange though, I seem to be getting slower.

Another evening skate

Still have weeks to kill before my roller ski arrives so I am putting in some inline skating instead. Took it pretty easy and focused on being in top of the skate as this is a key point in skiing as well.

Short video

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Health Check

Time for annual health check. I am fit as a fiddle and will be surprised if anything is wrong. But then again, there is no revenue generated from healthy people.

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Much better

I planned to go half the distance compared to Sunday which was a very good decision. Firstly because it resulted in no pain, secondly I was able to keep a fairly high activity level i.e. heart rate for the complete duration.

I modified my plan slightly, by going in one direction for 20 minutes and then turn around with the net result of 9 miles. Not too bad for an afternoon session.

The home stretch head wind resulted in spending 2 minutes more on the same distance which I am also very pleased with.

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Another skate planned

I will try skating again this afternoon even if last time went just so-so. I will not go as far as Sunday and just stride along in a comfortable speed.

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A little modification of strategy

Since my roller skis will take a few weeks, I thought it would be a good idea to do some inline skating.
I dusted off my trusted inline skates and set out for a Sunday afternoon roll.

The few first miles went OK, then blisters started forming. After reaching the halfway point, my feet cramped. Very frustrating as my legs were doing fine. Lucky for me the home run was with tail wind, so I managed to drag myself back to the car. It took 2 hours with various stretching and funny walking to get the cramps out of my feet.

So in summary i did 14 miles of inline skating. In between I did some ski skating arm swing and various balance exercises. Well, before the blisters and cramps set in, that is.