Team practice today, we had some of our faster guys show (Jim R. and Murphy Quinn is back from school) so the pace was fast. I dropped at my usual spot on the big hill at around 23 minutes but picked up with Margo and Sadie Grace, an excellent skater who has trained for the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Training'
Double the hills, double the fun!
May 10th, 2008 · No Comments · Training
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Getting Speed in Speedskating (and Speed Racer too)
May 6th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Training
Lately I’ve been working on what I’d call “sustainable speed.” Anyone can skate fast for a few moments, but that isn’t speed skating, that’s sprinting. A speedskater is one who skates fast for the duration of the race, and in my case, it’s endurance races e.g. marathons. As usual in speedskating, it comes down more [...]
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First *Good* Practice of the Outdoor Season
April 21st, 2008 · 4 Comments · Progress Report, Training
After missing Saturday due to rain, we got a beautiful day Sunday for our outdoor team practice. In the past couple weeks I have gotten back into my P90X routine in addition to doing my back and core exercises from my doctor. I think these are starting to pay some early dividends, I feel more [...]
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First Outdoor Practices, MRI Results
April 8th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Training
Been awhile since I posted and a lot has happened. First, we had our first outdoor practices last weekend on Saturday and Sunday. I had been looking forward to that day for 6 months, it’s been a long winter. It was great to see some faces I hadn’t seen in a long time. We had [...]
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