Imagine if you will a blind person, slowly over a period of about a week in April of 2008 he (our blind person is a guy) gains his sense of sight. Then suddenly he looses it again on Sunday August 3 and has to go around with a cane. Not being blind I am not sure if my situation is quite that bad, but it sure felt pretty damned lousy.
Okay confession time, I really have got to change the name of this blog. The fact is, I cannot stand skating anymore. My knees are just killing - and all I did was a lousy 37km. I've done 160km rides and felt better after. Here's the ludicrous part, when I went for that skate I was pushing really hard at one point on Commissioner's street, and I look down at my GPS, all I've got on it was a lousy 23km/h. For that kind of cardio on Amy I'd expect to see at least 35km/h and on Erin, well frankly, 40km/h.
Given my current cardio health I think I will be fine in Duluth, I will not make a fool of myself or anything, but I also know I am not going to be finishing on any podium (except that since they have ten podium places for every age I actually might make the podium... but I won't be in the top three.)
Lately I've been thinking, if I ever get good enough I might join the Dark Horse Flyer's (the racing club associated with the Beaches Cycle Club) and do some bike races. But its a safe bet for me to say my skating days are pretty much over, baring another bike mishap.
On a related aside, to everyone at BCC, thanks for your enquires on my post crash status, it was really very decent of you all. I am impressed by the decency of everyone at the club, you guys are an awesome bunch.
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1 comment:
lol, Mike.... it's called technique and when it sucks you skate slowly. Cycling technique is quite a bit more straight forward and easier to grasp. It would seem as though you are better suited to the bike.
Also, consider that skating is weight bearing where as in cycling you are sitting most of the time. This means an equal amount of time on skates and on the bike with an equal level of effort will most likely yield different types or levels of fatigue.
-Andrew
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