We were
riding in a small pace line and every time someone else took over the rhythm
and pace changed, so it wasn’t as steady as I hoped it would be. Over all it
was a beautiful day with nice weather and nice company. Well, next time better
for my goals!
My marathon
time is after skating today (July 20th), again a little better and now finally
under two hours: 01:58:13 (with a lot of head wind), so I have to work on
endurance at a higher speed to reach my goal of 01:45:00. I can do the speed
thing and keep it up for more miles, so I found out when I was going for a fast
half marathon time. When I hit the dike to Lelystad I had a strong back wind
with that I was able to keep the pace average under 00:02:00/km
(00:03:12/mile). My half marathon time was way better than it was and ended at
00:49:00!
It is too
bad that the first part of our path is always a struggle with surface changes,
wooden bridges and some parts are really bad with roots of trees coming up from
under the pavement, raw surface material and bricks. A better time is possible
if I see my friends in the States skating on the smooth surface of their
trails.
My son
bought new skates and is trying to get used to the new fit and pushing himself
to the limits. So far he I is disappointed because it doesn’t feel right and he
is having blisters growing, his shoes are too tight and other mischief.
As I read
in a lot of internet messages, new skates need the time to get used to.
Struggling for the right feeling, position and getting blisters is most of the
time part of the process of getting acquainted to your new skates. It is not
something that will be done in a day or so, it takes weeks and sometimes even
months before you say: “Now it is right!”.
I was very
lucky with my new skates, I did not have all the issues others had. They fitted
right away and besides a little pain on my heels, no blistering, no re-molding
or other issues came along. My skating lessons in the past years finally paid
off, the investment had a great ROI.
By using
the right technique I was able to correct my pain causing errors and my
supplier Mijnten at Hoevelaken used the right molding technique to make them
fit like a glove. I hope you all get the right feeling before we can meet at
NSIM and all can have a blast skating this marathon.
Last week
we finally have made the arrangements for the Northshore Inline Marathon and our
trip to the States! Our tickets and the camper is booked and now the joy is
getting into our lives for this trip. We are so looking forward for this! We
will be arriving in Minneapolis on 5th September and be leaving
again on 26th September.
Finally meeting
all my American inline skating friends in person will be fun. As Christine
already said: it’s a small world now, you are able to make friends anywhere and
if you are able to, you can really meet them.
I am close
in achieving my skating goals for this year, my weight however is still
something that I have to work for. My son’s 26th birthday and my own
54th birthday was a moment where I fell back on bad habits, now I
have to pick up the routines I was used to. I will be picking up my sports
routine for the coming period and that includes weight training, spinning and
inline skating. That must do the job for me!
On my
birthday I got a set of new wheels, the Bont Mayhem 85A, these are great
wheels! I have tried them the day I had my new PR set for the half marathon. I
was able to skate 1 km at 36 km/hr (00:01:40), my feet were shaking and my
heart was pounding, but I had a real blast! My next goal will be 1 km in
00:01:30, I think and I hope I can make it…..speed (on skates) is an addiction.
Ed van
Harmelen
July 2012
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Achievements
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Goals 2012
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So far achieved
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2011
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Weight
goal
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87.0 kg
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100.7 kg
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107.0 kg
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Weight
loss
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20.0 kg
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6.3 kg
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5.0 kg
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Kcal
burned
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200,000 Kcal
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131,798 Kcal
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48,500 Kcal
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Distance
exercises
Skating
distance
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3,600 km.
2,500 km.
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2.574 km.
1,366 km.
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1,600 km.
737 km.
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Best time
half marathon (skeelers)
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45:00
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0:49:00
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1:04:04
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Best time
marathon (skeelers)
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1:45:00
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1:58:13
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2:37:36
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