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Michi
Joined: 11 Jun 2005
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Location: Hamburg
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 Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 7:49 pm Subject: 17th of July - my first race... |
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Hy folks,
next Sunday I will have my first race on skates ever. It will be a half-marathon in Bremerhaven (North of Germany) and it is supposed to be a very, very small race with about 80 skaters at all. Nevertheless I'm getting excited by now.
As I will be the only LSST member racing there I hope I will not disgrace our team 
So, if you do not have anything else to do on Sunday the 17th please cross your fingers for me that I will finish the race (in a good time) and that it won't be a rain race.
And if you have any good tips: please tell me 
God, I'm excited...
Cheers
Michi |
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Rick
Joined: 25 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:05 pm Subject: |
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Tips.
For your first race, is your target just to finish, or to finish in a specific time? If it's just to finish so you have a base line to improve on,start at a speed you know you can continue until the finish.
If you have practiced drafting behind other skaters you will find it very useful to get you going faster without getting tired. It may even leave you with a little something to sprint to the end.
If possible, never skate on your own and never go to the front of a line.
Top tip....enjoy it. |
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Hans
Former British Record Holder
Joined: 20 Sep 2004
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Location: Camberley
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| Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:25 pm Subject: |
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| Have a great race and take time to enjoy it!! |
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Tim
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| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 7:51 am Subject: first race |
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I hope you have a fantastic time michi.
my finger's and toes will be crossed for you sunday. |
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Gav
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| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:47 am Subject: |
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| awesome michi |
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Farhana
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| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 11:07 am Subject: |
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Good Luck for Sunday Michi. We know you'll do well. I have seen you skate. You'll get a good time.
Let us know how you get on. |
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Mikey-two-Names
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 7:07 am Subject: |
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| Good luck, you must be very excited! Don't get stressed and just rely on your lovely smooth skating stride. Of course we expect an early report here on Sunday evening soon after the race. |
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lemming
Joined: 05 Jan 2005
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Location: Reading, UK
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 12:19 pm Subject: |
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Yeah - good luck. Like everyone says, just enjoy it. (OK, I'm only two races done too...)
Enjoying it is what makes it all worthwhile...! |
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Natasha
Joined: 09 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 4:33 pm Subject: |
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| Michaela, you skate very well. You'll be nervous at the start but after the 1st 15 minutes or so, you'll be loving it. Good luck! |
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Michi
Joined: 11 Jun 2005
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Location: Hamburg
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| Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 5:31 am Subject: |
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Guys: thank you very much for the good wishes and tips.
Nevertheless, I'm gettin' exited more and more...: Merten will have to hold my hand on Sunday morning |
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Xia
Joined: 06 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 7:21 am Subject: |
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good luck, 2 days left!
Alex |
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greazer
Joined: 07 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 9:39 am Subject: |
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| Michi wrote: |
Guys: thank you very much for the good wishes and tips.
Nevertheless, I'm gettin' exited more and more...: Merten will have to hold my hand on Sunday morning |
Lucky Merten...
Good luck and enjoy!
Cheers,
Andy. |
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Helen
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| Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 8:33 pm Subject: |
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| Have a great time! Looking forward to hearing all about it. |
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merten
Joined: 05 Oct 2004
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Location: Hamburg, N. Germany
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| Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 8:35 am Subject: |
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Well, that was it. We had a very nice day at a small, but great race on the shores of the North sea... Michi did very well in her 1st one, and I'm sure she'll post something up soon. So I'll stick with the results for now:
1st Bremerhaven Speedskating Half Marathon, July 17th 2005
Course: 21 km City Course, 1 lap, flat except some bridges. One 180° turn.
Racers: 29 women, 74 men, 103 total
Results (well done, baby  )
Hilger, Michaela (GER) WAKT LondonSkaters Speed Team
00:52:55 00:52:49 6th position overall, 3rd in category, winning time: 00:44:33
Schüler, Merten (GER) MAKT Skate-Connection.de
00:44:31 00:44:30 18th position overall, 3rd in category, winning time: 00:38:18 |
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Michi
Joined: 11 Jun 2005
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Location: Hamburg
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| Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 9:09 am Subject: |
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| merten wrote: |
| I'm sure she'll post something up soon |
Hi everybody,
as already announced and promised, here is my short report (for those who are interested in more details: send me a PM and I will email you the long version):
we started at 8:45 pm - in time. The beginning of the race were cobbles, but not the very bad ones. As there were not many skaters it was difficult to find a paceline, but after about 5 km I succeeded and found two guys to run with.
Now I am looking forward to my first full marathon
Thank you very much for all the encouraging words, I tried my best today for LSST!
Cheers
Michi |
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