LondonSkaters Speed Team - Speed Skating & Rollerblading Club in London

Glenn · Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 1082 Location: ST Pauls

Special thanks to Rick and Gav for organising this one; it was a great event for skating.

Personally, I struggled in the conditions but it was good to meet other athletes and if we can tag along with other sports that will defn lift the profile of the sport.

Glenn

Linda J · Joined: 18 Apr 2005 Posts: 210

Yep. Well done guys.

Despite the tough conditions it all made for a great day out.

Thanks for all your hard work.

Simon · Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 620 Location: Out side edge

Pics and video from Eta at:
http://www.gthq.co.uk/BlenheimSkate/

Thanks every one for that...
Good fun but next time I will take my LandRover skates Very Happy

PS any pic you would like added/removed or a better copy of please just PM me.

dan_b · Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 2417

That was good fun, though hard work. Skating uphill on leafmould needs an entirely different technique ...

That downhill/uphill as we came back over the bridge was pretty awesome: actually the whole course would be very nice if dry.

My race was pretty good considering that my warm up was pants (as in, I wasn't warm at the start) - so my back started to hurt in the first, oh, five hundred metres or so. Not smart. And I think I could have finished better if I'd paid more attention to where the finish line actually was: I turned right at the hay bales and heard someone shouting to hand chips in, so slowed down - then I realised I hadn't actually seen a timing mat yet and thought I'd better carry on skating. Still, live and learn.

Big thanks to everyone that organised/helped out, and to Mike and Garan for our three-man paceline round most of the course.

ed! · Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 11:00 pm Subject:

What a technical race that was Smile

I enjoyed the challenge, and it was great that the rain held off. Thanks to everyone who organised and took part.

Matt, if you came in after me, then you would have been 23rd - I was well surprised when you overtook me on the downhill - looks like I need even more of a belly Wink

Matt · Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 8:31 am Subject:

Oh cool

, thats ok.

It suprised me as much as you when I got you on the downhill, maybe I had the faster bit of track?

Mikey-two-Names · Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 4070

Maybe you're not as solid (dense) as you look Ed!? Wink

Ray · Joined: 30 Mar 2004 Posts: 806 Location: Dagenham

Well that was an eventful race Shocked

I've put my pics up on the gallery Very Happy

the results are now up on the traithlon website - some look just plain wrong e.g Dan Barlow and Hans Brown Question

Congratulations to James and Gav and all who finished

I wimped out after the first lap cos I wanted to keep my bones intact for Preston and leMans Embarassed

dan_b · Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 2417

ed! · Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 11:33 am Subject:

_gj3000_ · Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 11:44 am Subject:

It was a great race, although the downhills were difficult! Need to work on them!

It seems lap 1 + 2 + 3 != total time: there's that bit to the finish. The results seem wrong as I know that I was beaten by some of the women and by Dan also.

dan_b · Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 2417

That's a very good point. But I'd definitely have noticed if I'd finished ahead of him: the fireworks and full celestial choir would have given it away. Mut be something not quite that simple

There's an email address for results queries on the site. I've written to it, we'll see what happens.

dogsbody · Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 11:52 am Subject:

A great day out and generally very well organised.

We had 1 hour 20 mins to complete it (1 hour 30 if you talked to the marshals). I did my first lap in 23.38 mins, second lap in 25.28 mins and they wouldn't let me do my last lap! I know I'm not a speed skater but I'm a bit gutted about that when I could have done it in the time!

ed! · Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 11:58 am Subject:

dan_b · Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 2417