LondonSkaters Speed Team - Speed Skating & Rollerblading Club in London

Simon · Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 621 Location: Out side edge

Mon: Setdown practice in Battersea park or gym (depending on weather)
Tus: Setdown practice on Serp road and work on LFNS bike
Wed: Fun skate to frends for food...
Thr: Sentdown practice in Battersea park
Fri: LFNS
Sat: ICP traning
Sun: rest

ed! · Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:54 am Subject:

So you're trying to improve your set downs, are you? Smile

I'm resting all week, but if anyone can recommend any exercises that are kosher for me to try, I'd appreciate it.

Also, does anyone have a collection of speed skating videos that they could burn on DVD for me for analysis purposes? I'm making a slow start trying to collate some myself.

The thinking is that I can improve my technique psychologically. Very Happy

Mikey-two-Names · Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 4108

Contrast baths mate, twice a day for 30mins a time. Are you tough enough to take the agony?

Beatrice · Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:15 pm Subject:

With the 111km on Sunday, i am going to have a light training week (again) this week. so
Tues: Tatem anyone ?
Wed: medium slow skate (London Skate or Richmond) or technique drills VP Pm
Thursday: technique drills VP PM
Fri: rest
Sat: rest
Sunday: 11km St Gallen

ed! · Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:31 pm Subject:

dan_b · Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 2428

I spent four hours lying awake in bed last night with my knee itching like someone was flogging it with stinging nettles (slipped over in the wet yesterday, tore the scab off it and got a nice fetching bump on the face as well)

I'm thinking that "stay home and heal" is probably most of what I'm doing this week, too. It's now too late to do much about the 111 anyway.

tanya g · Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:39 pm Subject:

Despite only a short time on the boots on Saturday, they are still diggin' in to the missing part of my ankles. I'm also got a lot to do this week ... so

Tuesday - Tatem no, cause it's too early, RC* (if I can, to clear my head for a few hours)

Wednesday - Londonskate* (i'll make an extra effort to get to this)

Friday - Hope to finish what I have to do this week at work, then sleep - otherwise you may recieve some texts to say have fun at the 111km.

* Not in speed boots.

Mikey-two-Names · Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 4108

Should have used a moist repair plaster innit. No scabs, minimal pain and itching. Unless you fall on them again of course. Razz

dan_b · Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 2428

I did. It wasn't helping.

Mikey-two-Names · Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 4108

You mean the plaster or falling on it again?

Matt · Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 3:55 pm Subject:

Mon- Come home from Zandvoorde.
Tues- Tatem.
Wed- Rest.
Thurs- Tatem or rest.
Friday- Rest.
Sat- British Champs (Tatem).
Sun- British Champs (Birmingham).

_gj3000_ · Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 4:31 pm Subject:

I'll be at Tatem tomorrow if it is on. Then I'm away for like aaaaages....

Christophe · Joined: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 1652

Will try to be at Tatem tomorrow. Weather's supposed to be a lot better than today's.

Michi · Joined: 11 Jun 2005 Posts: 658 Location: Hamburg

As it is supposed to be raining nearly all the week in Hamburg there will be nearly no training for me this week.
Maybe a bit track-skating on Thursday and Saturday, of course, the Sebby workshop in Bremen (*cross the fingers for good weather*)

Gav · Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:06 am Subject:

Say hi to Sebby for meeee!

Tatem is on for this evening as long as the weather is nice to us.

Thursday I'm looking to head over to Richmond if we have a driver!