Candy 1, Winter 0

I went skating today on the Martin Goodman Trail as planned. Although it was a small group and a short skate, ML, MJC, and I still had a good time. When I say short, I really mean it. We skated a grand total of 7km before the sky threatened to drizzle which turned to hail. But of course, the sky cleared up after I changed out of my skating gears. Oh well, there's still tomorrow.

The trail was in very decent condition. There were some debris but nothing worse than your typical October day anyway. The pavement was free of gravel and there was only one unavoidable wet spot to be found. It was really neat to chat with some cyclists on the trail...people who are just as keen as us on getting outside at the first possible chance.

It took me a long time to warm up. I was struggling so much that I seriously cast doubt upon my ability to skate in a straight line. Fortunately, once I found my skating legs, there was no turning back. I played with driving my knees forward, quickenly my cadence using arm swing, and a few accelerations. I felt great on my skates despite the nagging pain from my bruised knees. I know it doesn't sound impressive but I was able to hit 29km/h on my own at about 75% effort. There is definite improvement here.

Oh yes, it's official. I luuuuurve everything about my new skates. My boots are comfortable and my skates are very responsive. There is a short stretch on the trail with slightly rough pavement. On my old 4x90 setup, I would typically lose all momentum. However, with these bigger wheels, I just kept on gliding. They just roll over everything, haahaa. I guess this is a joy that guys wouldn't know if they haven't been on smaller wheels for a long time.

Hamilton, here I come.

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[Cor]

You guys are crazy. Did you not get that snow storm last week that dumped 10 feet of snow on everyone? 30K, that is impressive. Keep up the hard work.