Skate #1

11.17.11 Skate #1 I got in about an hour of skating. I use a skate app that monitors route, distances and speeds. So in that hour I completed 3.2 miles but my average speed was 5.4 mph. I had my son along on his bike and that slowed down the speed and actual miles. So I am very encouraged by the session. I am far from the 14mph average I need to complete the Marathon in 2 hours but it was a good pace to start.

I mentioned I had had two surgeries in the past 2 months, one of them was 3 weeks ago and  it hasn't completely healed so my wife was against me starting this now but I assured her it would be fine. I have a 3 inch opening on my tailbone, so she is afraid it will rip if I fall. I told her there is little chance I will fall I have skated plenty in my life. Well as they say 'famous last words'. Yeah you know whats going about five minutes in to the first skate and I bit it. It was a steep down hill and the little trail was narrow so when I tried to cut to stop the paving was a little damp, I couldn't hold the edges and down I went. I didn't hit my tailbone so no problem with my surgery recovery but I took a pretty good shot on my hip, knee and elbow. Nothing to bad some good bruising but mainly just a good 'I told you so' form my wife. I am not sore from the skate but I am a little sore form the fall.

Running Total

Hours 1
Miles 3.2
Falls 1