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Today for the very first time I skated around Greenlake. Actually, I did three laps around the lake before I finally stopped. I probably could have gone one more time around, but I didn't want to push myself too hard. Probably just as well, because I can definitely feel it in my legs right now.
I had put off skating there for the last week, mostly because I didn't want to be a danger to any random passers by. As it turns out, I had no problems at all. There is only one spot that is hairy at all, and that's a long down slope on the southwest side of the lake just past the grandstands. It doesn't seem like much when you are walking it, but on skates it is amazing how quickly you pick up speed on even a gradual downhill slope. By the third time around I had a good feel for it, and had no problems at all.
I gotta tell ya, I am going to be bummed when it starts raining and I can't go skating as often. It's definitely addictive stuff...
I had put off skating there for the last week, mostly because I didn't want to be a danger to any random passers by. As it turns out, I had no problems at all. There is only one spot that is hairy at all, and that's a long down slope on the southwest side of the lake just past the grandstands. It doesn't seem like much when you are walking it, but on skates it is amazing how quickly you pick up speed on even a gradual downhill slope. By the third time around I had a good feel for it, and had no problems at all.
I gotta tell ya, I am going to be bummed when it starts raining and I can't go skating as often. It's definitely addictive stuff...