Figureskates
06-23-2002, 08:54 AM
As part of my figure skating routine, I try to rollerblade 6 to 10 miles a day, 5 to 6 days a week. It is great practice for stroking and has really bulit up my leg muscles and my coach has remarked how much better and stronger my stroking is on the ice...that's great.
I in line skate on a bikepath that is right around the corner from my house so I put the old blades on at my backdoor and off I go. Well, being a bikepath, there are a lot of bikers, naturally. Most of them are just out there for exercise, but there is that small group of "Lance Armstrong" wannabes who fly down the path and blow everyone else off the road.
Well at a cross road at a mjor highway, I was waiting for the light witrh a couple of these guys and one sez to me, "You damn bladers are a menace, can't you see we are training?" I told him I was cross training since I am a figure skater. With this he really loses it and sez, "You people are also a menace in the ice rinks when we cross train there during the winter, you are always in our way!!"
I was flabbergasted!! I didn't answer since I figured no matter what I said would make a difference....what an arrogant chowderhead!! geez.. :evil:
I in line skate on a bikepath that is right around the corner from my house so I put the old blades on at my backdoor and off I go. Well, being a bikepath, there are a lot of bikers, naturally. Most of them are just out there for exercise, but there is that small group of "Lance Armstrong" wannabes who fly down the path and blow everyone else off the road.
Well at a cross road at a mjor highway, I was waiting for the light witrh a couple of these guys and one sez to me, "You damn bladers are a menace, can't you see we are training?" I told him I was cross training since I am a figure skater. With this he really loses it and sez, "You people are also a menace in the ice rinks when we cross train there during the winter, you are always in our way!!"
I was flabbergasted!! I didn't answer since I figured no matter what I said would make a difference....what an arrogant chowderhead!! geez.. :evil: