Get Inline!

After hitting the snooze button too many time last year, I vowed to Richard "The Mayor" A that I would make it out and support the Get Inline event this year. I enlisted Jen's help in this and we made it down there with a bit of time to spare. It's not a race, just a fun 10km skate along Ashbridge Bay and the East Beaches portion of the MGT.

Candy handed me some stickers and I went to work promoting TISC and the inline community and events in general like the Ride for Heart. It was supposed to be a casual event, so I intended it to be an easy rest day on this 10K. Of course in my fumbling attempts to be a good "Skate Ambassador", I ended up doing portions of the course a few more times as I scootched around to bring water to the slower folks who might need it on the earlier part of the course. It was generally a very well organized event, but I think the water stop on the back stretch made it a bit harder for the younger kids and older folks doing the event in this warm weather. Had a good time chatting with folks about inline skating and all the clubs and events that they might not be aware of in and around the GTA. Even if they never show up for practice or race, at least it helps to put on the friendly face for when they see us on the MGT or other fun events like The Ride for Heart. I stopped by the massage tent and it was evident that the toll of the week's training was starting to have a big impact. I keep telling myself that I have one more week of training left before I have to start tapering for the fall races starting with the Ottawa Inline Festival, so I shouldn't be slacking too much.

In the afternoon was so tired that I couldn't keep my eyes open. I lay down and next thing you know it's three hours later! I seem to be getting by with plenty of naps these days when I can.

I should give props to my friend Mike G from Ottawa Inline who broke his collarbone a couple of weeks ago after a remarkable jump in performance this season. Chatting with him via email, it seems he has a great deal of motivation to stay fit and is ready to skate again as soon as he's able to in the upcoming indoor season despite this set-back. He's got a stationary bike in his place for spinning and it looks like he's keeping himself busy putting together video from various inline events and races. If it were me, I'd take it as an excuse to eat Cheetohs and ice cream, play Resident Evil and Spiderman on the Wii, and milk as much sympathy as I could from Jen.

WHAT I ATE TODAY
Whole Grain Bagel with light cream cheese. 2 small yogurt with banana and strawberries. Hamburger. Hot Dog. Gatorade. Whole Wheat Pasta and veggies.