November 08, 2003
November 03, 2003
skate log
date: 11/02/03
distance: 11.3 miles
moving time: 1 h 03 m
stopped time: 05 m 50 s
max speed: 21.7 mph
moving avg: 10.8 mph
overall avg: 9.9 mph
altitude gain: 305 ft
tracklog: tbd
map: tbd
MP - Stanford - Lathrop
All data collected with a Garmin etrex Summit handheld GPS, WAAS enabled.
October 28, 2003
skate log
date: 10/26/03
distance: 11.8 miles
moving time: 1 h 10 m
stopped time: 29 m 45 s
max speed: 21.0 mph
moving avg: 10.1 mph
overall avg: 7.1 mph
altitude gain: 483 ft
tracklog: tbd
map: tbd
MP - Stanford - Lathrop; stats include a fruit run at the Farmer's Market
All data collected with a Garmin etrex Summit handheld GPS, WAAS enabled.
October 27, 2003
skate log
date: 10/25/03
distance: 12.7 miles
moving time: 1 h 13 m
stopped time: 23 m 50 s
max speed: 20.9 mph
moving avg: 10.4 mph
overall avg: 7.9 mph
altitude gain: n/a
tracklog: tbd
map: tbd
All data collected with a Garmin etrex Summit handheld GPS, WAAS enabled.
new K2 skates
After many weeks of looking for a pair of blades to replace my annoying Rollerblade Core Carbons (basically, a bad fit and the non-adjustable frame position was too far outboard), I finally decided to try the K2 Mod 8.5 skate. They were impossible to find in local stores, but Inline Warehouse had them in stock at a great price and free shipping, so I surprised myself and bought them online, figuring if they didn't fit I was only out a few bucks for the return shipping. This turned out really well, they arrived in a couple days and fit perfectly. The guys at Inline were really helpful when I called with a question, too; I highly recommend them.
And the skates? I'm in love. They are super adjustable, super comfortable, and they run like greased lightning. I'm no speed skater, but these wheels are very noticeably faster than my old dogs. I need to build up some ankle strength to compensate for the lower cuff, but hey, more strength is a good thing. After about 40 miles to date, I am watching the design quality of a few things, so I can't yet recommend the K2's unequivocally. But my early impression is that they are impressive road skates.
September 06, 2003
skating at stanford
Dragged myself out this morning to skate the 10-mile loop from fredshouse to the far side of Stanford campus, including the nasty climb from Mayfield up to the top of Lathrop, and the run down 5 floors of the Panama St. garage (photo is from floor 5). Today I decided I really need some new blades, my current ones (Rollerblade Core Carbons) are nice but they are too small, I barely have any toes left ;-P
Next time I'm going to bring my gps and try to get a decent tracklog to correlate with the phonepix.