St Paul Rollerblade Marathon in August
Jun.13, 2007 in
Inline Marathon, Rollerblading, St. Paul
Paul Jahn says he’s doing the St Paul Rollerblade Marathon (technically called the St Paul Inline Marathon, but I’m old skool). He suggested that I should do it too over beers at Maxell’s.
I’m interested, but damn, I need to get out on the blades if this is going to be fun.
And check out the winning times. 23MPH average for 26.2 miles for a 1:08:15? That’s ridiculous.
And the top 12 finishers were within 8.8 seconds of each other? Dude!
June 14th, 2007 at 9:41 am
Those guys are nuts! All in lycra, 5 giant wheels on each skate and all that.
I’ll be comfortable in nice, loose gym attire at a leisurely 11-12 mph pace. Lets hit that Shepherd/Warner Road trail in St. Paul!
June 15th, 2007 at 8:59 am
It seems like rollerblading 26.2 miles shouldn’t be all that difficult for the casual rollerblader. I suspect if I tried it I’d be proven wrong, though. If for no other reason than I don’t think I’ve ever kept my skates on my feet that long and there’s probably some unforseen chafing/blister potential.
Get crackin’, Ed!