The Tyler Leap
On the ice today I was doing a very slow speed drill & gliding along, with my left leg extended completely, sitting really deeply, and holding that position (it’s a technique thing).
When suddenly there is a flash of skates flying right by my face!!! a skater traveling very fast has leaped over my outstretched leg, passing roughly over my knee/thigh!!!
Whoa!! Even more amazing, is that all 6 foot 3 inches and 195lbs of Tyler Goff stuck the landing cleanly (he flew quite some distance before he touched down too). Tyler was embarrassed and apologized profusely. Any human being traveling that fast with machetes on their feet would cause significant damage if they hit you. But Tyler is one of the few speedskaters who makes me feel small! It would have been a horrible crash.
When we caught up with each other, he confessed he was not feeling well, and after doing a 400m tempo, he suddenly experienced some dizziness. Its good he came out of it in time to leap over me, luckily Tyler is a sprinter who CAN jump! Would a distance skater, or a shorter athlete have had the vertical leap to make it over me? Hmmmm.
One or both of our seasons could have ended right there! I am glad it’s just a story, and that I am not blogging from a hospital.
There often is no lesson but to appreciate life right here, right now. I am trying the best I can to be thankful each day, it could all go away in a second.
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