Laps in Lake Placid
Since nationals finished a few days ago, I’ve traveled to rural New Jersey, New York City, Burlington Vermont, enjoying family, eating doughnuts & red wine (yes, together!) and not thinking about skating at all.
However, I’ve been out of touch with the east coast skate tribe for too long, so today I went up to Lake Placid to skate and re-connect with a whole bunch of good friends I have not seen in far too long.
While skating I shot some video of Saratoga spring skaters Andrew Hodor, Marty Haire, Andrew Abt, And Rebecca Hodor. Click here for the high quality quicktime video, or below for the YouTube.
Sure compared to Salt Lake, Lake Placid ice is frosted & slow, it was cold, snowing off and on, and one had to wrestle through headwinds. But the way that the light slants in through overcast clouds, the roar of the wind, the great folks & dear friends on the track: Priceless!
Filed under: on the road
calling for a dutch pro card… absolutely. I give you a link to watch our weekly marathon-competition (100 laps; every race lasting one hour - sorry)
http://schaatsen.sbssport.nl/
(click on “kijken” meaning to watch)
I really like all your clips very much andrew . keep on clipping.
(we toured the seranac region in summertime. Lake placid was closed - too bad and of course. We saw lots of cyclists training for the Iron Man, that weekend. Do cyclists skate, and the other way around? Or do skaters prefer inlines for their off ice summer training?
Lots of ice and other good stuff in the new year - jules
LP is still a beautiful place to skate! I wish we had something like that in Toronto.
You’ve got that outdoor skating sound on the video, too! (It certainly does sound windy…maybe that’s what my parents keep hearing when I walk outside with my cell phone…) And everybody looks good skating.
Jules,
We skate, we inline, we lift, we do dryland, we cycle. It all works together. Some from Pennsylvania also track cycle. Our LT season (being out of doors) is only about 3 months long. Most skate Short Track from October through March during the week and head for LP or competitions on the weekends and Holidays. Thanks for tuning in. Who shall I contact to get my dutch Pro card. I’d need a place to stay for a while too
Andrew,
Thanks for sharing this with THE WORLD…in my opinion is the best time of the year (no bugs and no whimps)
That makes me miss skating outdoors up at Keystone Co I miss the view and a lot of the people who skate up there. I dont miss the altatude 8900, feet. I hope some day Co could put in a real track up in the mtns.
Andrew it was so GREAT to see you this week! Thanks for the inspiration and smiles and passing along good wishes and publicity for the marathon.
See you soon I hope! GREAT VIDEO!
I can’t WAIT to get up north!! We have been slammed with out of town visitors during the holiday season (not that I’m complaining! Loved it!)and I have not had a chance to hit LP yet…but I am seriously thinking of doing the Jack Shea this weekend….first LT meet EVER for me (other than marathon)! I’m excited, yet scared out of my mind….
Yeah, I guess you are looking pretty good there Marty…
Marty,
are you talking serious… Let me know. Andrew can give you my emailadress. In the meantime check out the dutch marathon competition:
http://schaatsen.sbssport.nl/
(click on “kijken” meaning to watch)
This next sunday we ‘ll have the dutch championship competition. I guess the distance will 150 or 200 laps (some 85 km). Normal marathons are 100 laps (done in 55 minutes). I expect our national sports- channel to give a life report. Probably on the internet too - I’ll post the link as soon as I know. (take care: time-difference..)
Keep on pushing
jules
For someone like me who loves to skate and has fantasized about skating on ice… a trip to Lake Placid has to be a “thing to do before I die”!
Jules…
isk82fast@yahoo.com
Would be hard decision to leave the life style of a Nuclear Engineer for one of a Dutch Pro I imagine…especially at 45 years old.
If you’re ever this side of the big pond again. look me up!
Marty