I knew I’d been flaky about updating this, but i’d forgotten how long it had been!
Almost all the skating I’ve been doing has been at Katy Trail. Whenever I’m in Dallas on the way back from something I try and stop by for a skate. Because I’ve been lightly employed for several months I’ve avoided making the 50 mile drive (round trip) just for a skate though.
One recent bonus is that I found out a friend of mine, Anthony Corder, used to be an avid quads skater. How avid? His girlfriend in Jr. High was Deb Rice. Deb Rice the Bont Rep., the winner of multiple marathons, the holder of the women’s downhill speed record, the roller derby queen. That Deb Rice.
Anthony hadn’t skated for a couple years. Last Tuesday he was praying, saying: “God, I’d really like to skate to get back in shape, but I need a friend to skate with.” So that night (that night!) he text’d me to ask if I wanted to join them for a late dinner. When I got there I excused myself for being slightly sweaty since I’d just finished skating. His jaw litterally dropped open. “You mean, like, inline skating?” “Yeah”, I said. “I’m definitely not a skateboarder”
So about 2 am that night we did our first lap of Katy Trail, and another one the next Saturday. He contacted his old friend Debbie to see if she can work him a deal on some skates. I told him if Deb works any “deals” that he shouldn’t forget his buddy Marty who really could use a new pair of Bont boots.
In other news, I’m very actively trying to lose weight. I got down to around 175 lbs / 79 kg last summer, but back up to 185 (my normal weight since high school) when I stopped skating for the winter. This time I’m using a combination of diet and exercise and I’m going to be more concientious about keeping it off. My target for this summer is 165 lbs / 75 kb, which will put me just within the “normal” range on the BMI (body mass index) charts. I’m also going to be agressive about keeping it off in the fall and winter when I’m typically less active. Once I’ve kept it off for 90 days or so I’ll re-evaluate any additional weight adjustment. I’ll go into my diet another day. You’ll probably think it’s weird, but it’s working so far for me.
I’m guessing a little here on my YTD distance since I haven’t kept super-good records. If anything I suspect it’s slightly low.
224 miles / 360 km YTD
175.0 lbs / 79 kg
