Welcome back, one and all, to the place where your blades make little trails of fire as they flow along the ice. I know, it's probably not so good for whoever is following you, but it'll be a good motivator to not be behind you.
So I went to work today at Froedtert, which pretty much entailed going to class all day long, which is fine. It ended at the Wisconsin Athletic Club, of which I am a member, so I decided it would be a good day to work out. So I ride the bike, stretch myself out, pound the weights, same old same old. I'm just about to go coold down and stretch, and I look to my left, and there is Danny Frederick just sitting there stretching on the mat. We both kinda just give each other a funny look and re-introduce ourselves as we only met briefly last year, and just start chatting about this and that catching up. Next to us we notice person doing single leg squats, and find out that she is a skater too (Liz, didn't catch your last name), come to work out.
So I raise this question. Am I just in such a land so rich in skaters that everywhere I go, I run into them? I believe that a more likely scenario is that skaters have an innate magnetic attraction towards each other that predisposes them to gravitate towards one another. Perhaps this area is centered around the mid thigh area, which could be a possible explanation of those huge thunder-thighs that everyone ends up with when they skate long enough. Whatever the case, good networking for the Crash, as Danny and Liz were respectively the second and third speed skaters I have run into since getting out here. (The first was Renee, as I ran into her at Rainbo Sports at the oval during state fair.)
On the bright side of life, the Oval is scheduled for opening next weekend, and hopefully my flight will be early enough that I will be able to catch the end of the session on Sunday (knocks on wood). I wonder if Froedtert employees get a discount, seeing as how our logo is on the side of the building.
Anyways, good training to all, and may the gods of speed be kind and favorable in the upcoming season.
<3 -the crash
