Lap-A-Thon

Today we did an one hour Lap-A-Thon. Ruri got sick Saturday so I had to skate for both of us. I was skating the normal track (100 meter lap), and skated 239 laps in one hour. We had a maximum lap count of 250 so I am pretty happy about the time. This translates into 15 sec lap. For a road Marathon (straight way rather than nearly 1000 turns:-) the record skated by Chad Hedrick in Northshore is 1 hour, which translate into 8.55 second lap. I wonder if they can skate 8.55 laps for the whole Marathon distance. This means that skating straight way is easier than skating 100-meter laps. Hopefully, I can skate the upcoming San Francisco marathon in under 2 hrs.

11'7 lap

Today, Ruri clocked her first under 12 second lap, and it was a good 11'7. Not bad at all. Coach has told me that she has graduated from her first pair of skates (Powerslides R2) and 84mm wheels. I'd better start looking for a new pair for her. Her friend did a few 11'7 last week, but did a 11'4 today with a new pair of boots and 90mm wheels. She has been skating on exactly the same setup as Ruri, so most likely a new pair of boot will shave a few fractions of seconds off her lap time. Time to start researching.

This weekend it will be team Lap-a-thon. Ruri has made a some craft keychain for people who would contribute, mostly her playdate's parents, and some of my collegues. Her package include the letter, a photo of her skating, and potential key chain. We'll see how she does. The money she raised can be used to buy her the new boots.

Recorder Duet played by Ruri and Takeru: Jemima

A Jazz piece that Ruri and Takeru are practicing laterly. I've asked the Recorder teacher for a bassline for Guitar, hopefully, we'll get a Trio soon:-)

Meeting #3

Ruri went to the standard race at Merced last weekend. Unlike the previous one, this has a 7 lap long race followed by a 3 lap short race. Ruri did very well, beat out both challeng-uppers and took the deserved second place in both races. In the last meet, her good friend (who is the challeng-upper) actually beat Ruri although it didn't affect Ruri's placement.

I also find a website that host the race photos of the South West Pacific Region meets. I managed to find a good one with Ruri leading the pack. Next meet San Bernadino, 3/10-11.