
: Dream Chaser On Wheels On The Road To Become An Inline Speed Skater Asphalt , Its Been A Long Time Main February 25, 2012 Building Today our training took us to the open roads of Virginia Key and I finally got a a better sense of the current state of my outdoor conditioning . With a mix of pack skating , bike pacing , climbing , and descending on pavement of varying quality , this is as close to a test as I can ask for . Just as I expected , the duration of my race pace is limited . I have some ways to go before I can complete a marathon at race pace with accelerations thrown in . However , there are also some useful feedback that I got from training . today I lost my knack to climb efficiently but even just forcing my way to crest the climb , my fitness was enough to carry me through