Something of the weekend#

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 12:00:00 +0000

I had better write about the weekend before I forget it: it was great.

Friday night was my first LFNS lead. If you can find a guy in an orange hiviz and absurdly large wheels in amongst the photos, that was me. Went pretty well, though due to absurdly large amounts of traffic we ended up cutting a couple of miles off the route at the end (didn't get to Millbank Prison) so that we could get back before closing time. We went past/near Gray's Inn, Lincoln's Inn, Inner Temple, Middle Temple, City of London Magistrate's Court, Bow St Magistrate's Court, Newgate (now Old Bailey), Tower of London, Marshalsea Prison, the Clink, Bridewell, the Fleet prison, and then about as far as Parliament Square before deciding to head straight to Victoria and back to Hyde Park.

Saturday morning we had 8 LSST members out at Richmnd Park to play on the hills (lots of fun) then we went to the cafe at the carpark for tea and random bits of food. After that, back to Hyde Park for a spot of slow technique work up and down the Serpentine Road, and to do Mike's Long Slow Skate. Then, eventually, when it started to get dark, to the pub.

On Sunday we Strolled down to the river to skate along bits of the Embankment (both sides) then up the Charing Cross Road and across Fitzrovia/Marylebone back to the park. And I was wearing my new socks which seem to have more or less eradicated the ankle pain that's been plaguing me lately. Not tried them for any seriously extended skating yet, but all the signs so far are very promising.

Yesterday was a day off. Skated to work this morning, and have the LFNS route check tonight. That brings us more or less up to date.