Just standing there like a Le Mans#

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:53:57 +0000

Back from the Le Mans 24Rollers event on Monday night, where I spent 18 hours standing at the pit wall with a stopwatch noting the times of all the LSST veteran team skaters. I decided earlier this year I wasn't going to actually race but that it would be fun to go along there anyway (since I subsequently nadgered my shoulder, this was probably fortuitous), and pit crew seemed like a reasonable thing to be doing. Capsule summary as follows - advantage: less effort; disadvantage: less down time; after-effects: sunburn, slight hangover, really sore calves from all the time spent standing on (my) toes, two new t-shirts.

Shoulder update: everything I said last time, plus now getting to slightly above horizontal in the forward direction and can kind of do a skating armswing provided it is not too vigorous. T-shirt donning ability has improved to the point that I can now put both arms in first and then get it over my head. Bruising nearly all gone. Can now tie my shoelaces with no more than moderate care.

It still hurts carrying any significant weight, or even holding the arm straight out for more than a few seconds, and if I stretch my arm out sideways I can't bring it around in front of me without pain - which is noteworthy because (as above) I can get to the same out-in-front end position if I start with my arm down.