These boots weren't made for walking#

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 13:00:00 +0000

NEW BOOTS!

(Crummy photo. Sorry)

I suspect there's a fair amount of crossover between readers of this blog and people who skate in London, and therefore this may be news no more to a significant number of readers. New boots arrived last Wednesday, and have been used on a LondonSkate, a Stroll RC, and the Stroll itself. (Unfortunately, two days after new skates arrived, my cold returned, so I was in no fit state to skate on Friday)

So far, they're great: no ankle pain at all. A small blister on the back of my left ankle, which I think was a problem with the sock I was weearing (which has a seam just there) coupled with a slightly off frame placement. Mike helpfully suggested I might be toe flicking, which advice I received with the same grace and equinamity I preserve in the face of all accusations that I molest goats.

What else? I think I'm over the cold, which is nice. I've spent a little more time messing around with bicycles lately, but this is not the time or place to talk about that (it does remind me though of another advantage of skates over bikes: less grease). And my abs ached for a whole day following the first use of the swiss ball, and not at all following the second. Hrmm.