Skating 50 miles with Frankie Andreu
Mark "the Duck" Farnsworth does most of his training by skating with the fast cycling groups. This weekend we had a special treat.
Frankie Andreu (nine time veteran of the Tour de France) lead the group as we covered a very tough 50 mile route with hilly roads and lots of tasty Gatorback.
Prior to the ride we demonstrated our patent pending GatorStop system.
"I could see that Mark was able to
stop quickly while maintaining total control using the
GatorStop system, I've never seen anything like it before."
- Frankie Andreu
Mark kept up with the main a group of cyclists for the entire 50 miles route. For Frankie the workout was easy but for the Duck the pace was similar to a professional inline skate race. The ride had an 18mph average speed with occasional sustained bursts of 22+mph.
The training was perfect as we work to build fitness for the Orlando Marathon.
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