[SkateDC] After-Action Report, Sunday Intermediate Skate

[Maureen Cohen Harrington]

Duluth. Or, in my case, Houston.

Sent from my Quazar 3000.

On Sep 20, 2009, at 4:23 PM, Bill English <english60 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Skaters,
>
> I was expecting a big crowd of skaters today because I promised an  
> easy Monument Loop route and I sent e-mails to all my skate friends  
> to remind them about it. We also had perfect weather. Only Eryx  
> showed up to skate with me. The two of us had a very nice time, and  
> finished the route at 10:50. We skated a little more then went over  
> to the benches to wait for the advanced skaters. Jeffrey came out to  
> lead the Advanced Skate. He ended up skating the Shirlington loop  
> alone.
>
> Does anyone know why skaters are not coming out? Did someone hold a  
> big party Sunday (or Saturday night) and forget to invite me? Did  
> some of you get turned-off by the easy Monument Loop route, hoping  
> for something more challenging?
>
> Please contact head skate leader George (skatewash at yahoo.com) if you  
> know of a way to make the Sunday skates more popular. Is it time to  
> bring in some more appealing new skate leaders?
>
> Bill
>
>
>
> ________________________________
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> From: Bill English <english60 at yahoo.com>
> To: WAR Listserv <skatedc at skatedc.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 11:27:33 PM
> Subject: [SkateDC] The route for the Sunday Intermediate Skate
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> Bill English will lead the next Sunday Intermediate Skate from 1600  
> Pennsylvania Ave NW. We should roll away at about 9:15. Will use the  
> Monument Loop this time, same as our usual Friday route. If there is  
> time we can optionally skate a couple extra miles at the end. If  
> that does not provide sufficient exercise, you can continue skating  
> with the Advanced leader beginning at 11:15.
>
> The Monument Loop lacks big hills, and the Sunday morning traffic is  
> very light. If you are a confident park skater who can keep going  
> for two hours, you are ready for our next Sunday Skate. It will be  
> quite a bit easier than our usual Sunday Skates. Spread the word so  
> all your skate friends get the good news.
>
> See the route before you skate it by clicking on: http://www.skatedc.org/pix/virtual-friday-skate/
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