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			Wed Night Intermediate/ Advanced Skate

Wednesday Night Intermediate/Advanced Skate
For other weekly skates see the skate page.

When:
Every Wednesday night, Year-round leaving sharply at 7:00 PM.
Get to the White house by 6:45 to be sure you don't miss it.

Weather permitting: See the Skate Page for our weather policy.

Where: The Skate meets on Pennsylvania Ave in front of The White House. Checkl the WAR White House Meeting Spot for directions.

What is a Wed night advanced skate?
Summary:10-15 miles, around 2 hours; fast pace, big hills; heavy traffic and periodic rest stops.This is the most popular advanced skate.

Pace: A skater should be able to maintain a moderately fast pace of 10-15 miles per hour.

Hills: Because of Washington's moderately hilly terrain, one should have mastered at least two kinds of braking (e.g., heel braking, T-stopping, power slides, snowplowing, etc.) and be able to brake on a hill of at least 30-degrees before participating. Some skates will go down very long, windy hills with lead skaters reaching speeds of 30 mph or more.

Maneuverability on hills and control at all times is very important as the skate travels on roadways which contain hazards, such as cars, bad pavement, pedestrians and other skaters. The ability to stop or avoid obstacles is critical to the ability to skate on Wed

Maps of Wednesday Skates
Since skate routes are chosen by skate leaders, no two skates are exactly the same. WAR member Steve uses a GPS Unit to record and plot some of the Wed night skates, which he periodically posts to this website. You can look at the miles covered, hills up and down, altitude changes, and areas that we skate. If you went on any of these skate routes, you can compare how you did with where the miles and hills are. If you are unfamiliar with our Wednesday night skate, you can look at these maps to get a sense of what our typical Wed skates look like.
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