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Eddy takes a great passion for this sport and he wants to share with you his insights and stories about the NorthShore Inline Marathon!

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- Taking Stock
  July 6, 2018Matzger's BlogThis is the time of year I take stock of my fitness and plan a program to get where I want to become NorthShore Marathon time. It’s like a New Year’s resolution. With each passing year, this becomes a more and more sobering reckoning, because I seem to start from a plumper and plumper place. I wish there was an inverse relationship between my weight and my motivation to get in shape! I’ve been skating for three decades now, so I don’t spend as much time on technique training as I used to, but back when I was a younger buck still playing catch-up, I spent quite a large chunk of my time on skates working on drills to hone my balance and improve my efficiency. I spent my so-called 10,000 hours in a parking deck at the University of California Berkeley. Much of it was alone, working on my weaknesses in a seemingly desperate attempt to try to turn them into strengths. It took a lot of focus and concentration, or what I call intellectual midgetry. But a lot of my technique training was with friends on Thursday evenings, which provided the necessary motivation to keep at it without getting discouraged and giving up. I call that fun drudgery. No matter how fit I used to be when I started racing, I always seemed to run out of gas when the finish line drew near because I was wasting energy from improper technique. After seeking help from a proper coach, I learned that there are more gains to be made in terms of achieving a good time — I’m talking about the race clock AND the enjoyment factor here — by improving technique than by improving fitness. Nowadays I brush up on technique training with students who come to Skate Farm Virginia. We spend mornings in parking lots and short stretches of road to practice the basic, broken-down pieces that later can be assembled into a meaningful whole. It’s akin to sourcing the perfect ingredients that later get blended into a smoothie. Whether you’re training solo or doing group skates, there’s always time to spend a few minutes before taking off or after you get back working on technique drills that will pay off big dividends come NorthShore race day. In the next series of blog posts, I will take you through some of what I consider to be the most valuable things to work on besides just getting miles in the legs....
- The Best Finish Photo Ever is YOURS!
  September 13, 2017Matzger's BlogThere’s still enough time to practice for your best ever finish photo at the Northshore Inline Event! All you need is a photographer and the rest is up to you! Keep your eyes on the finsh line, or the finish mat, and think about your last big leap into a stable rolling lunge position. Jump into your rolling lunge before the line with all you’ve got! Time it so you can extent your forward skate straight just as you cross the finish line! After the thrust, parry immediately. Bring the forward leg back into a stable, bent position, otherwise you risk straining your groin and/or hamstring. Remember, it’s not about winning or losing, it’s about creating good memories and looking good coming across the finish! I can’t wait to see all of you in just the blink of an eye!...

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