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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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- Video Critique: Wake-Up Call!
  August 16, 2017Matzger's Blog As the date of the Northshore Inline Marathon approaches fast, I know that fixing my form becomes more important than improving my fitness. Analyzing video of myself skating at speed is an effective and eye-opening way to improve my skating, and you can do the same. To capture video I put a mini-tripod on my camera and stuff it inside the jersey pocket of my pacer. The camera peeks out but the tripod legs keep it nice and secure. When the pace picks up, all of my problems glare back at me. They come to the fore and get magnified. Recently, I filmed myself and wasn’t happy with what I saw. Basically, I could see that I am not skating symmetrically, and this affects my ability to produce raw, top-end speed. A look in slow motion revealed my flaws. The asymmetry of my set-down is pronounced. After landing with my body weight on the left leg, I saw that I am standing nearly vertically! This is unacceptable if I ever hope to do a double push. In contrast, I am well-angled on the right with decent outside edge. I can see diagonal line leading from my skate wheels all the way up through to my hip. This makes it physiologically easy and unstressful to apply an underpush. I need to get more hip into my right push so my left landing improves. Part of my problem is not recovering my left knee adequately. By physically touching my left knee to the right and delaying separation as I push off the right skate, I can correct this, but I will need to think about it constantly so it turns into muscle memory. Since I tend to throw my body over my left skate to compensate for this imbalance, correcting this will not only make me faster and more efficient, but my back will be less tired and sore over the long haul as well! BONUS! ...
- Weaponize Your Crossovers!
  August 4, 2017Matzger's BlogEven in a point to point event like the NorthShore Inline Marathon, crossovers can make or break your race. There are three places where crossovers are critical, 1) coming off the I-35 offramp and onto the overpass, 2) the 1st turn around the back of the DECC building, a fast downhill turn, and 3) the last turn onto the finish straight. When I started skating, I lost ground and pack position every time there was a turn. I had to use the strength of my straightaways to catch back up. In Dutch “kerkronden” races, or literally “church laps,” I would get dropped like a lead weight and shoot out the back. It wasn’t pretty. Not being able to cross over well was a key factor in my decision to get coaching help. Dianne Holum taught me about the tightrope principle, equal pushes, staying level, popping the balloon, and carving with the heel. It took many hours of dedicated practice before crossovers didn’t handicap me like before. Getting better meant I didn’t have to use my strengths to compensate for my weaknesses. There’s still time to get better at crossovers before you’ll need to break them out at the NorthShore. Dryland training is one of the best ways to bet the body parts working correctly together, then when you put it all together with skates on it will feel a lot more familiar. Here are two videos that I hope will help. Good luck becoming a better crossover artist! ...

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