2018 & 2022 Olympian and World cup medalist Professional inline & ice speedskater (Team Denmark) Bachelor in Health and Nutrition Rollerblade World team member Instagram: instagram.com/thorupviktor/ Ketone-IQ Athlete! #AvantLink
3x110 is the wheel size and configuration for my Macroblade skates (the same ones shown in my profile picture). When I first started using inline skating as a supplemental exercise to running for track in middle school, high school and college as well as cross country in high school and college, followed by semi-pro road running afterwards, the skates that I used were more akin to the Macroblade version shown here. They were the Evo 07 and the only complaint I had was that the wheels would wear out too fast. It wasn’t uncommon for me to go through two sets of wheels per season, made even more complicated after knee problems forced me to retire from running, as the only permanent solution was an expensive operation. It will be 10 years as of next year that I first got into big-wheel skating with a pair of Rollerblade Tempest 100s. These really helped improve both my speed and endurance, and, in hindsight, had me asking myself why I didn’t make the leap sooner. I used them for six years until the liner started to wear down and I couldn’t find a replacement in my foot size, leading to my current Rollerblade Macroblade 110 3WD skates that I bought in July 2022. They certainly are faster than the Tempests, and having a shorter frame means they fit more easily in my skate bag. Sure wish that I had easy access to one of those tracks like the one in this video, but they’re quite scarce in my neck of the woods. Most of the available land that could have one built on usually gets bought up for residential or commercial property development. I loathe that fact, but it’s the truth.
Congratulations to you both! I was already wondering with the Berlin marathon last Saturday where you were (of course I knew you were training in the states, so that would be an obstacle) but still: I hope you will join also in Berlin somewhere in The future. Glad to see you inline (!) skating!
Thanks you two for the inspiration. It’s been 30 years now since I last completed in an inline race (New York City Central Park 50K) winning in my age category 40-50 on a five wheel frame with Bont short track boots. Miss those days. Good luck to you both.
Lately I've started feeling that speed skating is more about getting the body to sway back and forth over the support skate than actually pushing to the side, it feels effortless. I'm reaching speeds close to 30km/h with more ease now. Is this the weight transfer? I'm still working on it but it feels right, like a double push is developing naturally as well. Skating with my body, not with my feet and the push happens by itself, like a continuation of the hips and upper body's movement to the sides. Does this sound ok to you?
