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Water Skiing For Begineers

Age doesn’t matter. How much of it can you take? Do you feel the adrenaline rush already?

Children of all ages can take up this sport - water skiing. But remember do not play the game before knowing the rules. That is, take care to know everything if you are a beginner.

The first timers have to go to a few places like a lake side where you would feel relaxed and at ease. This is the best places to start off.

The basics of body position, the movements and other nuances should be first learnt on land and then experimented. Once the confidence sets in you can test the waters.

A static boom is set along the moat when a new comer tests the sport. This helps the instructor to understand your movements and help you accordingly.

Everyone loves to remember the first day they headed for the water and this is especially true to small beginners. But a small mishap deters the person from attempting the next time. That’s why it is crucial to know how the environment works before you just get into the sport.

Children are more vulnerable to accidents and so a second instructor is usually around to give the required attention, confidence and emotional support.

Safety first, speed next. There are enough and more good schools around for water skiing and helps a long way.

If you have an acquaintance with you for water skiing, make you do it in a private area, to avoid those unnecessary distractions. This lets you concentrate on the sport evenly.

Water skiing instructors are always there to ensure your first experience was a very memorable one and that you will be back soon.

So what are you waiting for, the waters are calling, pack your bags and head to the nearest ski resort and check your levels of adrenaline. You might have missed something in life

Nicky Pilkington
25 Jan 2007

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How To Run A Marathon In Under 2 Hours and 40 Minutes?

In my late 30s, I was still running decent times and breaking 16 minutes for 5 kilometers, but had not been doing any serious marathon training. As my 40th birthday approached, I decided to give the marathon a shot, just to see how fast I could go.

It turns out that I was fortunate enough to stumble onto a routine that worked extremely well, and I ran the following times after my 40th birthday:

2 hr 38 min Disney World Marathon 94
2 hr 34 min Boston Marathon 94
2 hr 38 min Disney World Marthon 95
2 hr 37 min Fox Cities Marathon 96
2 hr 39 min Disney World Marathon 97

Here is a general outline of what I was doing, as best as I can recall. The focus was always on 3 key workouts per week during the build-up phase, the long runs, the tempo run, and the short interval workout or 5 kilometer race.

Sun long run. I ran up to 17 or 18 miles at 7
minutes per mile pace

Mon easy recovery. Maybe 5 miles at a very relaxed
pace.

Tues medium long run. 10 miles at an easy pace.

Wed easy recovery. Same as Monday

Thurs tempo run 45 min to 60 min at a fast pace

Fri easy run up to 1 hour

Sat intervals, between 4 and 6 x 800 meters very hard, sub 2:30s or 5K race

Here is the twist. Six weeks before my marathon, I upped the medium long run to another long run, so I was doing 2 x 17 mile runs just 2 days apart. I found that I could handle the workouts and recover faster than running 20-22 mile runs. So I tried to do 8 two hour runs in a 4 week time period.

Here is another twist. As much as possible, I did one or both long runs off the road. I felt my legs could recover quicker after a trail run than running on asphalt, especially after 2 long hours of pounding.

I followed the 2 long runs per week routine for 4 weeks. After that, I did not do anything over 90 minutes, and only once or twice at an easy pace.

Two weeks out from race day I did 2 or 3 tempo runs each week for 5-6 miles, which I felt would prepare me physically and mentally for 6 minute per mile pace without tearing me down.

According to one of those Race Time Predictor formulas, a 16 minute time for 5 kilometers means you are capable of a 2 hour 36 minute marathon, while a 16:20 predicts 2 hours 39 minutes. I believe most runners must have that kind of speed over 5 kilometers in order to break 2 hours and 40 minutes for 26.2 miles.

If you can do that and follow this training program, I know you can do it. I did five times in a row!

Dave Elger
06 Feb 2007

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Improve Your Water Skiing Skills

Techniques are what set the master different from the student. A pro is differenced from the amateur because of the technique. Like all other sports, skiing involves a lot of techniques too.

These techniques will set you out to be different from other fellows. They will help you perform much better and in a safe way.

The very first lesson is to get into and out of the boat itself, this is very tricky and is helpful if you have the ski nearby.

When it comes time to start, you will need to lift out of the water so that you are now skiing on top of the water. There are different ways of doing this. One technique is to have the angle of the ski upright with you standing and then slowly start to move the boat. Once you have your position, you can increase the speed.

In order to complete the starting lift, hold the ski rope, which is towed, behind the boat. Timing is very crucial and if you are a bit late, you might miss out on the ski and land in water.

You definitely can’t defy gravity or nektons motion laws for a long time when on water and performing those stunts... If the skier is traveling to the right of the boat, and he is being pulled towards the boat, it is necessary for the turn to initiate.

The falling of is once again a technique by itself. When you are falling, let the rope go off. Do not hang on to the rope for long. Lest you can be pulled by the boat for a long time.

Be aware of the wind and the weather conditions as they can be conducive to your skiing.

Breathing is also an art that you need to exercise while on water. Too fast breathing can tire you off.

Always follow these precautions to ensure maximum fun while on water. But remember. Safety first.

Nick Pilkington
06 Feb 2007

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