Drivers

I had an awesome ski today. Three hours, nice weather, as opposed to the thunderstorm that is currently brewing overhead. Got some great advice from Mark and Adam, who was down from Thunder Bay, as Nick and I took full advantage of having 2 coaches, as opposed to just one. But this post is not about great workouts, as we have lots of those, but about bad drivers. At the end of the workout, after the coaches had left to go do other things, Nick and I skied around for another hour, and got honked at by a car. This isn't unusual, as the typical driver response to seeing anything strange is to honk and see what happens. What is unusual, and annoying, about this, is that the car that so rudely alerted us had no reason to do so. We were on the far right side of the road, which was very wide, there was no traffic, there was no reason for this driver to be so rude, then give us an angry look and bizarre gesticulations as she passed. But drivers like this are all over the place. They don't know what rollerskiing is, and automatically assume that it's a dangerous activity done by hooligans who run away from home, live under a bridge and smoke crack. It is dangerous, but only to the skiers. A rollerskier is the lowest of the low on the road; no brakes, little balance, easily damaged. In a collision between a small dog and a skier, bet on the dog. So these drivers have no reason to hate us, unless of course we get some blood on the hood when you run us over, while drinking your large double double and chatting on your cell phone. So, come on drivers, show a little courtesy for those who aren't driving. Especially those in ugly SUVs, as the people who buy these things (think orange, copper, white paint) don't seem to understand that other people exist besides them. They tend to be middle aged, full of themselves, who drive everywhere and complain about gas prices. You know who you are. So look around you for once, there are people out there who actually do care about their health.

Also, check out this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76vvqEqOIbE. It's awesome. I wish I could ski that well.

"Sweet abs aren't the goal, but it sure is an added bonus"