Reidell women's basic boot with 98.5 Atomic Stroker wheels, medium toestops, and dirty bearings

Tuesday starts a new season with the Fleetwood Speed Skating Team.   I joined halfway through the last season, bought some new skates right away, and began improving my form.  Slowly, slowly, my speed began to catch up with my form.  This past month, while the team went to the National competitions without me and then went on hiatus, I skated outdoors, in the beautiful parks and forest preserves around Chicago.  My form may have suffered, especially on the crossovers, but my straightaway push muscles have bulked up like crazy.  We’ll find out if that translates into better speed on Tuesday.