Christopher H. Hurst (chhurst@med.unc.edu) wrote:
: Several skaters from our local inline club participated in AtoA for the
: second year and again they returned with horrific tales of a certain hill
: called "Silver Hill." On this hill skaters have claimed to reach speeds
: of 50 mph. I heard several stories about skaters passing motor vehicles
: on this hill as well as many other variations. Will someone please set
: the record straight and give me a realistic idea as to the speeds obtained
: on this hill. I would guess that 35 mph would be a closer estimate--but I
: anxiously await any stories one might have....

I would guess that 35-40 mph would be a reasonable guess. However, in a tight pack, you may expect somewhat higher speeds. There's no way you would ever find me in a pack on a hill like that. I like to see where i'm going. I went down it this year standing fairly upright and catching all the wind I could. If I had to guess, I would estimate my speed at well under 30 mph. My poor old skates would probably have wobbled off my feet if I had been going 35. It's been my experience that skaters tend to exagerate both speed and distance.

Tim Mulligan
timmull@gate.net

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