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19.02.2008
Winnipeg Record Ice Skating Chain
There was an attempt to make a world record in the longest skating chain of people today.The Forks – a place where can you go skating on the river. They already beaten Ottawa in the longest skating trail, so now they decided to make another world record. My friends and I went there to be a part of it.
The goal was to have as many simultanously skating people at the same time as possible. We were supposed to make a long chain of people and skate for three minutes. You have to hold the person in front of you by two hands on his or her shoulders for the whole time. The action started at 2.30 on the river. The previous record was abour 220 people skating, so the chance to be better were high. Today was a holiday (Louis Ried day or something like that) and the weather was nice, so lots of people came. In fact it wasn't just lots of them, it was lots lots lots. Even to get to the end of the chain wasn't an easy task.
Slightly after 2.30 we started to move. I guess this event would be perfect for sexual deviants of any kind. Since you couldn't really see in front of you, it was hard to determine when you should stop. We ended up crashing at each other several times. It was fun, though.
Although the chain was supposed to move smoothly, quick pace and not moving at all alternated within short distances. I call this a syndrom of "Muenchen Highway". They have a broad highway with frequent traffic jams there. However, something strange is often happening there – the vast number of cars is moving slowly 70 km/h, but then out of sudden they stopped. After a while you can go 70 again, but you have to stop again soon. Those periods alternate many times. Exactly the same was happening at the Forks today. However, there was a slightly difference in the way you stop.
And what was the final result? Fortunately, we didn't make a record in the highest number of people with skates lying on the frozen river nor in the largest number of people swimming under the surface of the ice. In fact, we made it! :) However, I still don't know how many people were there. I'm kind of curios about that, because my guess would be around 600. We'll know that soon.
Before the world record event, I went for an hour of skating – it's so cool to skate on the river. I finally reached one end of the trail today and it took me about 40 minutes to get there. Wind was blowing into my face all the time, so i didn't move quickly. However, the way back was a lot better. With the support of the wind, it was easy to go fast. You actually move forward even if you only stretch your hands and relax. The wind will do all the work for you.
Tomorow after school we're leaving for Fernie, British Columbia. It's a school ski trip. The temperatures there are expected to be around -2 and they should be getting new snow almost every day, so I hope there will be tons of powder :) We're travelling by bus, so the journey will take about 18 hours. Why is Canada so freaking big?
P.S. If you're a girl with black hair, your hair are likely to be fairly strong.
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