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Weekly Skate Detail

Skate Breakdown

DAY	SKATE NAME	LOCATION	DIFFICULTY	DISTANCE (miles)	TIME (hrs)	PATROLLED
Mon	MNS	Eliza Furnace Trail (Greenfield parking lot)	Advanced I	12-18	2-3	N
Tue	Fitness Skate	Liberty School Shadyside	Intermed.III	5-8	1-1.5	Y
Wed	Beginner - Beginner	Liberty School Shadyside	Beginner I	1	.5-1	Y
Wed	Advanced Beginner	Liberty School Shadyside	Beginner II	3-5	1.5	Y
Thur	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fri	City Lights	Eliza Furnace Trail (Greenfield parking lot)	Intermed II	7-15	2-2.5	Y
Sat	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sun	Sunday Morning Two Skates!	Eliza Furnace Trail (Greenfield parking lot)	Beginner II Intermed I	3-5 6-12	1.5 2-3	Y Y

for start times please see the calendar - click on "weekly skates" on the navigation menu

Explanation of difficulty rating

Beginner I - If you have never skated before, have participated in the start/stop clinic and feel confident this is the skate for you
Beginner II - If you have confidently skated the Beginner I or have some experience and can brake you are welcome to join the Beginner II skate
Intermediate I - If you can skate the Beginner II are good at stopping and are ready for a challenge - more speed and greater distance
Intermediate II - Have skated the Beginner II and the Intermediate I, feel comfortable with traffic, and can stop proficiently even on hills
Intermediate III - Can confidently skate the Intermediate II pace, looking for a challenge, a workout, and love to climb hills
Advance I - Do not hesitate on Intermediate III, can skate at a fast pace, comfortable on large hills, great at braking, are fit enough to skate up large uphills

Find Your Fit

Find a skate that works for you. Sometimes even a person that has skated for years but been a way from it for a while needs to take it slow. All TRIC skates are social events - though many involve serious physical activity. If you are not fit enough for a particular skate please work you way up to that level. Ask if any other skaters are skating independent of an official planned skate. Do not hurt yourself - we skate for fun and fitness, if you are injured you cannot have either. If you ever feel that you've over-exerted yourself during a skate please immediately let a skate patroller know. If you want to leave the skate at any time please let a patroller know so they may assist you in returning safely to the start/end point. Always remember - we skate to have fun - please let a patroller/skate leader know if there is anything is wrong with your skates, with you ability to continue, or with anyone around you making your skating less safe or less enjoyable.

Safety First

As always - you must wear a helmet and wrist guards to skate in any TRIC skate - we also recommend knee and elbow pads. If you'd like to skate with TRIC and do not own safety equipment please come to the skate and ask a skate patroller - they will be happy to help as at most skates there are people with extra gear. Make sure that you have a good brake that will last the entire skate and always maintain control of your speed and be aware of your environment.

Late and early in the skate season there will be times when we skate at and after dusk. We ask that you bring "blinky" lights with you and wear light colored clothes or clothes with reflective material to make yourself more visible.

Sunrise/Sunset

Check out the following site to find out when the sun will rise or set in Pittsburgh

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=418

Why would you want to know this?
A lot of TRIC skates take place at dusk - you should wear blinking lights after dark and this site will tell you if you should bring them along on a particular skate.

Happy Skating!

Skate Breakdown

Explanation of difficulty rating

Find Your Fit

Safety First

Sunrise/Sunset

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