Elfstedentocht

Deze week werd bekend dat het niet eerder in de geschiedenis zo lang duurde tussen twee opeenvolgende Elfstedentochten. 

Of er ooit nog een klassieke Elfstedentocht geschaatst kan worden, wordt ook steeds ongewisser. Wellicht dat daar in het verleden al rekening mee werd gehouden door het ontwikkelen van de Friese "Doorlopers".

Friese doorlopers

With temperatures well below zero the past few days, one can notice the popularity of skating in The Netherlands. It looks like everybody wants to skate the frozen lakes, canals and love being outdoors. From the very young of age to the very young of heart...
The drawing I've made is about skates from the elder days, so called: Friese doorlopers. My father used to skate on skates like these. Nowadays the skates look in many ways very different to these old ones, but the technigue of skating and the joy it gives to people still remains the same.

Update: my technique wasn't as good as I thought it was, so I've had some cripple weeks behind me...