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Okay, so I wanted to post this last night, but I was WAY too tired and sore to think straight. I do want to post it before I forget, so here goes:
We had Roller Derby practice yesterday, and it was HARD! My entire body was sore by the end of it, and I had a mini "meltdown" because my knee pads weren't behaving the way I wanted them to. Some good things did happen though. Tammy (our coach, for all intents and purposes) told me that I was on my skates (as in skated longer with less brakes) than last practice two weeks ago. While I still haven't mastered my various stops, I have improved since last time. The stretches are getting easier too. I also discovered that I have the potential to be a very fast skater, but my endurance leaves something to be desired. I believe that, if I can improve my endurance level, I will be one of the faster skaters on the team. Now, here's the big news One of the minimum skills requirements that I have to meet before I can compete is to do 27 laps around the track in 5 minutes. I had my doubts that I could even skate continuously on the track for 5 minutes without stopping, but I had to try. I had someone set the timer for 5 minutes, and skated at a sow pace. I kept track of my laps on my own. at 2 1/2 minutes, I had skated 7 laps, and decided that I was going to get 15 laps in 5 minutes. With 30 seconds left on the clock, I had 4 more laps to complete my goal, and my entire body was on fire, but I pushed on anyway, and gave it my all. With 10 seconds left, I was starting my 14th lap. All of my team mates were cheering, "Keep going! You're doing great! You can do this!" At the end of 5 minutes, I had completed 14 3/4 laps, just shy of my 15 lap goal, but I was still standing. my knees were shaking, and I was breathing heavy, but I did it! Next practice, I will get 16 or 17 laps in! Just watch me! ^_^
There's more I'd like to share, but I have to get to class, so I'll edit this later.
We had Roller Derby practice yesterday, and it was HARD! My entire body was sore by the end of it, and I had a mini "meltdown" because my knee pads weren't behaving the way I wanted them to. Some good things did happen though. Tammy (our coach, for all intents and purposes) told me that I was on my skates (as in skated longer with less brakes) than last practice two weeks ago. While I still haven't mastered my various stops, I have improved since last time. The stretches are getting easier too. I also discovered that I have the potential to be a very fast skater, but my endurance leaves something to be desired. I believe that, if I can improve my endurance level, I will be one of the faster skaters on the team. Now, here's the big news One of the minimum skills requirements that I have to meet before I can compete is to do 27 laps around the track in 5 minutes. I had my doubts that I could even skate continuously on the track for 5 minutes without stopping, but I had to try. I had someone set the timer for 5 minutes, and skated at a sow pace. I kept track of my laps on my own. at 2 1/2 minutes, I had skated 7 laps, and decided that I was going to get 15 laps in 5 minutes. With 30 seconds left on the clock, I had 4 more laps to complete my goal, and my entire body was on fire, but I pushed on anyway, and gave it my all. With 10 seconds left, I was starting my 14th lap. All of my team mates were cheering, "Keep going! You're doing great! You can do this!" At the end of 5 minutes, I had completed 14 3/4 laps, just shy of my 15 lap goal, but I was still standing. my knees were shaking, and I was breathing heavy, but I did it! Next practice, I will get 16 or 17 laps in! Just watch me! ^_^
There's more I'd like to share, but I have to get to class, so I'll edit this later.