Comments | twissie: Derby Journal 2016: #1 Back on Track

twissie

Derby Journal 2016: #1 Back on Track

Jan 13, 2016 00:12

My roller derby future seemed sort of up in the air after the minimum skills test early in December. I caught a really bad cold afterwards, and was down for the count for the rest of the season. I must admit that I was also a little disappointed in some of the things I failed on the test, so it left me feeling a little disenchanted by the whole ( Read more... )

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storybox January 13 2016, 00:01:19 UTC

Wow, how awesome for you! It's really great that you're a part of something so cool.

twissie January 13 2016, 00:47:52 UTC

The icon here makes me laugh, it sort of gives the comment a sarcastic vibe, I love it.

Thanks! It is pretty awesome, I'm having fun :)

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twissie January 13 2016, 22:52:21 UTC

This comment makes me so happy! Thank you :D It's bizarre to see you call me kickass and badass, but yeah! I guess I should just own it and really go for it :)

siberian_angel January 17 2016, 08:35:49 UTC

Yay, great to read more of this!
I'm sure that you'll reach the 27/5 in the foreseeable future, especially since you're working so hard on that.

twissie January 20 2016, 18:23:37 UTC

Glad you're enjoying following along :)

I hope so!! It's a difficult one to practice for, because it requires a whole set of different skills, and I'm not sure what's keeping me from completing it. Do I lack leg strength? Is my technique off? Am I just generally out of shape? 8D

siberian_angel January 23 2016, 10:13:03 UTC

Nah, I really don't think you're out of shape. As a layman, I'd say it's a speed issue ... more speed means more laps in the same amount of time. But I'm well aware that there's probably a lot more to it than just pure speed, like technique, so I guess ... keep on practicing?