flippet
02-16-2004, 09:54 PM
So, I went skating today for the first time in over a year. Last time I skated, I was 5 months pregnant, so it's been nearly two years since I was skating at my 'peak'.
Yes, I did have fun. :D
Yes, I sucked. :(
Even though it felt great to get back out on the ice, realizing just how far my skills have fallen is pretty depressing. I seem to have kept a large portion of my spinning skills though, which is good, since I fought so hard to be able to spin at all. But I may as well start my jumps from ground zero again, and edges too. :cry: It was a public session, so finding any room to do anything was challenging, and traffic was going clockwise, and that's my lazy crossover side anyway...needless to say, no real forward crossovers were done, my knees were too weak/shaky. The couple of times I had room to do more than a couple of back crossovers, they felt better. But I tried a couple of waltz jumps.....and I'll be astonished if they got more than 1/4 inch off the ground. :cry: :cry: I was in absolutely no shape to do a sal, but I'm sure I would have been even more disappointed, since that's my favorite jump, and my best jump.
Only fell once, trying to squeeze in a spiral...and really, I knew better, but couldn't resist. In my defense, the ice was getting pretty snowy, and the snow covered up the hole I hit. :oops: But hey, if there's anything I've learned in skating, it's how to take a fall. :lol:
I don't know when I'll be able to take lessons again--between finances and parenting obligations and the local rink only being a seasonal rink...it could be quite a while.
Bit of a bummer. :( Especially since I saw ads for a power skating class, which is just now ending, as the season ends in a few weeks.
Yes, I did have fun. :D
Yes, I sucked. :(
Even though it felt great to get back out on the ice, realizing just how far my skills have fallen is pretty depressing. I seem to have kept a large portion of my spinning skills though, which is good, since I fought so hard to be able to spin at all. But I may as well start my jumps from ground zero again, and edges too. :cry: It was a public session, so finding any room to do anything was challenging, and traffic was going clockwise, and that's my lazy crossover side anyway...needless to say, no real forward crossovers were done, my knees were too weak/shaky. The couple of times I had room to do more than a couple of back crossovers, they felt better. But I tried a couple of waltz jumps.....and I'll be astonished if they got more than 1/4 inch off the ground. :cry: :cry: I was in absolutely no shape to do a sal, but I'm sure I would have been even more disappointed, since that's my favorite jump, and my best jump.
Only fell once, trying to squeeze in a spiral...and really, I knew better, but couldn't resist. In my defense, the ice was getting pretty snowy, and the snow covered up the hole I hit. :oops: But hey, if there's anything I've learned in skating, it's how to take a fall. :lol:
I don't know when I'll be able to take lessons again--between finances and parenting obligations and the local rink only being a seasonal rink...it could be quite a while.
Bit of a bummer. :( Especially since I saw ads for a power skating class, which is just now ending, as the season ends in a few weeks.