I got off work at 8:00am and felt awake enough from my midnight shift to attempt a Saturday morning public session. I figured it would not be that busy at the rink considering that all the kiddies would like to sleep in on a Saturday morning. Boy, was I wrong. There were group lessons going on so there were a lot of kids using that public session for practice. I checked in at the front desk and Kelly was there (my coach from Freeskate 2). She was happy to see that I was dedicated enough to come out on a Saturday morning to practice. So, Yay me!
There was not a lot of room to do anything. I did some salchow/toe loop combos where I could find room but mostly I worked on backspins because those require only a small amount of space when practicing them from a stand still. I really needed to work on the backspin exit and, since I know that I can do at least two revolutions consistently, I told myself not to worry about rev's, only worry about the exit. Surprisingly enough, when I think about something else, like doing the exit properly, the amount of rotations improved! I kept forcing myself to stop at two revolutions to do the exit when my body really wanted to keep spinning. Cool. The exits did get a smidge better. I'm not coming out of the spin with as much speed as I want, but I can at least do the exit.
So, it was crowded but the progress I made on my backspin was worth it. And, it was only $2!
Today's reward: a "new creation" smoothie from Jumpin' Juice & Java.
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