Finally, a Fall!

Yup! I fell. I finally got that first fall out of the way and honestly, it feels awesome! I was practicing a waltz 8 and just before the step forward and back to center, I got too far back on my blade and down I went. I sat on the ice for a bit trying to figure out if anything hurt and since nothing did (except my pride because I fell on something so easy), I gave Dustin a thumbs up, got back up, and skated some more. He told me that my skating dramatically improved after that fall. It was like I had much more confidence afterward! Ugh, I'm just glad it finally happened and I can move on from here.

Spinz - I actually worked mostly on spins because it was a crowded public session and there were a lot of little kids with walkers whose parents weren't keeping an eye on. I claimed a spot near the center and just spun. For the sake of variety, I worked quite a bit on backspins and I was pleasantly surprised to discover that I don't need to start from scratch with these. I was able to get 3-4 revs in the flamingo position and do an almost proper exit. So yeah, there's that :)

Jumpz - I did a couple of waltz jumps but I was in a lot of pain so I didn't want to do too much. These are just so tiny now. I have zero ups. I need to work on stretching more because right now, I can barely bend my knee over my ankle and I need to be able to do that to get a good take off and any kind of height.

Movez - Again, really crowded session so there weren't many opportunities to work on MIF at all. I did all four edges and waltz 8. I think the reason I fell on the waltz 8 was because I was too busy looking around trying not to run into anyone that I wasn't focused enough on where my body parts were.

I think it may be time to look for freestyle ice. The Sport Stable (where I broke my leg and where they had virtually empty public sessions) is no longer an option because they changed their schedule and now only have weekend evening sessions or REALLY early morning public sessions. I can't practice during a cosmic skate (nor do I want to) and I'm not enough of a morning person to get up that early on a weekend to skate on their crap ice (seriously, hockey ruts everywhere!). I might have to contract for freestyle ice with my home rink or with APEX when the next contract comes out. If I'm contracting, I might just get in touch with Christopher and tell him I'm ready for lessons. Eeeep.