Speed Racer

Nice early morning freestyle today. There were only three of us - one young lady working on doubles, another young lady working on what I assume might be junior moves, and....me, the slowest of the slow. I spent the majority of my practice just trying to stay out of their way :)

Spinz - So, I really spent some time today working on the exercises Christopher gave me and I got a couple where, although the entry edge wasn't as long as it should have been, they were spinny and mostly centered. I think this is just something that I will always struggle with now. It's definitely not improving much with practice, but I will keep working on it. This is my new normal.

Jumpz - I ran through all of my program jumps in isolation but I added more speed than I usually do. During our last lesson Christopher told me to speed things up a bit. Right now I'm skating at "adult speed" and I really should be going at a nice clip. Let me tell you, a loop jump from speedy back crossovers is FUN! Scary, yes, but fun!

Programz - There were only three of us and no skate monitor to press play for our programs so one of the girls was kind enough to start music for me and the girl working on doubles. That was nice of her! So, my goal with this particular run-through was to be speedy and intentional. Because I added speed, it was much easier and less stressful getting to all of my marks. I actually had extra time for my first spin! The toe loop on my salchow-toe loop combo didn't get done because I went into the combo with too much speed and I spooked myself. But, I landed a nice salchow on its own and moved through the final part of the program. Final toe loop, final spin, and I ended on time! Bam! Despite missing the second jump in my combo, the program felt pretty good. Like, I may even feel confident for the first time that this could actually be competition worthy! It's amazing what a little speed can do, huh?

Compulsoriez - I only ran it through one time because my session was ending but I wanted to see how this felt with speed as well. You know, it wasn't bad. Hot damn!