Really difficult to get up this morning because my cat was making it hard for me to physically get out of bed. She had me trapped with cuddles and kisses but I made a break for it once she moved a bit to clean herself. I don't think she understands where I go when I leave for the rink. I usually come back smelling like cold and disappointment most of the time so she probably thought she was helping me by keeping me in bed longer. Thanks, Mouse, but the ice beckons.
Warm-upz - I ordered a pair of actual running shoes since I'm jogging laps before I hit the ice. They are purple and cute and I hope they make the misery of running a bit more palatable. After my off-ice warm up, I got on the ice to do my laps. These are getting easier as well. One thing I have noticed lately (and it could very well be that I had a good sharpening for the first time ever) but I am a whole lot less toe scratchy when I'm skating backwards. I'm much quieter now and I'm loving it!
Edgez and Movez - My edges were really nice today. They flowed well and felt secure. I ran two patterns of the Circle 8 back to back and that felt passable. I'm finally feeling better about the initial push on each circle. Cool. I ran through the rest of Bronze moves and those are okay. I'm just really bored with them now but I'm also not really looking forward to starting Silver moves. I don't think there's one move I can do yet from that level. I'm pretty terrified of starting those later this year. I'm going to feel like a beginner all over again. Sigh.
Jumpz - I ran through all of my jumps making sure to remember the "iPad" trick that Coach Cheryl showed me during the clinic. My jumps felt so much more secure so I got brave and took a video. Watching the video, my jumps don't look any different but my landings look amazing! Nice extension and solid edge. Maybe that's the difference. Anyway. Progress was made.
Spinz - I started with the exercise that Christopher has me do on the blue line and for the first time EVER I made to the other side of the line. I actually held that edge long enough that I was able to start the spin on the other side! WOOO! I dabbled in some camels. Only one felt like I stayed in position for a couple of rotations. The others were trash.
Footworkz - Christopher gave me some new footwork to add to my program. Nothing major but it involves toe steps which I've always wanted to do. His idea is to put this additional footwork right after my waltz-falling leaf-half flip but honestly, I'm running out of time here and then my actual footwork sequence is super rushed as a result. I was playing around with things today and realized how much dead time I have leading up to the loop jump so, for funsies, I put the footwork there instead and it worked! It not only fills up the dead time/space where I was just doing backwards crossovers but it also forces me to slow my loop down a bit. My loop jumps were lovely! I'm going to practice it both ways but the next time I see him I'll ask him what he thinks. It just makes more sense there. Oh, and the toe steps are totally fun!
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