Practice last night was really rough. While I was in New York, the girls went to the Beast of the East, where they had their first bouts of the season. It's like they are dogs that have tasted blood, and now they want more. I hadn't skated in two weeks, and during warm up I got booted down. They were playing like puppies, knocking each other over and laughing. Meanwhile, I was trying to get back my "skate feet". When I fell on my ass, a shock went up my back. It really got to me. For the rest of the practice, I avoided drills that were full contact and since Anya Face was running practice, that meant I missed out on about half of the night. I spent the extra time doing squats and sit-ups, but I felt people looking at me. I felt like a dork.
It's strange, because I've done those things. I've been the big girl you couldn't knock down. I used to always fall forward properly. I've pulled my way through a pack in a scrimmage. I've touched wheels and kicked it off. I've booty blocked someone into a wall. And last night, it was like I had never done any of those things.
Maybe it's because my period is coming next week. I dunno, but I was fragile. I have to get on my outdoor wheels and have some private time with me and my skates, and talk myself back into kicking some ass.
I completely relate to this post. On Friday something just wasn't right with my body. It felt like my first day again - I was shaky and clumsy, so it was only a matter of time before I went down. When I fell I whacked my tailbone and ended up sitting out the rest of the night.
ReplyDeleteI could've gotten back up, but I knew my body was saying no this week. It's extremely frustrated me this week and it had really gotten to me. I feel like the things I have learned are gone and now its going to take me even longer to skate. I absolutely plan on getting back on my skates this week, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't scared of my body rejecting it again.