It’s the 2nd season of the Iron Range Maidens and while I’m no superstar, I do know how to skate, sorta. So that first year excitement and fear isn’t propelling me like last year, and I need to kick myself in the can to work harder, learn the game better and train off my skates too.
I go through this whiny little thing to myself at practice. There’s always a point where my feet start to ache some. Then because my feet hurt I get the old shaky legs when we’re doing knee drops and turns. Then I start that negative self talk to myself, “why did I miss practice so much last week? What am I thinking? I’m 42 and the girl next to me is NINETEEN years younger than I am! WHO AM I KIDDING?”
And then the derby magic kicks in a little. We do some five on five, some game play, and I squat my place on the line and hit a couple of women and before I know it, I’m having fun. And I’m not telling myself I can’t do this crazy thing.
Until tomorrow night’s practice when I do it to myself, all over again.
Brava! At least you’re DOING IT! You have the guts to make yourself go to practice, unlike others (me) who sit on the couch and say, “Oh, I don’t feel like moving today…”
You go girl!!!
Those may be the words I needed to hear to kick myself in the can again; derby burn out sucks!