I’m one week into Fresh Meat August, and I am so thrilled — no, seriously. I’ve been gushing like a mad person about roller derby. I’ve been pushing myself out of my comfort zones pretty fierce, so I’m aching like an old lady over here. But everything is getting better — including my speed and [...]
This time next Sunday, many of you will be official members of the Burning River Roller Girls!!
For seriously, I am SO excited and SO ready. Nearly six months of training in wRECk and SOZA Fitness and with some of the best Fresh Meat girls — and the moment is finally here.
I’ll be gunning for longest [...]
Did I tell you last week that during a wRECk practice bout that I had an 18-3 jam (or likewise obnoxiously awesome difference in score) without even being lead jammer?
No? But seriously. It was awesome because the OTHER jammer was, ahem, so “jammed” up by the line that she didn’t realize she was lead to [...]
I know, you want another roller derby picture. Here ya go:
Scared, right?
I definitely need to work on my derby face.
But check out those strong-ass leg muscles. Oh yeah, I’ll be kickin’ your ass.
Yeah, I know. Not much in the skating posts department the past couple weeks. Don’t worry, I’m still at it.
I’ve definitely outgrown the wRECk league (but still go every Wednesday), and I’m ready to GET EVEN BETTER with the ladies of the league who are, well, better than me. There is this certain plateau in [...]
Here, our pack pretty much sucked at keeping out the jammer. I’m posting it so you can see the glorious pile-up at the very end of the video. Someone fell on my ankle and twisted it sideways.
Eeek.
Needless to say, the shock of that fall took a little bit to shake off.
AWESOME! I have jam video:
I get through twice, but took a lot of defensive hits at the end there.
*Note: I’m the gray tank. I also have the red “star” plaid panty on my helmet. For those unaware of derby rules, this makes me the jammer. The one who scores. SCORE!
Thanks to EZ E [...]
05/19 practice with Northern Ohio wRECk league was just a little different under the eyes (and hip checks) of our new leader, Justice.
This week’s practice was a blast. It was great that everyone (even the ol’ timers) was learning something new — while I’m not sure of the exact drill name, it dealt with hip [...]
05/12 practice with Northern Ohio wRECk league: practice was intense for some reason. Perhaps because it’s been two weeks since I’ve worked on any drills, hits, etc. (open skate with BRRG last week was just a meet & skate). But, I really, really wanted to skate.
Sidenote: seriously, do plow stops get any easier because [...]
Just with Christmas, gifts were difficult to be kept under wraps. Obviously, we live together, and I’m home all day receiving the packages. But one key I never owned was for the mailbox. Now that AB is a long-distance boyfriend, I have control of the mail. On the same day I receive that key from [...]
“Bruising For a Good Time - Bout 3″ begins at 6pm THIS SATURDAY with the Burning River Roller Girls. It’s Law & Order Night, so LADIES: ahem, men in uniform *wink, wink* will be in abundance, as well as our awesome Cleveland derby women kicking some ass. Rolling Pin-Ups take on the Hellbombers and Hard [...]
I swear, I picked the best sport to be involved with, now that I’ve seemingly become the better half of a LDR. *sigh* While AB misses out on most of my mid-week shenanigans, I’m sure he can relate to a thing or two (and OMG is he lucky about missing the smell of my gear [...]
On an holiday otherwise worthy of alcohol posts (more specifically, tequila), I’m happy to report that I will not be participating in margaritas, cheese-and-onion enchiladas or even Run for the Border for that matter. Rather, I’m jumping around for reasons other than maracas (unless one of the ladies has this particular nickname) and intoxication:
I’M PRACTICING WITH THE [...]
04/28 practice with Northern Ohio wRECk league — Ok, so I misjudged myself; I CAN skate backwards. It just takes some getting used to. I’m sure if I keep practicing, I could be just as agile going forward. Definitely not at the same speed though. Just as we did some new skills with step-outs and [...]
Here’s the video from wRECk practice a couple weeks ago (yes, I’m in there):
And to better pick me out with all that gear, here are a couple pics (thanks to EZ!):
If anyone wants to come derby, we practice Wednesday nights at Brunswick Skate Station from 8:30-10:30pm.
No wRECk practice this week, as I had tickets to see David Sedaris in Akron. Thanks again to Cleveland Magazine!
I made up for it by heading to Pla-mor in Euclid on Thursday to watch the Burning River Roller Girls practice then stick around for a two-hour open skate. Whew, boy. Skating rink for open skate [...]
04/14 practice with Northern Ohio wRECk League — Bruises, bruises everywhere! Yikes.
Lots of bruises.
Queen of the Ring came early in practice, as there was a certain lack of energy in the room. And I ALMOST got it. There were so many hits in just that one drill, and eventually exhaustion took over. I fell to one [...]
04/07 practice with Northern Ohio wRECk League was AWESOME. And sweaty. There were two BRRG girls who joined us at practice which gave a whole new life and challenge to our scrimmages (especially hits! Ooof!). Definitely feeling like I pushed myself, as told by the total body soreness again this morning.
Feeling really good on my [...]
03/31 practice with Northern Ohio wRECk league was a brutal practice, but incredibly fun. Missed being off my skates for an entire week, so I’ll be sure to schedule at least an open skate if there is no wRECk. I was on the receiving end of several hard hits, including a couple scrimmage pile-ups — one [...]
03/17 practice with Northern Ohio wRECk league: was canceled because of St. Patrick’s Day. I wasn’t in town, so I gave myself a good leg work out walking around Pittsburgh for three days. I have blisters and tight shins. Ew.
Also, I made the decision to wait for Fresh Meat August to join/try out for the Burning [...]
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