Pain.... on ice!

Damn Blue. God I hurt today, and had to do my lesson on top of that.

So, two hours at the rink - an hour-fifteen by myself, then what turned into a 45 minute lesson. Will decided to spend today doing a breakdown on the fine points of swing rolls and the backwards skating thing. He's an exacting technician, and I guess I'm getting the basics quickly enough that it's time to start nit-picking, which I take as a good sign. I had to keep stopping to stretch my quads, though - they kept cramping up on me, and this evening my abs are starting to scream as well. I have another session with Blue tomorrow, goddess-help-me, and will probably be immobile and on serious painkillers by Sunday afternoon.

I'm beginning to feel more confident on the ice. I think I may be starting to "turn the corner" where my body starts to "get" how this works and I stop fighting it all the time.

One can hope!