Mid July I was taken to watch roller derby for the first time. I was smitten.
Then I did something sort of kinda crazy, I signed up for roller derby fresh meat camp and I invested in my first pair of roller skates. Before then I’d been on roller skates a grand total of two times I think. So it’s been an interesting 2+ months.
There’s me on my skates for the first-ish time. Petrified out of my mind. So afraid to fall (which is crazy with all that gear on, you really can’t get ‘hurt’ just going down on your gear). Didn’t know how to stop, too scared to really *go*. Looking back now it’s pretty silly.
In the 10 weeks I learned a whole lot! I can do a bunch of things I never thought I’d be able to master, especially at 39 and in a few weeks. I also have a lot of things to improve on and look forward to doing so!
I’ve even cleared my living room out to practice balance and foot work when I couldn’t get out.
There were some bumps along the way for sure. But the outfits are fun and it’s a good workout.
If you live sorta of kinda close to me check out Durham Region Roller Derby it’s a thing and it’s really awesome to watch or participate in and it’s allll over so you can find it near you too.
