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just realized i hadn't posted anything about my continued descent into madness since last week, so here's a hockey/skating update mostly just for me to keep track of my progress.

i had my third class on sunday morning! this time we were on the olympic rink, which is the largest of the three at the facility. we mostly focused on building up speed and then stopping, trying to get a little faster and more precise every time.

at the end of the session we raced back and forth across the width of the ice. shockingly i was the fastest in my group, marking sunday may 31st 2026 as the first time in my life that i've "won" any kind of athletic contest 😅

i stuck around for the public skate session after the class and worked on my balance and lengthening my strides for a little while, then ended up leaving early because there were multiple kids birthday parties going on. the sheer number of 6 year olds using the dolphin skating stabilizers and getting directly under my feet was out of control and i couldn't skate for more than a few seconds without having to dodge some child.

yesterday i went back to another public skate and did a lot of swizzles to really get used to finding my edges. i also worked on building up my speed and stopping, basically doing the exercises from my class on sunday.

i was planning to go again this friday, but i have an in-person job interview scheduled right in the middle of the public session, and i have an appointment at the writer's guild library tomorrow to work on a script now that the strike is finally over, so i basically had to go today or i wouldn't be able to go at all before the next class.

mostly spent today's skate working on my speed and on keeping my right foot off the ice for longer as i continue to try and build strength/balance in my weaker leg.

i'm already seeing a significant difference compared to sunday, most likely because i've been balancing on my left foot every time i've had to wait for the kettle to boil or when i'm brushing my teeth since then. my strides are still pretty uneven, but i can definitely feel an improvement!

i'm no longer the slowest person on the ice, though! i'm still not actually fast by any metric, but i can lap the NHL ice in under a minute, and a couple of the private skating coaches who are always there told me i was doing well, so i'm calling it a win.

also worked on stopping from higher speeds, and maybe got a little too confident becuase i decided to try a hockey stop even though i haven't actually been taught that yet unless you count the youtube videos i've watched. predictably, i fell on my ass 😂

it was the first time i've fallen since i started taking the class, and the fall did have me feeling kinda shaky for about 20 seconds, but i just shook it off and kept going before i could start overthinking it.

i managed to get back to my feet on my first try, as well! did a couple more laps and then took a break.

here i am at the start of the day, and then a few minutes after i fell:

overall i'm feeling a lot more confident on the ice this week. i'm so glad that i defeated last wednesday's yips before they could get their roots in...

to go from being physically unable to make my feet move away from the boards to doing <1 minute laps and attempting a hockey stop is a pretty big improvement, i think!

also, i decided to time myself putting on my gear today, and i can now get it all on in about 8 minutes. the first time i timed myself getting it all on it took about 15 minutes, so i've improved on that front as well. for reference, at this point my gear = shin guards, hockey socks, sock tape, skates, hockey pants, elbow pads, jersey, gloves, and helmet, in that order. i'm not including my base layer because i wear that to the rink under my street clothes, & i don't have shoulder pads or hockey gloves yet--i've just been wearing fingerless gloves to keep my hands warm.

i tried to take a video again to track my progress, but my phone ran out of storage space and stopped recording after about 45 seconds. so i have nothing but this one half-decent screenshot before someone decided to stop directly in front of my phone against the boards and blocked the lens 😵‍💫