skating

Still skating, a lot.
I had been sticking with the, two days Inverness, three days Ocala practices, but I just quit the Inverness team, team 'f.a.s.t.', transferring over to the Tampa Bay Sprinters. Not sure how my schedule will look now, hopefully a lot more outdoor!
I'm very happy with the change, I liked a lot of the skaters in Inverness, they're great people. But I would never have gotten better there. I like the idea of being on a team where I am one of the slower skaters, it gives me something to work for. I had nothing to 'aim for' while at rollerbarn practices.

Practices are going amazingly well (baseline) if I'm lucky, I can hold onto Jacob's draft for a 10k. IF he leads the entire race, and pauses after hills to let me catch back on, then I might be able to stay on for a 10k.

I have a long, long way to go. But I'm overjoyed at having something to work towards!
My goal is to lead more and more, while still trying to stay with Jacob when he goes off on breaks. I'm still really far away from being able to stay with him if he tries to drop me, even further away from actually being able to challenge him in an actual race lol.

A great thing about Renee's practices is how it is NEVER dull, you have no idea who will be there.
It might just be Jacob, the Hebsons, and me.
Or, it could be some random assorted world team members, and we could have twenty people at practice, over half of them faster than me!
I love it

I'm really looking forward to the next outdoor race, I think there will be one in February.