On Wheels Again

Five days ago I finally changed out my outdoor wheels to my indoor wheels. The weather in the bay area had changed from rainy one week to sunny hot the next week, then repeat cycle. Had been like that for the past few months. Indoor skating would be the safest bet in my busy life where my free time don't start until 8 pm on average.

I hit up retro night at the skating rink. Truth be told, I was anxious. The last time I was on wheels was back in August, or even before. The drinking fountain broke, so it encouraged my broke ass not to skate as hard.

After 15 minutes I was already working up some aches and heat in my legs. After about an hour the rink turned on the lights and played Red Light Green Light. Just in time, because I was gimping on skates due to my right foot.

I've learned a few things from my skating session today:

1) There's not as much stress placed on my foot if I picked them off the floor instead of shuffling around.

2) I'm finally going to have to take care of my flat wide feet and go to REI for custom foot pads per Postal Servix's instruction.

3) Relax!

Since figuring out that skating in a roller derby team is probably not best for my time and money commitment, I was led into the world of a Non-Skating Official (NSO). It was a way for me to still be involved in roller derby, yet without the hassles of attending practices several times a week and coming up with dues. Since I've been NSOing at the start of the Silicon Valley Roller Girls' 2011 season, I've expanded my horizons of what I had perceived roller derby to be, and have collected heroes who do not skate.