Muse back!
June 11, 2008 / Wednesday
Hello? Legs? Why Don't You Wanna Skate?
I've been pretty good about getting on the ice at least once a week since my run of too much golf, not enough real exercise in April and May. After a couple good skates last week, I figured I was finally back to being relatively hockey fit. Boy, was I wrong! My legs just burned and burned last night, shift after shift. What gives, legs? Am I exercising you too much now? That can't be it; you had a day off yesterday!
In any case, I was dying. Dying, I tell you! This means I need to either rest more or train more. I will opt for the latter. As they say, you rest when you're dead, and I was only dying. Besides, I'll get lots of inactivity rest on my two week trip to St. Petersburg next month. That is, unless I resort to running, which I may. Running, yuck. Being a lardball, yuck also. I guess I'll find out which is the bigger yuck soon enough.
I don't know what to say about the game. We got it done. Final score: 6-4.
I learned something this game. But then, I learn something every game. Some games, I learn several somethings. Sometimes it's because a teammate or guest coach volunteers, and sometimes it's because I ask. In any case, I wish I'd been writing down all these somethings since I moved up to Blue. For the most part, though, I remember them, right down to the rink, the person, and the play each particular something involved. And to all the people helping me with all those somethings, I am immensely grateful. One of these days, they may even see me do what they said! At the very least, I'm working on it in my head. :)
Bonus: April showed up to play with her new camera and lens. Ever wonder what I look like in my hockey gear through a fisheye lens? Well, wonder no more!
June 11, 2008 03:05 PM | Lollerskates
Comments
Nice blue jersey too!
Posted by: Snarfdog at June 12, 2008 12:25 PM
Sounds like missing electrolytes. I bumped mine up for the 4 games in 24 hours and legs held up through each game (whoo). The time prior, 5 games in 48 hours, my legs were fragged in the third of the five, game four and five were brutal.
Posted by: Shadow at June 12, 2008 01:46 PM
Ah, good point. I remembered to eat enough, but wasn't thinking about *what* I was eating. Not much in the way of electrolytes in ice cream and sesame balls! Not a fan of sweet sports drinks, though. Guess I'll be getting myself some electrolyte tablets!
Posted by: Viv at June 12, 2008 01:53 PM