Perseverance

I skated the Chandler coffee club today for freestyle practice.  Due to hockey tournaments there's no ice at Chandler OR Gilbert Friday - Monday (grr!) so I really wanted to get some time in.  I only had 45 minutes to skate due to work.

I spent the first half or so working on the toe loop, trying to solidify my technique.  It's about 50-50 right now; I think because I'm anxious about it and also I need to slow things down.  Still at least I know what I need to do so that's a definite plus.  I continued working on the RBO pivot too; key to that (as w/the toe loop right now) is to get the upper body to come around, and put my weight more on the toepick.

For the second half of my skate I worked on the dramatic program, since I hadn't run it, I think, since Autumn Antics (!).  I ran it a couple of times without music and had to fix a couple of things that I remembered wrong.  Then I ran it with music.  I finished a couple of seconds late.  It was a little crowded today (for coffee club), 9 people, so I was a little intimidated to run it fast.  I need to skate faster on this.

I had a chance to talk with Scott W. today, it looks like I might get to announce for Fiesta Skate.  Yay!