My goal for December is to work on my skate form/posture. I'm doing some off-skates stuff on the weekdays and finally am getting back up on skates on the weekends. Shae helped me out a lot more than she realized this past weekend, I think. When sticky skating, I was always told to push hard on the turns and that the movement is like a half-moon. I started doing that and was going faster than I did at the beginning, but then Shae called it "scooter pushes" this weekend. It's amazing how something as simple as a change in terms can make it 100% more clear. A few laps around and I started pushing like I was riding a scooter... I've already seen a definite increase in speed. Am I where I need to be? I have no clue. Probably not. But I'm getting there!
I'm also bending my knees more when I'm skating. I can feel the difference when I do it. It's easier to get and maintain speed. It's still an area where I'm not 100%, but even 20% is better than before.
Next recruitment: 3 weeks, 4 days.
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