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Saturday, June 20, 2009

Skating on the edge


Well, I decided to be brave today and try inline skating. I got myself the pads today, finally, and was seriously thinking about finding a huge roll of bubble wrap to wrap myself in for added protection. :)

It was a true sight to see! The good news is I didn't break any bones. Heck, I didn't even fall. It was, however, hilarious to see, I'm sure. We had a small audience of people who were sitting on their decks, watching us.

Oh, "us" was my friend ColoradoChick and her husband. They took a lesson about two weekends ago from a sporting facility when they bought their skates. So... they were that much more advanced than I was.

I have, however, done regular skating before when I was younger. I was actually pretty good, too -- could do the backwards skating, some small twirls and stuff. And when I was a young kid I had even done some ice skating. So, considering that inline skating is pretty much a mix of the two, I wasn't exactly coming into it blind.

The only bad thing was the skates don't fit. I don't know if they ever DID fit as I bought them years ago and wore them for about two minutes in my driveway before we moved here. I was also much heavier then, so like I said, I don't know if I bought a size thinking they would fit and they never did (or they were really a men's size), or my feet have shrunk and now swim in them. I couldn't skate as long as I would have liked because, since my feet were pretty much swimming around in them, my bunion bone (not that I have bunions, just the bone) was hitting the hard side and I was feeling a blister forming between my big toe and the ball of my foot.

So now I have to find inline skates that fit. Gah. I keep looking online, but I don't think I want to go that route because they all fit differently. I'd rather try them on in the store and see how they do.

It WAS fun, however! I just have no idea how it is that my GoWear Fit didn't register any of my activity as being vigerous since it sure FELT vigerous! :)

Now let's see if I can move at all tomorrow.

4 comments:

  1. Go you Beth. That sounds like really hard work. Loved the 'bubble wrap'comment and funnily enough, feel you're just crazy enough to actually do it lol which is a good thing! Free spirited and all that... I vote for you losing weight on your feet.. It's happened to me.. well I think its all water weight for me.. but we take what we can get. Look forward to more skate talk :)

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  2. Hehehe, yes, I am just crazy enough to try most anything. Except bungee jumping. Though I always said I would try skydiving once. My best friend and I always wanted to do it, and she has already gotten her chance. But bungee jumping -- I dunno. The thought of jumping off a structure with only a rubber band between you and certain death...

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  3. You looked great! It is a bummer that the gowearfit didn't register it as vigorous! I hope you get new skates soon!!

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  4. Yeah, it sure FELT vigerous!!

    And I got new skates today, woot!!

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