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Wannabe Derby Girl Archive
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Just keep roller skating: Surviving the path to bout night
Posted on February 16, 2011 | 52 CommentsThe Fresh Meat wake-up call Fresh Meat serves up an extra-large slice of humble pie. We gasp for air during endurance drills and struggle to stay upright on quivering, burning... -
The P90X program for the out-of-shape derby wannabe
Posted on January 17, 2011 | 6 CommentsUgly wake-up call Prior to joining Wreckers, I felt pretty good about my daily walks with the dog. After my first derby lesson, however, I could barely walk. I would... -
Diaries of a Wannabe Derby Girl: Tryouts & Boot Camp Lessons
Posted on August 20, 2010 | 2 CommentsLast Thursday, before the Hometown Throwdown, I went to the hangar and tried out for Fresh Meat. I was REALLY nervous beforehand, but I headed out early and went to... -
Diaries of a Wannabe Derby Girl: Last Day of Boot Camp and Tryout Preparations
Posted on August 11, 2010 | 1 CommentLast Sunday was the final day of boot camp. We had Saul T. Scrapper with us again, and he helped us out with some basic skills and endurance as well... -
Diaries of a Wannabe Derby Girl: Week 4
Posted on August 8, 2010 | No CommentsAy! It’s been almost a week since my last entry… Sometimes life gets crazy and you get caught up in it all, but I’m back now so cheer up! First,... -
Diaries of a Wannabe Derby Girl: Wake-up Call
Posted on August 1, 2010 | 2 CommentsYesterday’s practice was, again, fun but difficult for me. Rhea DeRange was our guest coach again, and head ref Wench Warden and Cher the Pain from Guns N Rollers were... -
Diaries of a Wannabe Derby Girl: Week 3
Posted on July 30, 2010 | 4 CommentsAhhh, the all too familiar feeling of aching, sore muscles. It must mean I worked hard last night in boot camp, or got my ass kicked…either way I kinda like... -
Diaries of a Wannabe Derby Girl: Endurance Training
Posted on July 26, 2010 | 1 CommentYesterday we did some endurance training on skates in the hot hangar heat. Draggin wasn’t there, but Saul T. Scrapper was, and he made sure to give us a good... -
Diaries of a Wannabe Derby Girl: Lesson Learned
Posted on July 25, 2010 | No CommentsYesterday’s practice was fun but frustrating for me. There were some drills I did, such as weaving through cones, that I eventually got better at the more I practiced. But... -
Diaries of a Wannabe Derby Girl: Week 2
Posted on July 23, 2010 | 1 CommentLast night was the beginning of the second week of bootcamp, and damn, it feels like I’ve been doing this forever. Maybe it’s because I was on vacation, or maybe...