I know it sounds crazy, but I would rather skate in winter than in summer for multiple reasons. It's 24 degrees out right now. I just got home from a 1 1/2 hour skate session at the Nashua skate park. And I loved every minute of it. The main reason I love to skate in winter is because I don't get as worn out as quick. During the summer I just can not do vigorous activity for any length of time. I get overheated very quickly, get dizzy and nauseous. It just isn't fun. So during the summer I might be able to skate for about half hour before I am done. But in the winter, I can skate for hours. Seriously, once you get moving and keep moving you keep very warm. Again, tonight it is 24 degrees and I skated for 1 1/2 hours and worked up a real good sweat. I actually would have stayed longer but I didn't bring anything to drink and my water bottle in the car was ice, not water. So I had to go. But my stamina in the cold is so much better than in the heat. I will still skate in the summer. Probably late at night or early in the morning for the most part. But winter skating is for me!
I also have to talk about how I did tonight. This is really only my third time skating in about 14-15 years, so take that into consideration with what I am about to say. Hey, I am proud of myself and that's all that matters, right? I really love the Nashua skate park. There are all sorts of good lines to take. But tonight, I felt like I made huge leaps in my return to skating. I landed most of my ollies while moving. So I feel like I am getting that down really well. I think a couple times I ollied about 9" - 12" while I was moving. I am quite proud of myself for that. I even managed to land 2 heel flips for which I threw both arms in the air and jumped up and down like I just threw the winning pass in the Super Bowl. Yes, I get a little over excited about things. If you know me you are not surprised by my actions tonight. If you don't, yes I am a total dork. Anyway, so I have conquered! I have become a MAN! I can ollie while moving now. And it wasn't just barely rolling. I was going at a good clip. I am very excited. I think my favorite line I hit tonight was going down the ramp on the left of the park, over the little bump, or whatever you call it, and all the way into the 3-sided bowl at the end of the park. I was working on just going up the quarter pipe and back down. I almost got all the way to the top and came back down without falling. Again, very proud of myself. I really am a dork. But I really feel that I am progressing well since I only have been skating for real 3 times this year. Hopefully my progress continues and I will be able to really do some cool stuff soon. That's it for now. Hope I didn't make you sick with my love fest with myself, but if I did, oh well. Deal with it.
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