Day 35 Time flies (and Homework week 6)

This past week has flown by. Work has been superhectic and after work I had so many appointments, some days it felt like I forgot to go home after office hours.

So what was it I dreaded most about last weeks challenge? Day three.
But I started off pretty happy, I calculated I had six seconds per burpee and figured that should be more than enough.
So I set the stopwatch for ten minutes and went for it. After five minutes, I felt I was panting.

This is me pushing myself, getting ready for yet another burpee

I counted every burpee out loud, and at the exact same time I panted; ninetheeeee... the stopwatch alarm went off. So I didn't make it! I was 10 burpees short!
Of course I finished the set, but I was bummed.

I can't seem to get my head around the fact that I was 10 burpees short...

So after the 30 seconds of rest it was star jump time! I whispered a sorry to my downstairs neighbors and off I went. Guess what? I finished a 100 starjumps in 5 minutes and 40 seconds! (as stated before, I must be doing something wrong there)
My legs were shaky and my knees called it a day.

Luckily I was close to the couch... ;)

I felt pretty good about myself! So I went and made a healthy dinner of grilled chicken (add seasoning put under grill, add no oil, butter or salt, it fries in its own fat) Brussels sprouts and whole wheat pasta.

I used to laugh at food like this...

My cat was obviously a lot less impressed...

No...not interested...at all

So yeah, I guess I am doing all right. And....it's time for homework! Week six! Looking forward to it! (I sometimes do not recognize myself anymore, ha!)

Homework week six

Speed Skating or Figure Skating?
As for doing I'd have to say speed skating. Because I find that easier (that is, when no one is around and I don't overpolitely take back speed to let EVERYONE pass first...sigh...) to do. And it empties the mind in a very satisfying way.
As for wishing I could....
I dream about being able to move graciously accross the rink (not on my butt for instance) and having a bodythat would not make people whimper at the thought of having to lift it. But realistically...ha! I said: HA!

What is the temperature in your city? How does skating on the boardwalk at the beach in LA sound?
At the moment the temperature varies between 7 and 10 degrees Celcius (44,6 - 50 degrees) Fahrenheit. How does boardwalk skating in LA sound? AWESOME! I miss Californian weather EVERY DAY. Someday baby, someday...

Did you play sports in high school or college? How does derby differ from your other experiences?
In high school I was a lazy f***. In fact I was 'lucky' enough to have a knee injury that got me out of the last three years of P.E. Seriously, I even had a classmate bike accross the entire city to pick me up and bike me to school. Yes, I would sit on the back of his bike like the spoiled princess I was. Not moving a finger. Ever.
It was only in my late teens, early twenties that I rediscovered sports. Mainly through martial arts (I guess I had a lot of unresolved anger to deal with) like Jiu jitsu, Kyo Ku Shin Kai and Escrima. But also through dance. (which I managed to make part of my profession, who'd have known?) In my mid-twenties (yes, I am old enough to actually talk about that period in life as "long passed") I coached and trained the cheerleaders for the Rotterdam AF-team. That last experience was amazingly enough a lot like derby (try falling out of a human pyramid for edgy sports) I guess it also has a lot to do with the American approach of sports. Trust me, there is a big fat culture gap there. But nothing we cannot overcome. ;)

What is your worst derby related injury?
I am such a newbie that I'd have to say my WORST derby injury so far is a little shafed skin off of my knee. Of maybe that tiny bruise on my shin? I know, I am lucky. And still I am longing for the first big fat derby bruise. There's idiot for ya... :) 

Post your favorite derby pic! 
There are so many pics I like! And all of them with other girls on them, being awesome. Mainly because I have no pics of me in a scrimmage, training or bout that I find appealing. But if I'd have to choose one of me, it would be this next one. This was my very first derby practice EVER. I had no clue of what I was doing, and it shows... It makes me laugh and it also amazes me how much more I've learned in such a short time. And there is still soooo much more to learn! And I love every minute of this whole learning process.

I even missed the memo of what excercizes we were doing, obviously

 And now it is time to go pick up some sponsored gear! Hell yeah! 

I'll try to be a better blogger next week. Really I'll try.

;)