ups and downs of rso

as promised i am posting about the rso and practice.

i’ve been skating for a while..and done a crazy amount of races in the past. i still get nervous and stressed out when i have to race. i’m not really sure why, these are the same people i skate with every night and there is really no stress put on it. gah maybe its just my personality.

 i raced my 300m alright…i came very close to falling in the last corner but was able to stay on my feet and keep skating as best i could. i also know that i didn’t skate the middle of the corner, entry and exit i had no problem. i’m not sure what my times were but i know that i was 2nd fasted in the second group, right behind sarah.

500m i had a good start and was able to skate up the outside of the pack to the front within the first half lap. i led for 2 laps and then was questionably passed by two skaters. by this i mean i entered the corner on the inside track and was pushed 3 people wide in the middle of the corner. this caused me to get squeezed into the wall and in 3rd or 4th place. i ended up finishing 3rd i think, i cant really remember b/c i was told that no once was going to be dq’d and was a little mad.

1000m i stayed in second the whole time, letting jacky lead and as this was happening i was not paying attention to how many laps had been done. when sarah passed up the inside i should have gone with her but did not…the next lap was followed with the bell. instead of staying clam and setting up my pass, i rushed it and ended up bumping with jacky and falling on my butt. lol bad pass…

i ended up 8th overall i think…with the fall and all that other jazz. second female…bah i guess its just one under the belt. better luck next time,

shans

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