Big Blue Test 2011

Sister C and I both completed the Big Blue Test today at IceTown in Riverside, Ca.

Sister C (does not have diabetes)

Beginning BG - 159 mg/dl (uh umm, yeah that's a little high for a non-diabetic person)

After Exercise BG - 92 mg/dl

Total drop = 67 mg/dl

Me

Beginning BG - 128 mg/dl

After Exercise BG - 126 mg/dl

Total drop - 2 mg/dl (so not fair!)

Christmas Wish List 2011 - Skating Edition

Last year by this time I had all my Christmas shopping complete, however not this year. 

To expedite shopping for  my family I want to make sure they know exactly what to buy. There will be no ugly sweaters under my tree! 

• OTB Tights
• Rockerz Skate Guards (in peppermint pink/black)
• Ice Halo
• Skating Safe Knee Pads
• Practice Skirts
• Zuca Bag
• Bunny Skaters painting
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Footwork Sequence

It seems that when you pass the basic skills levels, in addition to learning "big" jumps, you are supposed to be capable of piecing together the basic skills to create sequences or patterns.

This is fine in theory, but in practice not so much. I've got a few footwork sequences I am working on for my lessons and for the Christmas Program.

Adult 4/Basic 8 Sequence: Forward crossovers (2) into forward inside Mohawk, cross behind, step into backward crossover (1) and step to forward inside edge
 
Solo Program: (L) forward inside Mohawk, L over R step (crossover ISI style) (R) outside Mohawk R over L step. 


Adult Group Program: 2 forward strokes, 2 forward crossovers, forward (L) outside Mohawk, 2 backward crossovers, Back Outside edge to Forward Outside edge transition, repeat 2x. 


All this is supposed to be accomplished with speed and grace.


I'll try to get it them all on video this weekend :)

True or False

It is National Health Blog Month, and while it isn't really relevant here, I liked today's prompt.

So I already posted this over at Mrs. Harer's Hollow, but I wanted to extend the offer to my readers here.

Tell us 3 things that are true about you, your condition, your Health Activism, or your life. Now tell us 1 lie. Do you think we will be able to tell the difference?

Exciting right? I happen to have a natural talent for making up "stories" so lets see if you can figure out which fact is not true. Leave your answer in the comments and I will enter all the correct answers in a give away for a really cool handmade diabetes awareness brooch or a skating diabetes awareness brooch!

1. I like to skate really really fast.
2. I recently landed my first waltz jump.
3. I am a lefty (I spin/jump CW)
4. I currently have lessons/rehearsals with 7 different coaches.

Okay so you tell me, which one is false. 

Outdoor Rinks in Southern California

As we head into the Holidays, outdoor rinks are popping up all over Southern California. Here is a list of rinks that I am aware of, if you know of any others please leave a comment.

The IE
Downtown Riverside



LA Area
Pershing Square
Santa Monica
Woodland Hills
Nokia Theatre Plaza

Santa Monica

The OC
Irvine Spectrum

Irvine Spectrum

San Diego
Viejas Center
Hotel Del Coronado
Horton Plaza

Hotel Del

Talent runs in the family?

I come from a skating family. Both my Aunts skated. In fact my Aunt Sandy skated professionally.

Isn't she lovely?
Aunt Sandy, I stole the picture off your Facebook page, hope you don't mind!

My cousin KJ skates on an up and coming synchronized skating team. My youngest sisters took LTS lessons before they moved out of state (and about 4 hours from the nearest rink.) 

When I was little my sister C, took LTS lessons also, but she is 3 years younger than I am, so when I quit she was still under 8 years old. 

Sister C hasn't been on the ice in 18 years, can some please explain to me, how she was able to do some really decent forward crossovers at the rink today? The girl didn't hang onto the wall at all and was zipping around the rink, like she was born on the ice.

Talent must run in this family!

Christmas Solo

Private Coach finished choreographing my Christmas Solo today. I was lucky enough to have someone available to videotape my first complete run through of the the Solo without the music. It's slow and stiff, but I've got a month to practice it. I'll post updated videos as it improves.

* This is the first run thru of the program, so please be kind!