Skating July 21st

So, back to Venice today. I haven't skated in two days. It's funny, when I stay away from skating, I get all nervous again when I go back. I started out making all the same mistakes I was and forgetting what I had learned earlier in the week. It took me a little while to remember to turn my foot, and lean forward when I kick. I also started getting tired quickly again. And it's only been two days since I skated.

I worked on kick turns again. And fell again. Not a big fall, but enough that I was a little hesitant to go right back to working on kick turns again. I did, but only briefly.

I was actually going pretty fast by the time I stopped today. I was impressed with myself. I didn't skate a long time, but I'll be back again tomorrow.

Bill will enjoy this... As I was skating near the end, a 30 something guy skated down right in front of me, turned to me and said, Wow, you're out early. I'm assuming it was not normal for him to be out so early, or otherwise his comment was just weird. Then he watched me for a minute and proceeded to carve back and forth in front of me, ride up on the curb (I know there's a name for that, just can't remember) and flip his skateboard in the air. He fell at the end, which made me a little happy. Can't help it.

Oh, and I got another "You're getting better" today. This guy I didn't recognize at all, but apparently he's seen me skate before. That's the good thing at just starting out at something like this. There's really nowhere to go but up. Although, the comments from the passersby at Venice still freak me out a bit. I want to tell them to avert their eyes while I'm learning to skate. I suppose that's unreasonable, but still...