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Mr. K won 2 ice skating passes...Advice needed, por favor.
We went to a hockey game last week and he won 2 free passes.
This is what went through my head:
YAY! But, 
Oh no! I suck at ice skating. 
I am going to be on my butt more than I will be skating. 
Eh, what the heck, I will just treat it as another adventure! 
So, that's what we're doing on Saturday.
Both of us are awful ice skaters, so it should be interesting. The last time I went ice skating was with X when we were first dating back in 2003. I remember the only way I could stop was to run into the sides of the arena. LOL!
Does anyone have any advice they can give me, so I am not on my a$$ the entire time?
They see us rollin'...they be hatin'.
Re: Mr. K won 2 ice skating passes...Advice needed, por favor.
This is pretty much how I "ice skate" too
so I'm no help!
But you'll have fun even if you are on yourasss most of the time! Don't worry!
Hmm...my method of skating looks an awful lot like walking...
3/12 5 mi -- 49:22 Pace: 9:52
5/1 Half Marathon -- 2:11:22 Pace: 10:01
5/22 10k -- 56:29 Pace: 9:00
5/24 3.6 -- 29:03 Pace: 8:18
7/10 15k -- 1:44:46 injured Pace: 11:14
10/29 5k -- 28:24 Pace: 9:04
They see us rollin'...they be hatin'.
This sounds super fun! Who cares if you suck at ice-skating...look at it as an adventure! You're clearly athletic...you might be better than you think!
On a related side note, one of my dream dates is to go ice-skating in Coronado Island which is in San Diego. It's an outdoor rink in front of a gorgeous historic hotel only at Christmas time...but ON THE BEACH! How freaking romantic is that? Ah, but then I'd have to live back in San Diego.
That sounds AWESOME!!!!
I love love love San Diego!!! How long did you live there?
They see us rollin'...they be hatin'.
I think I was on skates before I could walk bc I grew up in Michigan.
Just try to glide and not "walk" (don't pick up your feet/skates). Don't be afraid to fall, it doesn't hurt that much and hardly ever bruises.
10 years! While I love where I live now (Pacific Northwest), SD will always be like home to me!
They see us rollin'...they be hatin'.
I'm a skating coach, so here's my advice FWIW.
First of all, DON'T hold onto the boards. It's a really bad idea to use them for balance - that's not why they're there. You never know when you can slip, and you don't want to hit them if you fall.
Keep your feet closer together. You need your weight to be centered to help maintain your balance.
Hold your arms to the side, but a little bit in front of you. It will help keep your weight forward. If you do fall, it's better to fall towards your front because you can break your own fall.
Take little steps to start to get comfortable on the ice. Push with your edges - if you have toepicks, you want them out of the ice because you can trip easily.
If you do fall, roll over onto all fours to get up. Don't try to push yourself up with your arms behind you.
GL!