Derby Love is a Bubblin Over Derby Love is'a In my Soul

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Tonight, at derby practice, I skated my endurance 20 laps in 4:14. By MADE rules that is a level 2 skater. I am so fucking proud of myself I can't even fucking handle it. NOT ONLY THAT but... get this... I JUMPED AN 18" OBSTACLE IN SKATES AND LANDED ON MY FEET.

My body accomplished these things.

My mind accomplished these things.

I accomplished these things.

Less than two months ago I was so nervous to even be on skates, I basically learned how to skate 6 weeks ago. Now I'm doing crossovers and flying around the track at speeds that would have made me cry the first day. I have cried a few times, and that's okay, because it means I'm trying and pushing and willing myself to do better. I even had a fellow skater tell me that over the last three weeks she's noticed how much I've improved. When your peers notice it means so much and I've seen a few of the coaches around taking notes and making initial judgements for the draft coming up, I really hope I am showing them my skills and determination. 

I am just so pumped. It's almost 1AM and i'm so full of adrenaline and excitement I can't sleep. Two years ago, I was on multiple medications and miserable almost every day due to fibromyalgia pain, to the point where there were days that wearing clothes and sitting were excruciating. Since then, i've completely turned my life around (thanks paleo!) and doing well in derby is just icing on the cake. There are still days when I don't believe my body can handle the work but fucking hell I push through it and now I've got these accomplishments to show for it. I'm just glowing. :D 

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