Now that I have boots! and my regular Monday to Friday noon/ lunch break ice starts this week, I feel antsy to look ahead. Well, the boots still need adjustments and this week the rink is closed on Monday for Labor day and I cannot skate on Friday so this week is a tease, but for the rest of the month the prognosis for the skating conditions looks good.
I think this month I want to gently and realistically asses where I'm at and where could I go.
After 2 years without proper boots, firstly, I'm 2 years older, getting close to the big 50. I think I'll have to accept that my physical abilities will slowly decline, and has declined already. Also, I fell my schedule has changed, I had to shift the focus that I had on skating into other activities. I suspect, it will be difficult to commit to skating the same amount of time I committed before. And there is that desire to progress... but is it realistic to expect progress? And if I wouldn't expect much progress, will I find motivation to put hard work in? If not, I will have to set my expectations on skating for pleasure.
My goals for this month are to finalize the boots adjustments, to work my muscles, and to watch my schedule to see how much time I can allocate to skating.
