There and back again, a Rollergirl's Tale...
Wow! Thanksgiving with the family, shopping and Roller Derby.. what a non-restful, but totally awesome Thanksgiving vacation to North Carolina!
I've got some images and video to share, but I can give you a brief synopsis of my practice with the Blue Ridge Rollergirls.... Let's just say that their brawny Coach, Mike, and their Blue Ridge Mountain Bruiser (that's what I am calling them) girls were awesome! As friendly as can be, but as tough and fast on their shiny glass-polished cement floor as you can imagine. Those pyramid rest period scissor kicks and banana peels, those suicides that went on forever... and that drag line.... AWESOME!
The Blue Ridge Rollergirls say they have finished their first season as well, and it could have been better. It seems even my home state that still has roller rinks around, places to play are still hard to find. They ended up at a community center, couldn't sell beer, and were not allowed to book enough in advance to promote their games more than a couple weeks in advance. Come On - support your local roller derby if you're in Western NC and get out to Asheville to see them next time around!
That sucks! My dream is for every league to have their own home space where we can all practice as much as we can in dry and warm places, and we can all have our events and games in the same space... how awesome would that be?
So on the plane I go in an hour, with my sore stomach muscles, sore back and in shape and tight legs... Roller Derby Hurts, but I LOVE ROLLER DERBY!
Thnks to Chell-O Shooter, Coach Mike, Give Em Hella, Axe, Ace, and all the girls I may have forgotten the names to write down at BRRG for having me out to practice. If you ever wanna visit Montreal, just let me know!
I've got some images and video to share, but I can give you a brief synopsis of my practice with the Blue Ridge Rollergirls.... Let's just say that their brawny Coach, Mike, and their Blue Ridge Mountain Bruiser (that's what I am calling them) girls were awesome! As friendly as can be, but as tough and fast on their shiny glass-polished cement floor as you can imagine. Those pyramid rest period scissor kicks and banana peels, those suicides that went on forever... and that drag line.... AWESOME!
The Blue Ridge Rollergirls say they have finished their first season as well, and it could have been better. It seems even my home state that still has roller rinks around, places to play are still hard to find. They ended up at a community center, couldn't sell beer, and were not allowed to book enough in advance to promote their games more than a couple weeks in advance. Come On - support your local roller derby if you're in Western NC and get out to Asheville to see them next time around!
That sucks! My dream is for every league to have their own home space where we can all practice as much as we can in dry and warm places, and we can all have our events and games in the same space... how awesome would that be?
So on the plane I go in an hour, with my sore stomach muscles, sore back and in shape and tight legs... Roller Derby Hurts, but I LOVE ROLLER DERBY!
Thnks to Chell-O Shooter, Coach Mike, Give Em Hella, Axe, Ace, and all the girls I may have forgotten the names to write down at BRRG for having me out to practice. If you ever wanna visit Montreal, just let me know!
Labels: roller derby, training, Travel
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