Anyone else here from New England area? Figured at least a few people on here might live closer than they know to some fellow SK8Shot community members. Roll call!

before I wear my skates🛼, I dance practice in socks to strengthen my balance.(yep, I 4 count & 8 count) That helps ease those Bambi legs in skates.🙃

How many hours per week do you average on your quads? I go in and out depending on weather, time, other things, etc. but I'm shooting for at least 7-9 ( at least one hour practice per day 5 days/week plus one rink session where I can apply, try to flow and just play. I'd love to do more but need to be realistic about my time right now.

Anyone participating in a Halloween skate this month? If so, what will your costume be? I'm reusing an "Earth goddess" costume I had from a photo shoot last year. The dress has long flowy sleeves that I think will look amazing on skates. My home rink is having back-to-back Halloween theme nights, so I don't know if I'll do one or both. I'm tempted to do both just to get my money's worth on the alterations I need to make the dress skate-ready. 😑

Today I started a 6-week series of skate classes. I've taken some drop-in skate classes that teach the basics, so I'm looking forward to expanding those basics. And here's my win: the instructor asked what I was looking to get out of this class since I'm a little more advanced than most of the other students. More advanced! I'm more advanced, y'all!🔥I'm still a beginner of course, but it feels so good to get that acknowledgement of progress.