Boys Will Be Boys

A sign that we had an easy practice? JaP had to work off excess energy with some climbing.

Nationals will be this upcoming Saturday so practice was very easy today to ensure we had plenty of rest. I've been taking a lighter than usual workload this week in lieu of full on tapering.

We began with corner acceleration with 4 laps of easy skating in between each accel. Since my last "revelation" of going into my accel way too slow, I picked up my speed a bit today. I think it worked very well because this is the very first time I feel good about my corner acceleration this season.

I did five TT starts just to make sure the body remembers how to do them. I was ON! today and everything felt right. I was balanced and stable though I could have used more power coming out of the first corner. Obviously I could have skated lower too.

Since I did not do much skating today, I decided to skate a few laps before cool down. I made a point of skating low enough that my belly was close to touching my thighs. The result of this small change was immense. I was moving nicely without trying hard and my corners were a lot smoother. Everything just felt right today...I almost wish I do not need to skate tomorrow so I can carry this confidence to Saturday!