Fell backwards yesterday and automatically stuck my arm out and broke my wrist. It happened so fast. Any tips on fighting that instinct? I'm really frustrated. Also, I'll be wearing my safety gear from here on out.

I walked the route (1.5 miles) to check for sticks, stones and other debris on the country road. Then, I adorned all protective gear, except the elbow pads (I forgot them) and hit the road. The downhill, half-mile slope made me gain way TOO much speed, even though I carved. Then, the uphill skate tested my conditioning. Happily, I'm in better shape than I thought. 😁 I did this hill twice. Would have completed it more times, but a dog decided to join me and was nipping at my skates. 😳

Our rink hosted a glow night for members with a DJ and black-out skate… super fun night and total throwback to my 90’s rink days! And yes, my local rink in Albuquerque was the rink in Season 4 of Stranger Things!

I was so excited to get home from work today to have my new sure grip skates oxfords waiting for me. I bought two sizes 8 and 9. The8 was right length but I had so much room in ball of foot and I had the ankle portion laced to touching and still loose.. I am a new skater who used to skate in the 80s. I m looking for a women’s narrow skate but not cheapies but not a thousand dollars either. Please help.