by sutherland | Apr 17, 2012 | fall, game, pain
So game number two for me, after skipping last week due to taking an ass to the groin. Even strength teams tonight and we lost 3-4 in overtime. I wasn’t on the ice for any goals against and was out there for one of our goals, so I feel better about my...
by sutherland | Apr 15, 2012 | clinic, fall, injury, pain
There was no Sunday clinic last week (4/8) because the rink was closed for Easter. Monday’s clinic ended abruptly in the following manner. After a brief skating drill, the first puck drill was to carry the puck from the goal-line, down the ice to the other zone,...
by sutherland | Jan 2, 2012 | exercise, fall, pain
RDV had four hours of public skating today, so four 45-minute sessions. I made it through three of them. I broke each session into two 10-minute skates with a 5-minute break and ending with a 15-minute skate. The first ten minutes were painful again – my upper...
by sutherland | Dec 30, 2011 | exercise, fall, pain
As I embarked on my plan to get in shape and start taking lessons again next week, I probably should have added actual skating to the mix before this week. Oh, well. Today was probably the fifth time I’ve been on the ice in the last six months – the second this...