Time to ride!!

I finally did it after 5 years and it was awesomely painful. I started the day off with a 2.5 hr lesson, which ended up being a private lesson as sundays are quite days (i was hoping for that). I knew snowboarding for a beginner was difficult but i was not ready for what was to come. The day prior i wasnt thinking and did my first leg workout in over 2 months and by the time sunday morning rolled around i was already a little tender. Not a good thing seeing as though snowboarding is all in the legs. When your on your board you basically need to maintain a constant squat position which wears your quads out extremely fast. When i wasnt on my feet i was falling on my ass.....and that happened ALOT!! I have had a few friends go boarding and i can see why they didnt enjoy it. Without a lesson it would very hard to really know how to control your board. Throughout the lesson i really wondered if it was worth all of the effort.

After my lesson i went into the bar to give my legs a break and have a hard earned beer. Soon after i headed up for my first solo run not really knowing what to expect, or if i even would have taken any of the lsson o board. I was pretty lucky because the intructor had told me that alot of what i did in the lesson seemed to come naturally, which really helped as by the time i got to the top of the run i couldnt remember a whole lot of anything i was taught.

I wish that i had have gotten into boarding alot earlier as i would be so much better than i obviously am now. I figure its all about conquering your fear of sliding down a mountain side on ice with a board attached to your feet and how you manage your speed. I probably wasnt going all that fast (even if it feels like you are), but i was being passed left and right by both little girls and pretty little teeny bopper girls!!

All in all it was a very enjoyable day.....even with all the beat downs i took. My elbow has a huge bruise, both my knees are bruised, noth quads are so tight i cant walk properly (at one point i was stuck on the mountain lying on my back giving my legs a massage as i couldnot move) and i thought i had busted up my tailbone on 2 falls which is now also bruised. But no pain no gain i say!! Looking forward to the next time i head out and i am more comfortable with a bit more speed...........