Caption Correction: That is Cherry Rockette in the photo, not Betty BamALam.Tuesday, May 22, 2007
The Sunday Age, 20 May 2007
Caption Correction: That is Cherry Rockette in the photo, not Betty BamALam.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Monday, May 14, 2007
Mother's Day Classic 2007
To celebrate Mother's Day and to raise money for breast cancer research, members of the Victorian Roller Derby League participated in the 10th Annual Mother's Day Classic in the Botanical Gardens, Melbourne.
We gathered at 8:45am, were pinned, sashed, posed and filmed, walked 4km, called 'emos and goths', herded through a bizarre charity walker hussling pen, collected showbags, collapsed on the grass and departed... All before 12pm.
Happy Mother's Day!!!
Did I mention I *heart* the Victorian Roller Derby League Inc.?
Housewives knees.
The news from the orthopaedic surgeon is that I have chondromalacia patellae.
Chondromalacia Patellae (also known as CMP, Patello-femoral Pain Syndrome, or Runner's Knee) is a degenerative condition of the cartilage surface of the back of the knee cap, or patella. It produces discomfort or dull pain around or behind the patella. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runner's_knee)
Next Monday I'm having an MRI on my left knee to see if I've torn my lateral meniscus.
There's a lot of literature on this condition as it is fairly common. There also seems to be a lot of discussion as to whether or not it is treatable. The orthopaedic surgeon said that it was inoperable and he didn't seem all that confident that it could be fixed. He also said, 'There's so much damn clicking, I can't tell where it's coming from.'
For the time being, I'm going to wait and see what the MRI says but the good news is that I'm back on skates. While I'm not likely to become a roller derby queen, as my knees can't handle the squatting and knee slides, I'm going to try and coach instead. And if there is no tear, I'm going to try and manage the pain and go from there.
Chondromalacia Patellae (also known as CMP, Patello-femoral Pain Syndrome, or Runner's Knee) is a degenerative condition of the cartilage surface of the back of the knee cap, or patella. It produces discomfort or dull pain around or behind the patella. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runner's_knee)
Next Monday I'm having an MRI on my left knee to see if I've torn my lateral meniscus.
There's a lot of literature on this condition as it is fairly common. There also seems to be a lot of discussion as to whether or not it is treatable. The orthopaedic surgeon said that it was inoperable and he didn't seem all that confident that it could be fixed. He also said, 'There's so much damn clicking, I can't tell where it's coming from.'
For the time being, I'm going to wait and see what the MRI says but the good news is that I'm back on skates. While I'm not likely to become a roller derby queen, as my knees can't handle the squatting and knee slides, I'm going to try and coach instead. And if there is no tear, I'm going to try and manage the pain and go from there.
Monday, May 07, 2007
Skater down.
It's been about two and a half weeks since my last post.
Many things have happened and the majority of them have to do with roller derby, work and sleep, as that seems to be all that I've been doing for the past few months. I'll try to give a brief run-down on what I have, and haven't, been doing.
Sunday sessions are really starting to take shape. My favourite task was marking out the track. For 17 years, I've been holding on to Dad's imperial tape measure and finally, there was a reason for it. As roller derby is huge in the States, most of the info that we've been finding, including track measurements, have been in feet and inches. Rather than converting to 1/100th of a metre, keeping things in feet has made it so much easier.
As winter is approaching, we've moved Tuesday sessions indoors and are working on fitness, strength and getting used to contact.
Thursday sessions have always been about a general skate and more social but it's also turned into a media almost-frenzy during the past couple of weeks.
Two weeks ago, The Age came to a session for a photo shoot. They've now written the accompanying article and we're hoping it's going to be in the papers this weekend.
Last Thursday, the girls were filmed for the video clip of Belinda Emmett's song, 'So I Am'. Belinda Emmett passed away last year after a long battle with breast cancer and her album has been released posthumously to raise money for the fight against breast cancer. I believe the video is due for release on Mother's Day.
On Saturday, Betty BamaLam and Hidden Magenta were interviewed on Triple R 102.7FM. Most of us slept through it. Sorry, ladies.
This Sunday, we are participating in the Mother's Day Classic, which is also a fundraiser for Breast Cancer Research. We're doing the 4km walk. We don't run for fun.
And that's the update.
Oh yeah, we're in Incorporated Association.
*double derby rock hands*
Now... to get my driver's licence.
Many things have happened and the majority of them have to do with roller derby, work and sleep, as that seems to be all that I've been doing for the past few months. I'll try to give a brief run-down on what I have, and haven't, been doing.
First of all, I have been off skates for the past couple of weeks. All those years of volleyball have been hard on my knees and since I started skating, the grinding/clicking/locking is becoming very audible and painful. Sensible me has decided to finally get this checked out before some permanent damage is done. I have been rather grouchy during this down time because it is no fun watching and supervising training. What really upsets me the most is that I can't do the falling drills that I have grown to love over the past three months. I can't really gauge if I'm being a wuss or if I've done serious damage because I've been living with it for many years now. The fact that I now feel pain when I'm laying down or sitting still makes me think I've done some serious damage.
We had our first league meeting in April and doubled our database of girls. Every week, we get newbies (aka fresh meat) turning up at our training sessions. Every week we wonder when girls have been sneaking in private sessions when they astound us with their agility/endurance/crossovers/falls.Sunday sessions are really starting to take shape. My favourite task was marking out the track. For 17 years, I've been holding on to Dad's imperial tape measure and finally, there was a reason for it. As roller derby is huge in the States, most of the info that we've been finding, including track measurements, have been in feet and inches. Rather than converting to 1/100th of a metre, keeping things in feet has made it so much easier.
As winter is approaching, we've moved Tuesday sessions indoors and are working on fitness, strength and getting used to contact.
Thursday sessions have always been about a general skate and more social but it's also turned into a media almost-frenzy during the past couple of weeks.
Two weeks ago, The Age came to a session for a photo shoot. They've now written the accompanying article and we're hoping it's going to be in the papers this weekend.
Last Thursday, the girls were filmed for the video clip of Belinda Emmett's song, 'So I Am'. Belinda Emmett passed away last year after a long battle with breast cancer and her album has been released posthumously to raise money for the fight against breast cancer. I believe the video is due for release on Mother's Day.
On Saturday, Betty BamaLam and Hidden Magenta were interviewed on Triple R 102.7FM. Most of us slept through it. Sorry, ladies.
This Sunday, we are participating in the Mother's Day Classic, which is also a fundraiser for Breast Cancer Research. We're doing the 4km walk. We don't run for fun.
And that's the update.
Oh yeah, we're in Incorporated Association.
*double derby rock hands*
Now... to get my driver's licence.
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