Derby Name:  STEFCON 1 #w00t

Derby Team:   Los Angeles Derby Doll’s All-Star Team, The L.A. Ri-Ettes  and I will always be a Tough Cookie.

Occupation: Marketing Automation Manager for a computer forensic/e-discovery software company (I’d rather be skating J)

How long have you been skating?  Started Roller Derby in December 2007.

Why did you get involved in roller derby?  I was too competitive for recreational adult kickball and always wanted to play a contact sport.  I’m too short for volleyball and not patient enough for golf.

How often do you practice?  5 – 8 hours on skates per week, 1 – 3 hours outside endurance/yoga/strength training (trying to find more time for this but work gets in the way)

What Pads do you use?  187 Killer Pads – Pro Knee with McDavid Multi Action Knee Straps underneath (I don’t have knee problems and want … Read More »

Choosing decent roller derby skates always throws up LOADS of choices.

I went for the Riedell R3’s over the Rio Rollers, (the Rios seem to be the favourite skate for people testing the water!) I figured that spending £40 on a pair and then upgrading to £115 skates a month or so down the line was false economy! I checked ebay and there weren’t any on there so that made the decision easier, if I didn’t get on with this whole Roller Derby lark they’d be easy to sell on once I got better and chose to upgrade to an even better skate – once I become awesome!

I’ve had them for about 10 months now and they’re serving me well! I got the white ones with pink wheels as I thought they looked prettier than the black ones!!

Although they … Read More »