dryland is not ice

At this time of year in my area, hockey rules, and ice time gets scarce for figures, nonexistent for short track. So notwithstanding on land work, the gap of ten days between figure skating sessions was pretty obvious. Muscle memory seems woefully short term, and basic building block moves felt tentative and awkward for the first half hour. What a relief when, at last, the edges felt right, the leans more natural in the second part of the skate.