Body By Derby: Mothers of the Bleeding Heartland

Body By Derby is a figure study of active derby athletes to show the different body types of active skaters and the physical effects derby has on the players. This entry features skaters from Bleeding Heartland Roller Derby. More pictures can be found at Cory's website. Get future updates on Facebook by following The Rollergirl Project.

From Left: Thigh Candy, Rocket Docket, Sugar Diebeat'cha, Speedium Rear, Shanda "Doc" Rude, & ValHowler

	Name	Thigh Candy
	Age	33
	Children	Hunter is 9 and Alivia is 8....they are only 10 months apart so they get called twins a lot :-)
	Height	5' 6”
	Weight	218
	Weight before derby	I'm not sure.  My weight has fluctuated from a high of 251 to a low of 208 over the last 4 seasons.
	Started	January 2010
	Key Position	Defensive Blocker
	Practice time per week	9 hours
	Other Workout	I started with a trainer at Force Fitness in January of this year and work out with him 2 hrs a week on top of our normal practices. Yeah I work really hard for this body...be jealous! I love to be outside, hiking, swimming, zip lining, WHATEVER just bring it. Sunshine makes me happy, moving my body makes me happy, being strong makes me happy so i try to do ALL of the things!
	Diet	High protein low sugar when I'm eating well.  When I'm not its more like the Man Vs Food diet. I tend to eat for the season.  I like to fluff up for the winter so I stay warm and then I tend to slim down in the summer :-)
	Laps in 5 minutes	28.5 laps is the most I've ever gotten and that was while I was in the best derby shape I've ever been in....my Dad is a logger, I'm built more for strength than I am for speed.
	Previous Athletic Experience	I played softball from the age of 5 all the way up through college until I tore my ACL...(the first time). I started volleyball in middle school and received a scholarship to also play in college but the ACL happened before our season started and well you need to have a functioning knee to play so I stopped :-) I attempted basketball in high school because hey I was an athlete and I could do anything...turns out that is NOT the case....my first high school game I played defense...the whole game...ehhh who needs offense anyway!

	Name	Rocket Docket
	Age	31
	Children	1, she is 4 years old.
	Height	5' 6"
	Weight	around 120
	Weight before derby	Don't know, probably more.
	Started	June 2013
	Key Position	Jammer, Offensive & Defensive Blocker
	Practice time per week	9+ hours
	Other Workout	Biking, walking, carrying children around, miscellaneous things.
	Diet	None
	Laps in 5 minutes	29 laps in 5 min
	Previous Athletic Experience	I was on various swim teams through high school. Nothing serious more recently.

	Name	Sugar Diebeat'cha
	Age	40
	Children	A 14 yo daughter & 10 yo son
	Height	5' 4"
	Weight	155
	Weight before derby	165
	Started	2011
	Key Position	Defensive Blocker
	Practice time per week	Currently none due to injury. Usually 9 hrs a week
	Other Workout	I swim with friends
	Diet	I count carbs for my diabetes but otherwise I don't diet.
	Laps in 5 minutes	27 laps in 5 minutes
	Previous Athletic Experience	In high school, I swam and played tennis
	At the time these photos were taken, Sugar was several weeks into recovering from a serious ankle injury.

	Name	Speedium Rear
	Age	23
	Children	1 child Age 8
	Height	5' 5"
	Weight	131
	Weight before derby	123
	Started	September 2013
	Key Position	Jammer
	Practice time per week	9 to 10 hours
	Other Workout	Not Consistently.
	Diet	I TRY to eat lots of protein. I love junk food, but I try to stay away from it.
	Laps in 5 minutes	29.5 laps in 5 mins
	Previous Athletic Experience	I ran track and played basketball in school. I placed in the top 8 in the state of Kentucky in two of my events for track in high school.

	Name	Shanda "Doc" Rude
	Age	28
	Children	1 child, 1year old
	Height	5' 6"
	Weight	170
	Weight before derby	165ish
	Started	Oct 2009
	Key Position	Offensive & Defensive Blocker
	Practice time per week	7 to 9 hours
	Other Workout	Cross-fit type off skates work outs. I try to keep moving in other ways, trail skating, home workouts, pushing a stroller while walking 2 dogs.
	Diet	I just try to make good food decisions.
	Laps in 5 minutes	29 laps in 5 min
	Previous Athletic Experience	Softball, track, and soccer in high school, and a failed attempt at becoming a distance runner in college. Derby was a welcome return to a competitive sport.

	Name	ValHowler
	Age	39
	Children	I have two ages 19 and 13
	Height	5’ 4”
	Weight	189
	Weight before derby	230
	Started	Five years ago. I went to be an extra in 8 wheels of death and was instantly in love with the sport. Watching those ladies do their thing, I knew I had to be one of them.
	Key Position	Offensive & Defensive Blocker
	Practice time per week	Anywhere from 3-9 hours if I'm active. I'm going to school an being a mom too so I don't try to team place all the time.
	Other Workout	Yes I coach the Junior League and I do core, strength and cardio outside of all derby activities as well.
	Diet	I eat lean proteins and non-starchy veggies as my main rules of engagement.
	Laps in 5 minutes	29 laps in 5 min
	Previous Athletic Experience	I flew trapeze with a local circus, I was a swimmer and do horseback riding currently. I also currently coach for the junior league.