Body By Derby: Arch Rival Roller Girls

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 Arch Rival Roller Girls. More pictures can be found at Cory's website. Get future updates on Facebook by following The Rollergirl Project.

From Left: Danisaurus Rex, Downtown Dallis, Girl Fawkes, Chokehold Chanel, Party Rockher, SOUNDPROOF, Annie Swanson, Professor E-ville, Eli Wallop and Rock Slobster

 

	Name	Danisaurus Rex
	Age	34
	Children	None
	Height	5’ 0”
	Weight	No idea
	Weight before derby	No idea
	Started	July 2013
	Key Position	Defensive Blocker
	Practice time per week	4 to 5 hours
	Other Workout	I do a hodgepodge of activities. Running, weight lifting, jump rope,
	Diet	I'm currently doing the ViSalus shake program.
	Laps in 5 minutes	27 laps in 4:50
	Previous Athletic Experience	I did a little soccer and softball in high school. But,nothing really in my twenties.

 

Name	Downtown Dallis
Age	32
Children	1 - 16 month old boy
Height	5' 4"
Weight	131 lbs
Weight before derby	129 lbs
Started	2009 at Assassination City, Dallas, TX
Key Position	Defensive Blocker
Practice time per week	4 hours
Other Workout	Weight lifting 4x week Rowing Trail skating with my kid Rheumatoid arthritis and a new heart condition restricted cardio and derby just to blocking
Diet	Egg whites and mostly fruits and veggies And Mexican food!
Laps in 5 minutes
Previous Athletic Experience	Fast pitch softball, volleyball, soccer and basketball in high school. Aggressive in-line skating, kayaking and surfing.

 

	Name	Girl Fawkes
	Age	29
	Children	None
	Height	5’ 4”
	Weight	155 lbs
	Weight before derby
	Started	January 2007
	Key Position	Defensive Blocker
	Practice time per week	6 hours
	Other Workout	cardio, weights, yoga, biking
	Diet	just try not to eat junk; a lot of home cooking, non processed foods
	Laps in 5 minutes	27 laps in 4:10
	Previous Athletic Experience	none before derby

 

Name	Chokehold Chanel
Age	39
Children	A son 4 years old
Height	5’ 5”
Weight	135 lbs
Weight before derby	125 lbs
Started	September 2006
Key Position	Jammer
Practice time per week	6 to 9 hours
Other Workout	I hate working out.
Diet	I eat organic, and chemical free as much as possible. And I only eat organic Chicken and turkey. No red meats or pork.
Laps in 5 minutes
Previous Athletic Experience	Soccer and Softball

 

	Name	Party Rockher
	Age	27
	Children	None
	Height	5’ 8”
	Weight	Unknown (at least 175 lbs)
	Weight before derby	188 lbs
	Started	September 2011
	Key Position	Offensive & Defensive Blocker
	Practice time per week	6 to 7 Hours
	Other Workout	My teaching/work schedule limits the time I have for activities outside of roller derby. I really dislike running for fun, I am bad at lifting weights, and my bike tire has been flat for going on three years now sooo.. yeah! Maybe I'll eventually join a gym or something…
	Diet	None
	Laps in 5 minutes	33.5 in 5 minutes
	Previous Athletic Experience	12 years of soccer (7 of which were co-ed); 3 years of Volleyball; 2 years of Softball.

 

	Name	SOUNDPROOF
	Age	26
	Children	1 – Age 1
	Height	5’ 5”
	Weight	125 lbs
	Weight before derby	137 lbs
	Started	2012 (3mos) was pregnant and returned 2014 (10mos)
	Key Position	Jammer, Offensive & Defensive Blocker
	Practice time per week	2 to 4 hours
	Other Workout	Beachbody programs and yoga
	Diet	Not really but I do eat small meals a day. Shakes and nutrition bars.
	Laps in 5 minutes
	Previous Athletic Experience	Karate (Tae Kwon Do) went all the way to black belt at a young age, gymnastics, high school sports: basketball, softball, soccer and wrestling.

 

	Name	Annie Swanson
	Age	23
	Children	None
	Height	5’ 3”
	Weight	140 lbs
	Weight before derby	140 lbs
	Started	2012
	Key Position	Jammer
	Practice time per week	4 to 10 hours
	Other Workout	I lift weights and alternate XC biking with running sprints. But I hate running and have some lower body ailments so I usually bike.
	Diet	Not really. I was a chunky kid, so as a teenager I became very conscious of moderating my diet.
	Laps in 5 minutes	At least 10 laps in 5 minutes
	Previous Athletic Experience	I played soccer until I was 12, then played volleyball through high school. I was never particularly good at either sport.

 

	Name	Professor E-ville
	Age	43
	Children	2, daughter 16 & son 17
	Height	5’ 5”
	Weight	Not quite as heavy and Solid
	Weight before derby	Heavy and soft
	Started	June 2014
	Key Position
	Practice time per week
	Other Workout	Weights, walking, tennis
	Diet	I try to eat a balanced diet - not too much of any one thing
	Laps in 5 minutes
	Previous Athletic Experience	None to speak of

 

	Name	Eli Wallop
	Age	32
	Children	None
	Height	5’ 5”
	Weight	190 lbs
	Weight before derby	200-ish
	Started	2005
	Key Position	Defensive Blocker
	Practice time per week	10 to 12 hours
	Other Workout	I do some bike commuting (mostly to bars), dance classes here and there, and CrossFit on my lunch breaks.
	Diet	It fluctuates. I've had good success with the Paleo diet in the past, but I'm generally happy if I make most of my food at home. Because pizza and donuts are pretty magical.
	Laps in 5 minutes
	Previous Athletic Experience	I played soccer through college, and my team made it to a few D3 NCAA tournaments. As a kid, I played all of the sports, and I've always been a bit of a bruiser. Nobody in my life has ever been surprised by me skating roller derby.

 

	Name	Rock Slobster
	Age	29
	Children	1 step son
	Height	5’ 7”
	Weight	155 lbs
	Weight before derby	170 lbs
	Started	July 2013
	Key Position	Defensive Blocker
	Practice time per week	5 hours
	Other Workout	Not as much as I should. Upping my physical training outside of derby is my big goal this local season. Currently I do 1-3 30 minute workouts a week and some yoga.
	Diet	Nothing special
	Laps in 5 minutes	30 laps in 5 minutes
	Previous Athletic Experience	Basketball and volleyball as a youth. Rugby in college. I've always loved riding my bicycle!