Four times isn't bad, but I was hanging on to the wall for dear life. In 2.5 hours, I managed four laps (the first taking a whole hour). I'm a klutz who trips over her own feet to begin with, much less on 1/4" wide skates. The friend with me did better, but he'd at least roller skated before. He fell down twice. H hid away in the nice warm snack shop and took the pics...and laughed at us...lol!