stiknruda's advice about the flare is particularly worth noting. You can waste most of a 500m strip on a warm and windless day with a speed that is only slightly too high.
There is no magic to strip flying. It is just very different and far less forgiving than 1000's of feet of tarmac. It is very rewarding indeed but just don't get complacent and treat every strip with respect however long, wide or smooth you have been told it is.
Good luck.