april FOOLS ultraskate 9 - april 3rd 2010
Submitted by pavedwave on Tue, 09/02/2010 - 9:27am.
Tagged: Anything skateboarding!
hey fellas
doing this again. 24 hours straight on a skateboard, whatever the weather. you game?
paul kent's 250-mile record is going DOWN! yeah... haha...
Date: April 3rd, 2010 in Seattle and Maryland in the USA, and there's a UK / Skatefurther contingent coming together. in Seattle we're skating to raise money / food for Seattle homeless and folks in need.
cheers
james
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anyone in Chch up for this
maybe not the whole 24 but i'd like to get some sort of NZ rep going.
sounds cool
im down, 24 hours is a long time but i'll give it a shot
dude ill try
real long 24 hours wil be a struggle bt man will be fun if we get a big grp 2gether
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im keen!!
sounds like fun
i'll try my best!
i'm not sure as to where this will be, but if it's anywhere near auckland i'll be keen to give it my all.
I wouldn't say its fun, but
I wouldn't say its fun, but as far as pushing your limits goes, its cool. I would recomend anyone thinking about doing this begin training imediately!!!!And you need to learn to push well with both feet. You won't catch me taking part in this but those of you that do you have my full support and much respect. Perhaps I take part as support crew.
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sweeeet
what would you suggest to do to train?
training
depending how much skating you're used to right now, just do some longer skates 4-5 times a week, taking days off when you feel sore. don't go at it too hard to begin with so you don't blow out some leg muscle/tendon/testicle.
on the day of the ultra itself, just pace steady. the tricky thing is scouting out a decent course to skate through the night!
lot more preparation tips here:
http://pavedwave.myfastforum.org/The_24_Hour_Ultraskate_Prep_about61.htm...
ride for ages
and realy really far and practice on all sorts of areas flats downhill up hill you will encounter it all doing this
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yup, push and push and push
yup, push and push and push until you can push no more. find a nice gradual incline and push up it over and over. learn to push from both sides too.
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are there people here that are going to do it? if so how many?
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id like to give it a go
im in auckland, and id have a couple of mates who might be keen
If people are serious about
If people are serious about doing this, I would be more than happy to run support over the 24 hrs. I would recomend using the bike/foot path that runs along tamaki dr. from the WestPac heliport to St heliers bay. Its smooth, no major up or down hill sections, its well lit, lots of public restrooms and drinking fountains.
“Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting...'Holy Mother of God...What a Ride!!!''
about how long is this part?
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From the heliport to
From the heliport to St.Heliers and back is about 14kms if i recall correctly.
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i think
i think that would be a grate ideal to do that!
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i'm in, would love to make
i'm in, would love to make it up to auck... see what the wife says!! if not anyone in chch interested?
update from me
i msot probally wnt be doing this (have wedding that night) however wait for updates as though my school and a few friends we may be orginising an event for a charity close to home that we could all benfit from.
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Its an idea that i could be
Its an idea that i could be keen for.. not sure about riding for 24hours solid but it def be keen to have a crack at riding.. need to scout out some decent paths to ride.. i dont really fancy riding around the roads of chch for 24 hours but i know of some decent bike paths out my way that could be do-able...
Nat ill be in touch.. considering a ride evening... one of these evenings coming up as the tide is not good for kitesurfing anymore...! haha
busy week
Well things have really changed for me since the original plans, we're still doing our "little" event here in Seattle on the 3rd, then the following week I'm heading over to the UK for their Skaiti event!! Not sure how much petrol will be left in my tank to skate that 2nd one for any major distance, going for the group vibe and will see how the body holds out. Anyway here's the link to all that jazz, they've raised some serious support cash!!
http://www.justgiving.com/Skaiti24
http://www.actionforce.eu/skaitee/
So I'm not doing much planning for our local ultraskate, just going to wake up, bring lots of food and water, and skate. And skate. And skate. Eric Lowell from Texas and his buddy are coming up, as well as Mr. Subsonic Scott and G-Bomb Mark, a couple of Northwest board builders.
Would be cool if you guys do one even as a kind of prep / training for something bigger later. A slow-paced 100-miler is a great first-time goal, especially if you don't feel "trained up" to it -- some of you guys clocked close to 150 on the first one over there!
zee, im up for 100 miler in
zee, im up for 100 miler in chhc. i know that its always good to skate at the same time as James and Eric. they send good vibes across the ocean.
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