Another great video. Got up this morning, tired, took the dogs for a walk, showers and cool I'm grumbling. Decided to just take it easy. Saw this video notification, watched it, now I'm heading out to the gym then Alki w my board. Thanks for the motivation!
I'm getting into it down here in SE Louisiana. Just "retired/lost interest" in competitive cycling and still love skating from my youth. This is a great new fit for me at 44 years old now. Really enjoying it and getting more fit as well as getting better at opposite foot push (ha!). We have a nice railway trace nearby and some other nice locations too. I will tell my local skateshop about it and maybe put up a sign to see if I can get some people out to ride together. I'm probably one of only a couple people doing it at this point. Keep up the good work of spreading the sport via UA-cam!
Hi Seth! Sorry for the delay. Thank you! This is so great to hear. Yes! You'd probably be surprised to find how quickly others will take to distance rides. For example, I'm a mom who didn't learn to skate until after our 4th kid was born, and my husband grew up a street skater. We have riders of all ages attend our event, Centennial Sk8 Fest (Arlington, WA), last year we had ages 4-64 race, and we even made a separate trophy for the Masters 50+ category because we had quite a few racers in that age group. We are seeing more and more cyclist/runners on boards. It's a great way to stay in shape, have fun, cross-train, clear your mind, meet up with friends, etc. We're truly a tight-knit skate family, all across the world. If you haven't already, join the Facebook group "Distance Skateboarding Worldwide" and become a member of the IDSA (theidsa.org).
Hi Angela. Thanks for the recommendations and sharing what's going on in your life and in WA with LDP. Sounds great! I have 3 kiddos myself and my 2 girls (5 and 11) skate already and our baby is "starting to" with assistance of course. Mom is skating too and getting better. I am hoping to see some cyclists and particularly runners get interested.....maybe even some street skaters too. I think LDP is a great option for a lot of age ranges for good and fun exercise and enjoying life too.
I'm in south Louisiana as well. I grew up skating and riding bikes. I'm a truck driver so I'm crazy out of shape. I'm really considering getting a long board to hit the lakefront by my house in kenner for exercise. I'm bored on my bicycle and looking for a something I can have fun doing. How'd it work out for you?
1:35 - 1:40 How does he do it? This old school monoski style. Amazing, beautiful style. I wouldn't mind some advice on how to place feet that way without keeling over, and then give it a go on my LDP set up.
After a little practice next to a railing, my current answer to my own question is: go quite slow when you replace feet. That way it is actually doable to balance the deck when changing from normal stance to monoski stance and back. If anyone has an idea on footwork at (slightly) higher speeds I am still interested ...
Another great video. Got up this morning, tired, took the dogs for a walk, showers and cool I'm grumbling. Decided to just take it easy. Saw this video notification, watched it, now I'm heading out to the gym then Alki w my board. Thanks for the motivation!
You're awesome, Stephen. Thanks!!
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I'm getting into it down here in SE Louisiana. Just "retired/lost interest" in competitive cycling and still love skating from my youth. This is a great new fit for me at 44 years old now. Really enjoying it and getting more fit as well as getting better at opposite foot push (ha!). We have a nice railway trace nearby and some other nice locations too. I will tell my local skateshop about it and maybe put up a sign to see if I can get some people out to ride together. I'm probably one of only a couple people doing it at this point. Keep up the good work of spreading the sport via UA-cam!
Hi Seth! Sorry for the delay. Thank you! This is so great to hear. Yes! You'd probably be surprised to find how quickly others will take to distance rides. For example, I'm a mom who didn't learn to skate until after our 4th kid was born, and my husband grew up a street skater. We have riders of all ages attend our event, Centennial Sk8 Fest (Arlington, WA), last year we had ages 4-64 race, and we even made a separate trophy for the Masters 50+ category because we had quite a few racers in that age group. We are seeing more and more cyclist/runners on boards. It's a great way to stay in shape, have fun, cross-train, clear your mind, meet up with friends, etc. We're truly a tight-knit skate family, all across the world. If you haven't already, join the Facebook group "Distance Skateboarding Worldwide" and become a member of the IDSA (theidsa.org).
Hi Angela. Thanks for the recommendations and sharing what's going on in your life and in WA with LDP. Sounds great! I have 3 kiddos myself and my 2 girls (5 and 11) skate already and our baby is "starting to" with assistance of course. Mom is skating too and getting better. I am hoping to see some cyclists and particularly runners get interested.....maybe even some street skaters too. I think LDP is a great option for a lot of age ranges for good and fun exercise and enjoying life too.
I'm in south Louisiana as well. I grew up skating and riding bikes. I'm a truck driver so I'm crazy out of shape. I'm really considering getting a long board to hit the lakefront by my house in kenner for exercise. I'm bored on my bicycle and looking for a something I can have fun doing. How'd it work out for you?
i love this so much
Longboard = beautiful life
1:35 - 1:40 How does he do it? This old school monoski style. Amazing, beautiful style. I wouldn't mind some advice on how to place feet that way without keeling over, and then give it a go on my LDP set up.
After a little practice next to a railing, my current answer to my own question is: go quite slow when you replace feet. That way it is actually doable to balance the deck when changing from normal stance to monoski stance and back. If anyone has an idea on footwork at (slightly) higher speeds I am still interested ...
1:45 He looks like a graceful mermaid swimming