pavedwave longboarding

LD skater since 1971 · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:34 am Post subject:

The trail is 10 to 12 foot wide side walk you go one way and turn around and do it agian.It really a hard to pump on because the cement is smooth. But I am only doing 26.5 miles during day light hours so I am going to map out something I can do. I know you have other goals like 100 mile plus.
I work in carmel mt. ranch so I might come down friday night and do a lap with you at the harbor and or to cheer you on.

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rodgon · Joined: 16 Jul 2008 Posts: 88

hehehe, sounds good, ill do that small run with you though, and isnt smooth road better for pumping?

rodgon · Joined: 16 Jul 2008 Posts: 88

so i have been going to the mission beach boardwalk this last week almost every day and even though the harbour trail is awesome, i think i might just settle and set my goals on the boarwalk. its a good 3 - 6 miles loop depending how far up and down you go and even though your skating teh same spot for a long time, since the people there are so varied you get easily distracted and fell like its a different run every time you go up and down. plus alot of places to rest, and also easy access back to my car, and people going to support me can play in the beach and stuff or make a bonfire and entertain themselves at night.

one thing i have to make sure of is that if i leave my car in teh parking lot that they wont give me a ticket. i know they lock cars in throughout the night ( and thats not really an issue, since ill be there anyways) but the whole ticket thing might be.

also the boardwalk makes it more accesible for the people that only want to go for a couple of hours or miles, thus creating a little better environment around me.

ive noticed that even with headwind on the BW its still easy to pump no problem and since its a shorter distance till i turn around than the silver strand it wont drain me nearly as much. plus heavy triaining this time i hope will help alot with it too.

well anyways, thats my view on it so far, so anyone else thats interested in the SD ultraskate please feel free to contact me.

remember its on OCT 10th

LD skater since 1971 · Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:31 pm Post subject:

Park your car on mission ave. near hamels you can park overnight their.
Watch the cement at night it gets really slick around 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. stays that way till about 7:00 a.m.
I know this because I was a local at mission beach for about 5 years almost every weekend we would skateboard from party house to party house.We also had a permeant hotel room at the Bahia Belle to crash at every weekend with this punk skater rake face Mikey.
When I skated the board walk two weeks ago I noticed when your coming back from south mission beach north bound. The asphalt area of the board walk that meets the plunge cement part of the boardwalk. Their is a nasty chunk of asphalt missing were it meets the cement part of the board walk. It about 8" across by 4" wide and 3" deep it looks like it would take you out.
So memorize were it at.
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rodgon · Joined: 16 Jul 2008 Posts: 88

i will, thanks! today i did 21.5 miles.

pavedwave · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 1120 Location: seattle wa usa

This just in... apparently we have a PHANTOM RIDER on the 24-hour course. Eric Lowell, the man from Houston Texas who made it up to Seattle for two Ultraskates this year, is going to be out riding day and night in solidarity with this crew!!

Eric's true to form on this one, he's a low-key guy, humble AND charismatic getting everyone around jazzed with his presence and drive.

So I'm not hearing anything until I finally ask him this weekend and I get this "BUT OF COURSE!!" kinda answer Very Happy

Stoked!

Eric's going to bump up the overall mileage to this effort, and who knows, maybe raise a few eyebrows to his local longboarding scene (as if he hasn't already.)

In other "news" it's still a bit early to fully judge but my prediction is moving from Friday to Saturday on the Seattle/Greenlake ride, here's the link and the link to NCDSA (sign up Eric!!!)

http://www.ncdsa.com/contest_registration.asp?ContestID=398

http://www.weather.com/weather/te...98125?from=36hr_topnav_undeclared

edp_swakakin · Joined: 19 Apr 2008 Posts: 189

Hey thanks James - I'm all signed up and ready to go. Smile

pavedwave · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 1120 Location: seattle wa usa

haha you signed up before I could add Houston.

see, told ya he was fast!

Hanael · Joined: 08 Jul 2008 Posts: 71

registered.
ha.

i'll have some fun, while supporting eric doing the ultra.

rodgon · Joined: 16 Jul 2008 Posts: 88

all ready to go here on the boardwalk , yandall might join in too. not sure about anyone else in SD willing to do teh 24 hrs though