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Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 1120 Location: seattle wa usa
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 7:01 am Post subject: Cause for a Cure - 360 miles in 5 days (Oregon)
Local fellas doing an awesome skate down the length of Oregon. Helmet-free speedwobbles at 4:27. Hopefully they'll do what looks better to the media and the cops, not to mention the grey matter!
Oregon has some really gorgeous terrain, wine country, rolling hills, long stretches of flat and really hot further south.
What: A 360-mile longboard ride from Portland, OR to Ashland, OR to raise money for the Cancer Research Institute
Where: The event kicks off in Portland. The riders will make stops in Corvallis, Eugene, Roseburg, Grant's Pass, and Ashland, hosting benefit concerts in each location.
When: Kickoff day is June 18th. The entire route will take roughly over a week to complete at 50-60 miles per day.
Who: Ryan Blake, Matt Maller, Mikey Elstad, Blake Gardiner and Nick Freeland. Each rider will take a 10-15 mile shift per day, being tailed by a vehicle with support crew. Riders will longboard from sun-up to sun-down, stopping only to sleep, eat, and host the benefit concerts."
hey any one wanna do that in washington? we should go seattle to portlan then all the way to ashlan _________________ The concrete is our canvas, our wave, our playgound, our catalyst for growth. When you feel it, flow with it, live in the moment; and shred it like you'll never skate again, everytime.
Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 1120 Location: seattle wa usa
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 8:48 pm Post subject:
If someone does, I'd recommend a route similar to the STP. There are maps charting that whole course over on cascade.org. You'd want to launch mid-June, this crew is kickin off June 18th.
btw, got a mail from Ryan Blake, and sounds like these guys have thought through the safety issues for the actual ride. Stoked for them!!
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