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Our second installment of the ‘From The Forum’ series is one from the Skatefurther archives. Back when skatefurther was formed the legend that is Eric Lowell was a regular poster. Eric is one of the most stoked on skating guys I know and was pivotal in the amazing work that has gone on with the development of the G|Bomb...
Day 1 of the first long distance skate race ever to be held is over. 36 and a bit miles in 80+ heat. Racing at 15mph. Top three: Paul Kent 2:27:15 Jeff Vyain 2:28:54 Joshua Rosenthal 2:40:13 pic taken by Jeff. PK moving out in front. Our Skatefurther team USA man on the ground is Marion Spears Karr, the...
A little while ago, we brought you news of the Paris Ultraskate which will be taking place this coming weekend. It turns out that Romain Bessière won’t be the only ‘distance ronin’ to make an appearance as it has been confirmed that a car-load the best Dutch ultraskaters will also joining the party. Jochem Boer, Jesse Beau (top) and...
Our man on the ground in the US, Marion has been super busy, and we are proud to introduce the first long distance skateboarding stage race ever to be held. The 184 mile Chief Ladiga Silver Comet Sk8 Challenge 2011 is planned and ready for sign-up! Designed on the same platform as a bicycle stage race like the Tour...
It seems like yesterday that we were all getting over the hugeness of the first Adrenalina Skateboard Marathon. Well they’ve only gone and announced round 2. San Diego: March 12, 2011 at Qualcomm Stadium. The last event saw racers from across the globe competing for the $10,000 first place prize. You can keep up to date with all the...
Unofficial time 1hr 41 mins!
Just received a message through Skatefurther’s facebook page, and this was all it was. Love it!
At the same time as the US Ultra was happening in Seattle, a bunch of Skatefurther forum members in the Netherlands decided to give an Ultraskate a go. The results were pretty amazing. Jesse Beau, 325km (331km counting the 2 laps his GPS failed) Paul Brunninkhuis, 290km Arjan Koek, 270km Jochem Boer, 255km Edwin aka Wizzy, 202km Joost GT,...
Check this out – distance skating record holder Jo Coles has organised an AMAZING event! An opportunity not to be missed, and boy are we all excited. Raising money for Shelterbox, skaters of all kinds are invited to come and skate the TOP GEAR track. There will be some BIG miles skated that weekend! Follow Jo’s thread here on...
