The front row for the Adrenalina Skateboard Marathon has been released. $30,000 is up for grabs at this race so placing is important. 1st place wins $15,000! Adrenalina Skateboard Marathon will be straming the event live (7.a.m. NYC time) and we will be following it closely.
The front row looks like this (thanks to Adrenalina Skateboard Marathon)
Jeff Vyain
• 27 years old
• Brooklyn, NY
• Nicknamed “The Wiggler”
• Winner last year at the first Adrenalina Skateboard Marathon in Hallandale Beach, FL
• Strong marathon background coming from a collegiate cross country and track background
• Considered one of the best distance skaters in the country
• Sponsored by Bustin Boards, Atobe Wheels, Surf-Rodz Trucks, Biltin Bearings, Longboard Loft, Kombucha Brooklyn
• Took 2nd place at the 3 day – 188 mile Chief Ladiga/Silver Comet Stage Race
Theseus Williams
• 35 years old
• New York, NY
• Finished 2nd in last year’s Adrenalina Skateboard Marathon in Hallandale Beach, FL
Andrei Bublikov
• 21 years old
• Brooklyn, NY (originally from Estonia)
• Finished 3rd in last year’s Adrenalina Skateboard Marathon in Hallandale Beach, FL
• Sponsored by Bustin Boards
Robin McGuirk
• 34 years old
• Portland, OR
• Nicknamed “The Leg”
• Finished 5th in last year’s Adrenalina Skateboard Marathon in Hallandale Beach, FL
• Founder of Eastside Longboards.
• He has been the Portland Pusher champion 9 times and was the Seattle Pusher champion in 2008 and 2009.
• “The Leg” is also a seasoned local on Maryhill Loops Road
Kiefer Dixon
• 21 years old
• Brooklyn, NY
• Finished 6th in last year’s Adrenalina Skateboard Marathon in Hallandale Beach, FL
• Winner of this years Central Park Race, Mini Bomb, and Broad Street Bomb in Philapelphia
• Sponsored by Bustin Boards
Paul Kent
• 29 years old
• Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• Finished 11th in last year’s Adrenalina Skateboard Marathon in Hallandale Beach, FL
• Sponsored by Rayne Longboards
• He is the current world record holder for distance in a 24-hour period going 403km in 2009.
• Took 1st place at the 3 day – 188 mile Chief Ladiga/Silver Comet Stage Race
Solomon Lang
• 29 years old
• Brooklyn, NY
• Finished 10th in last year’s Adrenalina Skateboard Marathon in Hallandale Beach, FL
• Sponsored by Bustin Boards, Bern
Josh Rosenthal
• 19 years old
• New York, NY
• Took 3rd place at the 3 day – 188 mile Chief Ladiga/Silver Comet Stage Race
Adam Crigler
• 27 years old
• Brooklyn, NY
• Sponsored by Arbor, Bern, Skanunu, Orangantang
Zalman Lekach
• 29 years old
• San Diego, CA
• 5th Place at the Morro Bay Mile
• Co-Host of the Adrenalina TV Show
• Sponsored by Adrenalina
That was one of the greatest day’s of my life. Hope it happens for some one else in this face coming up. Good luck to all. See you in Texas.