Results are still coming in but we know how it ended thanks to Jack Smith of The Skateboarders Journal. Today I witnessed the most remarkable athletic event I have seen in my 35+ years of skateboarding. Paul Kent pushed his skateboard 94 miles in 6 hours and 45 minutes…yes you read that correctly. Hr did thisContinueContinue reading “The Chief Ladiga Silver Comet Sk8 Challenge 2011 – Day 3”
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The Chief Ladiga Silver Comet Sk8 Challenge 2011 – Day 2
The 56.7 miles of day 2 saw some of the gnarliest bails. 2nd place Jeff Vyain tore open his thigh/butt (pic here for people who want to see!) and race organiser Marion Spears Karr fell and badly injured his knee. 2 of the three hospitalisations on the day. Jeff managed to skate the remianing 40ContinueContinue reading “The Chief Ladiga Silver Comet Sk8 Challenge 2011 – Day 2”
The Chief Ladiga Silver Comet Sk8 Challenge 2011 – Day 1
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 isContinueContinue reading “The Chief Ladiga Silver Comet Sk8 Challenge 2011 – Day 1”
UK and Holland will represent at the Paris Ultraskate!
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,ContinueContinue reading “UK and Holland will represent at the Paris Ultraskate!”
The 1st Longboard Stage Race, ever!
This is no cruise in the park, but a greuling 3 day, 180m (289km) longboarding stage race, which will also raise money for Charity : water. Aptly named the The Chief Ladiga Silver Comet Sk8 Challenge 2011 the race is designed on the same platform as a bicycle stage race like the Tour de France.ContinueContinue reading “The 1st Longboard Stage Race, ever!”
Welliez to the Cape
New Zealand. What is it about this country? Why do distance skaters want to skate it and why does it produce so many skaters who like going a long way? Well the latest is Daniel Harrison. He is currently 3 days into a 20 day skate of New Zealand’s North Island. Skatefurther’s own New ZealandContinueContinue reading “Welliez to the Cape”
Paris Ultraskate is on!
In a couple of weeks, on the 21st May, during the same weekend that some will be taking part in the Sk8 Challenge 2011 the first Paris Ultraskate will take place: This event has the potential to make big waves as Romain Bessière will be attempting to beat Paul Kent’s current 24h distance record ofContinueContinue reading “Paris Ultraskate is on!”
Paul’s to the Wall: Training for a Marathon Pt. 1
EPISODE 15: The Chase and Individual Struggle to Potosi
Adam Colton makes an escape. Aaron and Paul fuel up on cookies to catch Adam. The case is on. Diarrhea sickness attacks, Adam and Aaron and they are weak. The team all gets split up. The stretches are long with little to no food. Paul and Adam rejoin and finish the trip to Potosi. AaronContinueContinue reading “EPISODE 15: The Chase and Individual Struggle to Potosi”
1,100km in 14 days.
World Record Distance Skater, Rob Thomson pointed this video out to us on our forum. A guy posted a video response to one of my videos on Youtube yesterday, and they guy is a freaking legend. Skating solo around Taiwan doing a massive 1,100km in a mere 14 days. It looks like he documented theContinueContinue reading “1,100km in 14 days.”
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