Forum members Gav and Mark set off on their 150 mile skate trip tomorrow morning at 6am. In 4 days the boys aim to skate from Brighton to Canterbury skating 40 odd miles a day. They have the full support of all of us at Skatefurther, as well as HolidayExtras.com and Canterballs Longboarding. Mark isContinueContinue reading “The Wrong Way Home – It begins.”
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Holy CR@P!! Videos!
Seeing as we have finally got off our butt to enable videos (same goes for all the Skatefurther journals too!!) we would start with what is probably our most favourite. Rob, we salute you and all that you have done for distance skating.
Eastbourne Downhill 2009
As well as a tonne of Canadian push race action going down, we had a fair old bit going down on our own shores this weekend. The Eastbourne IGSA World Cup 2009 hit town and some of the Skatefurther crew were there to take part, take it all in and get stoked. Skatefurther team memberContinueContinue reading “Eastbourne Downhill 2009”
R.O.G.U.E. 3 Edmonton Push Race
Paul Kent came away with a win at this years R.O.G.U.E. race in Edmonton, Canada. His winning time of 52:53 was an amazing improvement on last years win. The 21km race course features a beautifully paved trail system that winds and twists it’s way through heart of the city of Edmonton like a rollercoaster. ItContinueContinue reading “R.O.G.U.E. 3 Edmonton Push Race”
Push More, Drive Less.
Almost one third of the carbon dioxide produced in the United States comes from our cars, trucks and airplanes. There are many simple, practical things you can do to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide you produce while on the move. One of which is: Reduce the number of miles you drive by skateboarding whereverContinueContinue reading “Push More, Drive Less.”
Hobo Longboarding
Forum member Christopher Vallender too a little unassisted trip into the wilds of the French countryside recently, and has done a really wonderful write up in the events section of the Skatefurther forum. Entitled ‘Last Minute Dash From Paris’ Chris skated 150km with a rucksack and ‘Hobo’d’ it in the French countryside. The pictures fromContinueContinue reading “Hobo Longboarding”
Goodwood 2009
We’ll we’ve been sitting on this one here at Skatefurther for a few days. The main reasons being that we were waiting for all the pictures to come in from the epic day and we were waiting for our legs to recover. Goodwood has always had a very special place in British distance skating. ThisContinueContinue reading “Goodwood 2009”
The wrong way home
From the 4th – 7th of September, Gav and Mark, 2 web developers from Holiday Extras will be attempting to get back from Brighton to Canterbury in 4 days for the Alzheimer’s Society. This WOULD be an easy task in a car or even on a bike, but they’ve decided to make life interesting byContinueContinue reading “The wrong way home”
Goodwood Roller Marathon
It’s almost here!! 26 and a bit miles on the smoothest surface surrounded by hundreds of inliners? Just days away, this years Goodwood Marathon on the 9th August. This event has been going for a while and skateboarder’s have been to the last two. It’s a really good day and well organised by Dan atContinueContinue reading “Goodwood Roller Marathon”
Perimeter: North Sea Skate. The End is in sight!
Just got word from Laura that she is nearly at the end of her trip and that there are only 60 miles to go. We are stoked for you Laura! If you want to find out more about Laura and her trip go her website Perimeter:North Sea Skate, You should go and donate to HelpContinueContinue reading “Perimeter: North Sea Skate. The End is in sight!”
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