skate journal: DAY 366 IN A ROW marathon (dec 31, 2016 day 366)
Started the day off with a bit of flatground in front of the house. And by that I mean just a few ollies and basic tricks. The treflip was filmed a couple days ago.
Then I went to Southern Hills. It was anti-climatic and solo, but whatevs. I was kind of sucking, but forced myself to do some flatground and that cheered me up a bit. I got a heelflip which felt good. It’s been way too long for that trick. And a few crooks which are always way fun.
Then I met Dave, Nolan and eventually Riley, Carleigh and Garrett on campus. We started at the meet up curb where I did a million slappy crooks and a ‘slappy’ front tail shove. Nolan goofed around with quite a few tricks. I think he said he did his first ever fakie back nosegrind. But since he’s young he called it a switch 5-0. Sorry Dave, but I forget what trick you tried a bunch. I did see him get close to some switch tres of flat. That is going to rule.
We moved into campus about 50 feet. Riley had joined us and was trying a weird ollie to narrow ride to gap 50. He never quite got it. We ended up stacking some clips for a bit. I got a dork line of 4 wheel drive a parking block, kickflip up a curb then front 180 down the 3 stair. Nolan did something like drop to bluntslide the parking block, airwalk on flat, then kickflip the 3. Dave no complied the parking block to sidewalk gap. Riley had a line with a boardslide down the 3 stair rail and also a front 180 to fakie manual off the 3 that was nuts.
Then we went to the rock spot. A few basics were done on it. I did front tail to fakie, Dave ollied it, Riley did back tail. Garrett and Carleigh joined us. Then I noticed you could gap to grind on the plastic landscape trim and a super fun session ensued. I mean it took me about 50 tries longer then anyone else to “land” a 50, but I did eventually do it. The tricks Nolan and Riley were doing were crazy. Riley was popping his tricks like two feet high just to stick half the time and flip into the grass. It was hilarious. Nolan did a 50 body varial 50 early on that elevated the session and made so much more seem possible. Riley landed a switch flip to grind, switch heel to 50 first try, so much more. Carleigh had several good 50s and then tried kickflip 50 for awhile and got one. So sick. I kind of got a couple early grab grinds, but better yet were the hang ups when I didn’t make the huge one foot gap. Garrett somehow kept his white shirt clean. The no comply 180 to fakie 50 was rad. This was the end of the day. Then we went and had a fun night out in Boulder. 366 days done! I’m looking forward to giving my mind and body some days off of skating.
(setup 8.5 null message deck, Venture 5.8s, Venom 88a bushings, old 52mm Spitfire F4 99a classic shape wheels, washers outside, old swiss bearings, NB# PJ 533 maple/black)