Up early on a Saturday and motivated to finally get the trick Dave challenged me to. Nollie back shove to manual. I went to this spot on Pearl & Foothills I haven’t been to in a long time. There are a ton of different little manual pads and other fun options. I tried to go in right away on on the nollie shove manny on a normal, but very low manny pad. I was hating it. I started skating around and having more fun. Then I noticed this bump to manny and went back in on the nollie shove manny. Obviously it didn’t involve as much pop, but there was still a crack you could hang up on. I got one pretty quick with some heel drag. I would try a few basic flippers in between. I like that when I finally landed it I said “YES!” It did feel pretty great and was a relief to not get another letter. I skated around the area for awhile. It’s pretty fun. Manuals going the other way on the same curb were fun. I went over to the 1-2-3 stair area. It’s a total street spot, not easy to skate at all. Cracks, short runways, everything. I took a bit to get front 180 up the 1, switch 180 down the 2. I wanted to line it out with ollie down the 3, but the angle was hard and there is a huge crack there. I took a few tries to get an ollie down the 3 and then I lined out a manual and a little ollie over a curb and then tried to ollie a cone I had placed after a little bump earlier. I was hoping for the cone ollie first try. Nope. It took several tries. My feet and knees weren’t feeling so good. I had tried some old Pinnacle Powerstep insoles and they didn’t feel very good. The board feel was also terrible with them. I hucked a few flippers as I went back to the starting gate. Ollies are hard for me. When I finally got it I was bummed to see I kind of went over it sideways. Oh well. I was happy to get it.

Then I went to research ledge. I was incredibly sore when I got there. Saul was biking by and we chatted about turtles for a bit. Ha ha. I didn’t think I’d have much of anything and was on limited time before India was to show up at home. I stretched a bit and felt better then went for some slow noseslides to rewarm up. They started working. Then crooks. Couldn’t get back 50. Somehow managed a very slow front 50 jib. Hucked a few flippers, but my feet were hurting and I didn’t want to commit. Ended it on a fun crooks and called it a day.

(setup 8.25 null perception deck, venture 5.25 awake lows, stock white bushings, 3 washers inside each axle, 51mm v1 bones stf wheels, es swift 1.5 black/clear shoes size 11.5, pinnacle powerstep orthotic insoles)
(pain level 6/10 feet and knees)