The Adrenalina splash of 2011 was brilliant strategy, making skateboarding industry waves and grabbing attention. In 2012 if they lower the overall payout, reduce the entry fee a little, and choose just a few longboard-centric locations, I believe they would draw much bigger crowds of racers this year, and make their organizational part more affordable and sustainable. Most of our distance skateboarding community’s into the event and energy of racing more than huge payoffs — I’m eternally grateful how they brought so many friends and fellow skaters together last year! In 2012 I think they can afford to lower the cash and be even bigger.
Major props again to Jonathan “Joner” Strauss, the visionary that brought skateboard marathoning to the mainstage, and to Zalman Lekach and others who ran with the baton.
Great thing is we have a lot more grassroots races popping up all over– but with last year’s momentum I really HOPE Adrenalina can pull off another year!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Adrenalina-Skateboard-Marathon/155345477884304
Been seeing a lot more Subsonics on my morning Seattle commutes, and I know a lot of skaters World-wide who love his work as well.
Much deserved praise to the man, Scott Moore!
Subsonic Skateboards from Adam Stolte on Vimeo.
pavedwave.org has been slowly migrating to wordpress. Treks and Events pages have been added. Gear pages are still on the way with updates! The original pages are still here -
Thanks to all on the PW FORUM who are blowing up distance skateboarding!! cheers -james
RIP Don Cornelius!
CodePink How To Pump – now on the Pavedwave Channel – thanks Vlad!
Harbor Seal hitching a ride in Seattle, photo from SURF BALLARD
“That’s fantastic. I’ve never heard of that before,” said Michael Brooke, publisher of the Canada-based skateboarding magazine Concrete Wave. “I’ve heard of people pumping … but that’s unusual if they’re going for miles and miles.” – 5/17/03, The Seattle Times
2005 World Record – 25 miles pumping without a foot down!
Derek Munson rides the MS Skate almost-marathon with two bicycle escorts stopping traffic and thwarting other impediments.
The Original Pavedwave articles by Peters and Munson
- Cyber Mile – log your current pump mile, and track your improvements over the year!
- 100-mile week – motions in pumping are centered around the core — the abs, back, and spine…
- Morning commute – “…this ride helped define my quest…”
- Broken Kingpins -“…took its toll learning limitations of the hardware…”
- Long Distance no-touch ride – “…Wahooey! — Redmond to Woodinville without a touch in between. …”
- Cure The Carve Addiction -“.. no longer a hill to climb…you never have to leave the board….”
- Maintaining momentum -“…efficiencies and motions for building momentum…”
- Something Profound – “…the universe is in a total paradox… “
- Vertical Gears -“…this changed my ideas on approaching hills…”
- LDP II “…a style developed by Tahitians in 900 A.D…“
- LDP I “…like trying to explain garlic to a guy without a tongue…”
