skate journal: marathon at broomfield park (aug 19, 2017)
Met Dave at Broomfield park a lot later than I said I would. I was very sore from skating flat and then swimming the night before. So it took me awhile to get going. Rob showed about the time that Dave started trying the line above. It didn’t take Dave long to get it. Jake showed around then too. It was getting hot fast. Rob’s legs weren’t up to par and he wisely bounced. I wish I was able to listen to my body like that, but instead I stubbornly battled soreness and heat, but did have fun. The ollie onto the blue box then boardslide down the parking block was fun. Dave did it down the box he boardslide it up. Jake warmed up quickly with a 3 trick line of manual to boardslide, every try blunt to fakie on the quartapotty then fakie back tail on the blue box. During that time I was trying a dream line of kickflip out of the bank, kickflip to fakie on the hump, halfcab flip into the bank. I didn’t get far, only landed a couple of the first kickflips. I was bumming on how unstable my setup felt. Darn high trucks. They just don’t feel right on an 8.25. Dave had some action going on in the corner involving the steep bank, but I didn’t see. We played a game of SKATE that Jake won. He gets me letters on treflip every time now. Argh. I did have a few tricks that felt alright. Then we got some food and came back to see Jack and Carleigh ripping. There were a bunch of others too working on their #bftriple lines and it was a blast to watch. It got me hyped. But I was really sore and it was super hot out.
(setup 8.25 null jack spanbauer deck, venture 5.2 v-hollow high trucks, venom 88a bushings, spitfire 101a 51mm F4 wheels, 3 washers on the inside of each axle, nbnumeric 212 sand, spenco 3/4 thinsoles and FP 5mm insoles)