After a completely exhausting week of work I handed the phone and worked most of the cool Monday. I wanted to go home and sleep, but I needed to get boards to MRKT so I went making no arrangements. I showed up to a mostly empty park and attempted to warm up. It was apparent quickly that I would not skate well, but I didn’t expect it to go as bad as it did. It didn’t help when a huge crew arrived, although they mostly stuck up top. I started with the ol’ warm up line to try and kick the body in to gear. Some switch noseslides, 50s on the curb, noseslides on the ledge. Tried to hop onto the curb to noseslide the ledge then kickflip off, but couldn’t get the kickflip off. I was happy to get a couple back 50s on the curb, but struggled to get a decent crook on the ledge. It didn’t help that the one other person there was trying to learn crooks so I felt bad trying them too. But crooks on the long ledge are why I go to fossil. I would get a few okay ones. Bigger wheels and narrower trucks are probably to blame. I couldn’t front 50 the taller part of the ledge. I got one line I had thought of on the drive there. Ollie up, noseslide fakie, switch 180 off. I couldn’t get the front 180 up then switch front nose though. Flip tricks did not work. My shoes were feeling very thin. The only thing I was somewhat happy with was an ollie onto the ledge then front shove off without having to push for speed. I left after getting a crooks to end it. I skated terribly, but I did force myself to jump when my body didn’t want to. Maybe it’s beneficial, maybe not. I guess that was my first time skating in coldish weather and I don’t think my body was ready for it.
(setup 8.25 null abstract 6 deck, Venture 5.6 trucks, venom 91a bushings , sml 53mm og wide wheels, 3 washers inside each axle, new balance numeric 212 grey size 12, footprints gamechanger insoles)
(pain level 5/10)