can i skate?

4th of july

July 6th, 2007

I went to the baseball stadium fully intent on hanging around for an extended session. It was already close to 85 degrees, but I had some Gatorade and a stay-dri shirt, so I thought I would be able to hang. I only made it 40 minutes before giving up for the day. Heat is my enemy.

The good news is, I am getting a ton better at rolling Ollies. I am starting to get them more consistent, and I think I have the turning thing figured out too. I just need to get out and practice more and more. I was practicing them on the flat, then working on hopping some curbs. I think it will just be a matter of time before I have them solid. Then I suppose I’ll start working on 180s.

I was wearing shin gaurds for the first half our or so, but I was getting so hot I decided to take them off. Litterally 5 minutes later I landed an ollie on the nose, and the tail of the board sliced into my leg. Damn it hurt bad. I don’t know that the pads would have saved me on that one, but it might have reduced the impact a little. Unknown. Those pads get dang hot though.

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