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Check this out - distance skating record holder Jo Coles has organised an AMAZING event! An opportunity not to be missed, and boy are we all excited. Raising money for Shelterbox, skaters of all kinds are invited to come and skate the TOP GEAR track. There will be some BIG miles skated that weekend! Follow Jo’s thread here on the Skate Further forum, or the Lush Forum, and visit the site here! GO JO!

Here at skatefurther we love hearing of different people skating further than they have before.  Jack, ably assisted by his mum Jo, recently supported the US Ultra skate here in the UK by skating 50 miles and raising money for a worthwhile cause. He also wrote a litte bit about the day.

In the autumn it’s all about the weather, whether to use a pushing deck or pumper that is!!

On the 30th of October I did a 50 mile skate for the National Autistic Society for the Paved Wave Ultraskate. It was wet so we decided to push. Then it dried out and we changed boards. On the day I personally preferred the Mermaid because it had good wheels and quite a lot of flex to cushion the bumpiness.

When we came to choosing the pushing decks I was in a bit of a pickle. I didn’t have any pushing decks to choose from. The ones my Mum and Dad had weren’t too low-down so we asked around and Dangerous Decks came to help with the DD pusher. The board was very nice with its drop down drop-through-ness.

Charity skating is a privilege because you feel good about it because you’re doing one of your favourite things ie: skateboarding and because you’re doing something for other people. I got about £200 for NAS.

I had top encouragement from my Mum, Dad and Paved Wave, cheers guys!!

We’ll we’ve been sitting on this one here at Skatefurther for a few days. The main reasons being that we were waiting for all the pictures to come in from the epic day and we were waiting for our legs to recover.

Goodwood has always had a very special place in British distance skating. This is the 3rd year we have attended and the numbers have quadrupled in that time. This year was amazing; 26 and a bit miles on silky smooth surface, light winds, blue skies, free water and nearly 500 inliners.

For some the challenge was to complete the 11 laps, for others there were personal bests to beat, for a few; records to be broken. Skaters came from far and near to skate the legendary motor circuit. We had skaters from France, Wales, Plymouth and Zoltan skated all the way from Bristol!

The start was pretty interesting this year, a few skaters headed to the front row to get a good start and keep up with the inliners into the first corner!

After a while eveyone settled into a routine of pushing and coasting. Keith O’Leary decided to pump the whole way but the rest of us pushed. It was a super hot day and the free water was really appreciated.

The final results look like this

1st Matt Elver 01:49:10.66

2nd Rob Hanson 01:53:41.31

3rd Josh O’Keefe 01:54:54.08

There are so many photos from the day, keep your eye out on the Goodwood Roller Marathon website for them. If you were there you can search for pics of yourself, downlad a certificate and watch a video of you crossing the finish line!

The best of the pics will go up on the Goodwood thread on the forum, and if you are on facebook, you can see most of them on the skatefurther facebook page.

We had an excellent day, was super good to see everyone there. Next year?

Here it is! The first official push race in the UK? We think so. And because of this Skatefurther have helped to sponsor the event. The Margate Push Race is being run by Thanet Dogtown and Longboard Sessions.co.uk and is also being jointly sponsored by Dangerous Decks.

As it is such a momentus occasion Skatefurther have decided to include ‘The Margate Push Race’ in the all new ‘UK Push Race Series’ and supplied an appropriate winners trophy.  The next race will be in the Autumn and we hope to have one every few months at various locations throughout the UK. keep you eyes peeled on here for more…

Gav, who is organising the event, has made life easier for all competitors by producing a map so you can gen up on the course before you set off, click on the pic below to view the whole thing.

The weather is looking good, the course has been set, the prizes have been sorted and it looks like its going to be a rad day. Watch skatefurther for a the results and a write-up.

Good luck to all the skaters!

This just in! Charity Push in Atlanta.

We are pushing to raise money for Boardrescue.org, a great charity that provides skateboards for “at risk” kids all over the nation. Entry fee is 10 bucks and it goes directly to the charity! We have a drawing after the ride for some skate gear provided by our sponsors: Loaded Boards and Concrete Wave. Green to Change USA sponsoring 2 underprivileged riders by paying their entry fees. Pay your fee and finish the ride to be entered in the drawing for a few great longboarding prizes! Longboards and shortboards welcome, all skaters welcome. (Helmets are suggested…)

Sounds like it is going to be a rad day out, for an even radder charity. You can find out more about Boardrescue.org by clicking on the link above or looking on the front page.

To find out more on the event, you can go to the forum thread or see the facebook page.

Just in!!

Paul Kent aka Fuzzydeer on the skatefurther forum has just beaten the previous 24 hour record set by Barefoot Ted. Paul skated a massive 250.5 miles in 24 hours… pushing the whole way!

A few of us are going to be heading towards Dorney Lake on the 17th (this coming Wednesday) for a lap or two. For those of you not in the know, Dorney is distance skating heaven. 3 mile loop of perfect flat tarmac. Ideal for LDP and amazing for pushing. Just look!

There is a forum thread about the day here. If you need any more info about Dorney, look in our photos (click the flickr button on the left or go here) or read the forum thread about the place.