In what can only be described as an amazing day, members of the Skate Further forum and tonnes of new longboarding friends joined over 700 inliners and quad skaters to take Goodwood by storm. Every skateboard finished, everyone who took part did extremely well for themselves.

In a repeat of last year’s podiums, Matt Elver took the men’s top spot with a time of 1 hour 42 mins - another world record! Skate Further’s Laura managed to take 1st in the women’s race (30 seconds outside record time) despite looking a bit peaky for a few laps there, and Mr Tom Parker, of Wales, took himself a place on the Junior’s podium with a 2 hour 2 mins time - actually beating inliners! All in all a wonderful time, we are indebted to the organisers yet again, follow the post-event buzz on the forum here.

Who says you can’t skate on gravel roads??? Getting deeper and deeper into the Andes, the crew tackles a 20-km gravel road winding down a mountain. Things are looking good and enjoyable until a nasty pothole sends Aaron flying, creating a hole in his elbow. Nasty wounds in S. America are bad news for infection. Luckily, the team stumbles upon a German doctor at a restaurant who has the magic potion to make Aaron better.

This is what 350 rolling competitors of all ages, shapes and sizes looked like, at the start of the Goodwood Roller Marathon in 2009. Please multiply this photo by TWO to imagine how the start of the 2010 event is going to look! That’s right, 700+ riders, and amongst them, 30 longboarders, mostly riding under Skate Further’s banner. See you there on the day (we’re going to be camped behind the fence above the banners to the right), follow all the build up on the forum here!

Look! It’s a ladies push race team! And that’s just the start of it! The Warrior’s Race, held on 23rd July this year, is a themed skateboard race through the heart of New York. Based around “The Warriors” film, it involves gangs of skaters racing from the Bronx to Coney Island, just like the characters in the film, completing tasks along the way.  11 teams completed the race, and hot dang, does it look like a pile of fun! Congrats to the winners, and all who took part - check out the Bustin blog here to read more!

PHOTOS: ANNAH ROWE PHOTOGRAPHY

In the second African adventure of what is turning out to be the BEST summer for the distance skateboarding world ever, some very nice gents are doing something seriously interesting in the name of charity, exploration and all things good. Les Robertson and Rob Foxall (pictured) are supporting the Sauder School of Business Africa Initiative: Social Entrepreneurship 101 and the Centre for Entrepreneurship pilot in Nairobi, Kenya. This is the first time Kenya has been explored by longboard, and man, are we jealous here at SF! Hit up their Facebook and keep touch with how the planning is going on over there!

Who are these smartly dressed bunch of chaps? Well, they are a part of a gang of longboarders who just skated 2,894 miles in 22 days (130 miles per day in relay format) to get from Westport, Oregon, to Bustin’s HQ in Brooklyn, NYC. Flippin’ amazing stuff lads! You can find out more about the crew (Ari, Marc, Dhanny and Jonathan and Brian!) here on their website, and find out how our friends at Bustin are helping the party get started in style with a grand finale 26-mile push through New York City!

Al Collins’ All Ireland Skate Mission has come to a finish, after 11 days of skating. Get in! He’s been raising money for Muscular Dystrophy Ireland and boy has he raised a lot of it! Congratulations Al, it’s been brilliant keeping up with this on your blog. And we agree with it, have a nice break and put your flippin’ feet up!

…and there’s only one man to beat, if you’re looking for a World Record.

Come along and have fun with us on the day. Hang out at the Further tent (you’re all twice as tall as it) and get some serious pushing in! Hit up the official site to register if you haven’t already! See how people are feeling about this one over on the forum.

Laura’s been getting busy in the Forty Five kitchen. The first ‘test’ batch of Skate Further hoodies are winging their way to their new owners. A great garment, with soft flock white vinyl decals, this is one distance girl’s attempt to clothe you all for £20 a pop. If you are interested - look out on the forum for when the next batch is announced!