Genuinely woke up, and skated ALL DAMN DAY today! It was incredible! My body has that sore, stiff, satisfied feeling after a long day of shredding. It started as just working on fundamentals. Honestly, my legs felt like crap. I could barely pop my ollies at first. But I kept skating and skating and I'd take a break and then skate again. Within an hour or so, I felt loosey goosey. I wanted to test the limits of my ollie...
I set up a brick. Laid it down, short ways at first. Hit it 5 or 6 times, no problem. Stood the brick on it's side and tried. Knocked the brick over the first few times; but finally, got it no problem! It felt so good to do something so simple. The coordination, timing, and balance needed... it motivated me to get even better!!! Before I knew it, I had set up a slew of cinder blocks into a DIY driveway skatepark of ledges, banks, and steep drop-ins. I found myself occupied for hours, and it was amazing!!
A bruised in-step; some bruises on my skins and ankle, and some roadrash palms.... all in all, today was a great day!! I took a few spills (reminders to start wearing my wrist guards) but the pain reminded me of why I even started! To do something great, you've gotta fall down. If it was easy, everybody would do it!!!!
I set up a brick. Laid it down, short ways at first. Hit it 5 or 6 times, no problem. Stood the brick on it's side and tried. Knocked the brick over the first few times; but finally, got it no problem! It felt so good to do something so simple. The coordination, timing, and balance needed... it motivated me to get even better!!! Before I knew it, I had set up a slew of cinder blocks into a DIY driveway skatepark of ledges, banks, and steep drop-ins. I found myself occupied for hours, and it was amazing!!
A bruised in-step; some bruises on my skins and ankle, and some roadrash palms.... all in all, today was a great day!! I took a few spills (reminders to start wearing my wrist guards) but the pain reminded me of why I even started! To do something great, you've gotta fall down. If it was easy, everybody would do it!!!!
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