tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685588945115561962.post1377790827047674380..comments2023-06-01T09:44:19.181-04:00Comments on Rise Up Runners: Rise Up Longboarders?Michael Vallianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407688300113271620noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685588945115561962.post-87245706934522663482009-01-30T07:29:00.000-05:002009-01-30T07:29:00.000-05:00MWAHAHAHAHA!!!MWAHAHAHAHA!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685588945115561962.post-62361782649192453412009-01-29T20:12:00.000-05:002009-01-29T20:12:00.000-05:00Thanks Ted! You just made my day. I've enjoyed r...Thanks Ted! You just made my day. I've enjoyed reading your blog and have adopted a closer to barefoot lifestyle by wearing Five Fingers (both flow and KSOs) almost exclusively. You are an inspiration-what you have done on the trail and the skateboard is amazing!<BR/><BR/>When the weather warms I'd like to order a pair of your huaraches.<BR/><BR/>I doubt I will make it west this year for Ultraskate, but will participate locally. Some day I hope to make it to the Northwest to participate in person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685588945115561962.post-42628746917494519252009-01-29T20:01:00.000-05:002009-01-29T20:01:00.000-05:00Very cool.I am glad to hear LDPing is catching on....Very cool.<BR/><BR/>I am glad to hear LDPing is catching on. It is an amazing and true sport that will help you get strong and fit and good at balance and dealing with a little danger (note: wear helmet and knee pads).<BR/><BR/>I am so happy to have been lucky to have met James Peters last year at Green Lake Park in Seattle. A couple months later, I set the world record of 242 miles in 24 hours and was hooked.<BR/><BR/>I have taken the last 6 months off of my skateboard, but look forward to the Northwest skateboard season to start again.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the skateboarding. 100 miles is an excellent goal to shoot for...and attending the Ultra Skate.<BR/><BR/>Best Regards, Barefoot TedBarefoot Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06507276372851024956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685588945115561962.post-82026759555962443332009-01-29T11:22:00.000-05:002009-01-29T11:22:00.000-05:00That is sick!!! Great write-up. I skated as a kid,...That is sick!!! Great write-up. I skated as a kid, and hated having to roll to wherever the latest 1/4 or 1/2 pipe had just been built. Small wheels, small unstable board, and lots of pumping for not much forward motion. This sounds sweet, though!! I am down, surfing on the road!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685588945115561962.post-87030348819183406562009-01-29T09:14:00.000-05:002009-01-29T09:14:00.000-05:00Well said, sir. I started skateboarding when I was...Well said, sir. I started skateboarding when I was 13. I started running cross country when I was 15. It never occurred to me to combine the disciplines until your longboarding adventure started.<BR/><BR/>Funny, I look for trails and like to avoid the pavement when I run, but now have started eyeing smooth stretches of asphalt and concrete. Very much digging how it's all coming together. I am likely good for something on the Ultra Skate...we'll see what training and schedule allows for. Be fun to shoot for 100 miles! I've been looking for longboarding on FuelTV :)Michael Vallianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07407688300113271620noreply@blogger.com