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Message 1845 (1. Jul. 2006 22:49) (Tree)

Robert
Stretches
Hi all,

I woke up with a pretty good hang over this morning and ended up having an amazing skate. I went for 30 minutes and I am pretty close to having the skills back with out the confidence. I realized something the other day and am wondering, if anybody else has had this happen. I was experiencing really bad foot pain while rollerblading and sort of the same pain rollerskating. Yesterday, while trying to squeeze in my skates with my toes curled, I got the worst cramp in the bottome side of my foot. I don't know if this is a muscle or a vein, but it made me realize this is the area that always hurts. This morning I stretched my toes and foot front and backwards. I noticed a really big difference today. I went longer and was more comfortable than I have been in days. I am curious what types of stretching you all do? Does anyone actually stretch their feet? I found this to be really beneficial. Getting a cramp in your foot is damn painful. When I used to surf, I would get them in my calf and they were a nightmare. I am starting to realize that our ages will have no affect on our skills, but our bodies need a lot more stretching and pads. Roller Dave said that it would take me about three sessions to get my skills back. I would say it has taken five, but I am so ready to hit vert. I hope to eventually skate well and get someone to take some pictures. I have told my good friends that don't skate that I am going back to my old school roots and I have gotten support, but also questions. They want to know how I can rollerskate on the street and look like an old fool. My goal is to skate with my bestfriend from junior high and his son who is my god son. My friend was never been very good, but always had fun. I hear this little six year old is dropping in. I have been used to showing up and holding my own. I wonder, if I can show up and mentor these young kids? It will be weird. My biggest regret in my entire life was when some very big name skaters had a room open and I was going to move in. They had a ramp in their backyard and they were and are the top names in vert inline, but I chose to stick with my job. I have always tried to do the right and responsible thing and now realize you need to follow your heart. I am going to hook up with you old farts and skate with you. I am only 37. I am just a youngster. I say that as a joke, but in the old days I was the youngest skater around and ripped pretty good. I wish I understood business at that time or my parents understood because I may have made some money. Oh well, life is what it is. Today I have a job and plan to skate vert. Tomorrow, I may not have a job and still plan to skate vert. Next month I may be begging for change on the streets of Laguna Beach. I don't think that will happen, just makiing a dramatic message. I am torn. I don't know if I am better at sales or skating? I love skating more and I am good at both. Sales is a necessity and skating is a passion. I am back and I hope I can meet skaters that blow me away.
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Robert: Stretches (1. Jul. 2006 22:49)
 Hi all,

I woke up with a pretty good hang over this morning and ended up having an amazing skate. I went for 30 minutes and I am pretty close to having the skills back with out the confidence. I realized something the other day and am wondering, if anybody else has had this happen. I was experiencing really bad foot pain while rollerblading and sort of the same pain rollerskating. Yesterday, while trying to squeeze in my skates with my toes curled, I got the worst cramp in the bottome side of my foot. I don't know if this is a muscle or a vein, but it made me realize this is the area that always hurts. This morning I stretched my toes and foot front and backwards. I noticed a really big difference today. I went longer and was more comfortable than I have been in days. I am curious what types of stretching you all do? Does anyone actually stretch their feet? I found this to be really beneficial. Getting a cramp in your foot is damn painful. When I used to surf, I would get them in my calf and they were a nightmare. I am starting to realize that our ages will have no affect on our skills, but our bodies need a lot more stretching and pads. Roller Dave said that it would take me about three sessions to get my skills back. I would say it has taken five, but I am so ready to hit vert. I hope to eventually skate well and get someone to take some pictures. I have told my good friends that don't skate that I am going back to my old school roots and I have gotten support, but also questions. They want to know how I can rollerskate on the street and look like an old fool. My goal is to skate with my bestfriend from junior high and his son who is my god son. My friend was never been very good, but always had fun. I hear this little six year old is dropping in. I have been used to showing up and holding my own. I wonder, if I can show up and mentor these young kids? It will be weird. My biggest regret in my entire life was when some very big name skaters had a room open and I was going to move in. They had a ramp in their backyard and they were and are the top names in vert inline, but I chose to stick with my job. I have always tried to do the right and responsible thing and now realize you need to follow your heart. I am going to hook up with you old farts and skate with you. I am only 37. I am just a youngster. I say that as a joke, but in the old days I was the youngest skater around and ripped pretty good. I wish I understood business at that time or my parents understood because I may have made some money. Oh well, life is what it is. Today I have a job and plan to skate vert. Tomorrow, I may not have a job and still plan to skate vert. Next month I may be begging for change on the streets of Laguna Beach. I don't think that will happen, just makiing a dramatic message. I am torn. I don't know if I am better at sales or skating? I love skating more and I am good at both. Sales is a necessity and skating is a passion. I am back and I hope I can meet skaters that blow me away.
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RollerSkater Dave: Stretches and other stuff (2. Jul. 2006 02:09)
 Stretching is definitely a big help, especially as you get older. I've got arthritis in my lower back and both feet and can feel myself getting stiff if I miss out on stretching for a couple of days. I know Brian Wainwright is into yoga and related type stretches.

I didn't say it would take 3 or 4 sessions to get your skills back. I said it would take 3 or 4 to feel "normal" on your skates again. :-) The rubbery legged scared feeling will start to subside. Then every time you skate you'll notice your movements becoming more natural. Within a few weeks it will feel like you were never off the skates. That's the good thing about muscles. Once they learn something they never really forget. They just get a little rusty.

Don't worry about looking like an old fool. When I got back into skating out on the streets 7 or so years ago I used to get razzed all the time by teenagers. I got called "old school" and "disco duck". Now the kids want to know where they can get skates like mine. They mistakenly call them "blades" but that's what they grew up hearing.

Stick with a steady job or follow your passion. I think we all go through that question. I was well into my forties when I figured out how much I like skating. I'm content just to roll up and down the ramp. My body is too banged and bruised to contemplate learning how to do airs and flips. Plus I have an autistic teenage son to deal with so I can't afford to be in a cast recovering from a broken ankle or whatever. If you can have a rewarding job and also do what you like doing best you're doing really well. If you have good sales and promotional skills and can combine them with your passion for skating to get something going on the side, even better. As much as extreme sport type athletes don't like to see a lot of commercialism in their sport it takes promotion to get it and keep it in the public eye otherwise it just fades off into obscurity.
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Robert: Stretches and other stuff (2. Jul. 2006 04:56)
 Hi Roller Dave, great wisdom as usual. I skated today and it seemed like old times. I was not hurting too badly and I skated longer today than I did a few days ago. I am definitely ready for the skateparks. I need to buy a new helmut and hip pads. As you said, I can not afford to get hurt. When you are younger, you don't worry about these things and I never broke a bone, but now I am worried because I have to pay the bills. I had an amazing day skating today and it is starting to feel familiar. I hope to hit a skatepark soon. I have many near me, but I just need to get that comfort level back. I am guessing that I will be impatient and bust a back flip my first run.



: Stretching is definitely a big help, especially as you get older. I've got arthritis in my lower back and both feet and can feel myself getting stiff if I miss out on stretching for a couple of days. I know Brian Wainwright is into yoga and related type stretches.
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: I didn't say it would take 3 or 4 sessions to get your skills back. I said it would take 3 or 4 to feel "normal" on your skates again. :-) The rubbery legged scared feeling will start to subside. Then every time you skate you'll notice your movements becoming more natural. Within a few weeks it will feel like you were never off the skates. That's the good thing about muscles. Once they learn something they never really forget. They just get a little rusty.
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: Don't worry about looking like an old fool. When I got back into skating out on the streets 7 or so years ago I used to get razzed all the time by teenagers. I got called "old school" and "disco duck". Now the kids want to know where they can get skates like mine. They mistakenly call them "blades" but that's what they grew up hearing.
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: Stick with a steady job or follow your passion. I think we all go through that question. I was well into my forties when I figured out how much I like skating. I'm content just to roll up and down the ramp. My body is too banged and bruised to contemplate learning how to do airs and flips. Plus I have an autistic teenage son to deal with so I can't afford to be in a cast recovering from a broken ankle or whatever. If you can have a rewarding job and also do what you like doing best you're doing really well. If you have good sales and promotional skills and can combine them with your passion for skating to get something going on the side, even better. As much as extreme sport type athletes don't like to see a lot of commercialism in their sport it takes promotion to get it and keep it in the public eye otherwise it just fades off into obscurity.
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Bernhard: Stretches (3. Jul. 2006 11:40)
 I rarely do stretching in connection with skating. I do stretch after jogging, however. More than 15 years ago I started to have problems with my knees. Since I do stretching after jogging, those went away. Some years later I had an inflammation at my achilles' tendon. I tried to resolve this by going easy on it but it wouldn't get better for two years. Then I started to stretch my achilles' tendon and it started to go better. Since then, I also do stretching for then achilles' tendon after jogging. Sometimes I also do a bit of stretching when skating and it probably would be a good idea to do more of it. But as you can see, I am very reactice with stretching.

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