I came to Atlanta with a dream. I wanted to blade 200 miles (321.86km) and do it for a good cause. Here I am... • Completed the Athens to Atlanta…
160-km Endurance Skate in Perth, Australia: The Blood and The Glory
Originally from New Zealand, I've been living in Perth, Australia for the past 30 years and inline skating for 22 of them. My first skates were some second-hand Roces with…
A Trip to Boston for the Rollerblade 10K Challenge and Tuesday Night City Skate
I've been very interested in attending one of the Rollerblade 10K Challenge events that have been popping up around the world. I finally had my chance when Myles Cotter-Sparrow asked…
10 Reasons Why Camp SkateIA Might Be the Best Way to Expand Your Skills
Skate Instructors Association (SkateIA) is known for creating instructors that can teach others how to skate. But beyond certifying new instructors, SkateIA hosts an annual camp that’s made to be…
Caleb Smith GoFundMe for 3,500 Mile Solo Skate Across South America
Hello friends, I have a question for you. What is it that you want? Is it to spend your life being told what to do, being told your dreams are…
5 Reasons You Should Sign Up for Skate Farm Virginia RIGHT NOW
If you didn’t go to summer camp as a kid, now’s your chance. Skate Farm Virginia is a 5-day skating adventure in the hills of Floyd, Virginia. Eddy Matzger, one…
Skater Migration 2018: Social Rollerblading in Miami, Florida
I hadn’t planned on going to Skater Migration this year. In truth, I was still exhausted from Athens to Atlanta and was recovering financially from an extensive 2017 skate season.…
Tomy Hyser & The Rollerblade 10K Challenge “Fun With New Friends”
Tom Hyser is a 42-year-old former professional aggressive inline skater from Roswell, Georgia near Atlanta. Tom ran skatepile.com, an online skate shop, from 1999-2008. Since then he has been working…
5 Things I Did Wrong & 5 Things I Did Right at A2A 2017
A First-Timer’s Perspective Skating the Athens to Atlanta Ultra-Marathon A2A was last October, and I still can’t quite believe it happened. This post has actually been months in the making…
The 2017 NYC Marathon and 100K as Experienced by Arnav “Sonic” Shah
Arnav "Sonic" Shah is a New York City native and staple in the inline skating scene there and on the East Coast in general. He is a well-known slalom skater…