59-year-old Frank Lorenz of Germany won the Big Wheel Blading 2018 Inline Skating Distance Challenge skating 13,368.43 km (8,306.76 miles). He originally comes from Cologne, Germany but now lives in…
From Aggressive to Distance: An Interview with Rob Dargiewicz, the 2018 Big Wheel Challenge Winner
Rob Dargiewicz is a 36-year-old aggressive inline skater from Derby, Connecticut. Two years ago, he also added distance skating to his blading arsenal. This year he won the 2018 Big…
Eighteen Years and Going: An Interview with Intuition Skate Shop’s Matt Mickey
"I'm 19 forever with my skates on," is how old Matt Mickey responded when I asked him his age. This is the same age I feel when I'm cruising through…
Back to Blading, Lawrence Ingraham Rediscovers and Shares His Passion for Inline Skating
Lawrence Ingraham is a 41-year-old aggressive inline skater living in Durham, North Carolina. Back in the 1990s and early 2000s Lawrence was heavily involved in the aggressive inline skating industry.…
Caleb Smith Goes on an Epic Winter Skate Adventure Throughout the USA
Caleb Smith is an aggressive, urban and distance skater from Des Moines, Iowa. This past winter he had some time off work and decided to make a trip and get…
Mike Lempko About to Embark on a Coast to Coast USA Adventure
Mike Lempko is a 26-year-old inline skater from Buffalo, New York. He has lived in Denver for the last three and a half years but recently returned to Buffalo to…
Ninja Blader Sean Michaelson Competes on American Ninja Warrior
Sean Michaelson is an aggressive Libertyville, Illinois, skater living in Winthrop Harbor. He turned 34 years old on April 30th, the night he achieved his dream of running on American…
Teshia Robinson Discusses 24h Roller Montréal and Opening Roll ATL Shop in Atlanta
Born and raised in the Midwest, Teshia Robinson is a 26-year-old inline skater from Iowa. She has been inline skating since she was six years old and hasn’t looked back.…
Fritz Peitzner on Dallas, His Love of Blading and Carriers Skate Shop
Fritz Peitzner has been a staple in the Dallas and Texas aggressive skating communities for 19 years. Fritz has recently opened an inline skate shop serving the Dallas Metroplex. I…
Talking Distance Skating with Eric Cruz Winner of the 2017 Big Wheel Challenge
Eric Cruz is a 32-year-old aggressive inline skater from Austin, Texas, who has developed a deep passion for distance skating in recent years. He is the 2017 Endomondo Big Wheel…