The title and picture sums it up.
As I tried to focus filming the people behind me by facing my chest towards them my body got confused with the combination of skating backwards. The best way to film while skating is with an extension pole instead, you can just face the camera in one direction and actually see where you're going! I live and learn.
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Having missed yesterday's skate I felt the need to get my fix somehow this weekend. I decided to go to the Easy Saturday Skate (ESS) as I had really enjoyed the two sessions I did the previous year.
On the ESS Facebook group a skater, Neil posted that he was skating to Battersea Park (where ESS takes place), from Liverpool Street. Another girl Ashley replied that she was going too. It meant I had to wake up slightly earlier to be able to do this but it also gave me a chance to street skate too. This was the first time I used social networking to meet some unknown skaters but as it turns out I had met Neil a couple of times before. (His profile picture was an artist portrait). The ESS Pre-skate was a lovely start to the Saturday morning through the city of London. Without doubt this is the best street skate event of the year. Everyone (nearly everyone) is dressed up as Santa or Christmas themed outfits. The streets are all decorated for the season. Shoppers are getting into the spirit of things and so the vibe is really good.
This was also the first time I had the confidence to skate backwards for a little bit on the organised street skate. Every Sunday there is an organised street skate if the weather permits. The last Sunday of the month the LFNS hosts a 'Snail Stroll.' A slower paced organised street skate which is perfect for new comers such as my friend Ian that day on quad skates, or for me doing it without breaks for the first time!
I had just one moment of panic was when I first put on the skates, as I rolled towards the traffic crossing I forgot the heel break wasn't there. Thankfully I caught myself and with experiencing that brief terror you remember not to do try heel breaking again. Otherwise it was a lovely leisurely skate through the sunny city of London. |
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