This fellow is going to work on his inline skates down hilly, hilly Haight Street. He’s keeping up with the bikes and leaving everybody else - drivers, MUNI, peds - in the dust.
Horrible, clogged, failed Octavia Boulevard, Bane of Travelers All, is vanquished, if just for a moment.
He’s going for speed:
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You know all about rollersoccer, right? It’s not listed in the English language Wikipedia but the French one says it’s ”un sport hybride qui consiste à jouer au football sur des rollers.” And it was created by a local - see?
“Ce sport est né dans les années 1990 à San Francisco aux États-Unis, crée par Zack Phillips.”
This Sunday, June 7 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Capp and 24th Street, you’ll be able to see a demonstration of this new sport. It’s all a part of Sunday Streets in the Mission District.
Here’s Zacharias “ZackDaddy” Phillips dribbling his way down the Embarcadero at the Northern Waterfront Sunday Streets in April, with lovable sidekick R2D2 beeping away:
Check the close-up featuring unique hemispheric tattoos:
See you there this Sunday!
Just look at these people oscillate wildly on a pleasant Sunday in Golden Gate Park at 368 John F Kennedy Jr Drive near Fulton and 6th Avenue.
You’d think some group would come along to put an end to this footloose tomfoolery, but be patient – somebody will find a reason to put a stop to this, soon enough.
Furry, bright red mukluks (as modeled by David Miles, Jr., the “Godfather of Skating”) strictly optional, as are skates, apparently. Let your freak flag fly, people. Click to expand:
In the meantime, cue the music and get on out there to the Skatin’ Place, which is not far from the Sundays-only, free, beginners-welcome Lindy in the Park swing dance thing.
Bring your flashlight if you want to stay late.
See you there!
Inline Speed Skating – it’s an actual sport. This was the scene yesterday in GGP, where speedy skaters managed not to kill any babies in strollers. (How’s that, NIMBY’s?)
Competitors tended to bunch up into clumps on the straights and then stretch out into a line in the high-speed turns. Click to enlarge:
A sprint to the finish line. Wouter Hebbrecht managed to hold off this group and attain second place.
Nastassia Hamor, in blue, gets a chance to rest while slowing down for a hairpin turn. She came in fourth place:
Men:
Women
See you next year!
