Author: Robin McGuirk

Facebook Event Page – https://www.facebook.com/events/451355868704298/

6th Annual Push In The Woods – 5K and 10K Skateboard Race.

Free Entry for IDSA members. Become a Member for $20 –
https://endurancecui.active.com/new/events/4739453/select-race?regnow=awe-regnow&_p=4138618170437318&e4q=66d4c6d8-5085-4438-a8f7-04fe685fd900&e4p=43a99539-9899-47a0-a98b-aa92749a657a&e4ts=1534792337&e4c=active&e4e=snawe00000000&e4rt=Safetynet&e4h=a7c3d128f30e91e6ad4f057eaca14402

You can PAY on site $20 cash for both races. Registration starts at 9am.
Be ready to roll by 10:30am!

Meeting Location – https://goo.gl/maps/hFvJJXzWgUJ2

PITW EVENT SCHEDULE – September 30th

9am – On site registration and check in begins and is located at the Banks trail-head on NW Banks Rd. and NE Sellers Rd.

10:30am – Warm-up skate to view the trail and arrive to the start of the 5K race.

11am – Start of 5K race.

The 10K race will begin 20 minutes after the conclusion of the 5K race.

Click Here for Online Waiver – https://www.dropbox.com/s/cearwuvnhnlefwh/IDSA%20Sample%20Waiver.doc?dl=0

This event is sanctioned by The International Distance Skateboard Association (IDSA).

Facebook Event Page

14th Annual – Mt.Tabor to Sellwood Park Skateboard Race! This is the longest running skateboard race in the Northwest US.

This event is a charitable food drive for OREGON FOOD BANK to help the hungry in Portland.

REGISTRATION and Food Collection – 9:30am – Located at the lower parking lot on the North side of Mt.Tabor Park.
Map – http://goo.gl/maps/38Sc

RIDERS UNDER 18 MUST HAVE A PARENT/GUARDIAN SIGN THE WAIVER AND SHOW UP WITH YOU TO CONFIRM. Or you cannot participate in this event. PLEASE PRINT OUT AND SIGN – https://eastsidelongboards.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/WAIVER-AND-RELEASE-OF-LIABILITY.pdf

ANYONE RUNNING RED LIGHTS WILL BE DQ’ED FROM THE RAFFLE AND PODIUM. HELMETS ARE REQUIRED!

COURSE HISTORY & DESCRIPTION:

This is the original course used for Portland Pusher #4 in 2005, the Annie Ross Open from 2006-2010, and the last six years of the P-Town Throwdown. The route is 8.5 Miles through lower S.E. Portland. First 5 miles is mostly slight downhill but includes two sections that are 6-10 blocks of steeper downhill with speeds of 20-30 mph. Knowing how to footbrake will keep you under that. The last 3 miles you enter the bike path leading you South along the Willamette River towards Sellwood Park and the finish line just before the Sellwood bridge. The whole route includes only 3 traffic light signals to watch for. As a city bike route there are very few stop signs along this course, but please be aware of traffic at all times!
PLEASE PAY ATTENTION AT THE RIDERS MEEETING – The course will be explained highlighting the most dangerous intersections. If you are unsure then follow a group of riders who have done it before. NOTE: This race is unique to other distance skateboard races. Riders will be going as fast as possible but will be obeying city traffic laws all the way through. Basically racing to the stop signs or red lights, stopping, then continue racing again. Any riders not doing this will be disqualified and banned from the event!

ENTRY FEE: 4 Cans of Food and approved liability waiver.

To ring in the new year of 2018, we are introducing a new series of skating sessions in Portland, Oregon called PDX DOCKSESSIONS!

We actually had the first event on 12/23/17 at the dry day location in S.E. Portland at Arleta School.  For wet and raining days it will be located at another school a mile away called Marysville that features a large covered area.  Follow the Facebook Community Page PDX DockSessions to find out which location each event is at.  The plan is to have them every other Saturday from 1-4pm in Jan, Feb, and March and see how it evolves.

The next event is on 1/6/18 – Event Page

The Arleta School location is perfect for Dancing with a huge flat smooth blacktop.  Also great for street skating with several metal edge staircases for grinds and tricks.  Also an empty parking lot on the weekends with parking blocks, both of which areas are fenced in an free of car traffic on the weekends.  Another awesome feature are 2 new slappy grind curbs that are freshly waxed and ready to roll up on and grind away.  The are on the northern perimeter of the parking lot with a sidewalk entry onto them.

The Marysville School location is a big flat concrete area that has a huge covered area to skate on.  This area is great for Dancing as well, but does not have parking blocks, curbs, and not as many features to street skate on.  However it’s dry when raining and we plan on bringing some things to skate with like hippy jumps and possible small ramps and rails to hit up.

All are welcome to come skate and hang out! Whatever style you got, bring it! We are just about having fun together and keeping the longboard community alive and strong during the off season. Bring ramps, plywood, or whatever other features you want to add to the mix, lots of room at both locations.