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the worst parts about skating alone are
1. hard to get hyped to try high risk tricks without friends there hyping you up
2. you have to actively think about pacing yourself rather than just taking consecutive runs and tiring out after 20 mins
#2 sounds a lot better to me then having to constantly wait on a line of dudes when you have limited time to skate and a trick you really want to work on.
#2 definitely has its perks.
I’m 38 and skate alone pretty regularly (although my oldest son (17) and his friends have all gotten interested in skating, so now I’ve got some company at the park lately). We live in a small town with a tiny little park just down the street from us, and for the past several years since I got back into skating, it’s almost always felt like my own private park. I was always skating alone there. It’s got its perks for sure. No waiting for anyone, always productive, sweat heavy sessions if you want, easy to focus on fine tuning your skills. It is a little harder to get pumped up to get out of your comfort zone though.
Typically when I travel out of town to parks, there are people there, so it’s often a different vibe. Still fun though. You make random small talk and hype each other up for whatever you’re working on. I like being able to experience both solo sessions and large sessions. I feel like it makes me appreciate both in very different ways. The solo sessions are far more regular than the group ones, at least up until a month ago. Prior to my son and his crew, the last time I skated with people I already knew and am friends with would have been July last year. Met up with a friend, met two of his friends that skate, and had the best time that day. They live a few hours away though, so it’s been hard to make that happen again.
I will also say that I do worry a bit more about getting broke off when I’m out there by myself, but I think that’s mainly just because I’m old and have responsibilities.