Pathtek4
06-19-2008, 06:40 AM
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Michael Kosciesza (left), Arthur Swidzinski
An update from this thread here: 2 Guys Plan To Skateboard from Chicago to New York City -- 850 miles (http://www.skaterscafe.com/showthread.php?t=66580)
Here is a recent update on the 2 guys I brought Skaterscafe attention to taking on the task of skateboarding 850 miles from Chicago to NYC! Apparently they are in Ohio, and 400 miles into the trip
They also have a blog Shredamericafilm.com
From the Chicago Sun-Times:
Two 20-year-old film students from Niles have hit the road to see America, traveling 850 miles to New York City -- by skateboard.
Michael Kosciesza and Arthur Swidzinski left June 2 from Millennium Park and have been rolling along for 400 miles, spending nights at motels, campsites and the occasional couch.
They're now in Ohio, with a goal of reaching Times Square by the end of the month.
"There's not a day you don't feel sore," Swidzinski said. "The bottom of your feet just kill you."
The Columbia College students are accompanied by two friends on bicycles, James Lagen, 20, and Tony Michal, 21, who are filming the journey for a documentary to be called "Shred America." The word "shred" is slang for superior ability on a skateboard.
"We're just hoping to show people what America is really all about," Swidzinski said.
The travelers have been occasionally updating their blog at Shredamericafilm.com. Last Friday's entry included a bit on the perils of the road. "Mike ate pavement and was then promptly run over by James on his bike. James was then immediately ejected from his mountain cruiser and trapped beneath the rubble of his wrecked bicycle."
Kosciesza said he and Swidzinski began training for the trip a year ago.
"We started just running and skateboarding everywhere," he said. "It's really a once-in-a-lifetime adventure."
The two Maine East High School graduates said their team has had to battle the elements as well as fatigue.
"We got hammered by rain," Kosciesza said. "The first week was just nonstop."
Swidzinski said their journey has been a lot like America itself.
"We've met a few nice people, we've met a few mean people," he said. "Sometimes, you get the finger."
Sun-Times News Group
Michael Kosciesza (left), Arthur Swidzinski
An update from this thread here: 2 Guys Plan To Skateboard from Chicago to New York City -- 850 miles (http://www.skaterscafe.com/showthread.php?t=66580)
Here is a recent update on the 2 guys I brought Skaterscafe attention to taking on the task of skateboarding 850 miles from Chicago to NYC! Apparently they are in Ohio, and 400 miles into the trip
They also have a blog Shredamericafilm.com
From the Chicago Sun-Times:
Two 20-year-old film students from Niles have hit the road to see America, traveling 850 miles to New York City -- by skateboard.
Michael Kosciesza and Arthur Swidzinski left June 2 from Millennium Park and have been rolling along for 400 miles, spending nights at motels, campsites and the occasional couch.
They're now in Ohio, with a goal of reaching Times Square by the end of the month.
"There's not a day you don't feel sore," Swidzinski said. "The bottom of your feet just kill you."
The Columbia College students are accompanied by two friends on bicycles, James Lagen, 20, and Tony Michal, 21, who are filming the journey for a documentary to be called "Shred America." The word "shred" is slang for superior ability on a skateboard.
"We're just hoping to show people what America is really all about," Swidzinski said.
The travelers have been occasionally updating their blog at Shredamericafilm.com. Last Friday's entry included a bit on the perils of the road. "Mike ate pavement and was then promptly run over by James on his bike. James was then immediately ejected from his mountain cruiser and trapped beneath the rubble of his wrecked bicycle."
Kosciesza said he and Swidzinski began training for the trip a year ago.
"We started just running and skateboarding everywhere," he said. "It's really a once-in-a-lifetime adventure."
The two Maine East High School graduates said their team has had to battle the elements as well as fatigue.
"We got hammered by rain," Kosciesza said. "The first week was just nonstop."
Swidzinski said their journey has been a lot like America itself.
"We've met a few nice people, we've met a few mean people," he said. "Sometimes, you get the finger."
Sun-Times News Group