After snowboarding for 30 years... the "last lap" thing is ingrained into my, as well as my friends and family's, psyche. It is know. It is the lap which must not be named.
But I'm also a connoisseur of dark humour and have been known to loudly proclaim to a large riding group, just when we're all ready to go... "Hey everyone, I have an announcement... this is our last lap!! Last run of the day! It was a great day, but it's time to go home and this is definitely the last one... whoo boy, can taste those beers already!! Everyone ready for their very last, final, definitely not doing any more, run of the day??!! Here we go... oh and beee caaarrefull, don't hurt yourself!!" ... as I ride away cackling.. haha... I always find it quite entertaining... not sure anyone else does though.
But I do have a pretty good "last try" story as well. Was 19 years old... at the skatepark, late afternoon... had been trying to land a big pop shov over a hip. It was time to go... called it "Ok, last one, this is the one!" I rolled my ankle so hard it should have broken... my foot was actually on the skateboard when it rolled and my ankle hit the pavement! Went to the hospital... doc took a quick look and was like "yep, that's broken... lets get an x-ray to see what we're dealing with." Turned out it wasn't broken... just very badly sprained... doctor said "Too bad it's not broken... would have healed faster.."
The kicker... I and my two best friends were moving to Whistler the next fucking day!! There was no bike park yet... but we were moving to shred the glacier and skate all summer. We still made the move.. I somehow still made the 6.5 drive (it was my left foot and was driving an auto)... but I had to limp around the village on crutches most of the summer while my buddies were having the times of their lives on the glacier and in the skatepark... that wasn't fun. Also, wish I still healed as fast as a 19 year old... man our bodies were like magic back then!
Jan. 25, 2022, 9:11 a.m. - IslandLife
After snowboarding for 30 years... the "last lap" thing is ingrained into my, as well as my friends and family's, psyche. It is know. It is the lap which must not be named. But I'm also a connoisseur of dark humour and have been known to loudly proclaim to a large riding group, just when we're all ready to go... "Hey everyone, I have an announcement... this is our last lap!! Last run of the day! It was a great day, but it's time to go home and this is definitely the last one... whoo boy, can taste those beers already!! Everyone ready for their very last, final, definitely not doing any more, run of the day??!! Here we go... oh and beee caaarrefull, don't hurt yourself!!" ... as I ride away cackling.. haha... I always find it quite entertaining... not sure anyone else does though. But I do have a pretty good "last try" story as well. Was 19 years old... at the skatepark, late afternoon... had been trying to land a big pop shov over a hip. It was time to go... called it "Ok, last one, this is the one!" I rolled my ankle so hard it should have broken... my foot was actually on the skateboard when it rolled and my ankle hit the pavement! Went to the hospital... doc took a quick look and was like "yep, that's broken... lets get an x-ray to see what we're dealing with." Turned out it wasn't broken... just very badly sprained... doctor said "Too bad it's not broken... would have healed faster.." The kicker... I and my two best friends were moving to Whistler the next fucking day!! There was no bike park yet... but we were moving to shred the glacier and skate all summer. We still made the move.. I somehow still made the 6.5 drive (it was my left foot and was driving an auto)... but I had to limp around the village on crutches most of the summer while my buddies were having the times of their lives on the glacier and in the skatepark... that wasn't fun. Also, wish I still healed as fast as a 19 year old... man our bodies were like magic back then!