Caleb Smith – Then And Now Blading Interview EP02
from Jan Welch on 21 Sep 2021
Caleb Smith – Then And Now Blading Interview EP02
For the second episode of the Then And Now Interview Series, I chat with Caleb Smith. Caleb is an aggressive inline skater who fell in love with big wheel blading and has taken distance skating to the next level. This year he has skated several thousand miles as part of his Midwest Ultra Series. In this interview, we talk about Caleb’s history in skating, when we met, his aggressive skating, when he discovered big wheel blading, his Ultra series, Camp SkateIA, marathons, making a living on skates, Dante Muse, his new sponsor, and much more.
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Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
00:53 – Caleb’s skating backstory
05:12 – Caleb comes to Austin to aggressive skate, and I take him on his first distance skate
07:18 – Back to Iowa and his first RAGBRAI
10:00 – Early Ultra skates, Athens to Atlanta to Athens (A2A2A)
20:02 – Midwest Ultra Series Part 1
21:30 – Aggressive skaters & Big Wheel Blading
23:50 – Midwest Ultra Series Part 2
25:48 – Camp SkateIA, Skatepark Instructor Certification
30:02 – Doing Food Delivery on Skates
32:16 – Marathon Skating
33:29 – Dante Muse, the World Champion speed skater
35:16 – Learning the Double-Push
37:44 – Do aggressive skaters really know how to skate?
38:45 – Dante Muse, the aggressive inline skater
40:21 – How much is Caleb aggressive skating now?
41:45 – Current aggressive skate setup and a new skate sponsor!
45:36 – Bicycle Ride Across Georgia (BRAG)
55:00 – Caleb’s favorite long-distance skate?
57:39 – Creating the “Ultra” short film with Bruce James Bales
01:02:32 – Carrying gear on Ultra skates? Building an Ultra Community
01:12:00 – Skating with Bambi, New Mexico
01:14:47 – Future plans
01:15:35 – Outro
Links
Ultra Documentary by Bruce James Bales
Ultra Documentary Iowa PBS Special
Caleb Smith of Des Moines, Iowa on Inline Skating and Life During COVID-19
Caleb Smith of Des Moines, Iowa on Inline Skating and Life During COVID-19
“The Land of Enchantment” Caleb Smith and Katie Baird Bladepacking New Mexico
“The Land of Enchantment” Caleb Smith and Katie Baird Bladepacking New Mexico
Caleb Smith Conquers the 467-Mile RAGBRAI Challenge on Inline Skates
Caleb Smith Conquers the 467-Mile RAGBRAI Challenge on Inline Skates
SkateIA
https://skateia.org/
Big Wheel Blading Merchandise
https://bigwheelblading.com/store/
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