Showing posts with label surfing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label surfing. Show all posts

Monday, August 20, 2012

NIKE US Open of Surfing


11x world champ Kelly Slater talking about Pupo, and not being able to defend his title.


top: Henri Girl // shorts: Millau (LF sale) // glasses: Ray Ban

Surf legend Pat O'Connell giving us the 411 on the Nike US Open of Surfing


 Testing out the indestructible GZ One Commando

Surfline's head forecaster Kevin Willis gave us his forecast for week.

My college BFF's killing it with their PuraVida bracelets



Tune into NBC Sports on September 15th 10:30am PT to watch the quarters, semis and finals.



Xoxo






Friday, May 4, 2012

NIKE Lowers Pro



This week I took a day off from baseball and headed down to the beach to cover the Nike Lowers Pro for Inside Alli Sports. Lower Testlecs is a very popular (and always crowded) wave known for it’s 100 yard lefts and rights. However, during this competition pro surfers get a chance to ride these machine-like-waves without the crowds, so that means plenty of progressive airs.

Pro surfer, Monica Brrne- Wickey

Inside Alli Sports









Xoxo

Friday, October 14, 2011

Surfing my fears


I've lived walking distance from the beach for 24 years, spent every sunny day I could baking on the sand and swimming in ocean, but because of an old fear I never learned to surf. When I was 6 years old I witnessed a young girl getting pulled out of the water with a chunk of her leg missing from a collision with her surfboard fin. Apparently, that image was the only thing that came to mind every time I attempted to surf. But life is all about facing your fears, and after 18 years it turns out all I needed was a perfect day at San Onofre. 


Because I visualized myself sanding up and surfing for so many years, once I was in the water with my board, I knew what I wanted to do...

1st wave of the day- I was up and rode it all the way in.
2nd wave I was determined to angle- so I took a right all the way to the shore.
3rd wave- Jeff and I rode it in together.

It's official, I'm a surfer.


After a great day of surfing we packed up and were off to Murrieta to celebrate Clay's birthday.

the best adventure car EVER...my FORD Explorer. 

we chopped our own firewood 

had our own wine tasting

celebrated Clayton's birfday

and hiked through Hoover's 10 acre property. 



Once you face your fears, anything is possible.








Wednesday, May 18, 2011

X-Games Going Global



X-Games is making an EXTREME move. Early yesterday ESPN announced a crazy big expansion for the X-Games franchise.

The X-Games will have 6 events globally starting in 2013! This new international event/ festival will be called Global X.

It's about time action sports took over the world...I'm just sayin'.




PS. Word on the street is surfing will be joining the X-Games/Global X family. HELL YA!



Check out ESPN's full story here...


ESPN's interview with Burnquist, a former X-Game gold medalist