A new start after 60: I took up slalom skateboarding – and I’m off to the world championships
Darren Miles had skateboarded all his life. But in his 50s, he realised he was losing his skills and flexibility. So he took it in
Darren Miles had skateboarded all his life. But in his 50s, he realised he was losing his skills and flexibility. So he took it in a new direction Darren Miles never thought he would compete in any sport for Britain.
But in October, he will represent Great Britain in slalom skateboarding – a form of downhill racing – at the World Skate Games in Paraguay. Last week, he completed his World Anti-Doping Agency awareness training.
He had to tick a box confirming: “I’m an international athlete. ” “Justification” is the word that comes to mind, he says. “A feeling that I haven’t wasted my life skateboarding,
that diverging into something new” – he took up slalom in his late 50s – “and working hard at it has yielded a result of which I am very proud.” Continue reading...
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