2 updates in 1 day!

Dr. Feelgood (again, not his real name), signed off on me going to get an x-ray on my ankle / foot area. The outpatient x-ray place closes at 4:30, so I will not be going today, but will soon enough. What's one or two more days?

Pain in the....ankle

It's been 6 weeks and 3 days since I fell and hurt my knee and ankle. Six weeks that I've been wearing a brace and walking funny. Six weeks since I've ridden. My knee feels much better, though putting too much pressure on it, like kneeling, doesn't feel too good. Its my ankle that is holding me back.

I never went and got an MRI or an X-ray when this happened. I have been going to a chiropractor and he has been working with me to strenghten the muscles and stuff. But, I still hurt. I don't think this is normal, so I'm going to ask Dr. Feelgood (my chiropractor, not his real name, though wouldn't that be great?!?) if he can do an X-Ray to see if there are any fractures. Enough is enough!

I'll keep you updated.

oh man....update time

I just realized that I haven't updated anything since the ILLINOIS comp. In JUNE. EARLY JUNE. And its now SEPTEMBER and the season is OVER! I am so sorry! Not to make excuses, but its been a busy summer between summer classes for my masters and traveling, some things just get pushed back (like blogging and cleaning...but blogging is much more fun).

Anyway, I guess I need to catch you up.

The competition in Idaho was cancelled and moved to Moses Lake, Washington (Great flow, great people!). I was unable to attend (classes!), but Aaron went and got 1st in Drop Knee.

Aaron then went to the 3 stops in California. Again, I couldn't go b/c of class, but Aaron came back with 2 golds and a silver. He also got to ride B-Max (pictures later).

After that, we took a brief break and so our next comp was the 2 day Camelbeach / Split Rock extravaganza. Aaron placed 1st at both, and I was like 5th or 6th.
The next week, I went with Aaron to Minneapolis to the competition at the Waterpark of America. Aaron placed 2nd and I got 5th or 6th.

After that came Nationals in Ogden, Utah! Aaron got 2nd, but won the tour championship. I placed 6th at Nationals, but was 5th overall in the points.

We were planning to either take a trip Labor Day or have some Super Duper friends come down to visit, but both fell through. I'm kind of glad we didn't as I fell doing a 360 and hurt both my knee and my ankle. I'm not really sure what I did, but my dad (the retired athletic trainer) thinks I sprained my ankle and either did the same to the knee or had the cap move or have a bone bruise. Or all or none of the above.

So, thats our flow summer in a nutshell.

Splash City, Collinsville, IL

Aaron and I had a great time in Collinsville this year! It was so nice having time to catch up with friends! During the course of the trip, I officially decided that West Virginia should be eliminated from our trip, as it adds almost 4 hours to the trip, plus mountains and bad drivers and Bambi's mom. I don't know when the rest of the country is going to recognize my decree, but its out there, its gonna happen.

Anyway, back to the action. It started out as a really hot day, but a couple storms blew through and we had to take a couple breaks. Aaron judged a lot of the heats, and did a great job!

I don't have all of the results, I was worried about the rain starting again, so I didn't break my camera out to take pictures of the awards ceremony, but what I do know is that Aaron won 1st in Drop Knee and I got 3rd in women's flowboard.


Thats Aaron on his new board, the Cartel flowfish. He looks great!




We had a weekend off this weekend (19th and 20th of June), but next weekend, Aaron is flying out to Spokane, Washington to compete in Moses Lake, Washington. I'm sure a good time will be had by all involved (especially since Aaron will get to hang out with his Navy buddies!)

Press release with results from Sahara Sams

Here is the press release from the 4th stop on the FlowTour at Sahara Sam's Oasis in West Berlin, New Jersey.

Sixty eight riders competed in five Flow Board and six Body Board divisions in this leg of the Wave Loch Flow Tour, taking place at Sahara Sam's in New Jersey. This AA rated event awarded $2,500 to the expert divisions..

The competition saw a stand out performance by Sahara Sam's local Steve Salmon, earning his third consecutive victory in the Master’s Flow Board division. Neil Brown trumped his competition, and took his fourth straight gold in Men's Body Board. The biggest near upset was the fierce battle between Andrew Shelton and Nick Nguyen in the Expert Body Board Division. In the end, Nguyen out-shone Shelton in a split decision. Amanda McCormick took control of the women's tour lead with her huge victory in Women's Stand Up.

Sponsors for this event included: Madrid skateboards, Victory wetsuits, X Balm, Wave Loch Flow Boards, Cheesecake Factory, Nike Town and of course, Sahara Sam's Water park.

Special Thanks to Aquatics Director Brandon Moore and President of Sahara Sam's Indoor Water Park in New Jersey, Ilya Girlya.

And now....the results.....
FEMALE BODYBOARD
1st Caitlin Clifford
2nd Amanda McCormick
3rd Allison Stefancin

JRS BODYBOARD
1st Hasim Paputchi
2nd Owen Golden
3rd Brian Betsa
4th Cameron Lodge

MENS BODYBOARD
1st Neil Brown
2nd Luigi Vargas
3rd Anthony Reed
4th Aaron Lam

FEMALE FLOWBOARD
1st Amanda McCormick
2nd Kim Koyle
3rd Caitlin Clifford
4th Hillary Bond

JRS FLOWBOARD
1st Owen Golden
2nd Brian Betsa
3rd Tim Ereritt
4th Andrew Shelton

MENS FLOWBOARD
1st Yev Lyaskovskiy
2nd Manny Rayo
3rd Tom Everitt
4th Andrew Shelton

MASTERS BODYBOARD
1st Chuck Proctor
2nd Steve Salmon

EXPERT BODYBOARD
1st Nick Nguyen
2nd Andrew Shelton
3rd Sean Silveira
4th Curtis Lam

DROP KNEE
1st Justin Montabalano
2nd Aaron Furman
3rd Brendan Fenske
4th Andy Haase

MASTERS FLOWBOARD
1st Steve Salmon
2nd Dennis Kaiser
3rd Mike McCormick
4th Chuck Proctor

EXPERT FLOWBOARD
1st Sean Silveira
2nd Nick Nguyen
3rd Curtis Lam
4th Brenden Fenske

IFC---World Flowboarding Championships

Oh man! The IFC (International Flowriding League Championships) is hosting an international Flowrider competition (similar to the competition held at Wavehouse Sentosa on the Flowbarrel last October).

Read more about it:
http://flowboarding.ning.com/profiles/blogs/world-flowrider-championships

Hmmmm...it would be really, really cool to go to Singapore. I've never been. Hint Hint Waveloch! The Furmans want to go international!

On the Splash City website

is Mr. Aaron Furman! His picture is featured on the Splash City in Collinsville, Illinois website in 2 different locations!
Cut and paste to follow the link!

http://www.splashcity.org/SpecialEvents.html

http://www.splashcity.org/splashcitynew.html

We'll be there competing this weekend (maybe they'll get some more pics!)

Press Release from Ohio

Here are the "official" results and press release from Waveloch about the competition last weekend at Kalahari Resort, (Sandusky), Ohio.


http://www.wavehouse.com/news/third-stop-us-flow-tour-kalahari-resorts-sandusky-ohio

And as usual, because Blogger doesn't like when I post links, I can't get it to just click and open in another window. You'll have to cut and copy. Sorry.

Results as I've heard them

I don't have all the results from the Ohio comp (so please don't complain!) But, if you know something I don't, then let me know :) Also, sorry if I spelled your name wrong!

Expert Flowboarding
Nick Nyguen
Brenden Fenske
Curtis Lam
Robert Puls

Expert Bodyboarding
Nick Nyguen
Curtis Lam
Christian "Cookie" Cooke
Andrew Shelton

Mens Flowboarding
?

Mens Bodyboarding
Neil Brown
Andy Haase
Fenske (not sure if this is Brenden or little Fenske)
Berger

Drop Knee
Justin Montalbano
Aaron Haase
The Other Fenske

Womens Flowboarding
Jessica Nichols
Kim Koyle

Womens Bodyboarding
Jessica Nichols

Masters Standup
Steve Salmon
Chuck Proctor
Dennis
Tracy Caroll

Masters Bodyboarding
Chuck Proctor
Tracy Caroll
Steve Salmon
Nancy Clark

New address

Same blog, just a different location!

We can now be found at http://flowfurmansflow.blogspot.com

Thanks for putting up with the change!

Ohio Comp

I just wanted to send some love to all those competing in Ohio this weekend. Unfortunately, Aaron and I won't be making it----lots of extenuating circumstances, such as Aaron working, my mom having back surgery, my sister having her wisdom teeth out---it was like the universe said, "Furmans, do NOT go to Ohio this weekend!" and so we aren't!
But, as always, best of luck to all competitors. Remember to represent the sport, your home waterpark, and yourself well.

DON"T FORGET TO TEXT ME UPDATES!!!!!!!!

Results from Massanutten

The 3rd annual Massanutten Flow for Dough competition was held Saturday, May 1st. Here are the results (thanks to flowboardermag.com for posting them so quickly so I didn't have to retype them!):
RESULTS
EVENT #2 MASSANUTTEN, VA MAY 1st, 2010


FEMALE BODYBOARD
1st Danielle Gray
2nd Elizabeth Sours
3rd Lacey Kreiser
4th Allison Stefancin



FEMALE FLOWBOARD
1st Amanda Mccormick
2nd Jessica Nichols
3rd Dee Daniels
4th Haley Balderama
5th Amanda Furman
6th Kim Koyle


JR MEN BODYBOARD
1st Rhett Blake
2nd Cameron Lodge
3rd Tim Everett
4th Tommy Sours



JR MEN FLOWBOARD
1st Christian Cook
2nd Andrew Shelton
3rd Brian Betsa
4th Rhett Blake


MENS BODYBOARD
1st Neil Brown
2nd Paul McAndrews
3rd Aaron Dean
4th Luigi Vargas



MENS FLOWBOARD
1st Aaron Dean
2nd Robert Puls
3rd Yev Lyaskovsky
4th Andy Hasse


MASTERS BODYBOARD
1st Charles Protor
2nd Sharon Sowers
3rd Ely Mebezza
4th Steve Salmon



MASTERS FLOWBOARD
1st Steve Salmon
2nd Charles Proctor
3rd Ely Mebezza
4th Sharon Sowers


EXPERT BODYBOARD
1st Nick Nguyen
2nd Haley Balderama
3rd Christian Cook
4th Shane Lewandowski



EXPERT FLOWBOARD
1st Sean Silviera
2nd Nick Nguyen
3rd Brendon Fenske
4th Curtis Lam


DROP KNEE
1st Justin Montalbano
2nd Aaron Furman
3rd Sean Silviera
4th Cody Monger

Show off :)

We got a new camera yesterday, a Nikon d5000. Here is Amanda's favorite shot of the inaugural shoot. This was taken at Massanutten Waterpark (Harrisonburg, VA) on Thursday afternoon. Everyone was there practicing for the Flow for Dough Competition on Saturday (more to come on that later!)
Anyway, Amanda's favorite picture.....

New Boards

I just ordered new boards for Aaron last night. Paul at Cartel is awesome and so nice to work with! Aaron ordered a new bodyboard, and is also getting a new "flowfish" from Cartel. I'm pretty excited about the flowfish, it just looks so different from all the other boards(I'll post pictures when it comes in). I'm anxious to see if Aaron will like it :)

Date Changes

Yes, it is true, the date of the Massanutten Comp has been changed from May 8th to May 1st. Also, the date for Nationals has been changed from August 18, 19, and 20 (or something like that) to August 12, 13, 14.
Hope to see you at some comps this summer!

2010 Flow Tour Rules

Here are the official rules for the 2010 US Flow Tour. If you have any questions or comments, let me know and I will pass them on to the appropriate person


2010 OFFICIAL RULE BOOK

can be found on www.flowrider.com

COMPETITOR’S OBLIGATIONS TO EVENTS

1. ENTRY FEE REQUIREMENT
1. All competitors must fill out and sign entry form and pay correct fees before being put into a heat or practice session.
2. Fees shall remain consistent throughout the tour. $35.00 first AM Division $5.00 for second, $40.00 per Expert Division.
3. Riders may enter one (1) Bodyboard and one (1) Flowboard Division per event.
4. There are no entry fee refunds.
5. Rider may enter specialty division if space & agenda permits.

2. DIVISIONS
1. Divisions will be arranged according to age, gender and skill.
2. You may enter only in your appropriate age & gender.
3. Rated divisions. Female, Junior, Mens, Master, DK and Expert in both Bodyboard and Flow Board will be rated division.
4. Specialty Divisions. Beginner & Youth will be run when venue or rider turnout dictates.
5. Expert Riders cannot go back to AM Divisions without sitting out one (1) full competition season.


DIVISIONS
FEMALE BB - All Ages FEMALE FB - All Ages
YOUTH BB - 12 & under YOUTH FB - 12 & under
JUNIOR BB - 13-17 JUNIOR FB - 13-17
MENS BB - 17-34 MENS FB - 17-34
MASTER BB - 35 & older MASTER FB - 35 & older
DROP KNEE - All Ages DOUBLES - All Ages
EXPERT BB - Pro EXPERT FB - Pro


3. COMPETITION FORMAT
1. Riders will be arranged in each division in 4 man heats were top 2 riders advance into next round.
2. 5 person heats will be permit in 1st round only.
3. Riders will compete one (1) at a time and be given between 30 & 45 seconds per ride.
4. If a rider falls off they may reenter if there is time still remaining.
5. Time will begin when the rider touches the Flow surface.

4. JUDGING / SCORING
1. Ride scoring will be done on a zero to 10 scale broken into increments 0.5.
2. Ties: Ties will be broken by counting the highest ride then to 3rd highest ride if necessary.
3. The ride scoring will be done from .5 to 10 broken into half increments (7.0, 7.5) 0-3 Poor, 4-6 Average, 7-9 Excellent, 10 Perfect.


5. CRITERIA
1. The rider who performs radical controlled, unaided maneuvers with speed, style and variety while utilizing the entire ride and time, will be given the highest scores.


6. PROTEST
1. Written protests maybe submitted to Head Judge only.
2. Head Judge will have sole discretion regarding all protest.


7. CONDUCT
1. Any rider who causes willful destruction or damage to properly or damage to Flowboarder Image will be subject to disciplinary action.
2. Penalty can and will include event suspensions.
3. Fines & Tour suspensions will be enforced in severe circumstances.


8. JUDGE’S SELECTION
1. Head Judge will be responsible for the judge’s panel.
2. Head Judge will determine appropriate qualified personnel to serve on panel.
3. Head Judge will be responsible for pre event meeting to go over all rules of panels.
4. Practice scoring to be done by new personnel.
5. Head Judge will have final say on all scoring decisions.
6. Head Judge is the only person who can give exact agenda schedule times.
7. No Judge shall discuss with any competitors’ scores during event, always refer rider to head judge.


9. AWARDS
1. Awards to be given to top 4 in each division.
2. Your browser may not support display of this image. Overall Tour champions – National Tour champs will be crowned in Female, Junior, Men, Master and Expert in both Bodyboard & Flowboard.

10. EQUIPMENT
1. Riders may ride boards provided by park or use your own venue approved boards.
2. All boards must be Waveloch approved.
3. All boards subject to inspection from head judge & venue personnel upon request.
4. Head judge will have final discretion with venue management input & approval.

POINTS / MONEY ALLOCATIONS

PLACE A RATED PRIZE
1st 250 $250.00
2nd 225 $125.00
3rd 200 $75.00
4th 180 $50.00
5th 162
7th 146
9th 131
13th 118
17th 105
25th 94


PLACE AA RATED PRIZE
1st 500 $600.00
2nd 450 $300.00
3rd 400 $200.00
4th 360 $150.00
5th 324
7th 292
9th 262
13th 236
17th 210
25th 188

Rumor has it....

that the date of the Massanutten Flow Comp has changed from May 8 (JMU graduation) to May 1. Mark your calendars!

2010 Flow Tour Schedule

Its here! We've already booked our tickets to Nationals!
(Aaron was so nice to type it up and post it on his facebook that I had to steal it)

Waterville (Gulf Shores, AL) APR 24 A

Massanutten Waterpark, VA MAY 8 AA

Kalahari, Sandusky, OH MAY 15 AA

Sahara Sam's Oasis
West Berlin, NJ JUNE 5 AA

Collinsville, IL JUNE 12 A

Hurricane Harbor, TX
(bodyboard only) JUNE 19 A

Silver Rapids
Kellogg, ID JUNE 26 AA

Mavericks
Sun River, OR JULY 3 AA

Wave House
San Diego, CA JULY 10 AA

The Wave
Vista, CA JULY 11 A

Republic, MO JULY 17 A

The Solomon Center
Ogden, UT JULY 24 A

Camel Beach
Tannersville, PA JULY 31 AA

Split Rock Resort
Lake Harmony, PA AUG 1 A

Water Park of America
Minneapolis, MN AUG 7 AA

NATIONALS
The Solomon Center Thurs, Fri, Sat
Ogden, UT AUG 19, 20, 21 AAA

The "A"s denote how many points you will receive upon placing at each competition. A single A receives 250 points for first place, a AA receives 500 points for first place and a AAA receives 750 points for first place.

Something something something FLOWRIDER

We can thank Family Guy's Star Wars spoof for inspiring this blog.

We welcomed another convert to the Dark Side this week. My little sister, Allison, is now learning how to ride standup. She's doing pretty good, she has good balance (surprisingly) and has that family drive to do well in something she likes. Her first time on she was able to carve (just a little, but more than I could my first time!) and her second day out, she wanted to learn how to start herself. Well, actually, she wanted to skip loading herself from the side and just go to top loading, but we told her that wasn't a good idea :)

Here is a video clip of her first day.



Enjoy!




p.s. The music in the video is by the Glee Cast. It is a mashup of Walking on Sunshine and Halo.

Six Flags Great Escape Indoor Waterpark

This past weekend, (Jan 8-10), we braved the artic chill, snow flurries, and drove 7 1/2 hours to visit the Six Flags Great Escape Lodge and Indoor Waterpark (whoa thats a long name!) in Queensbury, New York to ride their flowrider. Aaron and I plan on writing a more comprehensive review of the waterpark and lodge, but for now, just know that we had a great time! I hope to have, not only the review, but pictures and video clips up within the week.

I also just wanted to say that I'm changing the focus of the blog just a little. I've looked back on my posts and I've noticed that they have become less and less about me trying to learn how to ride (as was my original intention) and more and more about competitions, places we've been and other stories of flowriding interest. So, that is the going to be the new direction I'm taking the blog. Oh sure, I still might throw in some cute little anecdote about falling on my face while spinning or something, but overall, that is where we're headed.