Welp, he did it.
A couple days ago, we reported on Nathan Florence surfing, paddling, and walking up and down the point at Skeleton Bay, inching damn near a marathon at 22 miles.
And now, he’s done it…and then some.
Full marathons are 26.2 miles; Florence clocked a whopping 32.07.
Captioning his achievement in a post, he wrote:
“Today was one of those days! The Namibia dream, 32 miles of Surfing, paddle, walk, swim, held under tumbled along the bottom long hold downs long barrels endless marching and current battling! My first marathon activity and more impressive @mahinaflorence ran every loop on the beach and completed her first marathon all running here at donkey bay!”
Florence, of course, wasn’t the only high-profile surfer at Skeleton Bay during this most recent run of swell. There was Kelly Slater, too, who surfed the mythical lefthand pointbreak for the first time, even breaking three boards in one session, among many others.
Commenting on Nate’s post, folks wrote:
“I can see how that would be fun” – Shane Dorian
“Dream team!!!! What a day!!!” – Koa Smith
“OMG you guys scored 🙌🙌🙌… stoked” – Strider Wasilewski
“Good job team!!!!!” – Greyson Fletcher
In another post, Florence gave the POV view of a Skeleton Bay drainer, multiple sections included.
Comments on that post included:
“Wonder of the world” – Vans Surf
“Which video game is this?” – Matt Wilkinson
“The desert storm is real!” – Ivan Florence
“Fuck yeah my dood” – Strider Wasilewski
And, ironically, “Place seems so mellow” – Peter King
Stay tuned for more Skeleton Bay content to come from this recent run of swell.
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