Editor's Note
I'm excited to announce the addition of a new member to The Freerunner's staff this month! Chris Kessler has been an author for The Freerunner since the very beginning, and is now stepping up even further to take on the responsibilities of Assistant Editor.
A writer from Roanoke, Virginia, Chris is a spoken word poet who is currently seeking his bachelor's degree Creative Writing from Virginia Tech University. Becoming part of American Parkour has had a great influence in his life, and he's "excited to help push The Freerunner to reach its potential!"
Welcome aboard, Chris! We're happy to have you.
Janine Cundy
Editor in Chief
In This Issue
A Traceur's Guide to Asking for Donations
When it comes down to it, we traceurs are darn resourceful. I mean, we do make a lifestyle out of finding playgrounds in every day architecture. We even go so far as to recycle scrap wood and busted up curb into home-training tools. If you're looking to start building obstacles to train on where you live, take a page out of Charlie's book, and learn how to ask for what you need and rescue those reusable resources!
Madison Parkour Highlight
Something we'd really like to do more of here at The Freerunner, is highlighting local scenes. There are so many people doing great things for parkour nationwide, and so few ways to really put them in a place to be seen and heard! So, to kick things off we're starting with MadPK, a community running out of Madison, Wisconsin. Zack Taylor wrote in to share a pretty cool story, and a great hotspot to train at.
Rise: Chapter 13
I'm not going to sugar coat this one. In this chapter, Rusty pwns. The long awaited ProAm competition has arrived, and it doesn't disappoint. Tell us what you think! Also, we've got really exciting news to go along with this really exciting chapter. Gabriel Arnold has created Rise shirts, exactly like the one Rusty inherited from his father! If you want one of these babies, check out the store to see it for yourself!
The Kindred Perspective
One of the main benefits of parkour is the community. However, the prelude to a community is the group of friends that each individual trains with on a daily basis. These are the people that push us to become what we can become. These are the people who mean the most to our movement. This is my kindred perspective.
The Secret Language of Fences
This beautiful piece of creative writing comes to us from a brand new author out of Cleveland. Let's take a moment to welcome Jeffrey Lange to our group of authors!
Jeffrey also spent time freerunning in Chicago while studying Creative Writing. Writing for The Freerunner gives him a chance to combine both of these passions. In addition to parkour and writing, he is an avid fan of comic books and action movies.
If you'd like a chance to write for The Freerunner, email janine@americanparkour.com to talk it out!