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Volume 6, Number 19 | June 19, 2014

Parkour the course

Add parkour (pronounced pärˈko͝or) to the long list of athletic activities available to local kids and adults. Parkour is a holistic training discipline using movement that was developed from military obstacle training in France in the 1980s, according to websites. Parkour practioners try to get from point A to point B in the most efficient way possible, and do it by using their bodies and surroundings. Carbondale Parkour brought the discipline to town this summer and is offering camps for kids and classes for adults. “We … study natural movement and train how to navigate any environment quickly and safely,” states Carbondale native Michael Merrill on his website. “This natural movement can be anything from running, jumping and climbing to balancing, rolling and landing.” Learning how to adjust one’s body and to roll after a mishap (such as being thrown over a bicycle’s handlebars) is an essential parkour component. In this picture, Rowan McAlpin demonstrates a tic tac, in which height is gained with redirected momentum. That’s Merrill (left) and co-instructor Derek Young (right) offering encouragement and direction. Carbondale Parkour is based in the Third Street Center and the phone number is 510-0088. For more info, go to carbondaleparkour.com. For more photos, visit the Sopris Sun website at soprissun.com. Photo by Lynn Burton

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