Sneaker Streaker

Distinguishing Characteristics:

Tattoos, pierced cheek, sneaky sneakers…

Derby Assets:

Thighs I can always count on to keep going, long after the rest of my body has given up

Special Derby Move:

I like to sneak up on people and BAM!!!

Greatest Derby Moment:

Grand final 2010… It’s was the culmination of a hectic year as a freshie and all the training and derby strategy finally came together!

Biggest Derby Regret:

None

Preferred Skating Attire:

Short stuff, my lucky undies, glitter anything…

Gear Profile:

Skates held together by a lot of tape, hybrid wheels that will pretty much get me through skating on any surface!

Pre-Bout Psych-Up Routine:

Violent chest bumping and grunting soon followed by moments of extatic happiness and tears of joy

Favourite Post-bout Wind Down:

Cider, cider and more cider!

Favourite Off-Skates Activities:

Play-fighting with my husband Mr Streaker and snuggling the life out of my sausage dog, Frankie

Derby Diet Tips:

Its ok to eat cake… The trainers will make you work your butt off so really… It’s ok!

Off-skates Thrill Seeker Activities:

Streaking and sneaking… Often in sneakers!

Derby Injuries:

None so far…

Virtues:

Always ready to give you a hip whip

Vices:

Easily distracted by shiny objects, make high pitched girly sounds around babies and puppies

Guilty pleasures:

Girly stuff, makeup and YouTube videos

Earliest Roller-skating memory:

Bike shorts, cut off tee, in-line skates, 1995 in post-communist Latvia, dare I say more!

Memorable Derby-Related Dream:

Doing the skate-out in a skin tone, skintight Lycra leotard…

Non-Derby-Confusion Moment:

Dodging through crowds at sale time… Hip-checking my way through cues.

Origin of Derby Name:

It’s nudity, speed and agility in good footwear! Who wouldn’t want to be a Sneaker Streaker!!!

Motto:

Streaking since 1985

Theme Tune:

Run DMC – ‘My Adidas’

Bio:

Sneaker Streaker (formerly Vanilla Slice) spends her days training to take her streaking to an elite level. Likes all forms of footwear but is particularly inclined to admiring sneakers which she also wears for sneaking.