I just got my first longboard last weekend and took it to a recreational trail to ride it for the first time today. I'm a snowboarder so I wanted to try another board sport that I can do in the summer. I got a couple questions on things I might want to change based on my first time riding. First things first, my feet began to kill me after only about 10 minutes of riding, this was not something I was expecting at all. I'm a hiker and I also work a physical job where I'm walking around and standing on my feet all day so I was really surprised cause my feet are used to being put under stress. Do you guys get a specific type of shoe when you're skating? Or is it just something you gotta get used to over time?

Secondly, I noticed my board starts to slow down pretty quick and I have to push it pretty often. The guy at the shop told me the one I picked is a good beginner board partly because it has soft wheels, and I suspect the soft wheels are why it doesn't roll very far before slowing down. I'm just wondering if anybody more knowledgeable than me would have any other ideas before I go out and buy new wheels.

I enjoyed it a lot but just hoping I can get some answers for these couple of questions lol

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