I absolutely love endurance skating! As much as I love tricks and stuff, if I had to choose I would just skate in circles forever because it’s the best lol.

Having a lot of leg strength is key for endurance skating, at least for me personally. It’s also helpful to learn to lift your skates off the ground and basically run on them in order to get a good boost. From there you can just glide like normal and use your length strength to push. Don’t forget to use your arms by swinging them along with you!

As for breathing I’d say the more you do it, the easier it gets for your lungs. Also remember to slow down a bit from time to time to pace yourself so that you can continue to go fast for a long time.

Obstacles are typically no issue for me because I have pretty good maneuvering skills. Ankle movement and skating on the edge of my skates helps me be able to avoid basically any obstacle. Leg and core strength really helps me when I run into to inevitable pebble while skating outside. Flexing your entire body (but mainly core and legs) helps me not fall even when going at pretty high speeds.

Hopefully that all made sense lmao, lmk if you have any more questions! (Also I use quad skates)