Speed Skate World- By Peter Doucet- Online Since 1999

Canada Suit: The Official Canada Suits can now be purchased from Il Peloton. The Official Canada Suit was one of two winning designs in the Design Canada! Contest.  $20 from each suit sold will be donated to the 2008 Canadian World Team athletes. Canadian World Team athletes are responsible for the costs of representing Canada at the World Roller Speed Skating Championships. The costs can run upwards of $4000 per athlete. [Click here to purchase a suit]

Across America Pics: Check out these pictures of Danny Dannels at the end of his 67+ days of skating from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean.

 
Danny Dannels comforted by his wife Hilary- photo from alegier

Cheex’s 4 Person: Michael Cheek has a recent site entry called  4person. About 4-person relays, he says ‘And i guess I do understand the competitive part of it, no one wants to not be one of the top 4 people on their club. However, it just seems to me like 4persons are really good for one or 2 clubs, and bad for all the other clubs‘.

ISN News: Inline Skating Notebook has a few recent articles that containt some pretty good information- see 2008 Gyro Wheels, Powerslide Custom Boots 2008, and the Powerslide Teams for WIC 2008.

Alaska Oval: Click here for a few photos of an long track outdoor oval being built in Alaska.

Long track oval in Alaska

Ottawa Indoor Open House:  The Ottawa Inline Skating Club will be holding an open house for indoor skating on March 22nd. Click here for the indoor information page.

Loy: Roller En Ligne has a report on France’s Tristan Loy and his racing at the recent Long Track World Championships in Nagano, Japan.

Photo from Roller En Ligne

Ask Bill Begg! Toe: The most recent Ask Bill Begg! article deals with toe pusing and knee bend.

NROC Metrodome: The Metrodome Inline Marathon- part of the NROC- will take place this weekend. There are special NROC rules for the marathon- read them here.