Claudia Pechstein Backwards: Cool video; Claudia Pechstein skating backwards. I don’t know what’s more impressive; her lunge at the line or her time of 52.03.
Maarten Slembrouck’s Blog News: Here are a few interesting news items that I found thanks to Maarten Slembrouck’s Blog.
Italy’s has retired from short track speed skating- read more on MSB and on ShorttrackOnline.info.
Click here to check out a video from the Belgium Short Track Championships.
Zen’s 2008 Champions Challenge: Zen And The Art Of Speed Skating is home to another fine and well written account of a competiton- 2008 Champions Challenge. The report includes commentary, photos, humour, and more.
‘Matt Plummer went sub-36 in his 500m for the first time, 35.96. He was very happy. Here he is in blue, driving off the line with another “guy in red” Matt Shanahan. What you can’t see in this photo is some serious crazy tempo, but you can see excellent knee drive directly down the track. That’s hard to do when legspeed is a blur‘- photo and caption from Zen And The Art Of Speed Skating
Metrodome Results: Use the links below for all the results from the Metrodome Inline Marathon. Check out the NROC Prime Scores now that they have been updated after the first event.
Age Group
Recreational/Fitness
Division Results
Advanced
Half Marathon
Kids Race
Pro
Recreational/Fitness
Team Time Trial
Individual Lap Results
Full Marathon Lap Times
Half Marathon Lap Times
Denny Morrison 1500m WR: Here is a video of Denny Morrison setting the 1500m long track ice world record in Calgary- 1500m WR. You can find more videos and information on Denny Morrison Fansite.
Roller Event News: The Minnesota Inline Grand Prix is coming, well, to Minnesota as well as Manitoba (Canada)- read more in 2008 Minnesota Inline Grand Prix. The following events are included in the MIGP; March 16: Metrodome Inline Marathon; Grand Old Day On the Go 8k Skate, Baxter Inline Marathon, Big Granite Inline Marathon, Badger State Inline Marathon, Chicagoland Inline Marathon, St. Paul Inline Marathon, Hayward Inline 39-mile Challenge, St. Michael’s Half Marathon, North of the 49th Inline Marathon, Ax Grinder Inline Race, and North Shore Inline Marathon.
This is too bad; C.O.R.A. cancels California Cup Racing Series.
I am reposting this just in case you missed it; The 2008 Eastern Seaboard Series.
ING Speed Skating Challenge Winnger!: ‘After five weeks and over 42,500 online votes from across the country, the title of Canada’s Best Speed Skating Story was awarded to Alastair Starke representing the Lloydminster Border Blades Speed Skating Club in Alberta at a gala evening hosted by Catriona Le May Doan‘- read more in Catriona Le May Doan Crowns First Annual Winner of the ING Speed Skating Challenge – Lloydminster’s Alastair Starke named Canada’s Best Speed Skating Story.
Link: Here’s a new link for you; Sk-Force Racing.
USA Proposals: I am just trying to help keep people in the loop; Proposals to be voted at Regionals. You can view USA Roller Sports rule changes and clarifications here.
Jennifer Rodriguez Is Back: That’s right, USA’s J-Rod is coming back to long track speed skating- read more in Inliner on ice: JenRod.
2008 Worlds- NZ Skaters: Find out who’s on the New Zealand’s squad for the 2008 World Roller Speed Skating Championships in the thread 2008 World Skaters. I suspect this thread may be where you’ll find all the latest news about who from which country is going to worlds.
First Skates: Thanks to this thread Finns were first to get their skates on 5,000 years ago, we can all claim to know a bit more about the history of skating- read more in Dashing Finns were first to get their skates on 5,000 years ago; ‘The origins of ice-skating have been traced by scientists to the frozen lakes of Finland about 5,000 years ago, when people used skates made from animal bone‘.
Milipitas Pics: Training & News has these photos; Foto special Milipitas.
Passion’s Bike & Skate: Here’s a bit of reading for you from Passion on Wheels; Stand on My Feet about this past weekend’s RSO Indoor Race which includes a video and Ride with Aaron- this was the day before the RSO- he writes ‘A couple of times, when we passed house along the road, we heard dogs barking from far behind. Hehe, I felt quite good, felt like a kid did something wrong but fly away before being caught. The only thing I wanted to know was when we would stop then turn back?‘.
Here is Aaron Arndt’s entry on the ride that he and Jacky Shu did together; Long ride: few pics…
Aaron Arndt on break during his ride with Jacky Shu this past Sunday
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