August 31st 2010- Pictures- Tonight’s Toronto Inline Skating Club Practice

Here are pictures from this evening’s Toronto Inline Skating Club practice. Shannon Hegarty took all the shots.

August 30th 2010- 24h Roller Montreal 2010 Promo Video

I just came in from a coaching planning meeting for the Toronto Speed Skating Club’s 2010-2011 season.

I’m pretty tired right now, so I’ll leave you with the following video below. I’ll post news, links, and updates on SSW at some point tomorrow.

Check this one out: 24h Roller Montreal 2010 Promo video (look for SSW’s Peter Doucet and also see if you can find Morgane getting a relay push from Valerie Maltais).

August 29th 2010- Pictures- Toronto Inline Skating Club Practice On August 26th

Click here for pictures of the Toronto Inline Skating Club’s August 26th practice.

Travis Shaw had a friend in his helmet at practice

August 28th 2010- Thank You CAN Fund, Register For Ottawa Inline Skating Festival, Some Roller Links

I’d like to thank CAN Fund, an great organization that recently supported me with a generous bursary.

ROLLER & INLINE SPEED SKATING

Most skaters don’t realize it, but what we do with our arms is just as important as what we do with our feet. Proper arm swing is a key to speed, especially when sprinting or accelerating. As they say, “Swing your arms and your legs will follow.”

Sharing a track with a 1000 skaters during 24 hours, being able to make new friends and reconnect with others is really another key of the event.

Skaters from Team Unipneu in a battle for 3rd overall- photo from 24h Roller Montreal, by Mohamed Ariba

Clinic run by Francisco Ramirez in Central Park earlier today- photo from Michael Grebinsky

August 27th 2010- Roller & Inline Speed Skating News

Here’s the latest roller & inline speed skating news-

REPORTS & RESULTS

I tried to find another video to show you The Extra Special Thing. But I can’t…you had to be there. What I wanted to show you was how Joey Mantia makes skating look like ballet. Power and grace combined. It was really cool to watch. Even someone like me who knows nothing about skating could appreciate it. I’m really glad I was there.

The 2010 Rink Rabbits World Team- photo from First Loser

Ten skaters teamed up to skate 1000km’s, broken up in 8 stages- photo from here

Taking on the 24 hours solo at Le Mans in France- photo shared by REL

NEWS- MISC, BLOGS, EVENTS

International inline skating coach Bill Begg believes Timaru could host the World Inline Speed Skating Championships in 2015 once the proposed new rink on Caroline Bay goes ahead.

EVENTS- WORLDS & MORE

The road from Two Harbors to Duluth will be smoother than ever for nearly 3,000 skaters in the 15th NorthShore Inline Marathon and half-marathon on Sept. 11.

PICTURES & VIDEOS

European Championships- photo from Pattinaggio Bellusco

100k in Hallum- photo from Tims ProSkateShots

Pro masters at the Chicagoland Inline Marathon- photo from Dawn Stoppelmoor

European Championships- photo from Pattinaggio Bellusco

Sabine Berg (middle- smallest- in white & blue looking out) racing in 2002 in Germany- photo from Georg Opperskalski

August 25th 2010- Roller & Inline Speed Skating- Videos & Pictures

Here are a bunch of roller & inline speed skating videos & pictures- these should keep you busy for a while.

PICTURES

The Ekkip – Poulettes Sur Roulettes- photo shared by Ekkip

Herb Gayle & Peter Doucet teamed up to share a legendary rendition of the Canadian National Anthem at the 4th Eastern Seaboard Series in Trexlertown- photo from howardb

X Race in Berlin- photo shared by FUG

A handsome skater leads a group of 5 at the Montreal 24-hours- photo shared by Ekkip

Finishing the 24 Hours Montreal relay in style- photo from Greg Brown (TermV)

Eastern Seaboard Series #4- photo from Karin Gabriel

Padova Grand Prix in Italy- photo from Ferrara World Inline Team

World Country Marathon- photo from Ferrara World Inline Team

VIDEOS

Grand Prix de la Chatre 2010 from Felix Fander on Vimeo.

August 25th 2010- Roller & Inline Speed Skating News

Here’s some of the latest in news, results, & more from the world of roller & inline speed skating

I’ll post links to videos and pictures later tonight or tomorrow.

RESULTS & REPORTS


Women’s finish at Germay’s X Race- photo from here

BLOGS & SKATERS

The national team from Belgium also has a new national coach, Jorge Botero. I’m really really looking forward to Worlds to meet him and learn as much as possible from him! On Wouter Hebbrecht his blog you can read much more about him, but I’m already convinced that the Belgium team will do great with him as our coach.

EVENTS

NEWS, LINKS, MISC

Revolutionized thinking for WORLD INLINE CUP 2011, I believe will be of major interest to individual skaters, sponsors & very importantly host Federation countries, major announcements shortly, the WIC will move very shortly to dispell rumours & thoughts of factional splits.

A training camp for kids was held in Germany- photo from here

August 23rd 2010- Short Track & Long Track Speed Skating News

Here’s some of the latest from the world of ice speed skating;

SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING NEWS

Speed Skating Canada (SSC) is proud to announce the appointment of Nathalie Lambert to the International Skating Union Short Track Technical Committee. She is the first woman member of an ISU speed skating technical committee.

LONG TRACK SPEED SKATING NEWS

Kosta Poltavets is now a coach for Russia- photo from ProShots

Stefan Groothuis- photo from here

August 23rd 2010- Herb Gayle’s Pictures: Eastern Seaboard Series #4

Here are Herb Gayle’s pictures from this past Saturday’s Eastern Seaboard Series #4/ NROC held in Trexlertown.

August 22nd 2010- My Pictures, Report- Eastern Seaboard Series #4 (NROC)

Morgane and I are back home from Trexlertown. The drive to and from Trexlertown was great; I didn’t hit any bears or run over any deer.

Yesterday’s 4th stop of this year’s Eastern Seaboard Series attracted a good crowd of skaters and faithful supporters. Race organizers were pleased with the turn-out, this with the help of the race being part of the NROC and with perfect weather conditions.

Prior to the start of the race, Herb Gayle and I were asked to sing the Canadian National Anthem. Herb sang the melody and I sang harmony. I think the people who had the privilege of hearing us live were extremely impressed with our fabulous rendition.

Each race featured some tough competition. In the Pro Junior/ Senior race, I was part of a few breaks during the race. None of these materialized into a substantial of threating lead, thanks to skaters like Justin Manon & Francisco Ramirez keeping me in check. I led out the sprint but died off in the last 150-meters, finishing 11th or 12th overall- 8th in the Pro Senior Men.

Keith Carroll won the Pro Men’s race while Samantha Goetz was tops in the Pro Women’s race. SpeedSkateWorld.com’s Morgane Echardour placed 4th in the Pro Senior Women’s race after stumbling coming out of the final bend.

Jeff Foster won the Pro Master/ Veteran Men’s race. SpeedSkateWorld.com’s Constant Montpellier placed 4th overall in the race.

In the 1km time-trial, Morgane Echardour was first amongst the female skaters. Luis Moreno set the fastest time in the men’s time trial with a time in the 1:26 range. I finished 2nd with a 1:27.8.

Below are some pictures- Herb Gayle the Pro Junior / Senior Men & Women shots.