Video- Men’s Finish & Sprint At World Inline Cup In Rennes, France- From Roller En Ligne

Roller En Ligne shared a great video of Nicolas Iten winning and the ensuing men’s sprint for 2nd place at the Rennes sur Roulettes World Inline Cup. I love how the announcer is losing his voice while calling the finish. Superb finish

Videos- Daniel Greig At Challengers Cup- Norway February 2009

The following videos were shared with by Australian Speed Skating; check them out here; Daniel Greig Videos – Challengers Cup, Norway Feb 2009. Daniel Greig 500m in Norway Daniel Greig 1000m in Norway

Pictures- Univé World On Wheels- Oldebroek- From Tims ProSkateShots

Tims ProSkateShots shared some pictures from today’s Univé World On Wheels held in Oldebroek. Photo from Tims ProSkateShots Photo from Tims ProSkateShots Photo from Tims ProSkateShots

Results- Univé World On Wheels- Oldebroek

The results for today’s Univé World On Wheels held in Oldebroek are online; use the following links; Univé World on Wheels – Oldebroek 30/04/2009 – A rijders Univé World on Wheels – Oldebroek 30/04/2009 – Dames Univé World on Wheels – Oldebroek 30/04/2009 – Beloften Univé World on Wheels – Oldebroek 30/04/2009 – Masters Men A [...]

Photos- Hearts For Kids- From DESGPhoto

DESGPhoto shared the following photos; KKH-Allianz Lauf “Ein Herz für Kinder”. Nico Ihle, Jenny Wolf, Robert Lehmannmit, Dieter Baumann, and Michael Horn (KKH-Allianz)- photo from DESGPhoto

Referee’s Perspective- Gross Gerau International Criterium

In the thread Gross Gerau International Kriterium, Canadian Referee Alex Perrie shared his perspective of the racing at the recent Gross Gerau International Criterium in Germany- It’s not surprising this post got put down to the bottom so fast. It’s like an ostrich putting it’s head in the sand. The reality is these guys are [...]

Pictures- Univé World On Wheels- Emmeloord- From Tims ProSkateShots

Tims ProSkateShots shared some pictures from this past Wednesday’s Univé World On Wheels in Emmeloord. Photo from Tims ProSkateShots Photo from Tims ProSkateShots Photo from Tims ProSkateShots Photo from Tims ProSkateShots

Candy Wong- Ground Hog (And Technique)

Amusing stuff from Candy Wong in her latest entry A Technique Check Up- All seriousness aside, I had a little showdown before practice began with the resident groundhog at our track. I was chatting with friends at one end of the track when I noticed the silhouette of a furry little creature on the grass [...]

Report- Bont Wheels Team Racing At Univé World On Wheels- Emerlord, Holland

The Bont Wheels Team Racing girls placed 1-2 at Wednesdays’ Univé World On Wheels in Emerlord, Holland. You can read a report here; BONT WHEELS TEAM Racing 2009- Well the race had 64 girls racing. It was 32 laps alongside a canal so they went over a bridge at each end. It was a flat bridge. [...]

Video & Article- Training With Christophe Audoire

Roller En Ligne shared an article and a video (30+ minutes long) featuring a training session with Christophe Audoire.

Pictures & Article- World Games Track In Kaohsiung- From PatinCarrera

PatinCarrera.com has an article about the Kaohsiung World Games track- Exclusiva: Te presentamos el renovado Patinódromo de Kaohsiung 2009. Photo from PatinCarrera.com

InlineSkateMpls- Save The Granite, Grand Old Day Race Registration Open

InlineSkateMpls has a couple of recent entries- The Big Granite Inline Marathon and Half Marathon is in danger of being cancelled!  Only you can help.  Currently registrations are down by 50%.  They need at least 75 participants to make it a go.  If you are planning on doing this race, which is highly recommended, email [...]

Shane Dobbin- Back To Roller With CadoMotus

Shane Dobbin is back on roller speed skates- read his blog entry Back to Inlines for CadoMotus. In fact, he competed in yesterday’s Univé World On Wheels race in Emmeloord, placing 38th in a stacked field. It’s been a few weeks of rest and then Shane Dobbin got straight back into training again after the [...]

Clinic- Access To Speed- Weinfelden (Switzerland)- July 28- August 1

There will be an Access to Speed clinic in Weinfelden, Switzerland from July 28th to August 1st. Read more (en Francais) here; Stage Access to Speed à Weinfelden (Suisse). Suite au succès du premier stage 2008, Alexis LAIEB et Thomas DAUVERGNE renouvèlent l’organisation du stage d’entraînement “Access To Speed” sur la piste couverte de Weinfelden [...]

Chicagoland Inline Marathon Extreme Makeover

There’s lots of good stuff hapenning with this year’s Chicagoland Inline Marathon; The addition of running and cycling doesn’t appear to be altering the inline focus. The centerpiece of the weekend is the four race “Pro Inline Tour,” which starts Friday night with a 300-meter dash, continues Saturday with a 2-mile time trial and 10K [...]

Results & Report- Univé World On Wheels- Emmeloord

The Univé World On Wheels made its stop earlier today in Emmeloord. Photo from Skatebond Nederland Tonight the Bont Wheels Team raced at the World on Wheels event in Emmeloord, Holland. It was a 30km race around a 800 meter circuit along a canal, with long straights and two corners at each end. The course [...]

Video- Long Track 5000m Torino: Clara Hughes & Claudia Pechstein

Speedskating-online recently shared the following video featuring Clara Hughes & Claudia Pechstein going head-to-head in the 5000-meter women’s race at the 2006 Winter Olympics- Olympics Torino 5k ladies-

Ask Bill Begg! How Often Should I Train?

The latest Ask Bill Begg! article is How Often Should I Train?- The amount of training athletes do depends on where they are in their season. In the offseason, they do more workouts; in the racing season, less.

Derek Parra Steps Into Slippery Situation

Derek Parra was a diminutive in-line skater from San Bernardino, Calif., who crossed over to the ice and fueled a rapid ascent in speedskating with passion, determination and hard work. He’ll need those qualities and more in his new position as the U.S. allround team coach. Parra, 39, was named coach for the 2009-’10 Olympic [...]

EGC Hiatus 2009

First, my apologies. I will not be making skate boots in 2009. Something has come up and I will be unable to make any boots this summer. If I’m working on a pair for you or I’ve promised you a pair from last summer, I will still make every effort to finish those boots. Read [...]

In Search Of (ISO) Skaters From Pune, India

Later in May, one of my friends will be traveling to Pune, India. She is hoping to meet up with skaters from the area if scheduling permits, or possibly finding practice venue. Please comment below or let me know for contacts.

Candy Wong- Beep, Speedskater!

The coolest thing that happened so far was being recognized as a speedskater. I was skating around my neighbourhood and there was a pickup truck parked on the side of the street. A guy was unloading some construction material from the truck and he called out “speedskater?” and I waved back. It was just so [...]

Keith Carroll- Champions & Winners- Born Or Bred

And then it hit me like a rock. There was no denying it, at least not in my mind. Champions are born. You cannot grow a champion, you cannot make a champion, and you can not breed a champion, and you cannot teach champion. It is crystal clear. Read more from Keith Carroll in Born [...]

RSO Series #1 May 10th- Toronto

The year’s first RSO Series race is taking place on May 10th in Toronto. You can find details here. For those of you who want to travel to Toronto and make it a 2-race weekend, you can also skate in the Trillium 10k in Mount Forest, near Toronto, on Saturday May 9th. The Trillium 10k is the [...]

Pictures- Gross Gerau International Criterium- From Skeelerclub Oost Veluwe

Skeelerclub Oost Veluwe shared pictures from this past weekend’s Gross Gerau International Criterium. Photo from Skeelerclub Oost Veluwe Photo from Skeelerclub Oost Veluwe

Report- CadoMotus Ladies At Gross Gerau International Criterium

CadoMotus shared a second report from the Gross Gerau International Criterium- Ladies gaining confidence- “For me this was a real surprise. I’m very happy with this result. I know I can sprint, but I didn’t know I could do so well in a points race. I earned points as well during the race as during the [...]

World Inline Cup- Pamplona, Spain- May 30-31

The World Inline Cup will be making a stop in Pamplona, Spain on May 30-31. You can find more information here and also here.

Reports- Minto Run For Reach (Ottawa)- From Road Rash Chronicles

Road Rash Chronicles shared a couple of report on this past weekend’s Minto Run For Reach in Ottawa- good stuff; My Run for Reach Experience. *sigh* and also Pondering- Well the first race of the season has come and gone. Thank god. And as I sit here at the office this morning, my back is still fighting [...]

My Pictures- Run For Reach (Ottawa)

As you can tell by the variety- or lack thereof - of photos that I am sharing from this past weekend’s Minto Run For Reach in Ottawa, I’m more focused on racing, warming-up, cooling down, and executing race plans, rather than taking pictures. These days, my camera tends to stay put away in the camera bag, and that’s ok because [...]

Videos- Gross Gerau- From Bildimpressionen.de

Thanks to the people behind Bildimpressionen.de, we can access a wealth of videos from this past weekend’s Gross Gerau International Criterium held in Germany. Use the links in the speech bubble quoty thing below to access each day’s videos- 31.Int. Speedskating Kriterium, 26.04.2009 31.Int. Speedskating Kriterium, 25.04.2009 German Blade Challenge, 25.04.2009 7. Int. Speedskating Sprint [...]