Speed Skate World- By Peter Doucet- Online Since 1999

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

RSC & RSO, I Love Skating, Across America, Cycling A-Z, REL Tip & Interview, Rollerblade 2008, Mexico Champs, Fastforward Pics, Asturiana, Bont TV

RSC & RSO: The dates for the Roller Sports Ontario Speed Championships and Roller Sports Canada Speed Championships have been announced. Click here for more.

I Love Skating: Very simple words from Aaron Andnt, and how true those words are for many of us, no matter what type of skating we do and no matter what level we do it at; I love skating..

Across America: Click here for Danny Dannels' chronicling of his trek to skate across America- you can get behind him and support him by writing comments in posts like TRANS USA ATTEMPT - ALMOST TO LOUISIANA!!!!!

Cycling A-Z: Every letter, from A to Z, is cleverly written in this article; A cycling widow’s survival guide- a few of these apply to speed skating. I kinda wish I wrote this piece.

Here are some exerpts;

'Holidays. Depending on how serious your cyclist is, you can expect some or all trips away to be related to cycling races or competitions...

L - Legs. Cyclists really like their legs. The whole shaving thing is only partly about practicalities such as smooth skin making for easier wound cleaning and better 'aerodynamics'. It’s also because hairless legs show off the muscles better. The downside is that the night after a hard ride you may find that you’re awakened when those muscular pins start twitching and spasming in protest.

Q - Quarter past five. This, or a similarly inhumane time will be what your alarm clock will be set to so that he can get in a training ride before work. Expect to be woken up at 5.15 every morning (including Christmas day) for the duration of the relationship.

Z - Zebra crossings. These sometimes mark the finish line for impromptu sprint races on training rides. Show some hustle if you’re crossing and see a bunch of guys in Lycra coming towards you'

REL Tip & Interview: Roller En Ligne has an article with tips. The article includes a video of skaters demonstrating drills. See pushing and rolling for more.

Roller En Ligne also posted an interview with Simona Di Eugenio.

Simona Di Eugenio
Rollerblade 2008: Inline Skating Notebook has an article called Rollerblade World Team 200- if you scroll some, you'll uncover interviews with Laura Lardani, Catherine Penan, and Jana Gegner.

Mexico Champs: You can find Mexico National Championships results on Powerslide, Racing, News, Core, Matter- you'll have to scroll down the new section (or use the archive).

Click here for the full results. To find more coverage of the event, check out Patinaje De Velocidad.

Mexican National Championships- photo from Instituto del Deporte del Estado de Yucatán

Mexican National Championships 500-meter final- photo from Instituto del Deporte del Estado de Yucatán
Fastforward Pics: Click here for some photos from kevin osborne of the Fastforward meet.

Asturiana: Mundo Patin posted a report with photos & results of this seasons's first Asturiana league race.