Kathie Fry: Speed Skating Web LogNews, articles and information about speed skating all over the world. Most entries are about inline speed skating, but ice speed skating and quad speed roller skating are also covered.Team Bont North America 2004- March 19, 2004 Glenn Koshi, the United States representative for Bont Speed Skates of Australia has announced most of the members of this year's Team Bont North America.PS - I miss you Glenn!PPS - Here's my favorite Photo of Glennhttp://pub42.ezboard.com/fbontskatesfrm2.showMessage?topicID=538.topic Tour of Tokoroa in New Zealand this Weekend- March 19, 2004 The annual outdoor speed skating "Tour of Tokoroa" will take place this weekend in the South Waikato district of New Zealand. This is a fun weekend for speed skaters with races on an airport runway, a go-cart track, and one race with a very severe climb up "Tar Hill" Read More in our Forumhttp://www.askaboutskating.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=303 Rodriguez and Hedrick Named USOC Athletes of the Month- March 19, 2004 The United States Olympic Committee named Jennifer Rodriguez and Chad Hedrick their "Athletes of the Month" for February of 2004 along with the United States Men's Bobsled Team Read Full Articlehttp://www.skatelog.com/organizations/usoc/2004-02-athletes.htm Happy Birthday to the Queen of Sprints- March 18, 2004 Today is the birthday of speed skating champion Bonnie Blair, who won her first Olympic gold medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary Canada and she went on to win 4 more Olympic gold medals in the next 6 years. Earlier this month the USOC nominated Bonnie for induction into the U.S. Olympic Committee Hall of Fame. Vote for Bonnie in Hall of Fame Competition Bio + Articles + Photos + Video Clipshttp://www.skatelog.com/skaters/bonnie-blair/ Marathon Training for Beginners- March 18, 2004 FROM WORLD CLASS SPEED COACH BILL BEGG: "My 16 year old daughter Nicole utilizes her body position and weight correctly to create speed without having a great deal of strength." Read More in Our Speed Forumhttp://askaboutskating.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=218 Happy Birthday Ralf van der Rijst- March 18, 2004 March 16 was the birthday of Dutch ice speed skater Ralf van der Rijst, who finished 4th in the 1500 meter event at last week's World Single Distance Ice Speed Skating Championships in Korea. Photos of Ralf by Ewoud Broeksma My Fan Page for Ralf van der Rijst Official Ralf van der Rijst Web Sitehttp://www.skatelog.com/skaters/ralf-van-der-rijst/photos00.htm Skate on Beautiful Martha's Vineyard Island- March 18, 2004 Martha's Vineyard is an island off the coast of Massachusetts in the northeast United States. The island has its own inline skating club, an annual 10k racing event, and miles and miles of paved skating trails. Martha's Vineyard 10K Race (May 23) Zephyr's MV Skating Tour (Sep 12-16) Martha's Vineyard Skating Club Martha's Vineyard Chamber of Commercehttp://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1108062 Best Entry Level Speed Boots- March 17, 2004 FROM OUR FORUM: "I am thinking about buying some entry level 5 wheel speedskates in the next few months. Any opinions about these boots (a) Bont Shark Attack, (b) Bont Shark 2, (3) Mogema Comfort XT" Read More in our Forumhttp://www.askaboutskating.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=297 Toronto Inline Race Weekend- March 17, 2004 Canadian race director Peter Doucet has confirmed that this year's Toronto Inline Race Weekend will take place August 7-8, 2004. For more information see the Official Event Web Site.http://www.geocities.com/torontoinline/tirw.html 600 Kilometer Skate in 3 Baltic Countries- March 17, 2004 Skaters in Lithuania are planning a long-distance inline skating event that will begin in the Lithuanian city of Vilnius, continue on to the city of Riga in Latvia, and end in the city of Tallinn in Estonia. The event will take place in the summer of 2004 and it will probably extend over 3 days. I will publish an anouncement when more information is available, but in the meantime you can contact the Vilnius Thursday Night Fever gang at tnfomni.lt to express your support or your interest in...http://www.skatelog.com/categories/myProfession/2004/03/17.html#a126 |