The Villages Daily Sun

The Villages Daily Sun: "THE VILLAGES " They seem to zip right along. At times, inline skaters here do sprints reaching up to 18 mph.

�"But we're not Olympic skaters," Phil Montague said, sending out a reminder that he and fellow members of The Villages Inline Skating Club understand they are a part of the senior sector."

ottawasun.com - Ottawa and Region - Last chance of season for free ride on roads

ottawasun.com - Ottawa and Region - Last chance of season for free ride on roads: "Also, Ottawa Inline Skating Club will offer free in-line skating tips from 10-11 a.m. on Colonel By Dr, at Seneca St."

Inline speed-skating club ready to pick up the pace in new season

Inline speed-skating club ready to pick up the pace in new season: "GREENACRES - They glide across the rink at the Atlantis Skateway in unison. Some are barely old enough to stand on their skates, while others, like Boynton Beach teenager Kevin Quandt, compete at a world-class level.

A helmet and a pair of inline roller skates is all that members of the Stardust Speed Club of Florida need to satisfy their desire for speed."

LAST WEEKEND TO ENJOY MANY OF THE NCC���S SUMMER PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES | Ottawa Start

LAST WEEKEND TO ENJOY MANY OF THE NCC'S SUMMER PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES | Ottawa Start: "Clinic: Inline skating lessons

Club: Ottawa Inline Skating Club

Location: Colonel By Drive (at Seneca Street)



The members of the Ottawa Inline Skating Club will be providing free inline skating tips and advice this Sunday, September 3, 2006, from 10 am to 11 am."

Extreme? SGMA Says Inline Skating Still Rules

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N. Palm Beach, Fla. (Ski Press)-According to SGMA International’s analysis of the current Superstudy® of Sports Participation, extreme sports are so popular that they attract more “players” than some traditional team sports.

Most Popular Extreme Sports in the USA
(U.S. population; 6 years of age or older)

Rank Sport # of Participants (participated at least once in 2004)
1. Inline skating 17,348,000
2. Skateboarding 11,592,000
3. Paintball 9,640,000
4. Artificial Wall Climbing 7,659,000
5. Snowboarding 7,110,000
6. Trail Running 6,486,000
7. Mountain Biking 5,334,000
8. Wakeboarding 2,843,000
9. BMX Bicycling 2,642,000
10. Mountain/Rock Climbing 2,161,000
11. Roller Hockey 1,788,000
12. Boardsailing/Windsurfing 418,000

Teen's busy schedule includes trip to Inline Speed Skating World Championships

From: Winston-Salem Journal | Teenager's drive and energy are reaping rewards as a speed skater and a guitarist: "In July alone, there were driver's education classes, skate lessons, skate practice, guitar lessons, and a trip to Lincoln, Neb., to compete in the National Inline Speedskating Championships followed by a trip to Colorado Springs to train at the Olympic Training Center."

Indoor Inline Marathon

From: Onalaska Life - Features: "Holmen's Kevin Schilling couldn't agree more. Schilling was one of several hundred inline skaters to participate in the Metrodome Inline Skating Marathon in April. The 71-lap, 26-mile race around the dome's concourse is billed as the world's only indoor inline marathon.

"Seventy laps, you would think it would be mind-numbingly boring," said Schilling, 46, whose 1 hour, 34 minute, 5.06 second effort at the Metrodome was good enough for ninth in his division."But it wasn't that bad. The pavement was smooth and there is no wind. It was really an interesting experience."

Ice Skaters More Likely To Suffer Head Injuries Than Roller Or Inline Skaters

From: Medical News Today - Ice Skaters More Likely To Suffer Head Injuries Than Roller Or Inline Skaters: "Most parents are unaware that young ice-skaters are more likely to suffer head and facial injuries than roller or in-line skaters. Research published in the August issue of Pediatrics found that ice-skaters experienced a greater proportion of head injuries (13%) compared with roller skaters (4%) and in-line skaters (5%). The study was conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) in the Columbus Children's Research Institute at Columbus Children's Hospital. "

Adventure of the week: Get inline and get going -- Outdoors/Outbound -- The Sacramento Bee

Adventure of the week: Get inline and get going -- Outdoors/Outbound -- The Sacramento Bee: "Adventure of the week: Get inline and get going
Bee Staff
Published 12:01 am PDT Thursday, August 24, 2006

Photo Caption: Brian Malone of Elk Grove, left, and Bernie Scoville and Mitchell Ryan, both of Sacramento, meet in downtown Sacramento for a Monday night inline skating run. Scoville, 68, teaches others how to inline skate and leads the weekly excursions. - Sacramento Bee/Florence Low"

Inline Skating Dropped from Ottawa Race Weekend

From: Runner's Web and Triathlete's Web, a Running, Track and Field and Triathlon Resource Portal

After careful deliberation, the Ottawa Race Weekend (ORW) has decided to remove the inline skate races from the program of events, commencing in 2007. This was a very difficult decision that will affect an estimated 800 participants, but one that was made to facilitate the safe growth of the main running events, to enhance the runners’ experience and to streamline the complex operations on race day.

World Longest Inline Skating Chain

From: Channelnewsasia.com: "280 S'poreans attempt world record for longest inline skating chain
By Asha Popatlal, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 06 August 2006 2025 hrs


SINGAPORE : A total of 280 Singaporeans strapped on their wheels and skated to their way to a new Singapore record for the longest inline skating chain - and they hope it will eventually turn out to be a world record.
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Local girl on track to reach inline skating goals

From: The Mountain Press: "Local girl on track to reach inline skating goals
By: JEFF FARRELL

Staff Write August 10, 2006
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SEVIERVILLE - Twelve-year-old Hayley Fox came home recently with a fifth place title in the National Championships of Inline Skating, and a lesson in keeping focused.

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Fox said she was proud to have placed so highly in her first national event, but she thinks she could have placed fourth if she hadn't taken a race for granted."