BVy STU PIDDINGTON - The Timaru Herald | Tuesday, 26 June 2007
Timaru speedskater Nicole Begg is continuing her resurgence in the World Inline Cup with a third in Sursee, Switzerland.
The 20-year-old also kept her key opponents for the title behind her and gained valuable points to sit fourth overall.
Begg is within 70 points of WIC leader Laura Lardani, who skates for the powerful Sportvital Rollerblade team.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Friday, June 22, 2007
Inline skating marathon set to roll
By Abby Wucherer, Daily Register
You've probably heard of running a marathon, but what about inline skating one?
On Sunday, one of Wisconsin's largest inline skating marathons will kick off at 8 a.m. from the starting line near Boeck Road on Highway O west of Portage.
The event is in its fourth year, and participation has been on the rise every year, according to Tim Allen, director of marketing and public relations for Wisconsin Sports Development Corporation. WSDC organizes the American Family Insurance Badger State Games, which includes the inline race in addition to other events in the Madison area.
"The main reason the race was put in Portage was that the individuals who came to us with the idea to stage an inline race were from the Portage area," Allen said. "The community is very supportive of it. The roads are nice, it's very scenic along the river, and it brings people into Portage to see what the community has to offer."
The race course is 26.2 miles long and follows Highway O until Peterson Road, where the course loops around and doubles back to the start, taking race participants up and down the Wisconsin River.
Allen was unsure how blocked the roads would be for the race. He said that either the roads along the race route would be completely barricaded, or they would be down to one lane.
"It is somewhat of an inconvenience, but it's really only for three or four hours that day, and people can come out and watch a pretty cool sport," he said, adding that he expects between 1,500 and 2,000 spectators to cheer on skaters.
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You've probably heard of running a marathon, but what about inline skating one?
On Sunday, one of Wisconsin's largest inline skating marathons will kick off at 8 a.m. from the starting line near Boeck Road on Highway O west of Portage.
The event is in its fourth year, and participation has been on the rise every year, according to Tim Allen, director of marketing and public relations for Wisconsin Sports Development Corporation. WSDC organizes the American Family Insurance Badger State Games, which includes the inline race in addition to other events in the Madison area.
"The main reason the race was put in Portage was that the individuals who came to us with the idea to stage an inline race were from the Portage area," Allen said. "The community is very supportive of it. The roads are nice, it's very scenic along the river, and it brings people into Portage to see what the community has to offer."
The race course is 26.2 miles long and follows Highway O until Peterson Road, where the course loops around and doubles back to the start, taking race participants up and down the Wisconsin River.
Allen was unsure how blocked the roads would be for the race. He said that either the roads along the race route would be completely barricaded, or they would be down to one lane.
"It is somewhat of an inconvenience, but it's really only for three or four hours that day, and people can come out and watch a pretty cool sport," he said, adding that he expects between 1,500 and 2,000 spectators to cheer on skaters.
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FAU's Bowe aims for speed skating gold
By Mario Sarmento
SPORTS EDITOR
If basketball doesn’t work out, FAU’s Brittany Bowe has another career to fall back on.
Bowe, who just completed her freshman year as a basketball player for the Owls, recently won five individual titles at the U.S. Speed Skating Championships in Colorado Springs.
The result was a bit surprising to Bowe, who said, “Going into the championships, I wasn’t sure what kind of performance I would show.”
That’s because Bowe had only put on her skates “about a dozen times” during the school year. Between her studies and her duties as a shooting guard for the Owls (she averaged 5.4 points and 2.2 rebounds in 30 games), Bowe was much too busy to focus on skating.
But once the school year ended, she worked hard to get back into skating shape. Bowe found that her basketball workouts actually helped her cross train for skating.
Against skaters who train year-round, Bowe set a U.S. record in the 300-meters and won the 1,000, 500 and 500-meter road race and the 200 meters.
Her 300 time of 27.759 seconds broke the previous mark of 27.941, which Bowe had set last year.
Her reward is a trip to Rio de Janeiro for the 2007 Pan American Games July 13-29, then Bowe will travel to Colombia for the World Championships in August.
“I’m really excited to go,” she said. “I’m going with the best-caliber athletes.”
The irony is that Bowe always wanted to be a basketball player when she was a child. Her father Mike coached her at Trinity Catholic High in Ocala, and Bowe’s goal was to play college ball.
Speed skating literally came from nowhere.
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SPORTS EDITOR
If basketball doesn’t work out, FAU’s Brittany Bowe has another career to fall back on.
Bowe, who just completed her freshman year as a basketball player for the Owls, recently won five individual titles at the U.S. Speed Skating Championships in Colorado Springs.
The result was a bit surprising to Bowe, who said, “Going into the championships, I wasn’t sure what kind of performance I would show.”
That’s because Bowe had only put on her skates “about a dozen times” during the school year. Between her studies and her duties as a shooting guard for the Owls (she averaged 5.4 points and 2.2 rebounds in 30 games), Bowe was much too busy to focus on skating.
But once the school year ended, she worked hard to get back into skating shape. Bowe found that her basketball workouts actually helped her cross train for skating.
Against skaters who train year-round, Bowe set a U.S. record in the 300-meters and won the 1,000, 500 and 500-meter road race and the 200 meters.
Her 300 time of 27.759 seconds broke the previous mark of 27.941, which Bowe had set last year.
Her reward is a trip to Rio de Janeiro for the 2007 Pan American Games July 13-29, then Bowe will travel to Colombia for the World Championships in August.
“I’m really excited to go,” she said. “I’m going with the best-caliber athletes.”
The irony is that Bowe always wanted to be a basketball player when she was a child. Her father Mike coached her at Trinity Catholic High in Ocala, and Bowe’s goal was to play college ball.
Speed skating literally came from nowhere.
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Monday, June 18, 2007
Brittany Bowe golden girl once more
Brittany Bowe is at it again.
The Ocala native swept through the Speed Skating Outdoor Nationals last week at the Olympic Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., collecting five gold medals and setting new records in the 200 (18.49) and 300 meter (25.95) time trials. Bowe also snagged titles in the 500 (46.70), 1,000 (1:39.68) and took the overall title in the Junior World Class Ladies division with 20 total points.
Bowe, who plays basketball for Florida Atlantic University, completed her impressive run at outdoor nationals after an eight-month layoff from the sport during the fall and winter months.
"I don't want to say (I was) concerned (about the layoff), but I was very unsure about how I would perform," Bowe said. "I came home for spring break and trained a little bit. Then right after school ended in May I came home and wrote down my training schedule and tried to prepare myself for nationals, and it paid off. I think the combination of basketball and skating really helped because we do so much agility and speed work. I think (basketball) really complemented my skating."
Bowe prepared for outdoor nationals by entering various indoor events, which is normally where she thrives. After lackluster performances in those prep races, she began to hear rumblings from competitors about how she had lost her edge.
As the sharks began circling, Bowe turned the situation into added motivation.
"It did motivate me," Bowe said of the second-guessing. "I was getting third and fourths and I really wasn't even in the race at the end. I wasn't comfortable on my skates at all."
Bowe then took a trip to the World Inline Cup - a series of races in Asia and Europe - and got the first indication that her skating was back to par.
"One of those races was a 26-mile marathon in Korea that I won, which was amazing," she said. "I'm pretty sure the girls out there were like 'if we're gonna beat Brittany, this will be the year, because she hasn't
skated at all' and blah, blah, blah.
"So, yeah, I surprised myself."
Bowe got some more good news last week when the 19-year-old was selected to participate in the Pan American Games as part of the four member TEAM USA in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in July.
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The Ocala native swept through the Speed Skating Outdoor Nationals last week at the Olympic Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., collecting five gold medals and setting new records in the 200 (18.49) and 300 meter (25.95) time trials. Bowe also snagged titles in the 500 (46.70), 1,000 (1:39.68) and took the overall title in the Junior World Class Ladies division with 20 total points.
Bowe, who plays basketball for Florida Atlantic University, completed her impressive run at outdoor nationals after an eight-month layoff from the sport during the fall and winter months.
"I don't want to say (I was) concerned (about the layoff), but I was very unsure about how I would perform," Bowe said. "I came home for spring break and trained a little bit. Then right after school ended in May I came home and wrote down my training schedule and tried to prepare myself for nationals, and it paid off. I think the combination of basketball and skating really helped because we do so much agility and speed work. I think (basketball) really complemented my skating."
Bowe prepared for outdoor nationals by entering various indoor events, which is normally where she thrives. After lackluster performances in those prep races, she began to hear rumblings from competitors about how she had lost her edge.
As the sharks began circling, Bowe turned the situation into added motivation.
"It did motivate me," Bowe said of the second-guessing. "I was getting third and fourths and I really wasn't even in the race at the end. I wasn't comfortable on my skates at all."
Bowe then took a trip to the World Inline Cup - a series of races in Asia and Europe - and got the first indication that her skating was back to par.
"One of those races was a 26-mile marathon in Korea that I won, which was amazing," she said. "I'm pretty sure the girls out there were like 'if we're gonna beat Brittany, this will be the year, because she hasn't
skated at all' and blah, blah, blah.
"So, yeah, I surprised myself."
Bowe got some more good news last week when the 19-year-old was selected to participate in the Pan American Games as part of the four member TEAM USA in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in July.
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These kids are skating for the gold
Donny Allen walked to the DJ booth and called the name of 7-year-old Jacob Anderson. "Two," said Allen as he motioned with his hand the number two.
"Give me two," Allen said.
Jacob proceeded to break away from his skating partner to skitter two laps around the rink with the haste of a roadrunner. And for good measure, he added a hop at the end.
When asked about his precociousness on the skating rink afterwards, Jacob looked blankly.
"It makes me feel happy," Jacob said with youthful innocence.
Jacob will be one of four members from his squad, South Carolina Speed, in the 7-and-younger division to compete for the gold medal on July 15 in Omaha, Neb. Donny Allen, the coach of S.C. Speed, is not assuring victory just yet.
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"Give me two," Allen said.
Jacob proceeded to break away from his skating partner to skitter two laps around the rink with the haste of a roadrunner. And for good measure, he added a hop at the end.
When asked about his precociousness on the skating rink afterwards, Jacob looked blankly.
"It makes me feel happy," Jacob said with youthful innocence.
Jacob will be one of four members from his squad, South Carolina Speed, in the 7-and-younger division to compete for the gold medal on July 15 in Omaha, Neb. Donny Allen, the coach of S.C. Speed, is not assuring victory just yet.
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Thursday, June 14, 2007
High Point skaters make world team
News-Record.com - Greensboro, North Carolina: Sports: High Point skaters make world team: "Eight members of the High Point Speed Team have been named to the United States inline speedskating team for the world championships this summer.
The skaters are Michael Cheek, Hank Galbraith and Mariah Richardson of Greensboro, Briana Kramer and Heather Richardson of High Point, Amber Yarborough of Archdale, Kimani Griffin of Winston-Salem and Chad Horne of Danville, Va.
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The skaters are Michael Cheek, Hank Galbraith and Mariah Richardson of Greensboro, Briana Kramer and Heather Richardson of High Point, Amber Yarborough of Archdale, Kimani Griffin of Winston-Salem and Chad Horne of Danville, Va.
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Thursday, June 07, 2007
Inline skaters roll up for Oceania champs - Sport news on Stuff.co.nz
Three young inline speed skaters are training hard for their first taste of international competition.
Glendowie College students Niall Ward and Jordan Ishigaki have been selected to represent New Zealand at the Oceania inline championships in Brisbane from July 8 to 13.
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Glendowie College students Niall Ward and Jordan Ishigaki have been selected to represent New Zealand at the Oceania inline championships in Brisbane from July 8 to 13.
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