Sunday, August 19, 2007

Roseville skater is hell on wheels

Inline speed skating is commonly believed to be on ice when in reality it is done on wheels.

Ricky Blas from Roseville started skating about 12 years ago. He was skating at the roller rink in Milpitas before he was asked by the speed team coach to come check out the practices. He was immediately hooked after attending a practice.

Blas has traveled all over the country for skating. Some competitions take place in California, and others, like national championships in Pensacola, Florida, take place in other states.

He has competed in both indoor and outdoor races. Indoor competitions take place on a 100 meter track and range from 500 meter sprints to 5000 meter races. Outdoor competitions range from a 200 meter sprint to a 26.2 mile marathon. Blas prefers the marathon races.

He recently competed in the San Francisco Inline Marathon and took fourth place out of 30 pro men.

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