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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Sunday, August 19, 2007
Friday, August 10, 2007
Hagerstown sisters keep each other 'inline'
By ERIN CUNNINGHAM erinc@herald-mail.com
HAGERSTOWN
North Hagerstown High School seniors Devan and Sabrina Zeger will be skating to school in about two weeks.
The morning route will be one of the only times the Hagerstown twins have to practice inline speed skating. The 17-year-olds have been nationally competitive for years and said they were introduced to the sport about six years ago.
They say places to practice are few in Hagerstown, and most of their training takes place in the parking lot of Fairgrounds Park, which is near their home. That makes skating to school in the morning and home in the afternoon an important part of their day.
"That was the only skating we got last year," Devan said.
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HAGERSTOWN
North Hagerstown High School seniors Devan and Sabrina Zeger will be skating to school in about two weeks.
The morning route will be one of the only times the Hagerstown twins have to practice inline speed skating. The 17-year-olds have been nationally competitive for years and said they were introduced to the sport about six years ago.
They say places to practice are few in Hagerstown, and most of their training takes place in the parking lot of Fairgrounds Park, which is near their home. That makes skating to school in the morning and home in the afternoon an important part of their day.
"That was the only skating we got last year," Devan said.
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Thursday, August 09, 2007
Top Skaters Coming to Hayward In-Line Marathon
Sawyer County Record
Last updated: Thursday, August 09th, 2007 02:00:13 PM
Inline skaters from across the Upper Midwest will test their endurance this Saturday as they race for top awards in the second annual Hayward Inline Marathon and Half-Marathon.
The event starts at 7:30 a.m. in front of Scheer's Lumberjack Village on Highway B.
Nearly 60 of an anticipated 220 skaters will be participating in the 39-mile Inline Challenge, a new event this year. Another 120 will skate the 26-mile marathon, with the remainder skating one lap of the 13-mile course.
Top contenders for the new Challenge title include Bont-sponsored skaters Mike Anderson of Minneapolis and Randy Plett of Winnepeg. Hayward skaters Fred Scheer and Dave Bartz are expected to finish in the top five. Last year's women's winner, Rebecca George of Baxter, MN., is a favorite for the women's title.
Kara Peterson of St. Paul is expected to win the women's marathon. Her husband, Tom Peterson, and James Kauth of St. Paul, are contenders for the men's title. In the half-marathon, last year's top men's finisher, Bill Gabos of Minneapolis, will defend his title.
Registration is still open for the event. In-person registration will be held from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at race headquarters in the Lumberjack Village on Highway B.
Last updated: Thursday, August 09th, 2007 02:00:13 PM
Inline skaters from across the Upper Midwest will test their endurance this Saturday as they race for top awards in the second annual Hayward Inline Marathon and Half-Marathon.
The event starts at 7:30 a.m. in front of Scheer's Lumberjack Village on Highway B.
Nearly 60 of an anticipated 220 skaters will be participating in the 39-mile Inline Challenge, a new event this year. Another 120 will skate the 26-mile marathon, with the remainder skating one lap of the 13-mile course.
Top contenders for the new Challenge title include Bont-sponsored skaters Mike Anderson of Minneapolis and Randy Plett of Winnepeg. Hayward skaters Fred Scheer and Dave Bartz are expected to finish in the top five. Last year's women's winner, Rebecca George of Baxter, MN., is a favorite for the women's title.
Kara Peterson of St. Paul is expected to win the women's marathon. Her husband, Tom Peterson, and James Kauth of St. Paul, are contenders for the men's title. In the half-marathon, last year's top men's finisher, Bill Gabos of Minneapolis, will defend his title.
Registration is still open for the event. In-person registration will be held from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at race headquarters in the Lumberjack Village on Highway B.
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Skater's dedication takes him to nationals
Skater's dedication takes him to nationals
BY JOE GRAY
VOICE SPORTS EDITOR
Brian Miller could have given up.
After all, the 13-year-old Clay Township resident didn't win a race during his first few years as an inline speed skater. But he didn't quit and that perseverance paid off this past season as he qualified for the USA Roller Sports Speed and Figure Skating National Championships in Omaha, Nebraska, July 15-21.
"I was excited, but more than anything, I was nervous," said Miller, who attends Anchor Bay Middle School North. "You skate against the top people in the sport. There are 500 people in the stands cheering for you. There are judges there.
"I did a lot better than I thought I would."
He finished fourth in the 300 meters and fifth in the 700 meters in the three heats. He didn't make it into the finals round but he was proud of his performance and proud that he made it to the national level.
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BY JOE GRAY
VOICE SPORTS EDITOR
Brian Miller could have given up.
After all, the 13-year-old Clay Township resident didn't win a race during his first few years as an inline speed skater. But he didn't quit and that perseverance paid off this past season as he qualified for the USA Roller Sports Speed and Figure Skating National Championships in Omaha, Nebraska, July 15-21.
"I was excited, but more than anything, I was nervous," said Miller, who attends Anchor Bay Middle School North. "You skate against the top people in the sport. There are 500 people in the stands cheering for you. There are judges there.
"I did a lot better than I thought I would."
He finished fourth in the 300 meters and fifth in the 700 meters in the three heats. He didn't make it into the finals round but he was proud of his performance and proud that he made it to the national level.
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Hayward In-Line Marathon ready to roll this Saturday
Sawyer County Record
Last updated: Wednesday, August 08th, 2007 10:11:30 AM
Every skater, novice to elite, has a chance to bring home prizes from the second annual Hayward Inline Marathon, Half-Marathon and 39-mile Inline Challenge, which will be held this Saturday morning starting at 7:30 a.m. at Scheer’s Lumberjack Village on Highway B in Hayward.
Two lanes of Highway B will be closed from Lumberjack Bowl to Chippewa Trail from 7-11 a.m. on race day. Cones and barrels will mark the course and officers will direct traffic at intersections. Racers will skate on a 13.1-mile loop of blacktop roads east and south of town and finish at the same spot they started from.
The course traverses Chippewa Trail to Bender Road, crosses Highway B and goes on Highway E to Williams Road, Williams Road, Highline Road, Fun Valley Road and Olker Road, then loops back to the finishing area in front of Lumberjack Village.
Dozens of prizes, from race frames to bike jerseys to gift certificates from local merchants, will be awarded to the winners of hill “prems,” mini-races within the race.
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Last updated: Wednesday, August 08th, 2007 10:11:30 AM
Every skater, novice to elite, has a chance to bring home prizes from the second annual Hayward Inline Marathon, Half-Marathon and 39-mile Inline Challenge, which will be held this Saturday morning starting at 7:30 a.m. at Scheer’s Lumberjack Village on Highway B in Hayward.
Two lanes of Highway B will be closed from Lumberjack Bowl to Chippewa Trail from 7-11 a.m. on race day. Cones and barrels will mark the course and officers will direct traffic at intersections. Racers will skate on a 13.1-mile loop of blacktop roads east and south of town and finish at the same spot they started from.
The course traverses Chippewa Trail to Bender Road, crosses Highway B and goes on Highway E to Williams Road, Williams Road, Highline Road, Fun Valley Road and Olker Road, then loops back to the finishing area in front of Lumberjack Village.
Dozens of prizes, from race frames to bike jerseys to gift certificates from local merchants, will be awarded to the winners of hill “prems,” mini-races within the race.
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FAU's Bowe golden at Pan American Games
By Mario Sarmento
SPORTS EDITOR
This summer has been golden so far for Florida Atlantic University sophomore Brittany Bowe, who won three inline-roller skating events at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janiero last week.
Bowe captured the 300-meter time trial, the 1000m combined and the 500-meter combined despite the fact she and the other competitors skated on a wooden, pieced together surface rather than the cement track they are accustomed to.
“The issue was going to be to grip and skate around the corners as hard as you can,” Bowe said.
Her preparation for racing on a different surface wasn’t any different from her preparation before all those other races on the cement track.
“I was calm, but focused,” she said.
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SPORTS EDITOR
This summer has been golden so far for Florida Atlantic University sophomore Brittany Bowe, who won three inline-roller skating events at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janiero last week.
Bowe captured the 300-meter time trial, the 1000m combined and the 500-meter combined despite the fact she and the other competitors skated on a wooden, pieced together surface rather than the cement track they are accustomed to.
“The issue was going to be to grip and skate around the corners as hard as you can,” Bowe said.
Her preparation for racing on a different surface wasn’t any different from her preparation before all those other races on the cement track.
“I was calm, but focused,” she said.
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Monday, July 30, 2007
Estes up-and-coming star on inline skating circuit
By DAVID BOCLAIR
boclair@dnj.com
— David Boclair, (615) 278-5167
It has taken Angel Estes one season of competitive inline speed skating to formulate what she believes is a sound race strategy.
"Angel's theory is to get out front so you won't have to worry about passing people," her mother, Kim Curtis, said.
Meet after meet, the 14-year-old who will be a freshman at Siegel this fall did exactly that.
The last time was two weeks ago at the USA Roller Sports Indoor Speed Skating National Championships in Omaha, Nebraska. There she won the 300-meter title in the freshman novice division and finished third in the overall rankings for her class. That performance capped a rookie campaign in which she traveled to four different states, collected two dozen medals (more than a third of them gold) and cultivated the sport as an outlet that suits her dual passions for skating and competition.
"I want to go fast," she says.
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boclair@dnj.com
— David Boclair, (615) 278-5167
It has taken Angel Estes one season of competitive inline speed skating to formulate what she believes is a sound race strategy.
"Angel's theory is to get out front so you won't have to worry about passing people," her mother, Kim Curtis, said.
Meet after meet, the 14-year-old who will be a freshman at Siegel this fall did exactly that.
The last time was two weeks ago at the USA Roller Sports Indoor Speed Skating National Championships in Omaha, Nebraska. There she won the 300-meter title in the freshman novice division and finished third in the overall rankings for her class. That performance capped a rookie campaign in which she traveled to four different states, collected two dozen medals (more than a third of them gold) and cultivated the sport as an outlet that suits her dual passions for skating and competition.
"I want to go fast," she says.
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Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Local skaters seek gold medals
BY C.J. RISAK
STAR-BANNER
The lineup has been altered and the surface is unfamiliar, but those manipulations won't change the overall confidence both Brittany Bowe and Joey Mantia will take with them into today's opening events in inline speed skating at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro.
"They wouldn't be anything less than gold," was Bowe's reply when asked what her expectations were.
Bowe and Mantia are both from Ocala, Bowe a 2006 graduate of Trinity Catholic who plays basketball for Florida Atlantic and Mantia a 2004 Vanguard grad who recently relocated to Olympia, Wash., to train for speed skating on ice.
They are also favorites to capture just what Bowe believes is within their grasp - the gold medal.
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The lineup has been altered and the surface is unfamiliar, but those manipulations won't change the overall confidence both Brittany Bowe and Joey Mantia will take with them into today's opening events in inline speed skating at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro.
"They wouldn't be anything less than gold," was Bowe's reply when asked what her expectations were.
Bowe and Mantia are both from Ocala, Bowe a 2006 graduate of Trinity Catholic who plays basketball for Florida Atlantic and Mantia a 2004 Vanguard grad who recently relocated to Olympia, Wash., to train for speed skating on ice.
They are also favorites to capture just what Bowe believes is within their grasp - the gold medal.
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