2010 Freestyle World Championships
Updated: 2010-05-29 05:42:42
The 4th World Freestyle Skating Championship will take place in Jeonju City, Korea from September 7th to the 9th, 2010. Download information
Mike Garvin shared videos and a report from the recently held Montreal Marathon. Video #1 Video #2 Report: Cloudy With a Chance of Skating You can also view this slideshow thanks to the Inline Planet. Photo shared here
: Dream Chaser On Wheels On The Road To Become An Inline Speed Skater Support Main May 17, 2010 Not Taken For Granted The stars must have aligned last weekend because somehow I managed the impossible : waking up at 6am both days to arrive on time for the 8am Hamilton group skates . Early mornings do not agree with me . It is amplified by the fact that I had to forgo my morning tea or coffee because that's too much liquid for the body to hold in the absence of washroom facilities . 0160 Hurray for TMI A change of focus in my training program this season means I haven't participated much in these group skates . I miss pack skating with fellow skaters outside of races . Last weekend , I ditched my regular program of hill repeats and solo race pace repeats for back-to-back days of group skates
: Dream Chaser On Wheels On The Road To Become An Inline Speed Skater In The Face Of Adversity Main May 13, 2010 Support I'm thankful to be surrounded by supportive coach , training partners , teammates , and friends . I've been hard on myself after last Sunday's race in Montreal . Despite an outpouring of encouragement from everyone , I had trouble differentiating reasonable rationalizing of my performance versus simply making excuses for myself . It is a fine line seperating those . two I had a long talk with coach SZ . One of the first questions she asked me was why is more than one good races not enough to be convinced in my capability yet a single bad race is sufficient to shake my confidence to the core Good question . In fact , it is something I already asked myself . In March , I
: Dream Chaser On Wheels On The Road To Become An Inline Speed Skater Race Kit Essentials Main May 08, 2010 Warm But Not For Long Talk about traveling in style I'm chilling at a very posh hotel room ahem , Le Meridien the night before a race . For my pre-race dinner , I had a delicious warm salad of grilled eggplants , zucchinis , portobello mushrooms , red onions , goat cheese fondant , and salmon filet at a cozy little neighbourhood bistro I even found time to visit an artisanal candymaker out in Laval and tried on some dresses while shopping on Rue Sainte-Catherine girls , the dresses at Boutique Razberry are adorable and affordable Am I really here in Montreal for a race I am not feeling terribly stressed out the race tomorrow . The weather forecast is calling for temperature of 4C
: Dream Chaser On Wheels On The Road To Become An Inline Speed Skater Training Hard Hard Training Main May 07, 2010 Race Kit Essentials Having travel regularly to out of town skate races , I have developed my own kit of essentials that I always pack with me . There are the obivous items such as skates , helmets , and skinsuits which I'm not going to discuss . Rather , I'll share with you what I can't go without food-wise . Being prepared is key to eliminate unnecessary stress I am not a fan of looking for grocery stores night before a race During the race , I like to eat CLIF Shot Bloks and I carry a small bottle of water in a squeeze bottle . See the faces of Sponge Bob Square Pants and his pal Patrick on the bottle These bottles are catered to kids but the smaller size is perfect for me