Carlesa's Inline Skating Blog April 2008 Archive

Skate On Rail-Trails Around the United States
Since 1986, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy has helped convert thousands of miles of unused railroad tracks into trails for active people to enjoy. Rail-trails are located in every state and ... Read More

Monday April 28, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Extremely Superior Inline Skating Statistics
While we worry about inline skating participation, either for recreation, fitness or at specific events, inline skating is currently at the top of the list of extreme sports participants and ... Read More

Wednesday April 23, 2008 | permalink | comments (5)

19 Years of Skating Against Violence
The Skate Against Violence Roadskate is a 450 mile anti-violence skate-a-thon that left San Francisco City Hall on Monday, April 14, 2008 at 9:00am and arrives in Santa Monica on ... Read More

Tuesday April 15, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Liz Miller - Inline Instruction for Skaters Near and Far
Liz Miller is an inline skating instructor based in the San Francisco Bay Area. If you live near there, you can get your training started right now by signing up ... Read More

Monday April 14, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Share 2008 Inline Marathon Action on Skate-TV.de
If you want to share the excitement of the 28th Berlin Half Marathon, go to Skate-TV.de. Visit the vendors, listen to the athletes' perspectives, enjoy the festivities and just ... Read More

Saturday April 12, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Another Season for the German Blade Challenge
The biggest German race series is the 2008 German Blade Challenge (GBC), which now has thirteen races in its seventh season. Most of the races in this series are marathons ... Read More

Saturday April 12, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Roll for Asthma and Charity Events
The Chesapeake Bay Asthma Ride is a pledge-based inline skating and bike tour event that benefits children with asthma. The proceeds go to pediatric asthma education programs provided by the ... Read More

Friday April 11, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Will a Holoholo Board Help Develop Balance?
Being a guide opens the door to interesting new off-skate exercise considerations - like will cross-training on this cute balance board from Holoholo Board Sports help my inline skaters improve ... Read More

Thursday April 10, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Inline Skating Police Guard Olympic Torch in Paris
The Associated Press reports that nearly 3000 French police officers — including about 100 in jogging gear and on inline skates — helped guard the Olympic torch as it was ... Read More

Monday April 7, 2008 | permalink | comments (2)

Angolan Roller Hockey Teams Celebrate Peace Day
Angola celebrated six years of peace on April 4th. And the Angola Press reports that the roller hockey junior team National Tournament at the pavilion number 1 of Cidadela Sports ... Read More

Saturday April 5, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Is There An Inline Skating Marathon in Your Future?
In addition to North American and International marathon events, there are fundraising races, festivals and local marathons that raise awareness and money for a lot of good causes. Many skaters ... Read More

Friday April 4, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Eddy Matzger Puts What He Knows on the Road
Eddy Matzger has shared tons of inline skating knowledge for over a decade. And he has put everything that he knows on the road by converting the Eddy Matzger Workshop ... Read More

Tuesday April 1, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)