Inline Planet Skate News - Archive For the week of: July 29 - Aug. 4, 2007 Monday July 30, 2007 Blog Unpacking Indoor Nationals Linda Wood unveils a video tribute to USA's Pan Am skaters and offers some final thoughts on Indoor Nationals. • Linda's blog Event News a2a Adds 10K The venerable ultramarathon adds an event for skaters who prefer shorter distances. • Announcement • More event news • Event Calendar Tuesday July 31, 2007 Group Skates Mapper Hits 111! The latest additions to the Group Skate Mapper are Phoenix's Monday Night Sk8 and Seattle's Sunday Social. • Add Your Group Skate! • Map Your Skate Routes (Route Mapper works best with Firefox) Event News Indy Inline Two events remain in this summer's inline race series at the Major Taylor Velodrome in Indianapolis. • 2007 Event Calendar • Add Your Event to the 2008 Calendar! Wednesday Aug. 1, 2007 Health More Reason to Skate New report recommends moderate exercise at least five times a week or vigorous exercise at least three times a week. • More info • More Health News Product News Prototype Wins Praise Get Rolling author Liz Miller says the 4Wheeler disk braking system works better than a heel brake without crimping her style. • Orbit story • More Product News Skaters in the News Winners Don't Quit In his continuing effort to halt the genocide in Darfur, Olympic gold medalist Joey Cheek delivered petitions last week to China's U.S. embassy. • VOA story • More Skaters in the News Thursday August 2, 2007 Racing News Look Out Worlds! With Renee Hildebrand (coach of Mantia and Bowe) now training the Belgium team, can gold medals be far behind? • Planet Story • More Racing News Product News Are Heelys For Adults? "Heelys have neither the sports applications of rollerblades nor the countercultural vibe of skateboards," but Slate editor likes them for shopping at Whole Foods. • Slate story • Inline Edge Friday August 3, 2007 Skate Tip of the Week Maximize Your Push! Is your push working for or against you! ... Tune it up with some help from Dan Burger. • Dan's Tip • Skate Tip Archive ... Copyright © 2007 by Robert Burnson |