Skatebytes - August 2008 Links to news, photos and videos about inline skating, skaters, inline racing and fitness. Skatebytes - Aug. 29, 2008 • Mantia arrives in Gijon for Worlds
• Video: Artistic skater ornaments Zurich station
• Video: Wile E. Coyote tries Acme roller skates
• Brits promise more sports in schools
• Death upheld in racial murder of inline skater
• Video: Freestyle on the Great Wall
• Video: Promo for Gicquel's instructional DVD
• Video: RollerPup - no-sweat motorized skating Skatebytes - Aug. 28, 2008 • Video: The Dog Whisperer tames a beagle
• Thieves steal outdoor rink in Arkansas
• Video: The brave little rollerblading monkey
• Corps to Marines: Give me 50, maggots!
• Ottawa prepares for its annual inline festival
• T-Bone trail nears completion in Iowa
• Video: Backward one-footed downhill in Italy Skatebytes - Aug. 27, 2008 • Video: Making it look hip in Rio
• Are skirts for female athletes sexist?
• Sunday Streets coming to San Francisco
• Video: TV report on SF's Sunday Streets
• Video: Downhill World Cup, Padova, Italy
• Buffalo trails to get $2 mil facelift
• Video: Ben Brillante shreds Paris
• Exercise can ease fibromyalgia pain Skatebytes - Aug. 26, 2008 • NYC's car-free Saturdays earn mixed reviews
• Drop pounds with a treadmill desk
• Injury sidelines inline-to-ice skater
• Softball, baseball exit Olympics ... for now
• Video: Fast feet - downhill slalom in Vancouver
• Video: Sunday Morning Skate - Achel Statie
• Video: For sale - Finger Rollerblades, $4 Skatebytes - Aug. 25, 2008 • Exercising near busy streets can damage lungs
• How to: Inversion exercise
• Health and vanity: top motivators for fitness
• Video: Paris Slalom World Challenge 2008
• Video: The soccer mom workout
• Slide show: 2008 Big Apple Roll
• Help: Support the Carolina Velodrome project
• Top finishers and report: Coni X-race, Germany Skatebytes - Aug. 22, 2008 • The rise of the older athlete
• How to survive 50 marathons in 50 days
• Trans-USA skater's life on the road
• Skorpion rolls out quad with 150mm wheels
• Video: Roller girl learns to skate with the boys
• Video: Just doing a little skating
• Video: Rollerjam highlights ... Ouch!
• Video: Skating the Gilles Villeneuve raceway
• Photo: Tropical storm wind skating in Florida Skatebytes - Aug. 21, 2008 • Banning junk food shapes up NY school
• Skates.com rides trends to big profits
• Organizing an at-home version of the Games
• How to stay in shape after an injury
• Video: Aggressive skating in Belgrade Skatebytes - Aug. 20, 2008 • Female fear and loathing in the fitting room
• The life of a skate guard
• Ice training on $150K treadmill in Ontario
• NBC's huge investment pays off in Beijing
• Video: How did beach volleyball get in?
• Vegetarian asks: Why am I still fat?
• Nine ways to keep yourself motivated
• Runner crosses America 'Forrest Gump' style Skatebytes - Aug. 19, 2008 • Video: BattleUS 2008 - final round (freestyle)
• Eric Heiden talks about life after skating
• Video: Man skates across USA for heart health
• U.S. team wins roller soccer cup
• Women's site pitches inline skating
• Video: School girls perform on inline skates
• Video: Parrot cycles and skates
• Video: The NO2 skate crew in '04 (aggressive) Skatebytes - Aug. 18, 2008 • Skating makes a comeback on Coney Island
• Video: German sets mark with 208K back-skate
• Presti, Llorens win Inline 111
• Despite Phelps, swimming stays a niche sport
• Invite: NIRA Metro Challenge in Houston
• Calif. skate school gets new owner
• Skaters get two half marathons in Ohio
• Beijing sets record for women's participation
• Jack Lalane at 93: still preaching fitness Skatebytes - Aug. 15, 2008 • Video: Mantia winning Biel's SIC
• Apolo Anton Ohno: How the elites eat
• Downhill skaters wanted for Audi commercial
• Video: Mooncricket jumps from the old days
• Video: Courtney Donovan at artistic nationals
• Video: The new SW2 artistic frame
• Is functional exercise better than the gym? Skatebytes - Aug. 14, 2008 • Downhill skaters wanted for Audi commercial
• Photos: More Mark Milford pics of Hayward
• Hayward drew 340 skaters (local news story)
• Fourm: Who makes the best helmet?
• Skecher offers $142 million for Heelys
• Swimmers are quicker in Fastskins
• Exercise reduces blood pressure Skatebytes - Aug. 13, 2008 • Joey's blog: The secret of great coaching
• Photo: Paris followed by her new K2s (in bag)
• Study confirms benefit of massage for athletes
• Powerslide announces new Matter wheels
• TrailSkate pitches itself as green and growing
• Hillsboro, OH, passes partial skate ban
• Video: Heel-toe screw backwards (freestyle) Skatebytes - Aug. 12, 2008 • NROC: Final pro and team scores
• Teens tune out the Olympics
• Video: Going head to head in the Netherlands
• More on benefits of cardio exercise
• Paris Hilton buys inline skates on fitness spree
• The Niagara Parkway trail: a 'natural wonder'
• Video: Freestylers compete at the Inline Games
• Video: Rollerballad trailer (aggressive) Skatebytes - Aug. 11, 2008 • Running slows the aging clock
• Adoption inspires new dad to start skating
• Working out with sports utility baby strollers
• Video: Roller dance show in Switzerland
• Video: Longest (6 meters) inline water jump
• Video: Central Park Skater 'Over the Rainbow'
• Forum: Skaters love Hayward's prems
• Video: Trailer for anime about psycho skater
• Video: Skaters roll from London to Brighton Skatebytes - Aug. 8, 2008 • Summer Streets starts Saturday in NYC
• Video: Highlights of the freestyle world cup
• How music can put the rock in your roll
• Video: Skating in the rain
• Should women train differently than men?
• Almost fast: the 14 humanpower Busycle Skatebytes - Aug. 7, 2008 • Blind ice skaters win equal rink rights
• Video: Men's Zurich WIC, women's (big files)
• Student navigates Jerusalum on skates
• Recipe: Rollerblade cookies
• Is stretching all it's cracked up to be?
• Peggy Fleming goes for gold in wine Skatebytes - Aug. 6, 2008 • China revokes Joey Cheek's visa (Discuss)
• Exercise reduces risk of colon cancer
• Video: JWalks turn skates into shoes
• Video: New Gatorbrake spits fire ... literally
• Inline skating is top extreme sport
• Mr. T shares his St. Paul story
• Exercise cuts a-fib events in elderly
• Roller Girl: Attacks can't break Bont women Skatebytes - Aug. 5, 2008 • Roller Girl: Attacks can't break Bont women
• NROC: Mejia posts season's best Prime score
• NROC: Miller locks up men's title
• Video: An innovative new skate with pedals
• More than exercise needed for tight abs
• D. Miles and the Friday Night Skate
• Video: Eddy Matzger skates St. Paul
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