Skatebytes - September 2008

Links to news, photos and videos about inline skating, skaters, inline racing and fitness.

Skatebytes - Sept. 30, 2008

• Nicole Begg finishes 2nd in World Cup
• Inline skating offers a muscular workout
• Video: Desert wind skating
• Video: K2 interview with Francisco Ramirez

Skatebytes - Sept. 29, 2008

• Mantia wins at the line in Berlin
• Cricket on skates: a new roller sport
• How sled dogs manage 1100 miles in 9 days
• Exercise can reduce ACL injuries in women

Skatebytes - Sept. 26, 2008

• Gyms go green
• Shane Dobbin moves to ice, eyes Olympics
• Mantia's blog: I live for victory
• Video: Group skate-ride in Bicicritica, Spain

Skatebytes - Sept. 25, 2008

• Rollerblade announces 2009 urban skates
• Video: Extreme slow motion
• Roller Girl: Winning in Pontarlier, France

Skatebytes - Sept. 24, 2008

• Beginners skate park opens in Oregon
• Video: Fast and slow on Spanish steps
• Video: Partying at the Black Rock Roller Disco
• Video: Rebel without a cause in Paris

Skatebytes - Sept. 23, 2008

• Video: Big group skate in Amsterdam (7 min.)
• Google founders skate onto G1 stage
• Video: World Inline Cup trailer

Skatebytes - Sept. 22, 2008

• Portland's nude skater rolls on
• NorthShore - from the middle of the pack
• Invite: Indy Speed series finale, Sept. 28
• Invite: Marathon & track racing, Gijon, Spain

Skatebytes - Sept. 19, 2008

• The exercise pill
• Skater seriously hurt in Palm Beach hit-and-run
• Exercise vs. Alzheimer's
• Lifestyle changes slow aging

Skatebytes - Sept. 18, 2008

• Poll: What size wheels are you on?
• Skating NorthShore with amputee Chris Bretoi
• Joey: U.S. juniors could step it up
• Video: Montreal 24hr inline highlights

Skatebytes - Sept. 17, 2008

• Utah velodrome plan includes skate rink
• View from the front: Bell's NorthShore report
• Video: Eddy Matzger skates the NorthShore
• Invite: Texas Road Rash, April 18-19

Skatebytes - Sept. 16, 2008

• Mantia: Relying on brain power to win golds
• 30,000 expected at U.S. figure skating event
• Video: Semi-weird freestyle battle

Skatebytes - Sept. 15, 2008

• Poll: What's so great about the NorthShore?
• Woman shot while rollerblading in Florida
• Why sitting makes you fat

Skatebytes - Sept. 10, 2008

• Gijon 2008: Mantia Makes It 3 in a Row
• Mother and daughter prepare for Duluth
• Pole dancing for hockey moms
• Police sideline Virginia skater
• The Great Detroit Skate Reunion
• Gijon 2008: Worlds Blog

Skatebytes - Sept. 9, 2008

• Police sideline Virginia skater
• The Great Detroit Skate Reunion
• Video: Assisted skating at 256 km/h
• Gijon 2008: Mantia wins first gold
• Gijon 2008: Worlds Blog

Skatebytes - Sept. 6, 2008

• Gijon 2008: U.S. boys shoved out of contention
• Gijon 2008: Sayasane battles Bowe for gold
• Gijon 2008: Worlds Blog
• Roller sports confident about Olympic inclusion
• How to get ready for the Northshore

Skatebytes - Sept. 5, 2008

• Photos from the 1st day of Worlds
• Gijon 2008: Puello outsprints U.S.women
• Gijon 2008: Bits and Pieces
• Nicole Begg misses third title
• Invite: AIL World Championships, Sept. 26-28

Skatebytes - Sept. 4, 2008

• Invite: AIL World Championships, Sept. 26-28
• Roller sports confident about Olympic inclusion
• How to get ready for the Northshore
• The trap of overtraining

Skatebytes - Sept. 3, 2008

• Video: Nuns get aggressive in classic ad
• Seba skates arrive in the USA
• Video: Skater meetup in Bruges, Belgium
• Video: Freestyle trick - the double cross
• Doubts grow over flu vaccine for elderly

Skatebytes - Sept. 2, 2008

• Artist skates into new territory
• Video: Skating Walcheren, the Netherlands
• Video: Hemorrhage Hank forgets his helmet
• Video: 'Inept skater' hits the mall
• Exercise and diet: tools to battle Alzheimer's
• Results: Matzger, Wright win US 10K Classic
• Hebbrecht predicts fall of 300m mark

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