Reflections on Racing
Yesterday was the end of “zomerijs”. Zomerijs is the curious practice of opening the ice track at Heerenveen for three weeks in the middle of summer. Obviously, [more...]
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Teaser Trailer
Today was the start of “zomerijs” (which you might have probably guessed to mean “summer ice” in Dutch) for our team. I didn’t expect [more...]
Team Totally Oarsome
Amsterdam Team Totally Awesome, along with the national skeeler squad for the Netherlands spent the day rowing coxed fours in Amsterdam forest. The session was the final [more...]
Looking for Sponsors
Enschede Training for the Olympics isn’t easy. It isn’t cheap either. I made a short promotional video recently as part of our quest to find sponsors (it also [more...]
Training Video
Enschede Those who have seen the movie “Team America” will know that, to go from being a beginner to a being a pro, you need a montage. So I have constructed a [more...]
Race Debut
Enschede This evening I raced on the ice for the first time. Here is what happened. Just in case there was any lingering doubt, this is NOT what is supposed to happen in a [more...]
Interview With Luca Presti
Ok, lets get started, for the record what is your full name? Full name? Luca Presti Ok, tell me a little bit about yourself, where were you born? where did you go to school? [more...]
World Championships
Wednesday 1st September Sitting in the lounge at Changi (Singapore’s International Airport). While, being a Hong Kong person, I have never been a big fan of Singapore, [more...]
Interview with Michael Byrne
Mick collects his silver medal for the 1000m at 2003 World Championships in Venezuela ok, first of all, for the record, what is your full name? Michael Adam Byrne ok, tell me [more...]
Barquisimeto ’03
It all started when it was decided that the 2003 world inline speedskating championships was going to be held in China. China, being geographically close to Hong Kong, was an [more...]
President’s Report
Friends, Australians, Countrymen, lend me your ears! I come to bring news of the year that has been, and what a year it has been. As president of the Eltham roller skating [more...]