Team Rainbo

How Important is Training?

Tom Dell'Aringa — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:35:11 +0000

How important is our training? This finish at Duluth after 26.2 miles literally came down to inches, with Team Rainbo's Mary Grace summoning every last reserve to win the Advanced Division. Her sister Sadie was close behind resulting in the two Rainbo skaters Gracing the podium!

Squiggy Inline Classic 2008 Race Report

Cale Carvell — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:55:45 +0000

Sunshine! Warm weather! Good friends! Smooth pavement! Jealous? You should be. Margo and I have just returned from a week in St. Petersburg Florida culminating with the Squiggy inline event this last weekend in Tampa. The week leading up to the race was a vacation in paradise. Jan and Lois Kopis and Margo and I spent the week skating, sunning, beaching and just having fun. Brian Joyce, Guy and Mary Ann joined us later in the week leading up to the event for some more fun. It was great getting out of town and away from the weather.

Team Rainbo Annual Meeting and Party

Cale Carvell — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:35:25 +0000

This year’s annual meeting and party will be held on Sunday, February 24 at Orbit Roller Rink, 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The cost is $8 each which includes food, drink and skating afterward. Be sure to be there, we have lots of announcements and we’ll have lots of fun. Spread the word to any [...]

U.S. Short Track Includes Illinois Athletes

admin — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:23:16 +0000

The U.S. Short Track speedskating team includes three athletes from Illinois, including our own Mary Grace as well as Lana Gehring and Katherine Reutter. Read the complete entry for team members and photo.

Trans USA Skating Attempt by Dan Dannels

Tom Dell'Aringa — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:00:14 +0000

A skater from the Texas Flyers is attempting the unthinkable: Skating across the USA in inline skates, hoping to get into the Guiness Book of World Records. Believe it or not, it has been done once before by Rusty Moncrief in March of 2002. The current record stands at 69 days, 8 hours and 45 minutes. Dan hopes to break that record, planning on skating the distance (2,500+ miles) in something slightly over 30 days. That means he must average 100 miles a day!

Luigino Creates “Answer” Wheels, Adds Team Members

Tom Dell'Aringa — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:10:30 +0000

Luigino has created a new line of wheels called "Answer" which promise to bring some innovation to the scene. According to part 2 of an interview with Joey Mantia by Michael Cheek, the new line of wheels will be handled strictly by Luigino (not in partnership with Powerslide, like they do for Matter wheels). The wheels will have a one-piece hub, a new innovation in the wheel industry.

Early National Roller Cup (NROC) Schedule Revealed

Tom Dell'Aringa — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:11:53 +0000

Inline Planet has released the first four races that will participate in this years National Roller Cup. They are the Metrodome Inline Marathon, San Francisco Inline Marathon, Saint Paul Inline Marathon and the Hayward Inline Marathon. They are currently having conversations with some other events as well (including Duluth). Full details at Inline Planet.

National Roller Cup Revealed

Tom Dell'Aringa — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 20:11:18 +0000

Inline Planet has announced a new road race racing series for the 2008 season. Divisions include pro elite, master, veteran and non-pro. NROC will also crown national team champions, one each for men and women. This is a great step to create some interest in our sport. Robert Bunson, publisher of Inline Planet states: "We need a race series like this to celebrate our sport," said Robert Burnson, publisher of the Inline Planet. "Currently, there is no ranking system that ties together the outdoor racing season. We think that by creating one we will add a whole new layer of excitement to inline racing." Read the whole article for more information on this exciting new development.

Sadie Grace Training for the 2010 Olympics

admin — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:52:22 +0000

Team Rainbo’s own Sadie Grace is now attending Marquette University. Marquette put up a nice little blog entry about Sadie, where she talks about training in Salt Lake City and her aspirations for the 2010 Olympics.

3rd Annual Squiggy Classic is On!

Tom Dell'Aringa — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 02:01:20 +0000

Press Release via Birgit Holme: The 3rd annual Squiggy Classic Inline Marathon will start 9:00 AM March 9, 2008 at Flatwoods Wilderness Park in Tampa, FL. The course will be open for warm up starting at 7:30 AM. The awards ceremony and party will be early afternoon.

This year's event will include: a 1/2 marathon in addition to the full marathon on Sunday, a social skate in the dark Friday night (start 7 pm) and time trials Saturday. The course is a 7 mile asphalt loop; pavement is in very good condition, and very level, as typical for Florida.

Racers may skate a full or half marathon (inline or quad skates only). Marathon race categories will be Elite, Elite Master (age 35+), and Open. Awards will be given to the fastest 3 skaters of each gender in Elite and Elite Master, and in 10-year groups of Open skaters (0-9, 10-19, 20-29, etc.). Cash prizes will be given to fastest skaters in various categories on various laps; details will be announced before and/or during the race.