Archive for August, 2007

Results are in!

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

I just managed to pull up the official Senior Men Marathon Results of the www.cali2007rollersport.com website, and I did much, MUCH better than I thought. At 56 place, out of 105, I’m nearly smack in the middle of the list. Placed ahead of quiet a few athletes from Colombia, The USA and South Korea, who […]

Finally - The Marathon!

Monday, August 27th, 2007

World Inline Speedskating Championships, Cali, Colombia.
Yesterday I raced the marathon in Cali, it was the race I was most anticipating to race. Even more so after I was unable to complete the full leanght of any other long distance race during the championships.
The day began with pouring rain, all the skaters, myself included, changed over […]

More news coverage!

Monday, August 27th, 2007

World Inline Speedskating Championships, Cali, Colombia.
On the 25th, the “El-Pais” (translates as: The Country) newspaper published a full page article about me in the sports section. This time the main point of interest was the fact that my mother was born in Bogota.
Click the picture to see the full article. You might also […]

20K Elimination Race

Friday, August 24th, 2007

World Inline Speedskating Championships, Cali, Colombia. 
I just got off the track after the 20K Elimination race. Keeping in mind what I have learned from competing with all these world class skaters the past few days - I started as fast as I could (which still opened a gap between me and the skater in front […]