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May 04 Issue
Feature Interview
How Heavy Are
Speed Skates
Hamburg Marathon
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The
Voice from the
Pacific Northwest Newsletter
Glenn Koshi is the face in North America for Australian based BONT International. His seventeen years of exposure in the skating industry has provided him with a vast knowledge of what is going on, what works and what equipment people prefer to skate on. He provides us with his invaluable service to grow our sport. As the manager of Team Bont North America his days are indeed full (he is also responsible for sales, customer service, shipping and marketing), but has found the time to answer a number of questions
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the interview with Glenn Koshi ]
By Winson Chan
Have you ever wondered how much the weight of a skate affects performance? More importantly, is it worth the extra money to buy the lightest equipment. In this article, I will discuss why I believe weight does not improve performance, and for those who disagree, cost effective ways to reduce the weight of your skate.
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the full story ]
By Clemens Suerbaum, Munich, Germany
Hamburg Marathon for runners is Germany's second biggest event, with more than 20.000 participants. For the speed skater world elite it is the season opener as the first race of the world cup series in Europe. Even for the average skater Hamburg Marathon is a little bit different from all other races in Germany: Precondition for a participation is a proven record of a marathon race time under 2 hours within the last three years. This threshold should not bee too high for the readers of this newsletter, and it was not for me - otherwise someone else would have written this report.
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