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Speed Skating for Beginners

An introduction to the basics of indoor and outdoor speed skating, how to draft another skater plus articles and diaries written by speed skating beginners.

The Basics of Speed Skating
An introduction to speed skating techniques plus tips for practicing and perfecting those techniques. These tips came from a a long-time indoor and outdoor speed skating coach.

Indoor Speed Skating 101
An introduction to indoor speed skating for skaters who have never tried it before, by Jim Fink of Seattle Washington, USA.

Photos of My First Day on 5 Wheels
Pictures of my first day on 5 wheel speed skates and a description of what it was like to skate on 5 wheels skates with no ankle support for the first time (by Kathie Fry).

How to Draft Another Skater
Drafting means skating closely behind another skater to benefit from the resulting decrease in wind resistance. You can conserve energy by drafting, but doing it successfully requires good communication between skaters.

Articles Written by Beginning Speed Skaters
  • Trang Wants to Skate a Marathon (Doan-Trang Tran)
  • Moving From 4 Wheels to 5 (Joakim Wassberg)
  • My First Eddy Matzger Workshop (Kathie Fry)
  • A Beginning Speed Skater's Diary (John Aurentz article coming soon)

    Forum Discussions for Beginning Speed Skaters
  • Marathon Training for Beginners
  • What is a Typical Marathon Training Week?
  • Beginner Wants to Skate a Marathon


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