Title: Introduction through comprehensive reference
Review: I don't do any inline racing, and only got this book to help with my ice speedskating. While the book covers both, it very clearly delineates the technique and position differences between the two. A tremendous effort is put into covering biomechanics - not only where each body part is supposed to be at each stage of the stroke, but also the most common reasons for a specific misalignments.The drills are straightforward and build step by step. They take you all the way from gliding with feet parallel in basic position, to a full push and recovery stroke. Don't expect to get the book and start flying around the track or down the road. The emphasis is on building fundamentals, one skill on top of the other, with a lot of hard work.Bottom line, this is the single best book on speedskating technique that I have read.
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