Videos of the A2A 1998

これは1998年度にTV放送されたA2Aの記録映像です。8月20日にYouTubeに投稿されていました。はじめて見ましたが、第17回の当時は参加者700人以上の一大イベントだったと良くわかります。今年、第30回の87マイル完走者は59人にまで減っています。来年は参加したいゾ！と・・・。

Athens to Atlanta 1998

This television program, covering the 1998 Athens to Atlanta road skate, originally aired on the Outdoor Life Network in late 1998. It features hosts Lon McEachern and Mario Zapata (of Inline America) who follow the lead pack of skaters over the 86-mile course, interview competitors, and weave in a number of human interest stories along the way. The sport of inline skating has been in decline (in numbers of skaters) for the last decade, but there was a time when A2A was attracting 700+ skaters and a weekly television program dedicated to the sport (Inline America) was airing on cable television. Those were the days. 2011 marks the 30th anniversary of this incredible event. Lon? Mario? Where are you? The sport of inline speed skating needs you!
InlineOutlander : http://www.youtube.com/user/InlineOutlander

Part 1 (07:05)

http://youtu.be/_Q5wMLqy8n4

Part 2 (07:41)

http://youtu.be/EJiX6yQjzx0

Part 3 (06:54)

http://youtu.be/0Qek2ceMuN0

Part 4 (04:49)

http://youtu.be/1QlwlH4aCzI

Part 5 (06:07)

http://youtu.be/SXTS2qauK1Q

Part 6 (08:26)

http://youtu.be/HrWVH16ggKs

Part 7 (05:30)

http://youtu.be/RMjcreFg7xU

Athens to Atlanta Road Skate: http://www.a2a.net/