Brampton’s Aaron Arndt has crossed the ocean for the 2008 season and is competing throughout Europe. Arndt is competing in the World Inline Cup, Swiss Inline Cup, German Inline Cup, and other very competitive races.

This past weekend, his team- Subaru X-Tech– placed 3rd in the 10km team time-trial in Wilhelmshaven with a time of 12 minutes 19 seconds. The following day, Aaron Arndt placed 12th overall in the 42km marathon. The race included some steep climbs and intense head-winds. [marathon results]

Aaron Arndt- 2nd from the right- coming in with the bunch sprint at the Wilhelmshaven Skate Days

Meanwhile back here in Canada, skaters from Quebec and Ontario took place in this season’s first outdoor race- the Minto Run For Reach. [results] You can find pictures, videos, and reports here.

Start of the Minto Run For Reach- photo from Peter Doucet