HI, MY NAME IS KARL AND I'VE LIVED IN WEST TOKYO SINCE 2001, I'M 48 YEARS OLD.  I LIVE NEARBY TO THE TAMA RIVER AND IT'S GREAT BIKE PATH ENVIRONMENT TO ENJOY.  ONE THING I'VE NOTICED IS A LACK OF CLUBS IN THE TOKYO AREA FOR INLINE SPEED SKATING AND GROUP SUPPORT SO I'M STARTING THIS CLUB.  I'VE BEEN SPEED SKATING SINCE I WAS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE CHICAGO WEST SUBURBS.  I USED TO GO TO A SKATING RINK CALLED THE "WESTMONT ROLLER RINK" IN THE 1970'S.  I'VE NEVER LOST MY LOVE FOR SKATING, IT'S IN MY BLOOD.  ALTHOUGH SKATES HAVE CHANGED FROM THE TRADITIONAL ROLLER SKATES TO INLINE, THE IDEA IS THE SAME, TO ENJOY SKATING.  ALTHOUGH I PRIMARILY SKATE INLINE, I'D LIKE TO START ICE SPEED SKATING AND COMPETE IN EVENTS IN BOTH.   I WOULD ENJOY COMMUNICATING WITH THOSE WHO DO EITHER ONE OR BOTH.  MY OTHER INTERESTS TO ACTIVELY SUPPLEMENT MY SKATING INCLUDE RUNNING, SNOWBOARDING AND SKIING.  ALSO, TO GROW MY CLUB, I'D LOVE TO HAVE YOUR HELP.  TELL ME NICE PLACES TO SKATE NEARBY, PLACES YOU'D LIKE TO GO, BRING FRIENDS ALONG, LET'S TEACH OTHERS TO SKATE IN SAFE ENVIRONMENTS, AND TRAVEL TO RACE.  LET'S ENJOY SKATING TOGETHER, I HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU.