Inline and quad speed skating competitions are held in both indoor and outdoor venues. Texas Speed Club trains mostly for indoor events but there are also outdoor meets and marathons in which our team members participate.

Indoor skaters race counter clockwise in packs over a 100 meter oval track marked by pylons. The distance raced in each event depends of the skaters age division. Since this is a non-contact sport, skaters must learn skills to maneuver through the pack without pushing, blocking or using their bodies to interfere with other skaters in the race.

Speed skaters also learn to maintain a low body posture, with bent knees and ankles. The benefits of this are more power in the stroke because of the longer leg reach, and less wind resistance.

Inline speed skates are a low-cut, close fitting shoe version of inline skates and are made of leather, carbon fiber and/or composite materials. There are various removable and adjustable frames available that mount three or four polyurethane wheels, usually from 90 mm to 110 mm in diameter.