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Dear OISC,
Congrats to all 24 hours relay skaters! See lots of
links in next article to pics and stories.
July 20 is the early bird
registration deadline for the Ottawa Inline Skating
Festival, September 2. So, to help you make up your mind
now, we've got a bunch of details in this newsletter.
Plus training and sport nutrition tips to help you get
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24 hour relay lives up to
billing  Another epic
24 hour relay is in the books for this year.It rained,
it poured, the sun shone... a little bit of everything
for the 2007 edition. Skaters came from Canada, USA and
France. 18 skaters did it solo, with Eric Gee skating
over 500k this year. Ottawa had 5 teams, and a couple of
solo registrants.
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September 2 - Labour Day Rituals
- OIS Festival  This day might start
with a warm up during Ottawa's unique Sunday Bike
(Skate) days. Then conveniently you could skate up to
Carleton University just past Bronson St on Colonel
By and pick up your race kit
at the Start/Finish. We get to keep the Parkway
closed, so no need to compete with motorized vehicles
all day.
There are lots of races, so you get to skate plenty
if you want ( max 73 km), cheer
for others, meet new friends, catch up with skaters
from all over, enjoy the lake, chat some more.
Inevitably the Festival turns into the after race party!
Here we drink calorie rich beverages (tip: use water to
hydrate) and eat some protein rich pub food - or maybe a
salad after all. Frankly, the choice is up to
you! |
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Barry
Publow on Training Well 
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Festival Events for all
ages!  Organized by skaters
for skaters, the Ottawa Inline Skate
Festival is about celebrating and enjoying inline
skating on one of the most scenic routes imaginable: Colonel By Drive
along the beautiful Rideau Canal in downtown
Ottawa. All events take place during the
afternoon!
To encourage skaters to take in several races the
day is designed to allow skaters to register for up to 3
events. Just add an additional $15 per
event. |
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Festival Course
Info  Check out the festival
web site for course info, parking and
directions, the all important rules (yes,
helmets are mandatory; yes, drafting is preferred, and
fairness reigns) and FAQs! |
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Beth Mansfield on peak
performance  See your sport nutrition meal
plan in practice. Beth has prepared several plans
based on different total calories needed.
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Festival Secure Online
Registration  July 20 is the early bird
registration deadline.
All adult rates and the longer events for Youth
increase by $10 after July 20! So register
today, get your dry-tech T-shirt upgrade for just
$12 and plan your trip to Ottawa! If you register online
we also have some prize draws of cool sponsor prizes.
For the 2 and 5 km events our youth rates are $15.
Like all participants youth get all the race gear:
cotton T-shirt (they caan upgrade to dry-tech,
too!), medal, personalized race bib and number, top 3 in
every race gets special awards.
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July 28- Upcoming Petit train du
nord trip  Start at 7:15 am from
Ottawa by car. Skate by 10 am on pristine Laurentian
path. There will be 40Km, 60Km, 80Km and 100Km teams
- as you please. and I hear the food after is great,
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OISC is a non-profit club run by skaters for
skaters. We offer programming for recreational, fitness,
speed skaters as well as those interested in racing
track or road. Now in our seventh year, we keep growing
and evolving. Join us for social skating or training and
make yourself at home! |
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See you on the skating trails,
Inga
Petri
OISC
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Nationals in Ottawa -
our skaters
rock 
OISC was well represented at
Nationals both indoor
(photos) and outdoors
(photos) by Annick, Mike, Dominique, Allain,
JF, Pascale, Sergio, Stephane, Andrew, Mathieu, Benoit, Bailin
and Hugh. More photos by Alicia.
Race by race results in
Excel. |
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Club Action 
We have a
great calendar
to
keep you in the loop on club training and other
events.
And check
out member benfits
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there are plenty especially discounts on
gear. |
Thanks to Our Sponsors
K2 Fun/Fit
Wednesdays |
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