ON A ROLL!
inlineottawa.com
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September 24, 2006
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"Official" Inline Websites
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Equipment discounts for members
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Dear Inga,
Fall is the best time for inline skating with events of
all
kinds. Virtually all are organized by
passionate volunteers with one aim in mind: go skate
with the largest number of skaters possible!
This On a Roll is all about the biggest and
best inline events this fall. Plus I figured I'd point you
in the direction of some interesting inline web sites.
Go ahead - be amazed!
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Turkey Roll on Sept 30
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Skaters raise money for the food bank
Enjoy blissfully smooth recreational paths, great
National Capital scenery, superb fall foilage, and help
The Ottawa Food Bank all at the same time.
Registration ($25 - goes directly to the Food Bank)
at
Dick Bell Park
at 8:30 am, departure time at 9 am.
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Stay in the social loop
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Keep watching our discussion board for skate
updates for Wednesdays and Sundays, plus the ad
hoc invites skaters send.
By the way, did
you know you cans et up a digest version for
messages from the board? Get info on customization.
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Sundays in the Park
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Gatineau Park open for skaters until Nov 5
Every sunday from 6 am to 10 am the 3.5 km
road between P8 and P9
will be closed to motor
vehicles. The hills keep calling!
Keep an eye on our
Events Calendar for upcoming activities.
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Awards Night and OISC AGM
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Saturday Nov 4, 2006
Get ready for the best party in town at Sala San
Marco on Preston Street. Like Eddy says, "Skaters
do it on the street" ... stay tuned for details.
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Big races - big results
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Ottawa skaters are on the scene!
Results from legendary
Duluth:
Ottawa skaters left their mark on
the largest inline race in the US or Canada.
JF Messier (1:09:29); Sergio Almeralla (1:15:59);
Allain Legacy (1:20:44); Dan Dutrisac (1:21:25);
Daniel Thompson (1:21:30); Ray Vermette (1:26:59);
Dominique Lalonde (1:33:08). Read Ray's report.
New
York 100k and marathon was back this August
after a one year hiatus.
Daniel Thompson
from Ottawa raced at the St
Paul marathon and finished in 1:20:38.
JF also won our own Ottawa Inline Skating Festival marathon on
Sept 3 in 1:23:46. Here's the article published in the
Centretown Buzz (the print
version included a great photo, too).
The most amazing of all inline marathons for sheer
numbers: Berlin. See if you can locate some of
your friends among the throngs of 9,000!
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October: Inline Skating Month
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Two long ones coming up
Legends are built when adversity strikes. In the case
of the long races of the season, we see Athens to Atlanta
(yes, that's like 138 km in rolling hills, traffic and
cops with radar guns tracking your downhill speed,
for the fun of it) returning after last year's last
minute cancellation.
The Défi de L'Île de Montréal (Montréal Island
Challenge) is a 128-kilometer tour on inline skates
around the Island of Montréal. No joke, once all the
way around. Simple as that. It has been held every
year since 1996 on the third Saturday in October,
when the weather is ideal for skating - and the fall
colours are at their best. OK, so sometimes it's been
a bit wet but really it does make for epic stories!The
next Défi will be held on Saturday, October 21,
2006.
Check out the Houston, TX inline events on October
14/15 !
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Race report: Duluth
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by Ray Vermette
"Not long after we arrived, it started to rain." Yup,
that's the Northshore Inline marathon report. The
OISF proved simnply great preparation for one of the
world's fastest marathon courses.
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Our new web site
and online store has been really
well received. Robust, easy to use and chockful of
inline skating information, club programming, event calendar, trips,
expert articles and more.
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