The 2011 OISC Festival will take place on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th June

Race Schedule & Details

The Ottawa Inline Skating Club Festival is a great opportunity to participate in races from a 5 km family race to a full marathon. Organized by skaters for skaters, the whole day is about celebrating and enjoying inline skating.

The races take place on the pristine, freshly paved Rockcliffe Parkway between the Blair Road pedestrian access point (2 km east of Aviation Museum and Rockcliffe Airport) and St Joseph Blvd. The route is safe, smooth and fast with a scenic Ottawa River and forest backdrop. Events begin immediately following the season's final NCC/Alcatel Sunday Bikeday.

This festival is for recreational, fitness and competitive skaters alike. If you do not complete an event by the cut off time, you are allowed to continue skating to the finish time. We do require that you skate along the shoulder of the road though, so as not to interfere with the next event. Chip timing will be provided by SportsStats, with a complete ranking breakdown by age and gender categories.

Find out more below:

• Divisions
• Race Schedule
• Race Kit Pick Up
• Live 88.5 Radio Host
• Hotel Group Rates
• Triple Crown
• For Kids, Parents, and Families
• Timing and Age Categories
• Access to the Site and Parking
• Festival Village
• Warm Up Area

Divisions

New for 2010 - Festival skaters may register as being in the Open division or the Pro division.  For 2010 the Pro division is for the entire Triple Crown (10k, 42k and 21k). Prizes will be given to the top three finishers in each division.

Race Schedule - 5 September 2010

(NOTE: Race Shedule may be revised by the organizing committee)

For details on the turn course see the course map.

Start time	Event	Turn around
1:15 pm	10km	A single loop starting at the Festival Village. Watch for the 10k turnaround sign on the course.
2:00 pm	42km	A 4 lap loop starting at the Festival Village. Watch for the 42k turnaround sign on the course.
4:05 pm	5km Kids Race	A single loop starting at the Festival Village. Watch for the 5K turn around sign on the course.
4:45 pm	21km	A 2 lap loop starting at the Festival Village. Watch for the 21K turn around sign on the course.
1:15 pm 2:00 pm 4:45 pm	Triple Crown 10 km> 42 km 21 km	The Triple Crown is the flagship event of the OISC Festival and combines the 10km, 42km and 21 km events described above.
6:30 pm	AWARDS!	Meet at the Festival Village to receive your Award!

Race Kit Pick Up

We highly recommend that skaters pick up their race kits in advance of the event on Sunday. Participants can pick up their race kits on Saturday September 4th at Malone's Bar and Grill at the Dow's Lake Pavilion from 1:00 until 4:00 PM. New registrations (cash only) will also be processed on the spot. For those who are unable to pick up their kits in advance, race kits can be picked up on site at the Festival Village (Blair road access path Rockcliffe Parkway) starting at 9:00 am on Sunday September 5. "Day of" registrations continue until noon on Sunday, September 5 on a cash only basis.

Live 88.5 Radio Host

Hotel Group Rates

The Quality Hotel is the official hotel of the Festival and offers exclusive group rates to our skaters. See here for details.

Triple Crown

We've designed the schedule so that participants can skate or watch several races during this jam-packed afternoon. Beginning with the 10k (starting at 1:15 pm), those skaters who wish to get more distance in can skate in at least 3 events, i.e.. the 10k, 42k, 21k. The NROC Pro division will skate the Triple Crown (all events).

For Kids, Parents & Families

The 5k Family race is designed to give youngsters an opportunity to try out a skating event, but with all the benefits of racing, including sweat check, race bibs, finishers medals, award ceremony and prizes for the top 3 male and female finishers, web-published finishing times and use of the recovery area for refreshments afterwards. We invite a parent or guardian to accompany their children if they wish.

Timing and Age Categories

Timing

Electronic timing will be provided by SportStats. Results will be available online at http://www.sportstats.ca/ on the day of the race. Results will be shown by event and gender and broken down into the following age categories:

We will close the timing system at 6:15 pm at the latest to allow us to reopen the road by 6:30. Therefore, those skaters in the 21 k half marathon with times over 1.5 hours will not achieve an official time.

Timing Chips will be available near the start line. All skaters will receive a different chip for each race they have entered. Make sure you wear the correct chip and matching bib for each race! You must have your bib in order to pick up your corresponding timing chip.

Timing chips are not included in your registration kit. Timing chips will be available around noon on race day at the Festival village. Please do not forget to pick up your timing chip before your events! A different timing chip is required for each race. Return your chip and pick up your new chip before participating in your next race.

You may also use a personal timing chip. You may use either a Champion Chip timing chip or an AMB ChipX timing chip. You must inform us what your timing chip identifier is upon registration. Note that AMB Elite transponders are not supported.

Age Categories

5Km -> 6 and under, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-18, 19+
10km, 21km, 42km -> 13 and under, 14-19, 20 –29, 30-39, 40 -49, 50-59, 60 +

Triple Crown -> 13 and under, 14-19, 20 –29, 30-39, 40 -49, 50-59, 60 +

Access to the Site and Parking

The Festival site is located on Rockcliffe Parkway at P6, the end of Blair road at Massey Lane. The start/finish, turnaround and Festival Village are all co-located at the intersection of the parkway and the Blair Road access path. For details see the course map.

If you arrive during Sunday Bikedays hours between 9 am and 1 pm, you can park at the Aviation Museum and skate about 2 km to the site along Rockcliffe Parkway.

Alternatively, you can park on numerous side streets with access points to Rockcliffe Parkway in Rothwell Heights or Beacon Hill neighborhoods. Please note, there is no car entrance anywhere along the route.

For all the driving details, see the directions page.

Festival Central - the Event Village

Activities at Festival Central

• Registration, race kit pick up, timing chip pick up. Race kit pick up is also available at the bottom of Blair road by the Rockcliffe Parkway (note that vehicular access is via Blair road only)
• Club and Festival merchandise at amazing low prices
• First Aid station at Festival Central - just in case
• Awards ceremonies for top male and female finishers for every race.
• Music and announcements of happenings on course and at the start/finish.
• LiVE 88.5 Ground Crew on site

Services On course

• Lead motorcycle accompaniment for safety of all participants. Please follow instructions.
• Water Station for the 10/21/42 km near Festival Village turnaround
• Recovery area with bagels, fruit, and drinks

Warm up Area

The Festival features a double wide finish line, allowing for exciting field sprints at the end of each event. Because the finish line timing wire will extend across the entire road, skaters ARE NOT ALLOWED to warm up west of the Festival Village intersection. Warm up MAY be done on the course to the east of the Festival Village (between events only!), or on Massey lane to the west towards the underpass.