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Equipment discounts for members
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Dear Inga,
Register for the Ottawa Inline Skating Festival by
July 4 for a chance to win!
Draw for K2 merchandise amongst all Ottawa
Inline Skating Festival registrants who have
registered online by
July 4. Thanks to our
partner, K2 Skates, we will randomly draw prize
winners for bearings, K2 skate bags and K2 back
packs
and the grand prize of one pair of brand new K2
Skates.
On a Roll subscribers win again! Yang Gao is
the winner of a brand new K2 back pack (to be
picked up at Sunday Bikedays). Congratulations!
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Youth program underway
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You can still join ... next session June 25
OISC is introducing the Youth Inline Skating Program
designed to teach inline speed skating techique to
youth aged 9 to 13. The program is open to members
and non-members. Registration is required in
both
cases, because participation is limited.
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Skaters at Provincials
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Congratulations to all the Ottawa skaters who
participated to successfully at the provincial outdoor
inline speed skating championships:
Zachary Kader, Mike Garvin, Mathieu Leblanc, Marc
Joubert, Henry Thriscutt, Simon Wenzowski, Brad
Ardley, Alicia Weiss, Andrew McCallum, Stephane
Tremblay, Alain Legacy and Dominique Lalonde.
Special congratulations and thanks to Gavin
Thulien of Zt Sports who has a training program for
young speed skaters and brought several to
Provincials this year!
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Acceleration work outs by Barry Publow
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Hard, intense, fun
Acceleration means to engage repeatedly in hard
intense effort followed by rest.
Here are three acceleration-based, recovery oriented
workouts that can be easily modified based on your
skill level and current level of fitness.
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Ottawa Inline Skating Festival News
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Win early bird prizes: Register online before June 30!
The Ottawa Inline Skate Festival will again take place
Sunday Sept 3 on Colonel By in downtown Ottawa -
along the scenic Rideau Canal.
New
start
times
We have moved some of the start
times in order to allow ore skaters to consider
registering for 2 or even 3 of the 5 races:
10 km at 1:20 pm
2 km at 1:45 pm
5 km at 2:05 pm
(20 minute gap between
the 2
and the 5 allows more kids to do the 5 as well)
42 km at 2:10 pm
21 km at 4:05 pm
(10 minutes later than
2005 to
give more skaters a chance at doing the 42
and 21
km)
The race course will see only minor changes: We're
moving the start/finish closer to Bronson Street
so spectators can enjoy more of the
action.
Top three finishers male and female
will receive:
marathon: prize money ($125 first; $100 second;
$75 third)
half-marathon & 10 k: merchandise
2 and 5 k: winners ribbons
all finishers receive participation medals
All skaters who register online before
July 4
, are eligible for prize draws for K2
merchandise, including bearings, back packs, skate
bags and yes, a brand new pair of K2 Skates!
Calling all volunteers
Our volunteer Festival organizing committee is looking
for about 100 volunteers to handle road closures,
water stations, course marshalls, registration and
information desks, sweat check, logistics, recovery
station, chip pick up, medal hand out. If you can
help out leading up to the Festival or can volunteer
the day of, please e-mail
Andrea
Mailhot, our volunteer coordinator.
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Events in Montreal, Cambridge and beyond
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Upcoming event updates
The Canada Day Marathon is taking place on
July 1st in Cambridge, Ontario, and will feature a
mass start (all skaters start together).
The
RSC Canadian Inline Marathon will
take place on July 9th on the F1 race track in
Montreal with staggered starts for different
categories. Some
skaters may be using the July 9th event to qualify for
the Roller Sports Canada Marathon Team to attend
the upcoming World Championships in Korea.
National speed skating championships are taking
place in Montrea on July 4 & 5. Details are
here.
Check out the RSO Outdoor Point
Series again this year. Details on our site (scroll
down on the page).
The buzz about the 24 hour inline relay in Montreal is
heating up. Want to join a team? Check our discussion board. Event web site.
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Sport nutrition food guide by Beth Mansfield
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Are you training for peak health and performance?
Do you know that food groups that contain a variety
of essential nutrients that an athlete needs? Learn
why and how all food grgoups are needed for any
athlete to achieve his/her peak health and
performance.
Also read the article on Determining
Your Energy Budget to help you figure out what
YOU need to do.
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Wednesday night social skates and more
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The social outing of the week!
For inline skaters who want to enjoy our great paths
and attendant
scenery - plus maybe a refreshing drink at a patio
after the skate with old and new skater friends. Next dates (start time of
6:30 pm)
June 28 - Rockcliffe Park
July 5 - Rideau River
July 12 - Lac Leamy
Check out the mileage club, too!
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Thanks to all Volunteers
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By members for members
OISC and all of our activities are organzied by a
volunteer board of directors that relies on club
members to volunteer for our programs, from
NCC/Alcatel Sunday Bikedays to regular training
sessions for rec, fit and speed skaters, to the
Ottawa Inline Festival and trips to the Laurentians's
pristine pavement. Thanks to all of you for
making it happen!
To volunteer, simply contact Andrea
Mailhot and see how you can get involved. Also
looking for new board members!
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Trip report from Petit train du nord
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June 10
7 incredibly dedicated skaters, Gary, Robin, Mike, Jim,
Melissa, Kim and Hugh, ignored the dismal forecast of
rain for June 10 and were determined to have a
great day anyway!
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