Posted by Peter Doucet on April 30, 2008
Paisley Perrie, who skates out of the CITC in Harriston, competed at this past weekend’s Gross Gerau event in Germany. She finished 17th overall out of 60 competitiors in her age class. Her father Alex Perrie was a referee at the event, putting in two 12-hour blocks. [Gross Gerau results]
Girls racing in Gross Gerau (Germany)- photo from rik3130
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Posted by Peter Doucet on April 25, 2008
GetInline.ca- an inline skating fundraising event in support of Surrey Place- will be taking place at Woodbine Park in Toronto on August 17th. Surrey Place ‘helps children and adults living with developmental disabilities reach their full potential. We offer a comprehensive range of programs and services, from assessment, diagnosis and one-on-one treatment, to family counselling and group support. And it’s all provided by a broad network of clinicians and professionals‘.
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Posted by Peter Doucet on April 22, 2008
The CITC will be holding a 12-hour Skate-athon on June 14th, the day before the facility is set to hold the RSO Outdoor Speed Series #2. There will be food and camping for skaters. More information to follow.
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Posted by Peter Doucet on April 16, 2008
The 2008 World Inline Downhill Championships are taking place July 18th & 19th in Austria. [More]
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Posted by Peter Doucet on April 15, 2008
Brampton’s Aaron Arndt has crossed the ocean for the 2008 season and is competing throughout Europe. Arndt is competing in the World Inline Cup, Swiss Inline Cup, German Inline Cup, and other very competitive races.
This past weekend, his team- Subaru X-Tech- placed 3rd in the 10km team time-trial in Wilhelmshaven with a time of 12 minutes 19 seconds. The following day, Aaron Arndt placed 12th overall in the 42km marathon. The race included some steep climbs and intense head-winds. [marathon results]
Aaron Arndt- 2nd from the right- coming in with the bunch sprint at the Wilhelmshaven Skate Days
Meanwhile back here in Canada, skaters from Quebec and Ontario took place in this season’s first outdoor race- the Minto Run For Reach. [results] You can find pictures, videos, and reports here.
Start of the Minto Run For Reach- photo from Peter Doucet
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Posted by Peter Doucet on April 14, 2008
The WADA Prohibited List contains a list of prohibited substances. The distinction between substances and products is essential. Products often contain many/various and complex mixture of
substances, and this is the case for pharmaceutical products or dietary supplements (especially when derived from natural products).
Natural colostrum contains several substances, including IGF-1 which is listed as a prohibited substance (section S2 of the Prohibited List). The nature of colostrum (naturally produced in the early phase of lactation) cannot naturally classify colostrum as a food product but more as a dietary supplement type product. Athletes cannot be accidentally exposed to colostrum as part of normal food consumption.
Taking into account the above elements and the fact that there is still scientific uncertainty on the ability for IGF-1 contained in colostrum to influence plasma levels of IGF-1, the WADA List Committee adopted a
safe approach and recommends athletes not to take colostrum. Again colostrum cannot be part of a normal diet and has to be compared to a dietary supplement, with similar risks associated.
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Posted by Peter Doucet on April 12, 2008
The 2008 World Freestyle Skating Championships are taking place in Moscow, Russia fromJuly 25th to 27th. [Information 1] [Information 2] [Information 3]
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Posted by Peter Doucet on April 9, 2008
Roller Sports Ontario held its fourth and final race of its 2008 Indoor Speed Series. Dean Arndt and Sarah Hopkins were the top finishers for stage #4. [View photos] [RSO Speed Series website] [Candy Wong's site with videos]
Morgan Williams leads Travis Shaw, Jesse Pauley, and Dean Arndt in group A’s 1000-meter
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Posted by Peter Doucet on April 3, 2008
The 2008 Coupe Quebec Roller dates were recently announced. All the races will take place on Sundays in Longueuil, Quebec- site of the 2006 RSC Speed Championships. Stage #1 will take place on May 25th, #2 on June 22nd, #3 on July 6th, and #4 on August 3rd.
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Posted by Peter Doucet on April 1, 2008
Team Canada Roller Derby is set to compete in Scotland & England and England in June. The team is looking for help and support. They held a fundraiser at a bar in Toronto this past Friday. [Team Canada Roller Derby]
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