With the Trillium 10k and the Montreal Marathon held this past weekend, it was a busy weekend for Ontario & Quebec skaters.

All eyes were on Montreal’s Olivier Jean on Sunday morning in the Montreal Marathon, which was held in less-than-ideal conditions featuring rain, snow, wind, and cold.

Olivier Jean, 2010 Olympic Gold medalist in short track speed skating & 2006 Canadian Roller Speed Skating Champion, did not disappoint his fans, skating to a commanding victory- 45-seconds ahead of Steve Robillard & Peter Doucet. It was Doucet who on Saturday took the win in front of Jade Pauley in the Trillium 10k held in the rain in Mount Forest.

Jade Pauley, who finished 15th in Montreal, seemed poised to win in Mount Forest. However, a fall in a slippery wet corner early in the finishing sprint knocked him out of contention.

Peter Doucet leads Steve Robillard, Benoit Tremblay, and Olivier Jean- photo by Mô Ariba

On the women’s side, Morgane Echardour collected her second win of the weekend, following up on her victory in the rainy race in Mount Forest earlier on Saturday morning. Echardour won the Montreal Marathon- the second year in a row she wins this event- ahead of Sarah Hopkins, 2007 Pan American Games competitor. Hopkins, who now lives in Calgary and trains for long track speed skating is looking at competing at the 2010 Canadian Outdoor Speed Championships in Calgary in late-July.

The race started, and my start was good. I was in the pack in 10th position right in front of one of the CadoMotus skaters. There was a lot of people passing and attacking after a few minutes. I kept a good position in the pack until 7km’s into the race. I got out of the pack to have a look. I’m small, so I had no idea where I was going because all the skaters are taller than me. I could not get back into the same position, so I went in front of Sarah Hopkins because she let me in.

Montreal Marathon

• Results
• May 10th 2010- Montreal Marathon Pictures, Report, Videos
• Marathon Roller Montreal Race Reports
• In The Face Of Adversity
• Event’s website
• Warm But Not For Long

Trillium 10k

• Results
• May 10th 2010- Trillium 10k- Mount Forest- Results & Pictures
• Canadian Races This Weekend: Mount Forest Report, Montreal Tomorrow
• Event’s website

There will be no Ontario Outdoor Provincial Speed Championships this year. Direct entry to the Canadian Championships is permitted for Ontario skater this year because of no Provincial Championship qualifier.

The Roller Sports Ontario Series is still being held, with the first event taking place in Toronto on the weekend of June 12th & 13th, followed by races in Harriston and Ottawa.

The 2010 World Masters Marathon Championships will take place in Senigallia, Italy on September 12th, 2010. Information will be provided as it comes in.

Details for Roller Sports Canada’s Canadian Outdoor Roller Speed Skating Championships are below. This section will be updated as forms, hotel information, and more details become available.

Forms- Registration, Information, Contact

• Entry form- outdoor, indoor, marathon, banquet [Download]
• Marathon information [Download]
• Entry form- marathon only [Download]
• World Championships (Colombia- October 2010)- trials entry- Junior & Senior World Class divisions [Download]
• Pan American Championships (Argentina- March 2011)- trials entry- Junior & Senior World Class divisions [Download]

Location, Direction, Addresses, Venue Information, Notes

• Calgary, Alberta
• Race City Speedway for marathon: Marathon to be held on a 3.2km loop: Race City Speedway,11550 68th Street, Calgary, Alberta T2Z 3E8
• All participants must be current members in good standing with RSC- by June 26th for the Canadian Indoor Championships and by June 23rd for the Canadian Outdoor Championship. Entry fees will be doubled for anyone not registered with RSC by these dates.
• Lloyds Recreation for indoor competition: 7520 Macleod Trail South, Calgary, Alberta, T2H 0L9
• Okotoks Recreation Center for outdoor competition: 99 Okotoks Drive, Okotoks, Alberta, T1S 1K1

Dates & Schedule

• Tuesday July 20th: Banquet at Lloyds Roller Rink
• Wednesday July 21st: Marathon at Race City Speedway: 8am registration, 42km at 9am, 21km at 12pm, 5km at 5pm
• Thursday July 22nd: Rest day
• Friday July 23rd: Official track practice- 400m in Okotoks
• Saturday July 24th: Outdoor competition- 400-meters track in Okotoks
• Sunday July 25th: : Outdoor competition- 400-meters track in Okotoks
• Monday July 26th: Rain day or Indoors competition if rain day is not used or needed

Hotel & Accommodations

• Howard Johnson Express Inn
  5307 Macleod Trail South
  Calgary, Alberta T2H 0J3
  (403) 258 – 1064, (800) 268 – 6128
  Block Booking for Roller Sports Canada
  Double rooms from July 20th to 27th
  $97.01 per night
  *these rooms will only be held for RSC until June 30th. After this, they will be released back to the public at their full rate