The Polish Federation of Roller-Skating is inviting skaters to participate in Maraton Sierpniowy– a roller speed skating marathon taking place place on August 28, 2009 in Gdansk- a charming summer resort on the Baltic Sea.

The ambition is to organise the event at the highest international level– both for professional inline skaters as well as for all other categories of the inline and classical rollerskate fans.

The participants will also have the opportunity to enjoy several very attractive accompanying events to be held on the marathon day and on the day after.

For all the details, including the regulations and the participation form, visit Maraton Sierpniowy.

The 2009 Canadian outdoor roller speed skating season is taking shape. Below are a few events that are on the race calendar- some events TBC. Please leave a message below or e-mail us if you know of any events that should be added to the speed event calendar.

DATE, EVENT, CITY, DETAILS
April 26- Minto Run For Reach, Ottawa
May 9- Trillium Run, Mount Forest, TBC
May 10- RSO #1, Toronto, TBC
May 17- Marathon Rollerblade, Montreal
May 30-31- RSO Provincials, Harriston, TBC
June 6-7- Montreal 24 Hours, Montreal
June 14- RSO #2 Guelph, TBC
July 1st- Canada Day Marathon, Cambridge
July 3-5, 6 rain-date- RSC Nationals, Guelph, TBC
July 11-12- RSC Roller Figure Nationals, Oshawa
July 12- AGM, RSC Special General Meeting & AGM, Oshawa
July 19- RSO #3, Ottawa, TBC
August 2- RSO #4, Harriston, TBC
September 6- Ottawa Inline Skating Festival, Ottawa
September 16-27- World Speed Championships, Haining, China
October 10-16- Pan American Championships, Aguascalientes, Mexico

The Skate Club Las Palmas Patina has the pleasure of announcing the celebration of the first stage of the Freestyle World Cup Las Palmas 2009 which will take place on the 16th and 17th May in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the capital of Gran Canaria, Spain.

Fans of this style will have the opportunity to get to know and also compete with the best skaters from this discipline at a world level. The websites www.ifsasport.org and www.laspalmaspatina.es feature detailed information about transportion, accommodations, and more information of interest that will be continually updated.

The event will be completely free for the public who want to enjoy an unedited show in the Canary Islands. Everybody is invited. Don’t forget your swimming costumes, sun cream and sunglasses for the occasion.

Roller Sports Canada held the 1996 Canadian Championships in Kitchener, Waterloo. The top-3 skaters in the Senior Men’s category were Patrick Chayer (Montreal), Artie Lancaster (Calgary), and Aaron Arndt (Brampton).

Photo from Chris Desroches

Click here for the latest edition of Xtreme Rollers.

Check out the December 2008 XtemeRollers issue.

IFSA World Championships
The 2009 Official IFSA (International Freestyle Skaters Association) World Championships, as authorized by the FIRS, are planned to take place in France for the weekend of the 28th, 29th and 30th of August. Click here for more.

World Cup Entries
Registrations for the 2009 IFSA World Cup will open in early 2009 at the IFSA website. Make sure you register to assure your place in the world cup.

For more, including updated rules and information, check the IFSA Sport website.

The North of the 49th Marathon took place this past weekend in Winnipeg. Click here for results and pictures from InlineSkateMpls.

Results
1- Mike Anderson 1:15:01
2- Randy Plett 1:15:55
3- Herb Gayle 1:20:08
4- Chad Weisgram 1:20:09
5- Conny Strub 1:20:13
6- Susan Welch 1:20:13
7- Bryan Sampson 1:20:13
8- Terry Holm 1:20:13
9- Curtis Tesch 1:20:13
10- David Swan 1:20:14

‘The field sprint for the finish with Conny Strub in front, Sue Welch close behind.    Herb Gayle  won the field sprint to claim 3rd place, Chad Weisgram from Fargo was fourth, followed by Conny Strub and Sue Welch.‘- photo and caption from InlineSkateMpls

Today’s RSO Series in Toronto has been rained out. Stay tuned for calendar updates that may include a rescheduled date.