The Marathon Roller of Montreal was held on Saturday at the PMG Technologies track in Blainville.

The venue was perfect for skaters to showcase their speed and fitness in beautiful sunny conditions. Skaters from across Canada and the U.S.A. made their way to the start line. With serious racers as well as skaters ready to set personal best time and enjoy skating, the event organizers put together a good event.

Rising among strong competition, Quebec provided the winners in the marathon- 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist Olivier Jean and Pan American Games skater Martine Charbonneau.

• [Results from 42km] [Results from 3km] [Results from 21km]
• Report (with videos) from InlinePlanet: Live Blog: Marathon Roller Montreal, 2011
• Pictures on SSW
• Video: Marathon Roller de Montreal – 16 juillet 2011
• Pictures from Stéphanie Lachance
• Pictures from FRESH Photography
• Pictures from Shannon Hegarty
• Pictures from Maria Camila Munera Londono

The Toronto Inline Skating Club fielded 20 skaters in these Canadian Championships. Medals were awarded in each division for 1st place Overall and top- 3 in Sprint and Distance. TISC skaters earned 32 medals!

I’m incredibly proud of what TISC skaters accomplished at these Canadian Championships. I was impressed with our club’s solidarity, sportsmanship, work ethic, and performance.

At TISC, the last few years have been one of concentrating on good programming by providint well-planned practices, refocusing our club on recruiting younger skaters and helping them develop, facilitating healthy sustainable growth, and encouraging a philosophy of health through participation and love & freedom of the skating movement.

TISC has two official practices each week. For those practices, we use a 400-meter track that is big enough to run both our coached programs. One of the programs is run by Jesse Pauley. His program focuses on games and developing technique for youth. I run the program that caters to skaters who’s goals range from those who want to increase fitness to those who want to take their skating and racing to the next level.

Read more of the interview with skater & coach Peter Doucet.

Click here for the results from the RSO Series’ stage #2 held in Toronto.

Click here for the results from this past weekend’s Canadian Outdoor Speed Championships. The competition was held at the CITC in Harriston, Ontario.

Rogge, who has had a colourful sporting career having also been a boxing referee, also announced that after considering 12 applications from sports to win one spot at the 2020 Summer Games, the Executive Board had drawn up a list of eight.

The eight – baseball, softball, climbing sports, karate, rollersports, squash, wushu and wakeboard – will compete against one of the 26 core sports for the right for inclusion.

• Olympic chief amazed by London 2012 demand
• Roller sports in in the running (again) for Olympic Games

The 2001 Canadian Outdoor Speed Championships held in Harriston, Ontario, were a success. The event mostly drew skaters from Montreal and Toronto.

Youth divisions (Juvenile, Freshmen, and Junior) had good numbers, with skaters racing well, along the way setting records, showing speed has a promising future. Among those showing promise are Christopher Fiola (CPVRAM), Amanda Tickner (TISC), Paisley Perrie (NRS), and Juan Diego Zuluaga (CPVRAM).

In the Senior Women’s division, Morgane Echardour and Martine Charbonneau stamped their names on Pan American Games slots. Echardour did so by winning three races on day 1, while Charbonneau and TISC’s Shannon Hegarty traded wins on day 2.

On the Senior Men’s side, TISC’s Jade Pauley won four of five races, while club-mate Peter Doucet claimed the 10km points/ elimination title.

• CPVRAM: Championnat Canadien 2011
• Day 1 pictures & reports: July 2nd 2011- Pictures- Day 1- Canadian Outdoor Championships
• Day 2 pictures & report: July 5th 2011- Canadian Championships- Racing- Day 2
• Day 2 podium pictures: July 6th 2011- Canadian Championships- Podiums Pictures

Happy Canada Day!!!

The 2011 Canadian Outdoor Speed Championships start tomorrow in Harriston, Ontario. Skaters from Quebec and Ontario will take to the CITC’s 200-meter banked track. Come back early next week for pictures, reports, and results.