Support is growing to make the new Canada Games skating oval a permanent facility in Halifax.
“Now what we can do in the summertime is maybe create a new sport, a new activity on the Commons,” said Joachim Stroink. “Maybe it is [inline skating], maybe it is a track, you know, a rubber track around it for people to do their sprints and running.”
Read more: Skating oval support heats up in Halifax
Laval’s Récréathèque is the site for February 19th’s Coupe VRL #2.
The Récréathèque is an indoor roller rink that features a recently coated wood floor.
Click here for pictures and click here for a video of this past December’s Coupe VRL held in Laval, near Montreal.
Here are two forms to represent Canada at the 2011 Pan American Games
Details for representing Canada at the 2011 Pan American Games in Mexico are now available. The ‘Intent to Compete form’ for speed will be online at a later time.,
RSC Disciplines
These procedures cover team selection for both Roller Figure Skating (Artistic) and InlineSpeed Skating teams for the 2011 Pan American Games. The Roller Figure Skating Team willconsist of 1 athlete and 1 coach, and will be funded by the COC. The Speed Skating Team willnot be funded by the Canadian Olympic Committee – this is a self-funded event for speedathletes and coaches, although limited partial funding may be available through the individualProvincial Federations.
À la veille du temps des fêtes, le 18 décembre, quarante-trois patineurs de 6 à 66 ans ont chaussé leurs plus beaux patins pour prendre part à la première tranche de la Coupe VRL à la Récréathèque de Laval au nord de Montréal.
Il y a eu de belles performances sur cette piste de bois entre les clubs VRL, Taz, Ottawa et Roller Montréal. La compétition était composée d’une courte et d’une longue distance et se terminait par une course à élimination. Les organisateurs du club VRL se disent très fiers de l’événement et planifient les deux autres rencontres qui se tiendront en février et avril.
VRL le club, souhaite à toute la communauté du « roller », de joyeuses fêtes. Roulez prudemment!
See the video Alexis Contin, un Français à Calgary which features France’s World Champion inline & roller speed skating and Olympic long track speed skater Alexi Contin training with CRISC.
According to a number of sources, the 2011, 2012, and 2013 World Roller Speed Skating Championships have been awarded to the following nations;
Traditionally many athletes consume alcohol after games or competitions to relax and celebrate. What they may not know is that alcohol can negatively affect physical and mental performance.Alcohol affects all major body systems.
Here’s how alcohol can negatively affect your body, and your ability to perform at your personal best.
Get the Facts !
Alcohol can impair athletic performance*
- Reduces performance potential by up to 11% in elite athletes and perhaps by as much as 15-30% in high school athletes.
- Impairs the athlete’s reaction time for up to 12 hours after consumption.
- Delays exercise recovery. Alcohol impairs blood glucose for up to 36 hours, affecting energy production and optimum physical/mental performance.
- Decreases protein synthesis for repair of muscle tissue during post-exercise/recovery.
- Reduces HGH release up to 70% during the sleeping hours when (normal) release is at peak levels – negating the ability to efficiently build/maintain muscle mass.
- Greatly increases the release of the stress hormone cortisol – negating the training effect.
- Depresses the immune system. Statistics show athletes who “drink” get sick more often.
- “Drinkers” are twice as likely to become injured as non-drinkers.
- Heavy episodic drinking (i.e. binge drinking) results in projected losses of up to 14 days of training effect.
Read more: Alcohol and Athletes
Here are additional resources from Coaching Association of Canada;
You are invited to join Run N’ Fun at the World’s Largest Inline Skating Marathon!
That’s right! Run N’ Fun is heading to the Berlin Marathon 2011 and we invite you to join us for the event of a lifetime. Join over 7,500 racers from around the world on Saturday September 24th 2011 as you skate through history.
This season finale for 2011 could be the highlight of your inline skating career when you participate in the fastest and largest inline skating marathon in the world! With over 250,000 spectators cheering, you’re sure to skate to a PB.
Click here to see more exciting information about the Berlin Marathon Tour September 22nd – October 1st, 2001 with Run N’ Fun. This event sells out fast! You don’t want to be disappointed. Reserve your spot now for only $150.00!
Safe runnin’ and skatin’
Theresa Edmonson
Roller Sports Canada 