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June 8, 2009
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Trillium 10k entry fees increase on January 15th
January 13, 2010Entry fees for the Trillium 10k are set to increase on January 15th. Register early to take advantage of the lower entry fees.
The race is set for May 8th in Mount Forest, Ontario.
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2009 Award Recipients- Jay Brown, Morgane Echardour, Brock Howes, Georg Nikodym, And Amanga Tickner
November 18, 2009The 2009 Year End Party & Award Presentation were held this past Monday.
The evening celebration included the awarding of the 2009 awards. Congratulations to all the recipients.
- Skate Of The Year- Morgane Echardour
- Junior Skater Of The Year- Amanda Tickner
- Rusty Bearing Award- Jay Brown
- Most Improved- Georg Nikodym
- Rookie Of The Year- Brock Howes
Click here for pictures including those from the Scooter’s Indoor Speed Club practice. Many of the pictures were taken by Alain Quintard.
Left to right: Georg Nikodym, Amanda Tickner, Morgane Echardour, Jay Brown- absent: Brock Howes
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TISC End Of Year Party & Awards
November 3, 2009Make your calendars;
TISC’s End Of Year Party & Awards will take place Monday November 16th at 6:30pm.
The party will be held at Scooter’s Roller Palace in Mississauga. [Directions]
Bring your family, your friends, and of course your skates & helmet.
We’ll have…
- 2009 awards
- pizza
- skating
- music
- friends
- Scooter’s Speed Club practice at 8pm after the party
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TISC Skaters Take On Montreal’s Défi
November 2, 2009A few TISC skaters recently traveled to Montreal to skate in the 128km-long Défi de l’Ile de Montréal.
Skaters who take part in the annual event skate on Montreal’s paths, streets, and side-walks.
Ed Leung, Alain Quintard, and Candy Wong were among TISC’s skaters at the start line. Leung and Quintard both managed to complete the entire 128km’s.
Toronto-area’s Joel Stitt finished with the lead-group of four skaters. They crossed the line holding hands.
The 2010 event is scheduled for October 16th.
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Preparations For 2010 Season Underway- Plans Include Possible Change Of Venue & Updated Programme
November 1, 2009The Board Of Directors is busy planning the 2010 season.
- Plans are in the works to arrange for a change of venues for the 2010 practice, with the possibility of practices held at Humber’s 400-meter track and/ or at Mississauga’s Hershey Center.
- We are looking at possible change of practice days. Practices will be held on two of the following weekdays; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
- The 2009 TISC program is being revised. All feedback has been considered in planning for the 2010 program.
- The 2009 End Of Year Awards party is tentatively scheduled for November 16th at 6:30pm at the Scooter’s Roller Palace. More on this later.
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Stay Warm, Get Fit: Winter Indoor Skating Begins Sunday Novemeber 1st
October 1, 2009The indoor inline & roller speed practices will begin at Mississauga’s Scooter’s Roller Palace on Sunday November 1st.
The first practice of the season will begin at 10am and will run until 11:30am.
Please arrive at 9:30am so that you’re ready to start at 10am. There will be no separate A or B programme at this stage of the season.
You can find more details here; Scooter’s Indoor Speed Club.
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Come Out This Weekend For Team Schankel Training Camp
October 1, 2009Andrew Hegarty is running a Team Schankel Training Camp this Saturday & Sunday, October 3rd and 4th at Father Redmond-Humber College 400m track in Etobicoke.
Andrew has extended an open invitation to anyone interested in participating in this training camp. There is no fee to attend. Saturday’s program will begin at noon and Sunday’s program will begin at 10am.
For further information, please contact Andrew Hegarty at inline.speed.skating@gmail.com
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Toronto Skaters Claim Top NROC Rankings
September 30, 2009Toronto Inline Skating Club members & regulars claimed podium rankings in the NROC, the premier North American marathon & ultra-marathon race series.
NROC, which is run by the popular website Inline Planet, attracted top comptition including past World Championships medalists & Champions.
Strong results were earned notably by Morgane Echardour (1st in Pro Open Women), Peter Doucet (2nd in Pro Open Men), and Morgan Williams (1st in Pro Veteran Men).
Here are TISC skaters’ rankings;
- Morgane Echardour- 1st- Pro Open Women
- Sarah Hopkins- 3rd- Pro Open Women
- Candy Wong- 4th- Pro Open Women
- Peter Doucet- 2nd- Pro Open Men
- Travis Shaw- 15th- Pro Open Men
- Georg Nikodym- 9th- Pro Master Men
- Morgan Williams- 1st- Pro Veteran Men
- Jay Brown- 12th- Pro Veteran Men
- Jacky Shu- 10th- Advanced Master Men
- Michael Lin- no result- Advanced Master Men
You can find final rankings here.
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2009 TISC Season Comes To An End With Cold & Drizzly Practice
September 30, 2009The 2009 TISC season came to an end last night under cold, windy, and drizzly conditions.
The weather didn’t stop a core group of a dozen dedicated skaters to hit the track for a few laps and then to spend time with Candy Wong in celebration of her birthday.
Stay tuned for news about the upcoming 2009 Awards & Party and information on the 2010 season.
Georg Gone Wild!!! A finaly ‘Hurrah!’ for a great 2009 season- photo from SpeedSkateWorld.com
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TISC Skaters Set Personal Best Times & Claim Podium At Northshore Inline Marathon, North America’s Biggest Event
September 28, 2009Many of TISC’s skaters recently traveled to Duluth, Minnesota to skate in the Northshore Inline Marathon. The annual marathon, which attracts up to 3000 skaters, is North America’s biggest inline skating event and part of the 2009 NROC.
TISC’s star of the event was Sarah Hopkins who finished 3rd place overall in the Pro Women’s race. Hopkins, who recently moved to Calgary for the winter to train for long track speed skating, put together a strong finish to earn her position on the podium.
Other TISC skaters who skated well and placed near the top of their respective categories include Morgan Williams & Scott Pauley.
Pauley set a personal best in the marathon.
Morgan Williams leads the elite Veteran & Grand Veteran men’s race- photo from Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com
- Results
- Live race updates
- Live from the Expo
- InstaMapper trail
- Northshore stories
- Peter Doucet’s photos
- Inlinepics.com’s pictures
- Pictures from ASI Orders
- Lemon Drop Hill pictures
- Over 3,000 cross Northshore finish line
- Pictures from Duluth News Tribune
- Mike Garvin’s report- The Big Show
- Pictures from Dale
- Collins report
- Candy Wong’s report- Worse For Wear
- Pictures from Ann Kools
The 2009 re-do crew- TISC’s Brock Howes, Jesse Pauley, and Peter Doucet formed one half of the 2009 NSIM re-do crew, skating the course a second time to cheer on skater. The other half of the crew included Randy Bowman (Texas), Nadine Jackson (New Brunswick), and the legendary Eddy Matzger (Virginia)- photo from SpeedSkateWorld.com
Before the race- Eric Gee and Georg Nikodym join the Inline Planet’s Robert Burnson and Ottawa’s Mike Garvin- photo from SpeedSkateWorld.com
Skaters begin to line-up after the Pro & advanced waves are off- photo from SpeedSkateWorld.com
Sarah Hopkins, Morgane Echardour, Jesse Pauley, Travis Shaw, and Morgan Williams with lots of early morning energy before the start of the race- photo from SpeedSkateWorld.com
At the expo- Jade Pauley, Mister Pauley, Leo Frusteri, Peter Doucet, Phil Luckai, Peter Moynihan, and Frank Luckai- photo from SpeedSkateWorld.com
At the expo- Morgane Echardour, Sarah Hopkins, Georg Nikodym, Eric Gee, Travis Shaw, Joel Stitt, and Christine Stitt- photo from SpeedSkateWorld.com
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