Today’s practice is cancelled because of the rain.
See you at the Roller Sports Ontario Provincial Championships this weekend in Harriston.
Good luck to all the skaters competing 
TISC Skaters Rock Montreal- Doucet & Echardour Win 42km
May 22, 2009TISC’s duo of Morgane Echardour and Peter Doucet topped the competition in the 42km race at last weekend’s Marathon Roller de Montreal.
The race, which is part of the NROC series, attracted 200 skaters, including strong support from Toronto-area skaters.
Sarah Hopkins joined Morgane Echardour on the podium with a 2nd place finish. What makes her finish more impressive is that she was battling the flu during her race.
Morgan Williams was poised for a very strong result, but had to drop out of the race after a branch stuck in his wheel & bearing hampered his efforts.
Many TISC skaters finished on the podium in the respective categories.
Women 42km Overall
1- Morgane Echardour
2- Sarah Hopkins
3- Sophia Buckaloo
Men 42km Overall
1- Peter Doucet
2- William Bowen
3- Sergio Almeralla
For full results, click here. For photo galleries, reports, videos, and more, visit RSC’s resutls & videos page.
TISC’s Candy Wong leads Georg Nikodym & Ed Leung (red & blue helmet)- photo by Marc-Antoine L. Dorais
Men’s age group podium with Peter Doucet (1st) flanked by Segio Almaralla (2nd) & Allan Legacy- photo from SpeedSkateWorld.com
TISC’s Dragi Dodevski leads his group, which includes Stephen Fisher- photo by Marc-Antoine L. Dorais
At the awards presentation- photo from SpeedSkateWorld.com
Women’s podium- left to right: Sarah Hopkins (2nd), Morgane Echardour (1st), Sophia Buckaloo (3rd)- photo from SpeedSkateWorld.com
42km lead pack with a few TISC skaters making their presence felt- photo by Marc-Antoine L. Dorais
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Schedule- Montreal’s ‘Le Taz’ 200-Meter Indoor- May To September
May 22, 2009Click here to download Montreal’s ‘Le Taz’ schedule from May to September. The Taz is Canada’s newest indoor skate park featuring a 200-meter indoor track with integrated electronic timing.
You can also check out Alliance Roller Vitesse and Le Taz’s website for additional information.
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Rotary Rib’N’Roll In Brampton- May 22-23
May 22, 2009The Rotary Rib’N’Roll is taking place in Brampton on May 22-23-
On Saturday, teams of rollerbladers compete for the Rib n Roll Corporate Challenge Cup. It’s an hour of skating around the track at Gage Park.
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TBN Inline Skating Has Kicked Off For 2009 Season
May 22, 2009TBN inline skating has kicked off for the 2009 season. These skates are a great way to explore the city, as well as meet and socialize with great people who share your enthusiasm for an active outdoor lifestyle. This year our regular skates will be on Saturday mornings and Thursday evenings.
Saturday morning skates will be at a variety of places both in the GTA and outside of the GTA. Among the out of town venues we’ll be visiting are the scenic, smooth and wide Hamilton Beach Trail, the Ajax waterfront trail and two new short loop courses at Brampton’s Gage Park and Richmond Hill’s Richond Green.
Weeknight skates have been changed to Thursday for this year, with a common central start point in the Cherry Beach area of the Martin Goodman Trail.
We welcome all levels of skaters to come out and join us. You’ll find the skate leaders and regulars are extremely helpful with the advice and patience they lend to the newer skaters. Nobody gets left behind as we will regroup every couple of kilometers and regroup points will be outlined on the route maps distributed prior to skates.
For more info, check out www.tbn.ca/inline or email inline@tbn.ca
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RSO Provincials Information, Hill Training
May 21, 2009RSO PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Information & Downloads- The RSO Provincial Championships are taking place in Harriston at the CITC on May 30-31. [General information] [Basic rules] [Entry form]
- Entry Forms
Make sure that you have either mailed or handed in your RSO Provincials entry form. They are due Friday May 22nd but you can give your form to Wayne Burrett at practice tonight at the Humber College Track- Father Redmond’s 400-meter track. - Camping
There are camping sites available at the CITC, site of the upcoming RSO Provincials. Alex Perrie extends a welcome to anyone who wishes to pitch a tent and camp out at the venue. - Schedule
Friday May 29 practice at the track is from 1pm. Races will take place on Saturday and Sunday. - Lunch
Alex Perrie says there will be a decent lunch menu available both Saturday & Sunday. - T-Shirt
Provincial T shirts will be on sale for $15.00 each.
HILL TRAINING- from Andrew Hegarty
With races like the Canada Day Marathon and New York Marathon coming up it becomes more important to include hill training in your week. With this in mind, I am starting (from afar) a training group to meet on Saturday mornings to skate a few hills. If you have skated with Aaron Arndt during one of his road skates in Brampton then you already know the course, but the details are listed below:
Start point: Creditview Public School (at the intersection of King Street and Mississauga road), 13990 Mississauga Road.
Start time: 10am
Practice will consist of the following: Warm-up: Skate south west along King St and follow the road in to Terra Cotta Hill #1 will be at the junction of King St, Winston Churchill and 27th Sideroad–> Skate up Winston Churchill and then back down. Skate back along King St and return to Creditview Public School
Practice: Skate north west along Mississauga Road up to Olde Baseline Road The entire skate along this stretch of road is Hill #2. Skate back down Mississauga Road to Creditview Public SchoolPlease contact Jacky Shu at practice or via email (jackyschu@gmail.com) if you have any questions
Note: Any practice held by TISC skaters outside of the Tues.& Thurs.club nights is not covered by your RSC Insurance – unless specifically stated with a separate RSC Insurance Certificate.
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Results & Pictures- 2009 Outdoor RSO Series Stage #1- Mother’s Day Classic
May 10, 2009TISC skaters were out in force today at the opening race of the Outdoor RSO Series. The race was held at one of TISC’s two home-tracks, Father Redmond school’s 400-meter track.
Candy Wong leads Jay Brown (in black) & David Rudniski in the group’s 500-meter race- photo Peter Doucet
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Small Turnout For Wet Trillium 10k In Mount-Forest
May 9, 2009A small group of skaters braved today’s wet weather to start in the Trillium 10k in Mount Forest. TISC skaters clocked slower times that previous years because of wet roads and a new course with turns leading out of and back into Mount Forest.
TISC skaters & friends after the race- photo by Scott Pauley
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New Start Time For Tuesday/ Thursday Practices: 6:30pm
May 3, 2009From May to the fall, practice start times will be 6:30pm finishing at 8:30pm beginning. The time will revert back to 6pm on daylight saving in the fall.
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GetInline.ca- August 16th
May 1, 2009GetInline.ca, a fundraising event for the Surrey Place Centre, is taking place on August 16th.
