Morgane Echardour & Travis Shaw Compete at Pan American Games Tomorrow

October 25, 2011

Toronto Inline Skating Club’s Morgane Echardour and Travis Shaw will skate the sprint races at the Pan American Games in Guadelajara, Mexico.

The competition, which gets under way tomorrow, will see sprinters take to the line for a 300-meter time trial and a 1000-meter pack race.

Morgane Echardour in the Athlete’s lounge

The Pan American Games are the 2nd largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics. The Canadian Olympic Team
consists of almost 800 Canadians who will be in Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta. The athletes will be trying to achieve personal bests, win Pan Am medals, set records and for some earn an Olympic Qualification spot. (To be exact, 796 in total = 97 coaches+137 support team+ 67 mission team+ 493 athletes).

This multi-sport event is held every four years with 46 sports involving 42 countries from the nations of North, Central and South America. It is the only Olympic event in which roller sports participates.

CBC –TV, Radio Canada & CBCsports.ca has highlights coverage. Closing Ceremonies Oct 30, (8.00pm ET) live on CBCSports.ca

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TISC Celebrates Skaters, Volunteers, and a Great 2011 Season! See You in 2012!

October 19, 2011

The Toronto Inline Skating Club recently celebrated it’s skaters & their accomplishments and some volunteers and their contributions.

Eric Gee and Peter Doucet produced a very well received video recapping the 2011 season.

  • Skater of the Year- male: Jesse Pauley
  • Skater of the Year- female: Morgane Echardour
  • Most Improved: Alexis Halushak
  • Rookie of the Year: Alex Rudy
  • Rusty Bearing Award: Alain Quintard & Leo: As Party Hosts
  • Junior Skater of the Year- female: Amanda Tickner
  • Junior Skater of the Year- male: Adrian Rudy
  • Volunteers Recognized: Wayne Burrett, Frank Bennett, Jacky Shu, Bill Halushak, Georg Nikodym

Special thanks to Leo Frusteri and his family who hosted the event.

See you in 2012!

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Travis Shaw, Morgane Echardour, Wayne Burrett Off To The Pan American Games!

October 14, 2011

Congratulations to TISC”s Morgane Echardour and Travis Shaw who will be competing in the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Morgane Echardour assured her spot on Canada’s Pan American Games roster by qualifying at the Canadian Outdoor Championships in Harriston in July. Travis Shaw, who also competed in the qualifying competition, was recently offered a spot on the team since last week Canada was given the option to allow a male skater to compete.

Wayne Burrett will also be in Mexico supporting Canada’s team. Mike Murray (TISC Life-time Honourary Member) is the team coach.

Being part of the Pan American Games is an important honour. The Pan American Games, which are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics, feature sports such as archery, badminton, basketball, track & field, and more! Roller sports and roller speed skating is part of a great family and community of sports.

Travis Shaw (left) and Morgane Echardour (right) working their starts after skating some flying laps and accelerations

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Huge Turnout, Tons of Fun at Rainy 24-Hours Roller Montreal

September 6, 2011

Almost 1000 skaters and many more skating enthusiasts and supporters came to celebrate skating and support Quebec’s MS Society at the 24-Hours Roller Montreal.

Teams ranging from Solo to some made up the maximum 10-skaters enjoyed skating during the day, at night, and during the day once again around Montreal’s beautiful Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Parc Jean Drapeau.

TISC’s skaters were members of a few teams, including Toronto Inline Skating Club (15th place), Il Peloton (1st place), Schankel Kallisto (2nd place), and Skater’s Quest (7th place).

A special thanks to Eric Gee who did an incredible job coordinating and leading TISC’s entry, thank you to all who supported TISC’s skaters, and thank you to the skaters for coming out to enjoy this amazing experience.

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Mid-August 2011 Newsletter- Poop Patrol, September Start Time Change, Aug. 27th Montreal VRL Grand Prix, Bill Begg Clinic

August 18, 2011

Practice Nights Poop Patrol

Those pesky Canada Geese are back leaving behind their poop on the track. If you arrive early enough we would appreciate help in clearing it off the track. We have some children’s sand box toy shovels to scoop up the droppings. These shovels will be placed on the ground beside Wayne’s van for anyone to help with.

See Billy The Exterminator’s Aerial Attack episode ‘Billy and Ricky head to Charlotte, North Carolina where they find out just how vicious geese can be when you mess with their nests. Using only an umbrella for cover, Billy defends himself from a nasty aerial assault by two very angry birds.‘.

September Practices Change of Start Time

Thursday Sept.1 will begin the last month of our 2011Season at 6:00 p.m. Practices will finish by 8:00 p.m.

August 27th Sat. Grand Prix VRL in Montreal

The Grand Prix VRL will be held on a 773-meter track at the Centre de la Nature de Laval- near parking lots P1 and P2. Location is here. Interested in skating in this event, please contact Peter Doucet at shaloheat@hotmail.com

Possible Bill Begg Inline Camps/Clinics in September or October

World renown International Inline Speed Coach, National Team Coach of many countries over the years, Bill Begg of New Zealand may be in Canada as coordinated by Alex Perrie. It is possible that subject to enough interest by Canadian Inliners Bill will come to Canada after this years World Inline Championships in Korea. Tentative – Possible dates of Camps are September 16-18, September 24-26, and/ or September 30 -October 2. Fees for the 3 day camp are $120 or $50 per day clinic (TBC). More info on this later. However if you are interested in attending a camp or clinic, Alex would like to get an idea of interest and support. Please email him a.s.a.p.

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TISC Rental to Eastern Seaboard Series (Trexlertown) This Weekend

August 1, 2011

Hey TISC skaters. Have we another great deal for you!!

TISC will cover half the cost of a rental & gas for the August 6th Eastern Seaboard Series in Trexlertown, Pennsylvania.

This race series has categories for skaters of all abilities. They usually have good number of participants for each division. Along with the longer race (5km/ 10km/ 15km depending on division), skaters will likely skate a 1km time trial and a relay. Entries will be completed on site once we arrive.

Skaters will leave Toronto on Friday and return on Saturday night.

TISC members not skating in the club’s uniform can take part in this by paying an extra $30.

Once everyone is confirmed for travel, we’ll sort out meeting times on Friday and also book a hotel- most likely a Best Western nearby as it’s clean, close to the venue, and provides a good breakfast. Those who don’t want to stay in the hotel can camp on site at the race venue.

If you’d like to reserve your spot be part of this experience, please contact Peter Doucet or chit chat with him at practice.

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Another Strong Showing for TISC at Montreal’s Marathon

July 22, 2011

The work, efforts, and training that TISC skaters have committed to this season continue to pay off with strong results. Skaters had to deal with cold and snow for the 2010 edition of the event. This year’s event featured the opposite weather- strong sun and hot temperatures!

The most recent competition and event where TISC’s members shone is Montreal’s Marathon.

The Montreal Marathon was held at the PMG Driving Test Track in Blainville, just North of Montreal-  this a move away from the event’s original home at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Concerns for this how good this untested venue would be were eased as skaters enjoyed the 3km loop which provided a very wide track for open racing.

Despite confusion with which lap was the true finishing lap, the race was well put together. Event organizers are already looking at making the event bigger and better for 2012. And TISC will be there, ready to set a strong pace and put up strong efforts.

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August 27th- Grand Prix VRL in Laval (near Montreal)

July 22, 2011

VRL is pleased to host the Grand Prix VRL on August 27th. The event, which takes place at Laval’s Centre de la Nature, will take place on a 773-meter track, features distances and categories for different ages and abilities.

If you’d like to participate in the event, please confirm at info@vrlleclub.com

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Interview with Peter Doucet on RollerEnLigne

July 14, 2011

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.

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Results- RSO Series Stage #2 in Toronto

July 13, 2011

Click here for the results from June’s RSO Series stage #2 held at our home track in Toronto.

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