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[October 5, 2006] Christine who skated the 52 miles race at Athens to Atlanta tells us how it went. [September 13, 2006] Jay-Louise tells about her experience at the Grand Defi de Victoriaville 2006. [September 13, 2006] The complete adventure (in french) from his beginning of downhill skating to the 2006 Top Challenge! [September 4, 2006] Heres Christine's experience at the New York 100K. [August 9, 2006] Christine tells us her experience at the Big Apple Roll 2006. [July 31, 2005] Annie Lafontaine tells about her experience at the 24hrs Inline Montreal, and Louise Bussière reports on her first experience of a Friday Night Skate - insisting you must come next time! [July 6, 2005] Here's the report from Annie Lafontaine on the Eddy Matzger workshop held this past weekend. [April 11, 2005] Adventures of The Montreal Street-Skaters at Blainville and St-Jérôme. Complete with photos... [April 8, 2005] In February Pierre Pauw went for a sunny holiday in Cuba. So do think he took skates with him? But of course! [January 13, 2005] Last weekend I ran the timing system for the US National Marathon Championships on the refrigerated oval at Lake Placid. Here's my story of why you too simply have to go to Lake Placid this winter. [September 13, 2004] Check out this photo of a little problem we all experienced more than once during the Montreal International Marathon yesterday! [August 30, 2004] 5 members of the club responded to the invitation of our Vermont friends to check out the skating in Burlington. And it was awesome!!! Rod tells the story... [August 12, 2004] Last weekend, 18 members of the club went for a 176 km, 2-day skate on the P'tit Train du Nord. Notwithstanding a little rain along the way they had a ton of fun, witness this report by Annie Lafontaine. [August 4, 2004] On August 1st, 5 members of the club were in New York to participate in the celebrated Central Park Marathon. Both the trip and the race held their share of surprises, it seems. Here is an amusing report by Morgane Échardour. [June 19, 2004] On June 12 Francis Ross set out on a rather special skate along with Jonathan Royer and Stephen Fisher, a Toronto skater. Their goal: to see if they could skate 300 km in a single day. In the end they "only" did 150 -- further than both the Défi and A2A! Here Stephen Fisher tells his Toronto friends what it was like. [September 25, 2003] On the 14th we had wet, slippery roads for the Festival de la Santé. Isabel Camara recounts her experience skating in the 42 km race. [August 30, 2003] Here is a colorful report written by Eric Bui-Quang of his adventure at the Toronto Inline Race Weekend earlier this month. Complete with photos! [April 27, 2003] (updated) Other skaters who took part in the Eddy Matzger Workshop are sending in their comments. Here they are... [March 8, 2003] Bernard Doth writes (in French) on his weekend at Lake Morey, Vermont, attending the North American Marathon Speedskating Championships held in January. Photos of the event are here. [February 18, 2003] Bernard Doth writes on the 27 km marathon held on the 9th at Joliette. This piece expresses what all of us think about the importance of participating. Races aren't for winners, they're for skaters! [February 17, 2003] Here is the last of Bernard's reports on the great races of 2002: La Grande Aventure Du A2A 2002. [December 30, 2002] Bernard Doth presents two reports on his experiences earlier this year (both are in French only). The first, Oui-Kend à Ottawa, describes a weekend of events offered by the Ottawa club, ranging from workshops on nutrition and motivation, to practices, social gatherings, and a race. The second, 100 km à New York, describes his trip and the race itself, where he suffered serious cramps due to the heat. Perfect reading for snowy weather... [September 10, 2002] Rod reports on Ottawa's X-Endurance Weekend, where 9 members of the club joined their hosts for two days of friendly races and beautiful hills. Includes notes on climbing technique and the importance of skating smart when you're in a pack. [August 14, 2002] Here are two reports on our trip to New York for the Empire Speed Internationalal Marathon, held on the 11th in storied Central Park. The first is by Annie Pazzi, the second by Rod Willmot. [August 8, 2002] Said Rahim reports on our trip to the Toronto Inline Race Weekend, where 7 members of Roller-Montreal joined skaters from across the continent for 2 days of fun and many terrific races. [June 3, 2002] Here's a look at the non-competitive side of the Festival, by Françoise Cabana. [May 29, 2002] Report (in French) by Charles Beaudoin on the élite race at the Festival de la Santé -- as seen from his privileged position atop a motorbike! [May 26, 2002] Suggested as a resource for the future, here's an evaluation of the Tour de l'Île d'Orléans, a non-competitive tour of 67 km, designed for cyclists but open to skaters. [May 14, 2002] Rod Willmot's report (in French) on the National Capital Marathon held in Ottawa. Includes a selection of results. [February 7, 2002] Simon Côté reports (in French) on the first Marathon Populaire de Joliette (9 km), which was run on Feb 2. A number of Roller-Montreal skaters were joined by our friends from Québec for this race-demonstration. [January 29, 2002] Five members of the club took part in the Marathon International de Lac Beauport. Here are reports (in French) by Rod, Bernard, and Simon. Results of the 25 km and the "50 km" (shortened to 37.5 km) are here. [January 22, 2002] Three members of the club -- Bernard Doth, Simon Côté, and Rod Willmot -- took part in the American Marathon Championships held on January 19-21 at Lake Morey, Vermont. Here are reports (in French) by Rod and Simon. Go here for complete results. [October 24, 2001] Two-time winner of the Défi de Montréal, Charles Beaudoin recounts what it was like being at the head of the 170+ skaters who started the race. [October 11, 2001] Back from the U.S.A. where he enjoyed a top-notch skater's trip with three other members of the club, Rod Willmot writes about the ups and the downs of Athens-to-Atlanta. |