Just a reminder that there are only a few weeks left to register for Skate
Boston at the reduced rate!  Registration fees and the hotel rate increase after
June 17, 2009!

We still have rooms available for $139/night (double occupancy) at our host
hotel, the Holiday Inn Express and Suites in Cambridge, MA.  It will be hard to
find a better rate in the Boston area during the summer travel season!

We have also updated our website:  www.skate-boston.net.  Check out the weekend
schedule for details on skate routes and nightly social events.  We will be
hosting a dinner on Saturday night at the Cambridge Brewing Company--don't
forget to sign up separately for this option when you register!

We hope to see some new faces from out of town this year--we would love to show
you our city!

Please send any questions to director@....

Registration for Skate Boston is now open!  Plan ahead and save the dates:  July
17-19, 2009.  We have a new host hotel, the Holiday Inn Express and Suites in
Cambridge, MA  with a block of rooms reserved for only $139/night.

Our new, lower registration fee includes lunches, sag wagon support, and
snacks/water on all skates.  There will also be an optional Saturday night
dinner.  Register by June 17, 2009 for the best rates!

We are working hard to plan a great weekend of skating fun!  Please check our
website frequently for updates:  www.skate-boston.net

Questions can be sent to Richelle Berard:  director@...

We hope to see you in Boston this July!

Skaters,
 
Tomorrows In-line training at RIT is canceled due to the holiday weekend and
number of people being away.
 
Practices will resume the following Saturday.
 
Weather depending I may hit the canal path tomorrow mid-morning to work off the
excess caloric intake of the 4th.  If anyone else is planning a quick canal side
skate please put it out to the group.  The more the merrier!
 
Have a safe and enjoyable holiday.
 
Tom R.
 


 
  Sincerely, 



           tOm rOssBorOugH          









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Hi Skaters,
 
I'm not sure if this group email is still up and runnig but thought I'd give it
a try. 
 
Memebers of the Rochester Speed Skating team are meeting 8 am Saturday Mornings
in the first parking lot just west of the Lomb Drive enterance to RIT, off
Jefferson.  We warm up in the parking lot then skate the half mile loop
that is Lomb Dr.  Flat, smooth and one way traffic utililzing two
lanes.  We skate on the inner lane so traffic is not a problem. 
Saturday morning traffic is at a minimum and we only had a couple cars pass us
in the outer lane the hour we were skating the loop. 
 
The team members typically train for 45-60 minutes then we go back to the
parking lot 100 yds away to free skate for a while, through cones,
practice cross-overs,  and work on our double push. 
 
We would like to invite all in-line skaters interested, to join us on Saturday
mornings.  All skaters are welcome to join our workouts or just free skate
the loop and hang out.  The speed skaters skate classic style for our
workouts, to mimic on ice technique, then double push after "official training"
is complete.
 
Some of our skaters wear recreational skates, the majority wear speed
skates.  There are a variety of skating abilities and we group skaters
based on ability. We ask all skaters to wear a helmut as minimum protective
gear.  The speed skaters can easily be skating 25-30 MPH when
sprinting.  We generally cruise ~15-20 MPH.  Safety is a
priority. 
 
Suggested items to bring; sun screen, water, towel, chair (easier to
put on skates), sun glasses, & snacks.  We have a fully stocked
first aid kit and AED, not that we've ever had to use an AED,  but we have
one non the less. 
 
Anyone can check out our team schedule at the following link:
 
www.rochesterspeedskating.org
 
I can also be contacted via this email or on my cell 748-8684.  Hope to see
you all out skating this summer.
 
Tom R.
 
 
 
 


 
  Sincerely, 



           tOm
rOssBorOugH          









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Hi All,

   Have a need to get out and skate this winter?  Come out for the first annual
Skate the Bay Ice Skating Marathon and Community Fun Races.

   Follow the link below for more information regarding this upcoming event.

   http://www.skatethebay.org/index.html

   Shake off those winter blues and come skate the bay!



   Sincerely,
---------------------------------



            tOm rOssBorOugH

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Would anyone like to go Saturday 8am for Brock's Monument and make
the http://tbn.ca/inline/ skates? The mid-September weather for
Saturday looks great so far.

Hope to see you this evening at Genesee Valley Park!
John


  > from Mike Lin about TBN Niagara Skate this Saturday:

INLINE SKATING: NIAGARA GORGE SKATE
Join us for the scenic Niagara Gorge skate. This is a level 15km
round trip skate starting in the park at Queenston Heights (near
Brock's Monument) and skating south past the Floral Clock, Power
Plant, Horticultural Park and the Whirlpool then back again. Unlike
prior years, we will not be skating the hill at Queenston. The
pavement is generally good and there are a few road crossings. Apres
to be determined but will be in the Queenston area. After the apres
some of us may do an additional skate (unofficial) along the lower
Niagara River between NOTL and Queenston.

Distance / Class: 15 km (shorter/slower) + unofficial afternoon skate
TBD
Time: Meet 10:00am, depart 10:15am
Directions: QEW (Niagara), exit Hwy 405 (exit left just past St.
Catherines Skyway) east, exit Niagara Parkway (last exit before
bridge to USA) and turn left (north) on Niagara Parkway then keep
left and enter Queenston Heights Park (Brock's Monument). We will
meet in the parking lot at 10:00am. If you have any questions or need
a ride email us atinline@... or call leader Randy at 416-565-7920.
Après: TBD, in the Queenston area.
Notes: If the weather is a concern, call the TBN hotline
416-760-4191, line 4, after 7:30 a.m. to confirm whether the skate
will take place. We will try to re-schedule Sunday September 23 if
Saturday is not good. Helmet and wrist guards are mandatory, knee and
elbow pads strongly recommended. Bring water and a snack.

Just saw on the news that Snow Country is closing on October due to
slow/low sales after being in business 39 years.

Head over and look for clearance skate gear... their loss, out gain

Last week Bill Delgado from Twinsburg OH wrote us to say he wanted to
take time out from a week-long print conference at RIT to skate with
us. Yesterday he did. In addition, Don returned from London for a
working visit and a skate and brought another friend we met in Philly
but originally from Buffalo. In all, the seven of us had a superb
skate! Bill wrote the following message for me to forward.

Sunday if showers hold off, i hope to see y'all skate the last Inner
Loop 8am-2pm, and then from Seneca Park Zoo 6pm that evening!

John

	 ————

> From: bill delgado <wdel862023@...>
> Date: 2007 Jul 25, Wed 17:42:23 EDT
>
> John,
> I had an awesome time skating with you and the gang, please
> communicate my appreciation to all the  bladers from Tuesday night.
> There was no way I would  have seen and experienced thesights,
> sounds, smells and taste of Rochester without you guys. Thanks so
> much. I want you to send along a skaters invitation to any of your
> members who travel to Northern Ohio to contact me for a skate and
> to  show them the area.
> Thanks again for a great Rochester welcome
> Best of Luck
> On YOur Left!!
> Bill

Skaters! Sunday marks our ninth consecutive year of skating the
Onondaga Parkway, the Onondaga Lake Park Trail, and downtown
Syracuse. Be sure to join us 7:30am Sunday from the Park & Ride near
St John Fisher if you'd like to carpool. Details, of course, are on
our calendar at our website.

Also Fairportans (Fairportians, Fairportons, Fairportites,
Fairporters… :-)

The weather looks good so far for our first skate today from Perinton
Community Park not to be rained out. I hope you can join us 6:30p. A
somewhat beginner wrote us and might also join up. Also, here's a
shout out to Don Miller, who's back visiting from the United Kingdom!

John

Skaters,

In case you hadn't already read, Mayor Duffy inaugurates a new round
of Sunday skating, cycling, and jogging opportunities. Tomorrow
morning through 2pm, and for several Sundays, the Inner Loop closes
to motor vehicles and opens for everyone else.  I plan to go about
10am and can watch for you if you let me know.

Of course, tomorrow evening 6pm we skate from Pittsford Library to
wherever people want to go, our regular biweekly fitness and rec' skate.

Then Tuesday 6:30p we skate through Brighton neighborhoods along
Westfall. Jim says he's found a decent route and seems excited to
show us. Then afterward we head back to his place for a cookout and
potluck. The forecast looks better than it did for the past two
postponements. For details, first either join Upcoming Skate or
friend me.

See everyone out skating!
John

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One month and counting!

Just 5 days left to reserve a hotel room at the super Skate Boston
rate.  Do it now.

People are already registered from Switzerland, Canada, and across the
US. Come join your friends to skate the weekend here in Boston. You
know you want to.

We're updating the schedule with more information, including our
Saturday event – a Sit-Down Full Dinner at one the Boston's local
restaurants, just blocks from the hotel. Not to mention that you get
lunch on Saturday and Sunday, skates lead by Boston's finest skate
leaders, from old school to fast and furious and water and sag wagon
support along the way. Eat, drink, skate and be merry.

Check out all of the details at    www.skate-boston.net

See you in July!

Julie Reker, Skate Boston Director
  & The Skate Boston Team

proud member of the Rollerblade Event Network

If you hadn't already guessed, stormy weather postponed today's skate
potluck and cookout yet again to Tuesday, July 3, 6:30p. A line of
thunderstorms and severe weather should hit again in about an hour.
The upcoming location reverts back to our original location, Jim's
house. For more details, see

http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/197775

Until then, happy skating…
John

Update: Jim just called. Thunderstorms knocked down an utility pole.
Electricity is out there. A live wire lies across the backyard.

Instead of potlucking today, let's reschedule to coincide with our
Perinton Community Park skate in Fairport, Tuesday, June 19. Of
course, even if you plan not to skate then, please join us for
dinner. At http://upcoming.org/event/197775 you can still rsvp and
see who else plans to go.

John

Greetings Skaters!

Just in case you hadn't a chance to visit http://skateRiSC.com yet,
be sure to join us Sunday 6pm for a skate in Brighton neighborhoods,
along the Canal Trail perhaps to Schoen Place, and then back to
JimKo's for a potluck and cookout. As of now the forecast calls for
showers and thundershowers, so even if we don't skate, we still cook.
To rsvp, login to Yahoo and either join the Upcoming skate group or
friend me:

http://upcoming.yahoo.com/group/404/
http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/12468/
then rsvp at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/197775/

If you cannot make it, join us Tuesday as our regular calendar of
weekly recreational and fitness skates continue.

John

Skaters, welcome the new skate season!

Join us this evening 6:30p starting from our downtown meet up, in
front of St Mary's Church at Washington Square Park. For a map and
schedule, see our calendar at

http://skateRiSC.com/modules.php?name=NuCalendar

Then Sunday join us starting from Jim K's in Brighton for a skate
along Westfall and neighborhoods to the Canal Trail perhaps to Schoen
Place and then back for potluck and barbecue. Of course, all the
details go up at our website as soon as they get confirmed.

Have you ever skated 1.3 miles over water? When we skate the new
River Trail through Turning Point Park, we can, on the sweet new span
over the turning basin. With new construction last year comes new
trails this year, and we plan to skate them, and more!

Happy skating!
John

Come one and all to Boston for a weekend of skating fun. See old
friends and make new ones along the way. We're working hard on lots of
new things for Skate Boston 2007 including:

New dates – July 27, 28 and 29

New Hotel – Hilton Back Bay - right in the heart of Back Bay/Newbury
Street
Reserve your room now.

New skate routes of course, with all that Boston skating has to offer.

Check out all of the details at    www.skate-boston.net

Registration is now open, so register early.

See you in July!

Julie Reker, Skate Boston Director
  & The Skate Boston Team

proud member of the Rollerblade Event Network

Hi All,

Here's my take on the subject of "Hemet vs No Helmet."

As a critical care nurse in the Burn/Trauma ICU at Strong Hospital for the past
11 years I have personally worked on two inline skaters both of which suffered
fatal head injuries due to falls.  Both skaters were not wearing helmets and
both ended up organ donors.

I also fell while skating in the Ontario Shore Marathon a few years back and
broke five bones in my face and flattened a portion of the right side of my
helmet.  Had I not had a helmet I would have certainly sustained a head injury a
long with my broken face.  I now wear a helmet with a jaw gaurd while skating or
riding my bike.

Wear a Helmet!

   Sincerely,



            tOm rOssBorOugH






----- Original Message ----
From: Michael Carnahan <carnahan_m@...>
To: yahoogroups@...; skateRiSC@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 6:48:41 AM
Subject: RE: RiSC : Do helmets help?


I sat down at the computer to order a new helmet this morning.

I was riding my bike along Lakeshore. The town of Irondiquite Is installing
a paved walking/skating path in front of the lake. As I was riding at a
fairly high rate of speed, observing their progress AND NOT MY OWN I looked
foreward just as I  hit a warning sign srtaight on (perhaps dead on) I think
that I flipped over. I know that  I landed on my back and then my helmet
smashed into the pavement. I also remember thinking that this is surre going
to make a mess of my helmet.

I have broken a few ribs and am very sore, but I AM STILL ALIVE.

Mike Carnahan


>From: "Greg" <yahoogroups@...>
>To: skateRiSC@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: RiSC : Do helmets help?
>Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 02:42:55 -0000
>
>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/15/mangled.helmet.ap/index.html
>
>Helmet saves man when truck runs over his head
>POSTED: 5:06 p.m. EDT, May 15, 2007
>
>MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (AP) -- Ryan Lipscomb lived to tell how it felt
>to have a truck run over his head. "Really strange," he said.
>
>Lipscomb, 26 of Seattle, suffered a concussion but was otherwise
>unhurt. He was shaken up, especially after he saw his mangled helmet.
>
>Lipscomb, a graduate student in medical physics at the University of
>Wisconsin-Madison, was riding down a bike path in Madison on Friday
>afternoon. As he approached an intersection, he said, he noticed the
>oncoming delivery truck preparing to make a right turn in front of him.
>
>The truck wasn't going to stop, Lipscomb said, so he slammed on his
>brakes, flipping his bike and landing in the street.
>
>A moment later the truck rolled over his head.
>
>"I didn't see it coming, but I sure felt it roll over my head," he
>told The Capital Times newspaper. "It feels really strange to have a
>truck run over your head."
>
>His black helmet was flattened, tread marks visible on the cracked frame.
>
>Lipscomb was taken to a hospital and released about three hours later.
>
>Police initially declined to call the incident a hit-and-run, saying
>it was unclear whether the driver knew someone had been hit. But Sgt.
>Bernie Gonzalez later updated the accident report to include the
>designation.
>
>Police spokesman Mike Hanson said Tuesday there hasn't been an arrest
>because investigators haven't been able to identity the driver.
>
>In a telephone interview Tuesday with The Associated Press, Lipscomb
>said he has had some lingering headaches and a stiff neck.
>
>"All things considered, that's about as good as it can get," he said.
>
>Despite the close call, he said, he has to focus on school because his
>qualifying exam for the Ph.D. program is next week.
>
>"I think it will probably hit me when I'm done with exams," Lipscomb said.
>
>Lipscomb does plan to ride again, he just prefers to wait until after
>exams are over.
>
>"After that, I'll go out and get a new helmet and be back on my bike,"
>he said.
>
>Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material
>may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
>

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I sat down at the computer to order a new helmet this morning.

I was riding my bike along Lakeshore. The town of Irondiquite Is installing
a paved walking/skating path in front of the lake. As I was riding at a
fairly high rate of speed, observing their progress AND NOT MY OWN I looked
foreward just as I  hit a warning sign srtaight on (perhaps dead on) I think
that I flipped over. I know that  I landed on my back and then my helmet
smashed into the pavement. I also remember thinking that this is surre going
to make a mess of my helmet.

I have broken a few ribs and am very sore, but I AM STILL ALIVE.

Mike Carnahan


>From: "Greg" <yahoogroups@...>
>To: skateRiSC@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: RiSC : Do helmets help?
>Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 02:42:55 -0000
>
>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/15/mangled.helmet.ap/index.html
>
>Helmet saves man when truck runs over his head
>POSTED: 5:06 p.m. EDT, May 15, 2007
>
>MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (AP) -- Ryan Lipscomb lived to tell how it felt
>to have a truck run over his head. "Really strange," he said.
>
>Lipscomb, 26 of Seattle, suffered a concussion but was otherwise
>unhurt. He was shaken up, especially after he saw his mangled helmet.
>
>Lipscomb, a graduate student in medical physics at the University of
>Wisconsin-Madison, was riding down a bike path in Madison on Friday
>afternoon. As he approached an intersection, he said, he noticed the
>oncoming delivery truck preparing to make a right turn in front of him.
>
>The truck wasn't going to stop, Lipscomb said, so he slammed on his
>brakes, flipping his bike and landing in the street.
>
>A moment later the truck rolled over his head.
>
>"I didn't see it coming, but I sure felt it roll over my head," he
>told The Capital Times newspaper. "It feels really strange to have a
>truck run over your head."
>
>His black helmet was flattened, tread marks visible on the cracked frame.
>
>Lipscomb was taken to a hospital and released about three hours later.
>
>Police initially declined to call the incident a hit-and-run, saying
>it was unclear whether the driver knew someone had been hit. But Sgt.
>Bernie Gonzalez later updated the accident report to include the
>designation.
>
>Police spokesman Mike Hanson said Tuesday there hasn't been an arrest
>because investigators haven't been able to identity the driver.
>
>In a telephone interview Tuesday with The Associated Press, Lipscomb
>said he has had some lingering headaches and a stiff neck.
>
>"All things considered, that's about as good as it can get," he said.
>
>Despite the close call, he said, he has to focus on school because his
>qualifying exam for the Ph.D. program is next week.
>
>"I think it will probably hit me when I'm done with exams," Lipscomb said.
>
>Lipscomb does plan to ride again, he just prefers to wait until after
>exams are over.
>
>"After that, I'll go out and get a new helmet and be back on my bike,"
>he said.
>
>Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material
>may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
>

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I sat down at the computer to order a new helmet this morning.

I was riding my bike along Lakeshore. The town of Irondiquite Is installing
a paved walking/skating path in front of the lake. As I was riding at a
fairly high rate of speed, observing their progress AND NOT MY OWN I looked
foreward just as I  hit a warning sign srtaight on (perhaps dead on) I think
that I flipped over. I know that  I landed on my back and then my helmet
smashed into the pavement. I also remember thinking that this is surre going
to make a mess of my helmet.

I have broken a few ribs and am very sore, but I AM STILL ALIVE.

Mike Carnahan


>From: "Greg" <yahoogroups@...>
>To: skateRiSC@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: RiSC : Do helmets help?
>Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 02:42:55 -0000
>
>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/15/mangled.helmet.ap/index.html
>
>Helmet saves man when truck runs over his head
>POSTED: 5:06 p.m. EDT, May 15, 2007
>
>MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (AP) -- Ryan Lipscomb lived to tell how it felt
>to have a truck run over his head. "Really strange," he said.
>
>Lipscomb, 26 of Seattle, suffered a concussion but was otherwise
>unhurt. He was shaken up, especially after he saw his mangled helmet.
>
>Lipscomb, a graduate student in medical physics at the University of
>Wisconsin-Madison, was riding down a bike path in Madison on Friday
>afternoon. As he approached an intersection, he said, he noticed the
>oncoming delivery truck preparing to make a right turn in front of him.
>
>The truck wasn't going to stop, Lipscomb said, so he slammed on his
>brakes, flipping his bike and landing in the street.
>
>A moment later the truck rolled over his head.
>
>"I didn't see it coming, but I sure felt it roll over my head," he
>told The Capital Times newspaper. "It feels really strange to have a
>truck run over your head."
>
>His black helmet was flattened, tread marks visible on the cracked frame.
>
>Lipscomb was taken to a hospital and released about three hours later.
>
>Police initially declined to call the incident a hit-and-run, saying
>it was unclear whether the driver knew someone had been hit. But Sgt.
>Bernie Gonzalez later updated the accident report to include the
>designation.
>
>Police spokesman Mike Hanson said Tuesday there hasn't been an arrest
>because investigators haven't been able to identity the driver.
>
>In a telephone interview Tuesday with The Associated Press, Lipscomb
>said he has had some lingering headaches and a stiff neck.
>
>"All things considered, that's about as good as it can get," he said.
>
>Despite the close call, he said, he has to focus on school because his
>qualifying exam for the Ph.D. program is next week.
>
>"I think it will probably hit me when I'm done with exams," Lipscomb said.
>
>Lipscomb does plan to ride again, he just prefers to wait until after
>exams are over.
>
>"After that, I'll go out and get a new helmet and be back on my bike,"
>he said.
>
>Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material
>may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
>

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Helmet saves man when truck runs over his head
POSTED: 5:06 p.m. EDT, May 15, 2007

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (AP) -- Ryan Lipscomb lived to tell how it felt
to have a truck run over his head. "Really strange," he said.

Lipscomb, 26 of Seattle, suffered a concussion but was otherwise
unhurt. He was shaken up, especially after he saw his mangled helmet.

Lipscomb, a graduate student in medical physics at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, was riding down a bike path in Madison on Friday
afternoon. As he approached an intersection, he said, he noticed the
oncoming delivery truck preparing to make a right turn in front of him.

The truck wasn't going to stop, Lipscomb said, so he slammed on his
brakes, flipping his bike and landing in the street.

A moment later the truck rolled over his head.

"I didn't see it coming, but I sure felt it roll over my head," he
told The Capital Times newspaper. "It feels really strange to have a
truck run over your head."

His black helmet was flattened, tread marks visible on the cracked frame.

Lipscomb was taken to a hospital and released about three hours later.

Police initially declined to call the incident a hit-and-run, saying
it was unclear whether the driver knew someone had been hit. But Sgt.
Bernie Gonzalez later updated the accident report to include the
designation.

Police spokesman Mike Hanson said Tuesday there hasn't been an arrest
because investigators haven't been able to identity the driver.

In a telephone interview Tuesday with The Associated Press, Lipscomb
said he has had some lingering headaches and a stiff neck.

"All things considered, that's about as good as it can get," he said.

Despite the close call, he said, he has to focus on school because his
qualifying exam for the Ph.D. program is next week.

"I think it will probably hit me when I'm done with exams," Lipscomb said.

Lipscomb does plan to ride again, he just prefers to wait until after
exams are over.

"After that, I'll go out and get a new helmet and be back on my bike,"
he said.

Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material
may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

HI ALL

Weather looks absolutely perfect for skating Tuesday.  I'll leave from
The pool parking lot at Genesee Valley Park at 6:30 for a pre-season
nice easy pace skate.  Write back if
you'd like me to look for you.

Bob

greetings skaters!

Spring is here, though it may not feel like it sometimes, and in four
week begins another season of skating! Let's gather to swap parts,
replace wheels, help each other do maintenance, and share ideas and
plan the season. In addition to coffee, tea, panini, and desserts,
Boulder Coffee has an outdoor patio next to hardtop parking.

If you plan to skate this season, please rsvp, select a date to
gather, and answer the poll. Then by Saturday i can select a date for
the Evite and begin to program our calendar.

http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?
event=ZBQZKTSFMACUOEDAMALE

John

"Blessed is the season which engages
the whole world in a conspiracy of love."
  ~ Hamilton Wright Mabi

Merry Christmas!
Happy Chanukah!
Ramadan Mubarak!
Happy Diwali!
Happy Kwanzaa!

Wishing everyone Blessed and Happy Holy Days!

"Heureux Jours Saints"  "Glückliche heilige Tage"  "Felici Giorni
Santi"  "Felizes Dias Holy"  "Feliz Días Santos"  "Hau'oli Lanui"  "С
Днем Святого
дней"  "الايام
المقدسة
المبارك" 
"圣天快乐"  "幸せな聖日"
  "행복한 종교상의
축제일"

Peace on Earth – and Happy Skating!


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A2A Yahoo! Group  –  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/athenstoatlanta
A2A MySpace  –  http://myspace.com/athenstoatlanta
A2A MySpace Group  –  http://groups.myspace.com/athenstoatlanta

World's Greatest Roadskate – NEW MySpace(s) & YahooGroup


Happy Holidays from Athens-to-Atlanta, all –

If you have a set of wheels, we have a date!   October 7, 2007
Registration is open for A2A 2007 at http://a2a.net

Athens-to-Atlanta (http://a2a.net) just opened exciting new pages on
MySpace. Over eight hundred (many world-class) skaters from all over
the world have registered on the new A2A MySpace pages in less than
three weeks – and nearly six hundred have joined the new MySpace
Group.  We have some great videos and content on MySpace:
A2A MySpace at: http://myspace.com/athenstoatlanta
Join A2A MySpace at:
http://www1.myspace.com/reloc.cfm?c=2&id=6623E06B-CED7-48E3-A09F-9FD243A1236A

A2A MySpace GROUP at: http://groups.myspace.com/athenstoatlanta
Click "Join Group" to join, if you're already registered.  If not,
then click "Sign Up" in the orange box, and register.

For Yahoo'ers - A2A also opened a new YahooGroup and we'd love for you
to join us!
A2A YahooGroup at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/athenstoatlanta/
          If you belong to Yahoo, just click "Join Group" – or go to:
Join A2A YahooGroup at: http://groups.yahoo.com/invite/athenstoatlanta

Veteran or newbie – we'd love your online participation, and we would
love to see you at Athens-to-Atlanta!

____________________________

The Rest of the Story:

If you're not familiar with Athens-to-Atlanta: it's a road skate in
Atlanta every autumn… with 38, 52.4 & 87 mile options – good friends,
great camaraderie (and superb challenges and competition) – over miles
of Georgia's hilly countryside as well as very-urban Atlanta.  This is
some of the best road skating anywhere, with skaters from all over the
world – from recreational/fitness to pro teams... anything goes,
mainly fun.

Skaters have included Chad Hedrick, Derek Downing, Eddy Matzger
(eight-time 87-mile winner) and Jono Gorman (current course record
holder for the 38-mile and 87-mile events, and now training for the
2010 Olympics in Milwaukee), three-time winner Kim Perkins, Barrie
Hartman – and thousands of others, from a nine-year old female winner
of the 38-mile, to skaters in their 70s that have completed the
87-mile event with very respectable finish times.

A2A may be adding some a shorter distances to the event next year:
we'll keep everyone posted –  watch the website at http://a2a.net … or
stay tuned to the new MySpace pages or YahooGroup.

We have some great videos online on the MySpace page – with more to
come (we'd love your suggestions): vids include A2A, skate training,
mayhem, plus cool/beautiful stuff.

Thanks – and hope you enjoy!

Happy skating, and Happy Holidays -


Scott Nilsson  /  Scott & Kristy Nilsson are 2nilssons.com
                            Our MySpace at myspace.com/2nilssons


Athens-to-Atlanta: The World's Greatest Roadskate

http://DemocratAndChronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061022/
NEWS01/610220325

Next year Greece joins other local districts including Spencerport,
East Rochester and Fairport in banning skateboarding— ‘the new
soccer’ by popularity. Officials say they want to avoid liability,
the same reason schools ban roller skates, inline skates and
‘heelies’, but ‘according to a 2002 study by the Center for Injury
Research and Prevention at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia,
about 9 of every 1000 skateboarders are treated in emergency rooms
each year for sport-related injuries, compared to 21 per 1000 for
both football and basketball players!’ —D&C

As a local story, but part of the national and international skate
and board scene, this merits a blog post. If you have any direct
experience, or would like to contribute insight or opinion, please
reply. Thanks.

John

…no need to copy all this back in reply, thanks

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA

Only 32 days left to sign-up before the registration fee goes up!

Registration is now open for the Bill Jackson's 9th Annual St. Petersburg to
Tarpon Springs Pinellas Trail Skate (Florida, U.S.A.)!

Click here...  www.trailskate2006.com


Please pass this e-mail along to your fellow skaters, so that they can take
advantage.

See you on the Trail!


~The Breeze
www.SkateTampa.com
www.RoadRollers.org
www.BillJacksons.com
www.trailskate2006.com

thebreeze@...

RAZR cell/txt/im/pix  727.692.8789


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SUBJECT:  TrailSkate2006!

>>>Are you ready to skate 37 miles?

It is time for our 9th Annual Trail Skate!  The date is Saturday, November
18th, 2006.  We will meet at Anclote Boatworks in Tarpon Springs at 8:00
a.m., with a charter bus to transport us to the beginning of the skate in
St. Pete (Gulfport).  Another bus will also make a trip to Taylor Park for
those who want to skate 18 miles.

We have busing capacity for only 200 skaters, so don't let that seat ride
down the highway without you in it.  Don't delay... sign up Today!


>>>How to Register

You can now register on-line for our 9th Annual Trail Skate at
www.trailskate2006.com.

A printable registration form that you can fax (727.576.7579) or mail
(Attention: Melissa) to Bill Jackson's is also available on our website.
There are also links to interactive maps to Tarpon Springs, info on the
Early Friday Skate, the Friday Pasta Dinner at Bill Jackson's, and even a
Sunday Kayak and more.

Please call us at 727.576.4169 if you have any questions, or e-mail
melissa@....


www.trailskate2006.com ...The official website of Bill Jackson's 9th Annual
St. Petersburg to Tarpon Springs Pinellas Trail Skate.



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HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

Information provided by friends of the Bill Jackson's 9th Annual St.
Petersburg to Tarpon Springs Pinellas Trail Skate.

This hotel is connected to the Pinellas Trail by a sidewalk.   Stay in the
Holiday Inn Express, Dunedin, for $89.00 (standard room, plus tax) includes
the Continental Breakfast that opens at 6:30am.  This hotel is 30 seconds
away from the Sunday morning skate in Dunedin (depending on how fast you can
skate there before 8:30am).  You MUST call the hotel directly for the
special rate: 727-450-1200.  Rooms are limited, so please make your
reservation today!  Special checkout time is 12noon.  Ask for the
TrailSkate2006 Rate!

Please go to www.trailskate2006.com for more info on how to reserve your
room today!

So if it's nice I'm going to skate downtown Tuesday evening.  I'm
aiming to be in washington square as close to 5:30 as possible.  Drop
me a line if you'd like me to look for you.  I can swing back through
at a later time too.  I have to be back in my car by 7:00.

This is the last day to register for SkateBoston! Online registration
closes today.
Great Skates, Great people - All in Boston.

    www.skate-boston.com

Our sponsors have supplied some fantastic prizes!
   Zephyr Adventure
   RollerBlade
   Skiboards.com
   Road ID
   SkateBearings.com
   STRUB - Design our t-shirt/cami
   Centre Ski and Bike

First raffle is Friday at 7:15 right before the skate rolls!
Skate rolls at 7:30

Hello fello in-liners,

I am wondering if anyone is interested in getting together after this Tuesday's
(8/15) skate.
Since this is a 'Zoo' skate, I am proposing that we meet at Hooligans afterward
say around 8:30 (PM).
Let me know if you can make it.  This will be my last RISC related event for a
while,
as I will be moving next week.

- Don :)

P.S. I won't be attending the skate as I have 'ever-so' slightly sprained my
knee and need to stay to
stay off my skates for a few weeks. :(

The deadline to register for SkateBoston AND still receive the discounted
rate and the complimentary t-shirt or cami (designed by STRUBS!) is this
Sunday!!

If you plan on attending, might as well register in time to get the discount
and freebies!
We have a fun weekend planned! End your summer with a bash.

www.skate-boston.com

NOTE TO THOSE WHO registered by mail!
  You will receive a confirmation message, if you don't get a message,
  we didn't get your registration.

  Snail mail registration will not be available in August!

Please support our sponsors! Great prizes from:
  Zephyr Adventrues
  Rollerblade
  RoadId
  Skiboards.com -
  SkateBearings.com 10% DISCOUNT for everyone! SB95794
  Centre Ski and Bike (skates too) - discount to ICB members
  Great EsSkate 2007 (Have a fun packed skate weekend all while helping out
    a worthy cause!)

Prizes include: gift certificates, bearing, skates, skiboards, bearings,
oil, and bags!

PS. To those attending Big Apple Roll this weekend, have a great time, they
put on a fantastic weekend!


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