North American Marathon Speedskating Championships (ice)

[Robert]

Vermont Ice Marathons at Lake Morey
and
2005 North American Marathon Speedskating Championships


Greetings fellow skaters,
The 2005 North American Marathon Speedskating Championships will be held on Jan 15 & 16 on Lake Morey in Vermont. The races are hosted by the Montshire Speedskating Club and sanctioned by US Speedskating and Speedskating Canada. This is our fifth year of hosting marathon races. There  will be a full weekend of speedskating races with 1, 2, 5 and 10k races open to skaters of all ages and abilities and  25k and 50k Championships races.

Lake Morey has been covered with smooth black ice with miles and miles of skating and we look forward to having a large oval for the races. Exciting developments for this year's races include -

1) Electronic chip timing provided by Marathon Skating International
2) Inclusion of this year's races in the 11 race Marathon Series sponsored by Marathon Skating International
3) Relaxed entry requirements allowing race day sign up  
4) A weekend race license available from US Speedskating (US citizens)
5) One fee for all four Citizen's Races

Race headquarters will once again be at the lake side Hulbert Outdoor Center. Reservations for the banquet, meals and lodging at Hulbert must be received by Jan 8 ( 802-333-3405, Lynn_daly@alohafoundation.org).

Entrants in the 25 & 50k races must be a member of USS, SSC or other ISU affiliated organization and entries made through US Speedskating at  U.S. Speedskating Meets . USS offers a $10 weekend race license to US citizens. After Jan 13, entries must be made at race headquarters with a $10 late fee.

For additional race information regarding lodging, directions, race schedule, etc., go to http://www.webskater.org .

Skate fast,
 Dan Snipes
 Race Organizer
 Montshire Speedskating Club
 802-476-4273,   dansnipes@aol.com

[Guest]

11 Race Marathon Skating Series
sponsored by
Marathon Skating International


Greetings fellow skaters,
Marathon Skating International is proud to announce the formation of the 11 Race Marathon Skating Series. The series will award trophies and prizes to the age group winners from the 11 races sponsored by Marathon Skating International. Overall winners will have their names engraved on the Pierre Gagne Trophy. Points will be awarded in each race. Skaters automatically earn Series points when they enter any of the Series races and the skater's best seven results will count towards their  Series total. Results will be posted on the Marathon Skating International website http://www.marathonskating.org  following each race.


Series Race Schedule


Dec 18 & 19   Dimon Sports Marathons,   25 & 40k
                             Lake Placid, NY
Jan 8 & 9       US National Marathon Speedskating Championships, 25 & 50k
                             Lake Placid, NY
Jan 15 & 16    North American Marathon Speedskating Championships, 25 & 50k
                             Lake Morey, VT
Jan 29            Big Rideau Lake Marathon, 50k
                             Portland, Ontario
Feb 5 & 6       Marathon de la Riviere l'Assomption, 25 & 50k
                             Joliette, Quebec
Feb 19 & 20 Marathon de Lac- Beauport, 25 & 50k
                             Lac Beauport, Quebec

For additional information about  Marathon Skating International and the 11 Race Marathon Skating Series go to  www.marathonskating.org

Happy skating!