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RECAP
2009
Adrian Loewen of Ottawa and Susan Cameron of Edmonton
were crowned the top male and female skaters in the sixth
International Big Rideau Lake Speed Skating Marathon held
in Portland, Ontario on Saturday. It was Loewen’s second win
in Portland while it was Cameron’s first trip across the country
to compete.. Read all about it.
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RECAP 2008
The fifth anniversary of the International Big Rideau
Lake Speed Skating Marathon was held Saturday January 26,
2008. Read all about it.
RECAP 2007
Portland, Ontario - Adrian Loewen of Ottawa won the fourth
International Big Rideau Lake Speed Skting Marathon, held
in Portland on Saturday. Loewen has skated all previous editions
of the 50 kilometre race and finished in the top 10 several
times before, but this was his first win. Martine Charbonneau,
one of Canada's leading inline skating talents, won the race
with the women ahead of two time champions Suzanne Dionne.
The races on Big Rideau Lake were held under tough conditions,
with a strong wind and snow during the 100 lap race. In total,
more than 250 skated in all four races. The 5K event, held
early in the morning attracted close to 80 skaters, many from
the surrounding area. Over the day, skaters from Canada, the
US, Australia, the Netherlands and Germany took part. 250
people watched the fireworks during the closing ceremonies.
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and visit our archives and results...
RECAP 2006
Portland, Ontario - Organizers estimated an attendance of
2,000 people over the course of two days. On Sunday, after
the volunteer ice crew worked through the night to prepare
the 1k oval on the shallow Portland Bay, the 5K race was delayed
to 2 p.m. and the official 50K championship started at 11
a.m. Due to the efforts of the crew, the ice was in such good
conditions that Rob Kramer, from Boston, Mass. broke the track
record by approximately three minutes and improved it to 1:36:36.With
the women, Suzanne Dionne from Chelsea, Que won for the second
year in a row.
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RECAP - 2005 international Big Rideau Lake Speed Skating
Marathon HUGE success. In front
of record crowds (between 1,200 and 1,300 over the day) Barry
Publow (Men/Overall from Aylmer, Que) and Suzanne Dionne (Women,
Ottawa, Ont) became the winners of the second International
Big Rideau Lake Speed Skating Marathon on Saturday. Publow
broke the course record by clocking 1 hr 39 min on the 50K.
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