Bont Ice and Inline Speed Skating News

BIG APPLE ROLL WEEKEND JULY 29-31 2005 The Inline Planet ( http://www.inlineplanet.com/ ) says: The Big Apple Roll is a three-day weekend skate adventure through the splendors and excitement of New York City. The tour cuts through the spectacular urban canyons; lingers in the green jewel of Central Park; goes island hopping; and even rolls through the electronic wilderness of Time Square! ... And that's just what you'll do during daylight hours! ... If you register early, you'll also be eligible to win one of three pairs of Lightning 6 Rollerblades, which the company has donated to the event. (The Lightning 6s are fitness skates with four 90 mm wheels.) We will be drawing the first of 3 pairs of Rollerblade skates this Monday from one of our registrants, so be sure to register today for your chance to win at http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1203733 The Skyline hotel is fully booked for the weekend and is honoring the block they reserved for us, which still has some availability. We have another nearby hotel, The Edison Hotel, available for the overflow at a slightly higher rate. Hotel information is available at our website http://www.bigappleroll.org/ by clicking on the "hotel info" link on the right side of the screen. Mention the Big Apple Roll when calling the Skyline Hotel to receive our group discount rate. The schedule will be posted on the website shortly. Highlights of this event will include a beach skate to historic Coney Island, a unique experience through Central Park, Times Square, the Village, Little Italy, China Town and many other NYC sites. There will not be a marathon along with the Big Apple Roll this year, but we do plan on having an unofficial race. More on this at the event. For all those who have attended in the past, you know the high quality of food and services we have always provided. Every skate has a sag wagon with plenty of water. We usually offer fruit and other foods along the skates and our dinner and picnics themselves more than pay for the registration fee. We are happy to report that we have not increased the fee, we expect to out-do previous years and the participation fees are: Empire Members: $55 Non-Empire Members: $65 Day of: $85 Website: http://www.bigappleroll.org E-mail: mailto://info@bigappleroll.org Please pass this email along to our skating friends. Be well, Robert Kaskel President, Empire Skate Club, http://www.empireskate.org/ Chairman, Big Apple Roll, http://www.bigappleroll.org/ president@empireskate.org