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NROC Mid-Distance Championships

Hey, skaters. ... Check it out:
http://www.inlineplanet.com/nroc/2009/mid-distance-championships.html

This is going to be fun!

Permalink Reply by Jonathan Seutter on May 1, 2009 at 4:14pm: What is "mid distance" ? Is 10km a "mid distance" in NROC jargon? If so, what is a half marathon called?

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Permalink Reply by Robert Burnson on May 1, 2009 at 4:20pm: Hey, Jonathan. ... Where are you skating this weekend ... or are we going to be rained out? ...
I would say mid-distance is anything from a half marathon to a 1000 meters (maybe longer than 1000). ... What would you say?

Jonathan Seutter said:
What is "mid distance" ? Is 10km a "mid distance" in NROC jargon? If so, what is a half marathon called?

For sure St Paul is a great host city for an NROC event!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jonathan Seutter on May 2, 2009 at 8:57am: What has been used since about 1988 :

Sprint distance - 100 to 500m
shprt distance - 1000 to 5000m
middle distance 10km to 30km
long distance - 40 /50km
ultradistance - 100km 130km
ultramarathon - 130km +

Skating terms should be different from running 0 running a 5km top times about 14 min - 10km about 27 or 28 minutes, marathon (42km) about 2:05, etc.

I will be skating at crystal springs tomorrow IF its not raining - no need to spend 3 hrs in the car to get wet! I can get just as wet with a 20 min ride to my local training area..

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Permalink Reply by Bill in Houston on May 2, 2009 at 4:40pm: hey, i was going to say 10k to 30k too...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Sharon K on May 3, 2009 at 4:18pm: We were originally planning on staying in downtown St.Paul, taking a shuttle from the airport and not having to rent a car while there. Sounds like the 1/2 marathon will still be downtown? Will there be a shuttle from downtown to the 10K on Sunday? Or will this trip now require a car rental? Thanks for the additional information :); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mike Cofrin on May 4, 2009 at 3:07am: Hi Sharon,

Good question. The oval is less than 15 minutes from the Crown Plaza in Saint Paul. We will look into some transportation options for you to consider.

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Permalink Reply by Rayna Meyer on May 4, 2009 at 5:41am: will the st paul nroc discount apply for this? I tried to register and use the discount but it didnt work so I didnt register yet.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Robert Burnson on May 4, 2009 at 8:43am: I've sent them an email asking for an answer to whether the discount still applies ... I'll let you know when I hear back.

Rayna Meyer said:
will the st paul nroc discount apply for this? I tried to register and use the discount but it didnt work so I didnt register yet.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Sharon K on May 5, 2009 at 5:11pm: Thanks Mike, appreciate you looking into it, I imagine others might like the option too!

Mike Cofrin said:
Hi Sharon,

Good question. The oval is less than 15 minutes from the Crown Plaza in Saint Paul. We will look into some transportation options for you to consider.

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Permalink Reply by ComeUndone on May 13, 2009 at 5:50am: I'm about to book my flight but detail is scarce for the 10k on Sunday. What is the start time? I wonder if a 2pm flight is cutting too close?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Robert Burnson on May 13, 2009 at 9:34am: I haven't seen a schedule yet. But the plan is for the morning. Still a 2pm flight might be cutting it short.

ComeUndone said:
I'm about to book my flight but detail is scarce for the 10k on Sunday. What is the start time? I wonder if a 2pm flight is cutting too close?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Benoit on May 22, 2009 at 2:05pm: Hi,

Since this race is on a track, how many competitors will be racing at the same time? Are you planning to have starts for each categories or have a mass start with every categories in the same bunch? I would like to know more about the schedule

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