2006 Spring Event Calendar
(March through May) March  March 4-5
Camp Rollerblade Weekend
Beginner seminar
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale
$239 (meals and lodging not included)
Go to web site.
March 10-12
Squiggy Inline Classic
Includes full moon skate, time trials and marathon.
Flatwoods Wilderness Park,
Tampa, Fla.
Marathon: 8.a.m Sunday
$35
Go to web site. March 11
Camp Creveling
Inline speed skating seminar
$30
10 a.m.
Trexlertown, Pa.
Email Pat Creveling March 11-12
Camp Rollerblade Weekend
Beginner seminar
Houston
$239 (meals and lodging not included)
Go to web site. March 23-26
Spring Banked Track Clinic
With David and Derek Downing, Ed Mueller and Sam Johnson
$95 plus USARS membership
Brian Piccolo Park
Cooper City, Fla.
Go to web site. March 25-26
Camp Rollerblade Weekend
Beginner seminar
Phoenix
$239 (meals and lodging not included)
Go to web site. March 26
Texas Road Rash, marathon and 16K
Round Rock, Texas.
Go to event web site. March 29-April 2
Florida Skate Adventure with Eddy Matzger
5-day tour
Starts in Tampa
Sun Coast, Withlacoochee and Pinellas trails
$1300
Go to web site.
April April 2
Disney World Inline Marathon
Half and full marathon
Orlando, Fla.
6:15 a.m.
All Star Kids Classic at 1 p.m. Saturday (April 1)
Go to web site. April 15-17
Le Trophee Des 3 Pistes
International outdoor track racing
On three tracks in Southern France
Go to web site. April 14-16
Eddy Matzger Workshop
Dallas
$195
Go to web site. April 9
Greg Levien 50 K Memorial Road Skate
50K and shorter distances
10K road course at Crystal Springs Reservoir
San Mateo, Calif.
Go to web site. April 14-16
Hyper-Tampa Classic Invitational
(Greg Marshall Memorial Invitational)
Indoor and outdoor meet
Hosted by Stardust Speed Skating Club
Tampa, Fla.
Go to web site. April 21-23
Skate Against Violence
San Francisco to Santa Monica
(More info to come.)
Go to web site. April 21-23
Eddy Matzger Workshop
Detroit
$195
Go to web site. April 22
Metrodome Inline Marathon
Half and full marathon and time trials
On the Metrodome concourse
Minneapolis, Minn.
Go to web site. April 23
Publix Inline Skate Series
10K race
Speed and fitness divisions
8 a.m.
$15
Crescent Beach Park, St. Augustine, Fla.
Go to web site. April 28-30
Eddy Matzger Workshop
Austin
$195
Go to web site.
May May 5-7
NIRA Nationals
Short track inline speed skating championships
Individual and team events
Skatin' Station II
Canton, Mich.
For more info call 800-SK8-NIRA or email [email protected] May 5-7
Skate DC Weekend
Group skates, tours, instruction and parties
Washington D.C.
Free
Go to web site. May 5-7
Eddy Matzger Workshop
Skate Farm in Virginia
$195
Go to web site. May 6-7
Camp Rollerblade Weekends
Beginner seminars
Atlanta and Philadelphia
$239 (meals and lodging not included)
Go to web site. May 7
Spring Skate 2006
Exhibition of artistic inline skating by some of Europe's best
3 p.m.
Zuiderpark Rink, Hague, the Netherlands
Go to web site. May 14
Crystal Springs Inline Marathon
50K and shorter disances
Cystal Springs Reservoir
San Mateo, Calif.
Go to web site. May 9-14
SkateFresh
Five-day skate tour of Holland
(Bring your own tent)
$155
Go to web site. May 6-13
SpeedCamp Mallorca
"Seven days of skating, training, instruction and fun in the sun" with coach Barry Publow
Mallorca, Spain
$419 to $649 (U.S.)
Go to web site. May 12-14
Eddy Matzger Workshop
Wash. D.C.
$195
Go to web site. May13
Eastern Seaboard Race Series, Stage 1
300m time trial, 10K and 15K
5K team time trial
Bob Rodale Fitness ParK
8 a.m.
Trexlertown, Pa.
Go to web site. May 13
Tour de Cure Santa Monica
Cycle-skate charity tour
Distances: 5, 25 and 50 miles
Santa Monica, Calif.
Go to web site. May 14
Dan Burger Series, No. 2
50K and shorter distances
San Mateo, Calif.
Go to web site. May 17-21
Hilton Head Skate Camp
5-day skate beginners
Hilton Head Island, S.C.
$1350
Go to web site. May 18-27
The Villages Senior Games
Inline skating included in multi-sport event for athletes 50 or over.
The Villages, Fla.
Go to web site. May 19-21
Eddy Matzger Workshop
New York City
$195
Go to web site. May 20
Blenheim Inline Challenge
Half marathon on grounds of historic Blenheim Palace
Oxfordshire, England (70 miles w. of London)
Go to web site. May 20
Glenn Kirby's Trail Challenge
19-mile ride and roll
Iron Horse Trail
Starts promptly at 10 a.m. at the Pleasant Hill BART station
Ends at Dublin BART
Email Glenn for more info. May 20
Skate Around the World in 24 Hours
Fund raiser for UNICEF
Go to web site. May 20-28
SpeedCamp Ottawa
Barry Publow provides eight days of technical training and sightseeing
Ottawa, Canada
$399 (U.S.)
Go to web site. May 23-June 1
National Banked Track and Road Championships
(aka: Outdoor Nationals)
Determines makeup of U.S. World Team
Racing starts the 25th
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Go to web site. May 27
Wolverine Inline Marathon
Full and half marathon, kids sprint
Belle Isle Park
Detroit, Mich.
6:45 a.m.
Go to web site. May 27
May Fair 2006
5 and 10K races
8 a.m.
Knight Park by Newton Lake
Collingswood, N.J.
Go to web site. May 28
ING (National Capital) Marathon
Half and full marathon
Circles Rideau Canal
Ottawa, Canada
6:40 a.m.
Go to web site. May 28-29
The Great Race
Multi-sport event over Memorial Day weekend
10K criterium on Sunday
Amish Country Half Marathon on Monday
Elkhart, Ind.
Go to web site.
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