LondonSkaters Speed Team - Speed Skating & Rollerblading Club in London

ed! · Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:24 am Subject:

Perhaps a silly question, but when registering, what's the difference between "Licensed" and "Recreational" event?

If I was hoping to do more marathons this year where timings have an effect (e.g. Berlin and starting blocks ), do I need to be licensed?
If so...help Confused

What exactly do I need to do?

Rick · Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Posts: 5888

Licensed is for national federation registered skaters. It's not essential to be licensed. It gets you off the medical certificate requirements for french races, might get you a different starting block in some races (eg LIM where licensed racers start in front of the recreational ones) and may also entitle you to enter the full distance events of french inline cup races.

Natasha · Joined: 09 Jul 2004 Posts: 2973 Location: Basingstoke

If you want to get licenced in the UK, you need to join FISS (website is http://www.inlinespeed.co.uk )

greazer · Joined: 07 Oct 2004 Posts: 330 Location: Haarlem

Just registered for the LIM 2006. Very Happy

Hope to see a lot of skaters in the full marathon.

Cheers,
Andy.

KarineM · Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 2:19 pm Subject:

Me and the other half too Smile

Really looking forward to the race and the week-end in London
I fancy doing the Friday night skate too.
What's the nearest tube station?

Karine

Rick · Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Posts: 5888

To the LFNS? That would be Hyde Park Corner. It's almost directly underneath the start point.

merten · Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 3:19 pm Subject:

For those non-London based skaters that come over it would be cool to have something like a "best of London" LFNS on Friday. Maybe a bit more chilled and touring Londons sights on skates. We could include that into the adverts as well - what do you think?

Rick · Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Posts: 5888

Prefer to do a chilled cruise around on Saturday afternoon. I have a standard route for this that goes past some of the great buildings of London, including Buckingham Palace, Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, St Pauls Cathedral, Tower of London/Tower Bridge.
Lots of traverses of the Thames. I am also working on a slightly extended version which takes in the Albert Hall, Natural History Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum.

With people taking lots of photos it's not very fast so nobody will get tired from skating. Tired of waiting some times.

If anyone has any other landmarks they'd like to see I'll try and work them into the route if it's practical.

KarineM · Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 8:07 am Subject:

Sounds great Smile

Karine

Etienne · Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 1697 Location: Central Paris

Dear All,

Just to remind you that fees are getting up this Saturday...(by more than 10%)... So you may want to register this Friday.

If you are LSST member, please follow instructions here (members section) to apply with your discount.

Cheers,
Etienne.

Amar · Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 12:34 pm Subject:

i'm now registered for the recreational half-marathon. Very Happy

Anne-Jelmer · Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 12:58 pm Subject:

Two other dutch participants next to Greazer.
I entered and my friend Els as well.

Rick can I pay you for this event during the Skatefresh?

AlastairJ · Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 3:18 pm Subject:

Just registered - by co-incidence this is the last day at the cheapest rate so hurry along!

Rick · Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Posts: 5888

fzurro · Joined: 09 Sep 2005 Posts: 796 Location: Middlesex

Thanks for reminding us, Forgot about it. Just registered.

Ta,
Fede