Skate The Lake Portland - Lake Speed Skating Marathon

Saturday Jan. 24th, 2015 - Portland, Ontario

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Skate the Lake #11. A complete success!
The 11^th international Big Rideau Lake Speed Skating Marathon in Portland Ontario thrived this time around with warm temperatures and near perfect ice conditions making for an exciting and hotly contested race day!
President John Bongers said that “after the thaw last week leveled the ice, our prep crew had an easy job preparing the 1 km oval on the bay in Portland”. “By the time the race got underway on Saturday morning the surface on the oval shone like a mirror”, though as the day progressed, the field of competitors in the 5, 10, 25 and 50 kilometer races definitely had cracks to contend with that had opened up due to the extremely cold temperatures earlier in the week.

Additional race day info check out Skate the Lake 2015 under the Archives section

FAMILY

Create unforgettable family moments and come on out to this year's Skate The Lake. We've got a ton of family friendly events lined up, games, contests, prizes and so much more!

FRIENDS

Meet new friends and connect with old ones, chat with neighbours and skaters from around the world and network with Portland business owners... everyone will be here!

ICE CONDITIONS

Ice update Jan 29th - Oval will remain open all weekend.
Conditions are good. There will be some snow on the track covering the cracks in the ice; use caution.
Enjoy the weekend!

Skate the Lake Activities

Activities this year include:

Meet RBC Olympians Derek O'Farrell & Rachel Homan
Kids Curling
Beaver tails, Snert, Chilli and much more
Sleigh Rides
Terrific Fireworks display
Public skate to music after final race

Race Day Agenda

Registration trailer opens at 7:30am
Opening ceremonies: 8:30am
National Anthem -Michelle Chant
"Cutting of the Ice" - President John Bongers
Start of 5K - official starter MPP Steve Clark
See Registration details for other start times

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