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The second race of the 2002/ 2003 RSO Indoor season took place on January 5th at the Scooter's Roller Palace in Mississauga. The floor condition was very slippery, which made for some tough racing in all the categories. Once skaters hit the top speed, it was very difficult to pass. The fastest lap times were in the low 11.0 second range, and that was due to the slick track. All things being equal, skaters with the better start usually wound up in the better spot at the finish. It was interesting to note that in all the divisions, most skaters finished within a few meters from each other, but just could not pass each other.
There was only one fall and virtually no fouls. This is excellent considering the fact that all the categories were very even and there was very little lapping. The relays ended up being mixed with skaters of all abilities being matched up so that relay teams were as equal as possible.
(RESULTS & TIMES WILL BE POSTED WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE)
CLASSIC
In the 1000 meter race, Gillian Clarke, the president of the Toronto Inline Skating Club, took the lead and never looked back. She led clubmate Sigrid Ziegler until the end and took the win, while Ziegler slipped on the last corner out of 2nd and Marilyn Dykstra ended up taking the 2nd place. In the 700 meter race, Clarke won again, but this time, Sue Burnside ended up in 2nd place.
1000 meter
1- Gillian Clarke- 2:32.67
2- Sue Burnside- 2:33.01
3- Marilyn Dykstra- 2:33.42
4- Sigrid Ziegler- 2:38.63
700 meter
1- Gillian Clarke- 1:44.56
2- Sue Burnside- 1:44.80
3- Sigrid Ziegler- 1:45.22
4- Marilyn Dykstra- 1:46.44
CO-Ed Master
Lanny Totton provided exciting racing in the 1000 meter as he took a big comfortable lead, but Carla Raetsen chipped away at the lead as the crowd urged the skaters on. Raetsen came within inches of taking first, but ended up in 2nd, behind Totton. In the 700 meter race, it was Bruce Desmond's turn to shine. Desmond ran away with the win!
1000 meter
1- Lanny Totton- 2:15.20
2- Carla Raetsen- 2:15.43
3- Bruce Desmond- 2:16.14
700 meter
1- Bruce Desmond- 1:32.91
2- Carla Raetsen- 1:34.07
3- Lanny Totton- 1:34.88
Senior
The 1000 meter race featured Aaron Arndt take the lead and push the pace so that no one could pass him. Peter Doucet tried to pass, but Arndt kept true to his line and offered no passing opportunities to pass on the tight and slick floor. The 700 meter race was Arndt's again, but this time, there was no passing attempts as Ardnt drilled the pace and Herb Gayle and Peter Doucet battled for 2nd, with Gayle beating out Doucet.
1000 meter
1- Aaron Arndt- 2:09.95
2- Peter Doucet- 2:10.63
3- Herb Gayle- 2:11.08
4- Morgan Williams- 2:12.45
5- Ed Duncan- 2:12.46
700 meter
1- Aaron Arndt- 1:29.45
2- Herb Gayle- 1:29.48
3- Peter Doucet- 1:29.79
4- Ed Duncan- 1:30.82
Junior Women
It was Tasha Burnside's time to shine in both the 1000 and the 700. Nobody could pass her, not Chelsea Parry who finished 2nd in the 1000 or Hui Chao who placed 2nd in the 700 meter race.
1000 meter
1- Tasha Burnside- 2:16.84
2- Chelsea Parry- 2:17.08
3- Huichao Zhao- 2:17.42
4- Lindsay Chard- 2:33.91
700 meter
1- Tasha Burnside- 1:35.27
2- Huichao Zhao- 1:35.56
3- Chelsea Parry- 1:36.06
4- Keri Chard- 1:41.91
Junior Men
Jordan Belchos displayed the most dominating performance of the day, lapping the field. Jason Fischer, who came 2nd in both the 1000 and the 700, dug as deep as he could, but he was simply out-raced by Belchos.
1000 meter
1- Jordan Belchos- 2:14.86
2- Jason Fischer- 2:22.96
3- Jeff Burnside- 2:40.45
700 meter
1- Jordan Belchos- 1:32.63
2- Jason Fischer- 1:33.33
3- Jeff Burnside- 1:42.66
Open Races
In the open 1500 meter race, the start was handicapped. Skaters started in 3 ability groups at different spots on the track. On the sound of the gun, it was time for all 3 trains to motor and try to either catch each other or avoid being caught. The last 4 laps featured Aaron Arndt, Peter Doucet, Herb Gayle, and Jordan Belchos in a battle. Belchos managed to surprise onlookers and held off the cream-of-the-crop and take the win the 1500, with Doucet coming in 2nd. The open 1000 meter race featured the same 4-some in the dog-fight, but this time, Doucet and Arndt were much more aggressive. Doucet pushed the pace and passed Aaron Arndt in the last corner, but was unable to hold the corner, slid out, and Arndt took the win, with Doucet in 2nd and Belchos in 3rd.
1500 meter
1- Jordan Belchos- 3:20.02
2- Peter Doucet- 3:20.43
3- Aaron Arndt- 3:20.75
4- Herb Gayle- 3:21.07
5- Carla Raetsen- 3:24.34
6- Tasha Burnside- 3:24.66
7- Chelsea Parry- 3:25.00
8- Huichao Zhao- 3:25.30
9- Ed Duncan- 3:25.60
10- Morgan Williams- 3:31.45
11- Bruce Desmond- 3:31.79
1000 meter
1- Aaron Arndt- 2:09.07
2- Peter Doucet- 2:09.42
3- Jordan Belchos- 2:09.95
4- Herb Gayle- 2:11.76
5- Morgan Williams- 2:12.57
6- Huichao Zhao- 2:12.86
7- Ed Duncan- 2:13.15
8- Chelsea Parry- 2:13.53
9- Tasha Burnside- 2:13.83
10- Carla Raetsen- 2:14.13
11- Bruce Desmond- 2:16.55
2-Man Relay
Aaron Arndt and Herb Gayle were able to control the race from the start to finish while Morgan Wiliams and Peter Doucet struggled with the relay exchanges and tried to keep Arndt and Gayle within hawking range.
1- Herb Gayle/ Aaron Arndt
2- Peter Doucet/ Morgan Williams
2-Mixed Relay
Bruce Desmond and Carla Raetsen were able to run away and cross the line in first ahead of Ed Duncan and Sigrid Ziegler, but were declassified for an infraction at the end of the race.
1- Sigrid Ziegler/ Ed Duncan
2- Carla Raetsen/ Bruce Desmond
Junior Mixed Relay
Lindsay Chard and Hui Chao controlled the race from the start as Chelsea Parry and Kery Chard fought hard for 2nd place. Jeff Burnside and Jason Fischer came a distant 3rd.
1- Keri Chard/ Chelsea Parry
2- Huichao Zhao/ Lindsay Chard
3- Jeff Burnside/ Jason Fischer