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the end of the long straight downhill turn left on Fordson Road and then
left onto Sherwood Hall Road. Turn right at the first light onto Parkers
Lane which changes to Collingwood Road. After crossing a creek take the
second right on Riverside Road. About 1 mile down turn right on Cavendish
Dr and then left onto Culpeper Road. The start/finish is one block away on
Londonderry Road. 

Volunteers are needed!
To sign up please contact Paula via email at paula at nrgbars.com or via phone
at (703) 898-8031

Have Other Questions?
Kent will be happy to answer your questions; email him at kent at nrgbars.com

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<P> Here's a repost of Kent's WR skate information...hope everyone can stop by and lend a hand!<BR>
<P>&nbsp; <B><I>"Tozzi, Paula" &lt;Paula.Tozzi at Nextel.com&gt;</I></B> wrote: <BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">From: "Tozzi, Paula" <PAULA.TOZZI at NEXTEL.COM><BR>To: skate at skatedc.org<BR>Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 10:02:46 -0400<BR>Subject: [SkateDC] Kent's 24 hr World Record Attempt<BR><BR>Yes, Kent is doing it again! <BR><BR>He will need to skate 330 miles in order to break the record!!!<BR><BR>This time it is going to be close by, in Alexandria, VA, not too far from GW<BR>Mount Vernon, so hopefully you'll be able to come on by to cheer him on!<BR><BR>You will have plenty of time ;-), he will be skating pretty much non-stop<BR>beggining Saturday April 28th at 5pm, untill Sunday April 29th at 5pm.<BR><BR>I am organizing the volunteer team, so if you are available, please contact<BR>me via email, or phone on (703) 898-8031. We'll be sure to need lots of<BR>help! <BR><BR>Also, feel free to forward this message to anyone you think may be<BR>interested in learning more about this event.<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR><BR>Paula<BR><BR>xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<BR>xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<BR><BR>Event Information:<BR><BR>Local endurance racer Kent Baake will be attempting to break the current<BR>World Record for most distance skated (in-line) in 24 hours. The current<BR>world record of 326 miles will require him to maintain an average speed of<BR>13.7 mph to achieve his goal of 330 miles. Kent had previously attempted to<BR>break the record in 1999, skating 252 miles in 19.25 hours in San Francisco.<BR>Now, he will try again in his hometown, Alexandria. <BR><BR>Last year Kent placed in the top 15 in international fields in the 4<BR>endurance skating races he attended, and took 2nd place at the local Skate<BR>of the Union Race. He is the leader of the WAR/NRGbars.com speed-skating<BR>team which is sponsored by the Washington Area Roadskaters (WAR), the local<BR>skating club. He first started skating with the club 7 years ago, is a<BR>former board member, and continues to lead weekly skates around the<BR>Washington area. This event is officially sponsored by www.nrgbars.com.<BR><BR>Date<BR>The event will take place April 28th, 2001; starting at 5pm, continuing 24<BR>hours straight until the finish at 5pm on April 29th. <BR>Spectators are definitely welcome; please park courteously.<BR><BR>Course<BR>The event venue is located in the Fort Hunt neighborhood of Alexandria, VA,<BR>near George Washington¹s home of Mt. Vernon. The 1.11-mile course was chosen<BR>for the smooth and nearly flat pavement. The start/finish of the course is<BR>planned at the intersection of Londonderry and Thomas J. Stockton Pkwy.<BR>Kent will proceed south to a left on Wittington, left on Highgate, and left<BR>on Londonderry back to the start/finish.<BR><BR>Directions<BR>From 495 by the Woodrow Wilson Bridge: take Rt. 1 South about 4 miles. At<BR>the end of the long straight downhill turn left on Fordson Road and then<BR>left onto Sherwood Hall Road. Turn right at the first light onto Parkers<BR>Lane which changes to Collingwood Road. After crossing a creek take the<BR>second right on Riverside Road. About 1 mile down turn right on Cavendish<BR>Dr and then left onto Culpeper Road. The start/finish is one block away on<BR>Londonderry Road. <BR><BR>Volunteers are needed!<BR>To sign up please contact Paula via email at paula at nrgbars.com or via phone<BR>at (703) 898-8031<BR><BR>Have Other Questions?<BR>Kent will be happy to answer your questions; email him at kent at nrgbars.com<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>SkateDC mailing list<BR>SkateDC at skatedc.org<BR>http://www.skatedc.org/mailman/listinfo/skatedc</BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR><b><a href=http://www.skatedc.org/>Have a Skate Day!</a></b><p><br><hr size=1><b>Do You Yahoo!?</b><br>
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