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Skate DC 2011 Weekend Schedule

 

 

HOTEL GROUP-UP is 30 minutes before skates leave the White House.  GROUP-UP is in Franklin Square on the corner of 14th & I Streets (go right at the hotel front door). The skate leaves the group-up area 15 minutes before the official skate time – please be on time! Skate leaders will skate you to the White House - please be cautious and skate single file to avoid pile ups. 

 

 

 

FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2011

7:00 pm HOTEL GROUP-UP

7:30 pm Monumental DC Skate Leaves White House (Beginner-Intermediate, 2 hours)

Skate along the Potomac at sunset, visit the Capitol, see a Smithsonian museum or two, the National Mall, and the Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, and WWII monuments. Generally flat route.  The skate will stop at Froggy Bottom Pub on the way back to the hotel for pizza and beverages.  Sandals or flip-flops mandatory at Froggy Bottom!  Distance = 11 miles

 

10:30(ish) pm Late Skate Leaves Hotel (Beginner, 1-2 hours)

Do an after-dinner skate through city neighborhoods and see some DC nightlife.  Distance = 8 miles

 

 

 

SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2011

9:00 am HOTEL GROUP-UP

9:30 am Saturday Morning Skate (Intermediate/Advanced, 3.5 to 4 hours) 

This skate is shorter than we usually put on, but it has some hills.  We will take you through Georgetown and past the Naval Observatory and National Cathedral and through Rock Creek Park.  YOU MUST BE ABLE TO CONTROL YOUR SPEED WHILE SKATING DOWNHILL IN ORDER TO JOIN US ON THIS SKATE.   Distance = 16 miles with HILLS

 

1:30 pm HOTEL GROUP-UP

1:45 pm Skate to Slalom Competition (Easy, 15 minutes each way)

2:00 pm Slalom competition brought to you by SEBA USA

See the best cone/slalom skaters in the country compete at the Georgetown Waterfront      Distance = 4 miles round-trip

 

 

4:30 pm HOTEL GROUP-UP

5:00 pm Afternoon Skate Leaves White House (Intermediate, 1.5 hours)

Short, sweet, and to the point.  Build up your appetite for dinner and for the House of Brews!.                 Distance = 10-12 miles

 

 

8:00pm National Beer Patrol presents House of Brews,

Enjoy tasty homebrew and the company of your friends at the House of Brews!  If you don’t see and hear the announcements, ask Carl what room we have for the festivities.

 

 

 

SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2011

8:45 am HOTEL GROUP-UP

9:15 am Embassy Skate Leaves White House (Intermediate, 1.5 hours)

Stretch the legs on a glorious Sunday morning.  We will return to the hotel in time to shower and check out.            Distance = 7 miles

HOTEL CHECKOUT IS NOON

 

12:30 pm HOTEL GROUP-UP

1:00 pm Can’t Get Enough Skate Leaves White House (Advanced, 3 hours)

A brisk and hilly skate through parts of DC you may have missed on the other skates.           Distance = 18 miles

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