Lake Placid Schedule
How does that catchy country song go?
‘Cause I’ve got friends in cold places
Where the snow howls
And hard ice chases my blues away
were I glide all day
I’m not big on frowning faces
So it’s time for those Lake Placid races!
Oh, I’ve got friends in cold places
Hmm, maybe that’s not that song goes.. But I miss Placid, like every skater misses that special hometown rink. It’s just that Placid (and Roseville) take a special something to skate there. Especially a sense of humor.
Here is a picture I took, during warmups before a race, maybe 5 years ago.
I’d love to make it out there to skate this year, but I don’t think I can.
They just released the Placid race schedule, here it is.
December 12th: Opening day (if it’s cold enough)
December 20th-21st: Dimon Sports Marathon
Late December: the break between Xmas & New years is the traditional Connecticut speedskating camp. A wonderful camp, that got me started many years ago.
January 3rd-4th Charles Jewtraw all-around
January 17th-18th: Jack Shea Sprints
What you see below is not a picture I took; this is the lake placid oval web cam, right now!!
Oh I’ve got friends, in cold places…
Filed under: from the coffee shop
Ahhhhhh Placid
A special place where Friends Gather to skate.
Heiden’s Magical Rink.
Love it!
Nothin like skating in the great outdoors, as nature intended!
GOD! A good ol’ country song for a good ol’ yankee rink!!
I can see the grit on the ice…and smell the fumes from the Mobil station across the street..and hear the tinnie speaker on the warming hut blaring ’80s rock off the high school … might not be the fastest ice on the planet, but it it is “home”. …oh, I can taste that Adirondac breakfast and endless coffee at the Downtown Dinner, too! mmmm
Marty,
that brilliant comment brought back so many smells & tastes, I think Apple must have added a new multimedia port to my iBook..
thanks!!
I was there last year to try out my new special made long track skates. I can’t say i was fast my first time out but at least i can say i didnt fall on my as s………….
everyone loved my red and yellow skates i had dimon sports make for me……i will make it up there this season since i am only in stamford,ct…….
CANT WAIT TO BE BACK IN LAKE PLACID!
Andrew, what happened to Dimon Sports, my family and I have been out of the sport because of a health issue in the family. My son wants to resume and I tried to contact John and see he’s not listed. What happened?
Thanks,
Bob Muir