From David Miles:
As we end 2015 I regret to inform you that there will NOT be a 2016 Napa Valley Inline Marathon. There has been changes in the permit process that make it impossible for us to continue to afford to present this event. I was told that we were grandfathered in and could continue, but that was not true. It sounds bad as this was the last skate marathon event in the West, however I am going through the permit process for another skate marathon event right here in San Francisco. I am calling it San Francisco – The Barbary Coast Marathon. Now skaters will come to San Francisco and do the Friday Night Skate on Friday, check out the expo and party at the Church of 8 Wheels, race on the Great Highway on Sunday with the awards and picnic at Skatin’ Place in Golden Gate Park.
When is this race? I am requesting Sunday, May 22, 2016. What do you think? Does this conflict with any other skate event?
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I hope people will come out for this! D and Rose put on a great event!
Sorry to hear this. I only had the chance to do it once. The Napa Valley Marathon was a great event! The proposed date of May 22, 2016, would conflict with the Skate DC Weekend (May 20-22, 2016), although this skating event is not a race but a weekend of street skating in Washington, D.C.
I wish you would do it in July where there aren’t any other races. I think you would also get more Midwest skaters as may is too early to be in top skating shape.