ELS is Delfts student speed skating association. The associations counts over 80 members, most of which are Dutch. The number of international members is rapidly expanding though. Apart from speed skating, several ELS members also participate in marathon skating competitions. ELS also participates in other sports, like cycling and skating, and organizes loads of activities. A brief description is given below.

Speed skating

Everybody can join ELS. It doesn’t matter if you’re an absolute beginner or ready to go to the world cups, our trainers adapt their lessons to your level. Trainings are from October till April in De Uithof (The Hague). On Mondays, the training is open to everybody, including potential members. On Wednesday ELS has a licensed training, usually used by the more advanced skaters.

There are a number of competitions in which everybody can participate, one of which are the so called IUT competitions. Only students partcipate in this competition, which results in good fun and a great way to meet new people. Besides those competitions, several members participate in marathon competitions in which you could participate as well. And finally, ELS also participates in an eleven hour endurance race, called the 11-urentocht of Biddinghuizen.

Cycling

During the summer, the ice disappears. Speed skaters therefore start cycling, since it trains the same muscles. We train together with WTOS, Delfts student cycling association on Monday evenings. ELS also participates in several (student) cycling competitions.

ELS also organizes the WheELS-weekend. In this weekend we travel to Belgium, together with students of other cities. Besides cycling, this weekend is about having a good time and again, meeting new people.

Skating

ELS uses the skating track in Nootdorp (just north of Delft) to skate during summer. This way people can maintain their speed skating technique. ELS also participates in two big skating competions. Fist being the RAPS24. Raps24 is a 24 hour endurance race on the 5 km track of Biddinghuizen. Second the 24hr of Le Mans, not with cars but with skates. This is one of the biggest skating endurance races in the world, with contestants from all over Europe.

Miscellaneous

Apart of all the previous mentioned, ELS has lots more activities. Not all of them are sports related. One of them is a meeting in Jazz café Bebop on Thursday every second week, where we have a few drinks together. If you want to attend you can look in the agenda (on the right side) and look for ‘Borrel’ on a Thursday. You don’t need to apply.

More information?

If you want any more information there a number of things you can do. Off course you can write an email to effelekkerschaatsen@gmail.com. You can also call our chairman (Peter de Vries) of secretary (Laura Bogers), you’ll find their details under contact. You can also just come to a ‘Borrel’ off course, we’ll be more than happy to provide you with more information while having a nice and icecold beer.

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