At the recent Rochester International Speedskating Competition, Craig Pielechowski set a new world mark in the 60-69 year category for the 1000m. Craig improved his own previous world mark by a second and a half to skate a 1:44.34s 1000m. I would consider this a great time in any of the masters divisions, let alone in the 60's group!
This comes on top of Jim Lynch skating a world record 500m in the same age division earlier this month in the Australian National Championships, skating a 50.494s 500m.
I have included these times in red in the new World Masters Short Track World Records, but both times will need to be ratified as respective national records to be the sole entry.
Congratulations to Craig and Jim - rumour has it that Jim Lynch will be flying to the states to contest the North American titles coming up in December, so hopefully there will be some great racing in this age division, with some more records falling!
Congratulations to both skaters, who in their 60's, are showing that improvement can take shape at any age - a great example to the younger skaters.
Thanks to John Murphy for making me aware of Craig's achievement.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Masters Ice Racing Challenge Dec 12 - 14 2008 - Canmore CAN
email forwarded from Ross Hanham at Masters Speedskating News:
I would like to welcome everyone back for the start of a new season of speed skating.
Please see the attached meet announcement and use the following link, http://www.banffcanmorespeedskating.ca/press.asp, for the meet announcement, registration form and summary sheet for our annual short track meet in Canmore, December 12 - 14th.
We are pleased to be able to offer both our one day ability meet, the Canmore Ice Racing Challenge (CIRC), and the Masters Ice Racing Challenge Weekend.
The Masters skaters will race Friday December 12th, the 1000m Semi’s and Finals. The Masters will then complete their final three distances on Saturday December 13th, running in conjunction with the ability meet. There is a banquet Saturday night for the Masters, plus any officials or volunteers who would like to attend. On Sunday December 14th, there is a half day skating clinic for Masters’ skaters, the clinic will include two on ice sessions, plus a classroom session.
For youth skaters, the Canmore Ice Racing Challenge will take place on Saturday December 13th. This will be run as a regular one day meet, skaters will compete over 3 distances. Because skaters will not have the opportunity to skate all four of their age class distances, we are happy to be able to offer 666m and 777m exhibition races Friday evening, see schedule for details. These races are available to Midget and older skaters, who would like to earn times in all four of their distances. The exhibition races do not count towards points for Saturday’s ability meet.
If you have any questions please call me at (no. in announcement), or by email (details in announcement).
Please confirm if you plan on attending, if you will be attending the banquet Saturday night, how many tickets you would need and if you plan on attending the skating clinic on Sunday.
Please pass along the meet announcement to any Masters skaters you may know, and if you could ask your provincial associations to also advertise the meet, that would be appreciated.
I look forward to seeing everyone at the races.
Sincerely,
Ian Mellors
President – Banff/Canmore Speed Skating Club
I would like to welcome everyone back for the start of a new season of speed skating.
Please see the attached meet announcement and use the following link, http://www.banffcanmorespeedskating.ca/press.asp, for the meet announcement, registration form and summary sheet for our annual short track meet in Canmore, December 12 - 14th.
We are pleased to be able to offer both our one day ability meet, the Canmore Ice Racing Challenge (CIRC), and the Masters Ice Racing Challenge Weekend.
The Masters skaters will race Friday December 12th, the 1000m Semi’s and Finals. The Masters will then complete their final three distances on Saturday December 13th, running in conjunction with the ability meet. There is a banquet Saturday night for the Masters, plus any officials or volunteers who would like to attend. On Sunday December 14th, there is a half day skating clinic for Masters’ skaters, the clinic will include two on ice sessions, plus a classroom session.
For youth skaters, the Canmore Ice Racing Challenge will take place on Saturday December 13th. This will be run as a regular one day meet, skaters will compete over 3 distances. Because skaters will not have the opportunity to skate all four of their age class distances, we are happy to be able to offer 666m and 777m exhibition races Friday evening, see schedule for details. These races are available to Midget and older skaters, who would like to earn times in all four of their distances. The exhibition races do not count towards points for Saturday’s ability meet.
If you have any questions please call me at (no. in announcement), or by email (details in announcement).
Please confirm if you plan on attending, if you will be attending the banquet Saturday night, how many tickets you would need and if you plan on attending the skating clinic on Sunday.
Please pass along the meet announcement to any Masters skaters you may know, and if you could ask your provincial associations to also advertise the meet, that would be appreciated.
I look forward to seeing everyone at the races.
Sincerely,
Ian Mellors
President – Banff/Canmore Speed Skating Club
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
2008 Rochester International Speedskating Competition Results
The past weekend saw the running of the Rochester International Speedskating Competition.
The results for all divisions can be found at Rochester Speedskating results.
As for the Masters, the overall results for each division were:
Masters Men 40-49 years Glenn CORSO - Full division results
Masters Ladies 50+ Beth TARDUNO - Full division results
Masters Men 50+ John BECK - Full division results
Thanks to Marty Medina from RSST for the links to the results - Marty is a 35-39 year competitor who skated in the Open A division, skating his way to 45.72s 500m.
Congratulations to all competitors
The results for all divisions can be found at Rochester Speedskating results.
As for the Masters, the overall results for each division were:
Masters Men 40-49 years Glenn CORSO - Full division results
Masters Ladies 50+ Beth TARDUNO - Full division results
Masters Men 50+ John BECK - Full division results
Thanks to Marty Medina from RSST for the links to the results - Marty is a 35-39 year competitor who skated in the Open A division, skating his way to 45.72s 500m.
Congratulations to all competitors
Friday, October 17, 2008
2008 Australian Championship Protocol
The recent 2008 Australian Short Track Championships full protocol is now available by clicking here.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Rochester International Speedskating Competition
The Rochester Speed Skating team is hosting a USS santioned event in Rochester, New York this coming weekend. More than 200 skaters have registered for the event.
There are two Masters divisions, the 40-49 year group and a 50 years and over age group. Younger Masters will skate in either the Open A or B division of the event.
The are 4 Ladies and 9 Men in the 40-49 division and 5 Ladies and 12 Men in the 50 and over division. Here is a link to the RSST 'competitors list' for the event.
Hopefully I can get some full Masters results posted here after the event, otherwise try the link to the RSST site.
Good luck to all competitors for the weekend.
There are two Masters divisions, the 40-49 year group and a 50 years and over age group. Younger Masters will skate in either the Open A or B division of the event.
The are 4 Ladies and 9 Men in the 40-49 division and 5 Ladies and 12 Men in the 50 and over division. Here is a link to the RSST 'competitors list' for the event.
Hopefully I can get some full Masters results posted here after the event, otherwise try the link to the RSST site.
Good luck to all competitors for the weekend.
Monday, October 13, 2008
New Innovations
Whilst surfing the Net and YouTube recently, I found these two interesting videos from a Dutch inventor, Ruud Wegman.
It's good to see that people are still working towards improvement in our sport and in training techniques, however radical they may seem.
It's good to see that people are still working towards improvement in our sport and in training techniques, however radical they may seem.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Opening Games - Turnhout BEL
The Opening Games start today in Turnhout, Belgium. There is a field of 8 Masters (plus 2 B Men) racing off over the 500m and 1000m distances.
Last year's event was won by Jan Celis of Belgium. This year, there are competitors from Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and France competing, so it is definately an international affair.
Here is a link to the program which will also update results 'LIVE' during the event. There is a sidebar link that will also allow you to look at the list of the competitors for each division.
Other events taking place this weekend are the Vienna Cup Danuba Open in Vienna, Austria and the Oktoberfest Short Track in Calgary, Canada. There are currently no links to these events, but the results will eventually be posted here.
Good luck to all skaters.
Last year's event was won by Jan Celis of Belgium. This year, there are competitors from Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and France competing, so it is definately an international affair.
Here is a link to the program which will also update results 'LIVE' during the event. There is a sidebar link that will also allow you to look at the list of the competitors for each division.
Other events taking place this weekend are the Vienna Cup Danuba Open in Vienna, Austria and the Oktoberfest Short Track in Calgary, Canada. There are currently no links to these events, but the results will eventually be posted here.
Good luck to all skaters.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Videos from the 2008 Australian Nationals - Masters Division
I have attached some links to the A Finals from this weekend's Australian Championships. I have only placed the links for the three short distance finals as I did not get anyone to film the 3000m super final, but as it turned out, it was one of the most competitive 3000m races of any recent competitions.
There will also be some heats, semi-finals and 'B' and 'C' finals videos on the WMST YouTube site as I load them on.
Masters 500m A Final
Masters 1000m A Final
Masters 1500m A Final
I am still waiting for the protocol to be made available, and that will be put in the 2008/2009 results column when released.
There will also be some heats, semi-finals and 'B' and 'C' finals videos on the WMST YouTube site as I load them on.
Masters 500m A Final
Masters 1000m A Final
Masters 1500m A Final
I am still waiting for the protocol to be made available, and that will be put in the 2008/2009 results column when released.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
2008 Australian Short Track Championships
The 2008 Australian Short Track Championships has been decided after some close racing between the 'young' masters and 'old' masters.
After some very tight racing, the overall classification was decided on count back after Frank Anderson and Herbie Labiche ended with the final same points.
The overall top 3 place getters were:
1st Frank Anderson
2nd Herbie Labiche
3rd Jim Lynch
Jim Lynch showed that he is just a freak of nature to be able to get back onto the ice, finish third in the nationals, break a world record and several Australian Masters records after just a few months back in training. Well done Jim, it was great to skate against you again. Commiserations to Herbie; I felt the same heartbreak last year after my disqualification in the 3000m final saw me finish second.
There was a strong display from Harry Spragg, known for his second place in the 1978 World Championship. Harry has been a strong skater over the years, having skated for Great Britain before moving to Australia. Harry made the A final of the 500m, and like Jim, this was after only a few months training.
The division welcomed newcomer Ryczard Jakowski whilst Marianne Reece and Alison Throssell skated again after a couple of years hiatus.
It was pleasing to see 11 masters entered this year and I know there were many more in the crowd who were thinking about pulling on the skates again for next year.
I would like to thank all the officials on behalf of the Masters for a great competition - it can be difficult at times to keep things on track, but you all did a great job - without you, there would be no competition.
I am hoping to have a copy of the protocol posted up here within the next couple of days, along with some videos. I will also post all the records that were broken over the weekend - I believe there was at least 10 records broken across all Masters age groups.
For now, I have attached a link to some photos from the Championships, mostly all from finals.
After some very tight racing, the overall classification was decided on count back after Frank Anderson and Herbie Labiche ended with the final same points.
The overall top 3 place getters were:
1st Frank Anderson
2nd Herbie Labiche
3rd Jim Lynch
Jim Lynch showed that he is just a freak of nature to be able to get back onto the ice, finish third in the nationals, break a world record and several Australian Masters records after just a few months back in training. Well done Jim, it was great to skate against you again. Commiserations to Herbie; I felt the same heartbreak last year after my disqualification in the 3000m final saw me finish second.
There was a strong display from Harry Spragg, known for his second place in the 1978 World Championship. Harry has been a strong skater over the years, having skated for Great Britain before moving to Australia. Harry made the A final of the 500m, and like Jim, this was after only a few months training.
The division welcomed newcomer Ryczard Jakowski whilst Marianne Reece and Alison Throssell skated again after a couple of years hiatus.
It was pleasing to see 11 masters entered this year and I know there were many more in the crowd who were thinking about pulling on the skates again for next year.
I would like to thank all the officials on behalf of the Masters for a great competition - it can be difficult at times to keep things on track, but you all did a great job - without you, there would be no competition.
I am hoping to have a copy of the protocol posted up here within the next couple of days, along with some videos. I will also post all the records that were broken over the weekend - I believe there was at least 10 records broken across all Masters age groups.
For now, I have attached a link to some photos from the Championships, mostly all from finals.
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| 2008 Australian Short Track Championships - Masters |
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Jim Lynch Sets New 500m World Record
Australian speed skater Jim Lynch set a new world mark in the 60-69 years age group category last night at the Australian Short Track Championships being held in Sydney.
Jim skated a 50.494s 500m semi-final time to better the mark of Gary Link who's record of 52.81s had held since 2005.
As you may be aware, I have compiled a list of unofficial 'world' records for Masters short track which comes directly from the the national records of various countries. I will only update the list once a record is ratified and published by the skater's national body. So, with Jim's record, the list will not be updated until such time as it is ratified by Australian Ice Racing.
With still the 3000m A and B finals to go this afternoon, I will publish the full results in the next day or so, with some videos slowly making their way up onto the WMST YouTube site.
Jim skated a 50.494s 500m semi-final time to better the mark of Gary Link who's record of 52.81s had held since 2005.
As you may be aware, I have compiled a list of unofficial 'world' records for Masters short track which comes directly from the the national records of various countries. I will only update the list once a record is ratified and published by the skater's national body. So, with Jim's record, the list will not be updated until such time as it is ratified by Australian Ice Racing.
With still the 3000m A and B finals to go this afternoon, I will publish the full results in the next day or so, with some videos slowly making their way up onto the WMST YouTube site.
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