MASTERS CANADIAN & NORTH AMERICAN RECORDS

Speed Skating Canada recently published updated records achieved during the 2005-06 season.

Congratulations to the following masters skaters who set new standards:

Agatha Van Der Starre (Burnaby) (Women 70+)
Canadian Short Track
- 1500m: 3:59.18 (Esquimalt - Mar 13/06)
North American Short Track
- 500m: 1:18.20 (Kamloops - Mar 25/06)
- 777m: 2:05.51 (Kamloops - Mar 26/06)
- 1000m: 2:41.67 (Kamloops - Mar 24/06)
- 1500m: 4:26.88 (Kamloops - Mar 2606)

Judy Van Hyfte (Red Deer) (Women 50-59)
Canadian Indoor Long Track Mass Start
- 1500m: 2:36.42 (Calgary - Jan 14/06)
Canadian Short Track
- 1000m: 1:58.02 (Red Deer - Nov 19/05)

Jan Zurcher (Direct) (Women 50-59)
North American Indoor Long Track Mass Start
- 500m: 48.90 (Salt Lake City - Jan 29/06)
- 800m: 1:19.59 (Salt Lake City - Jan 28/06)
- 1000m: 1:42.19 (Salt Lake City - Jan 28/06)

Kaari Cox (GMSA) (Women 40-49)
North American Indoor Long Track Mass Start
- 1000m: 1:36.87 (Salt Lake City - Jan 28/06)
- 1500m: 2:29.08 (Salt Lake City - Jan 28/06)
- 3000m: 4:59.32(Salt Lake City - Jan 29/06)

Patricia Tank (Michigan) (Women 30-39)
North American Indoor Long Track Mass Start
- 1000m: 1:39.28 (Salt Lake City - Jan 29/06)
- 1500m: 2:36.32 (Salt Lake City - Jan 29/06)
- 3000m: 5:17.19 (Salt Lake City - Jan 28/06)

Peter Blokker (BC) (Men 70+)
North American Short Track
- 500m: 1:10.22 (Kamloops - Mar 25/06)
- 777m: 1:47.54 (Kamloops - Mar 26/06)
- 1000m: 2:20.85 (Kamloops - Mar 24/06)
- 1500m: 3:32.91 (Kamloops - Mar 2606)

Gary Link (Vernon) (Men 60-69)
Canadian Indoor Long Track Mass Start
- 3000m: 5:29.97 (Calgary - Jan 15/06)
Canadian Short Track
- 1500m: 2:50.75 (Fort St. John - Mar 12/06)
North American Short Track
- 500m: 54.45 (Kamloops - Mar 25/06)
- 777m: 1:26.17 (Kamloops - Mar 26/06)

Bob Irvine (Calgary) (Men 50-59)
Canadian Outdoor Long Track Mass Start
- 500m: 43.74 (Red Deer - Jan 22/06)
- 1000m: 1:30.74 (Red Deer - Jan 21/06)
Canadian Indoor Long Track Mass Start
- 500m: 42.51 (Calgary - Jan 14/06)
- 1000m: 1:25.63 (Calgary - Jan 15/06)
- 1500m: 2:08.67 (Calgary - Jan 14/06)

Brian Johnston (Edmonton) (Men 50-59)
Canadian Outdoor Long Track Mass Start
- 1500m: 2:19.95 (Red Deer - Jan 21/06)
Canadian Indoor Long Track Mass Start
- 3000m: 4:39.17 (Calgary - Jan 15/06)

Boris Leikin (Direct) (Men 50-59)
North American Indoor Long Track Mass Start
- 500m: 39.38 (Salt Lake City - Jan 29/06)
- 800m: 1:02.55 (Salt Lake City - Jan 28/06)
- 1000m: 1:20.11 (Salt Lake City - Jan 28/06)
- 1500m: 2:10.75 (Salt Lake City - Jan 29/06)

Al Overend (Calgary) (Men 50-59)
Canadian Short Track
- 500m: 50.40 (Medicine Hat - Mar 4/06)
- 777m: 1:21.04 (Red Deer - Nov 20/05)
- 1000m: 1:46.92 (Calgary - Feb 19/06)

Lynn Sugden (Edmonton) (Men 50-59)
Canadian Indoor Olympic-Style Long Track
- 1000m: 1:24.18 (Calgary - Jan 8/06)
- 1500m: 2:11.84 (Calgary - Jan 7/06)
- 3000m: 4:44.35 (Calgary - Nov 26/05)

Blaine Hill (Alberta) (Men 40-49)
North American Short Track
- 777m: 1:17.97 (Kamloops - Mar 26/06)

Brad Hudey (Regina) (Men 40-49)
Canadian Indoor Olympic-Style Long Track
- 500m: 40.10 (Calgary - Jan 7/06)
- 1000m: 1:17.48 (Calgary - Jan 6/06)

Drew Schemmer (Calgary) (Men 40-49)
Canadian Indoor Olympic-Style Long Track
- 1500m: 1:57.97 (Calgary - Mar 22/06)

Stuart Black (Calgary) (Men 30-39)
Canadian Indoor Long Track Mass Start
- 1500m: 2:08.30 (Calgary - Jan 14/06)

Andrew Love (N. New York) (Men 30-39)
North American Indoor Long Track Mass Start
- 500m: 37.46 (Salt Lake City - Jan 29/06)

For all other current records, see:

http://www.speedskating.ca/eng/records/index.htm

Congratulations, as well, to all other masters speed skaters who set personal bests and club, provincial and unofficial records last season.