Masters skaters turned in record-breaking performances at this event, which was held during March 24 to 26 at the McArthur Island Sports Centre in Kamloops British Columbia.
In addition to winning the overall Master 2 Men category (40-49 years), Blaine Hill of Edmonton Alberta set a new North American 777m record time of 1:17.97.
Reg van Drecht of Fredricton, New Brunswick had a similar performance in the Master 3 Men classification (50-59 years) setting a new British Columbia 500m provincial record of 50.64 seconds.
In the Master 4 Men division (60-69 years), Gary Link of British Columbia established a new North American 777m record time of 1:26.17 as well as winning the overall age group.
Peter Blokker, also of British Columbia, captured the Master 5 Men overall title (70-79 years) and set new records in 3 of 4 distances skated - 500m (1:10.22), 777m (1:47.54) and 1000m (2:20.85).
In the Master 5 Women category, Agatha Van Der Starre of British Columbia also won the overall age group while creating new records in 3 of 4 distances skated - 500m (1:18.20), 777m (2:05.51) and 1000m (2:41.67).
Complete event results can be seen at http://kamloopslongblades.com/page11.html
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