For us, in oval-starved southern Ontario, speed skating requires a lot of travel. I don't get out as much as I'd like, but managed trips last season to Milwaukee (twice), Ste-Foy, Calgary (twice) and Heerenveen. There's a whole lot of other masters speed skating going on out there that I don't get to personally experience which makes it tough to report the news.
As such; I'm grateful to, and would like to acknowledge, the many other folks who contributed articles, photos and e-mails to this blog during the 2007-08 season -
Anika Bedard (Quebec City) who translates many of these posts into French.
La Page des Patineurs de Vitesse Maitres
As well, Anika contributed posts of her own
Maurice Gagne Inducted into Quebec Sport Hall of Fame
Sheila McGinn (Ottawa)
Ellis Edge Masters Camp - Days 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Mont Ste. Marie Masters Camp
Getting Started in Masters Speed Skating
Ian Mellors (Banff/Canmore)
Masters Ice Racing Challenge
Alicia Weiss (Ottawa)
Bytown Masters Long Track Meet
Ottawa Long Track News
Ontario Provincial Long Track Championships (also thanks to Larry Magloire - Brampton)
Lakefield Masters Challenge
Ontario Masters Short Track Championship
Brett Arnason (Winnipeg)
Alberta Indoor Long Track Championship
11th Masters International Open American Championship
John Sommerville (Brockville)
Brockville Eastern Regional Ability Meet
Mike McDonald (Manitoba)
Manitoba Mass Start Long Track Championship
Manitoba Short Track Championships
Jake Maarse (Ottawa)
Bytown Marathons Re-Scheduled
Willem Langenberg (Edmonton)
North American Marathon Championships
The Travelling Skates (you know who you are)
Schaatsen in Geleen
Eisschnellaufen in Erfurt Deutschland
Ed Burns (Vestal NY)
US National Marathons
Anna Delaney (Kingston)
Bytown Marathons
Paul Shoebridge (Cambridge)
17th Masters International Speed Skating Games
Rejean Lavoie (Calgary)
Masters in/en Germany/Allemange
Also a tip of the hat to others around the world promoting masters speed skating through their own blogs and websites -
Andrew Love (Salt Lake City)
Zen and the Art of Speed Skating
Stefano Dotti (Italy)
ISU Masters Short Track News
Italy Masters Speed Skating News
Dr. Volker Serini (Krefeld GER)
ISU Masters Speed Skating News
Olu Sijuwade (Milwaukee)
US Masters Speed Skating
Frank Anderson (Perth Australia)
World Masters Short Track
Many thanks to countless others skating, coaching, organizing, timing, starting, recording, judging, handing out arm bands, building/maintaining ovals - and anyone I may have missed.
2007-08 was an incredible season. With so many folks contributing, 2008-09 holds much promise for this great sport.
As such; I'm grateful to, and would like to acknowledge, the many other folks who contributed articles, photos and e-mails to this blog during the 2007-08 season -
Anika Bedard (Quebec City) who translates many of these posts into French.
La Page des Patineurs de Vitesse Maitres
As well, Anika contributed posts of her own
Maurice Gagne Inducted into Quebec Sport Hall of Fame
Sheila McGinn (Ottawa)
Ellis Edge Masters Camp - Days 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Mont Ste. Marie Masters Camp
Getting Started in Masters Speed Skating
Ian Mellors (Banff/Canmore)
Masters Ice Racing Challenge
Alicia Weiss (Ottawa)
Bytown Masters Long Track Meet
Ottawa Long Track News
Ontario Provincial Long Track Championships (also thanks to Larry Magloire - Brampton)
Lakefield Masters Challenge
Ontario Masters Short Track Championship
Brett Arnason (Winnipeg)
Alberta Indoor Long Track Championship
11th Masters International Open American Championship
John Sommerville (Brockville)
Brockville Eastern Regional Ability Meet
Mike McDonald (Manitoba)
Manitoba Mass Start Long Track Championship
Manitoba Short Track Championships
Jake Maarse (Ottawa)
Bytown Marathons Re-Scheduled
Willem Langenberg (Edmonton)
North American Marathon Championships
The Travelling Skates (you know who you are)
Schaatsen in Geleen
Eisschnellaufen in Erfurt Deutschland
Ed Burns (Vestal NY)
US National Marathons
Anna Delaney (Kingston)
Bytown Marathons
Paul Shoebridge (Cambridge)
17th Masters International Speed Skating Games
Rejean Lavoie (Calgary)
Masters in/en Germany/Allemange
Also a tip of the hat to others around the world promoting masters speed skating through their own blogs and websites -
Andrew Love (Salt Lake City)
Zen and the Art of Speed Skating
Stefano Dotti (Italy)
ISU Masters Short Track News
Italy Masters Speed Skating News
Dr. Volker Serini (Krefeld GER)
ISU Masters Speed Skating News
Olu Sijuwade (Milwaukee)
US Masters Speed Skating
Frank Anderson (Perth Australia)
World Masters Short Track
Many thanks to countless others skating, coaching, organizing, timing, starting, recording, judging, handing out arm bands, building/maintaining ovals - and anyone I may have missed.
2007-08 was an incredible season. With so many folks contributing, 2008-09 holds much promise for this great sport.
3 comments:
Thank you to You Ross also! For being always on the lookout for the latest news and for taking your free time to let us know what is happening in the world of masters speed skating!
Many thanks to you Ross for all the time you spent keeping the news flowing about all the Masters events. Great job!
Hi Ross,
I am only a 'junior' master but it is people like yourself and Andrew Love that gave me the idea of throwing the World Masters Short Track format out there, with a gradual acceptance now taking place.
From an Australian perspective, short track is funny in that if you can't make it into a national team, it would appear that it is not worth skating -and that is a shame. (not sure if this is the same around the world)
I know that in Australia, many juniors have commented that they like to see the masters/veterans race (apart from the fact that it gives them more break between races) at nationals.
I would love to see a big event such as a World Masters Short Track Championship held biannually (to save money), and hopefully through more exposure of this area of masters skating, eventually it will happen.
I just wanted to say thanks to you and everyone else - most of who you named in this post - for your assistance, news, titbits and links that have assisted me in writing my blog, and I look forward to reading and writing more about masters speed skating in the future - and hopefully meeting some of the people who write to me, including yourself.
Regards
Frank Anderson
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