Irving Jaffee Single Distance Championships
Saturday January 5 – Sunday January 6, 2019
Lake Placid, New York
Olympic Oval
Race warmup tentatively starts 8 am both days - any changes will be addressed within 24 hours before the start of the meet and will be communicated to participants via email.
Saturday Races
500m – 1500m
Sunday Races
1000m - 3000m - 5000m*
To qualify for the 5000 meter, the racers need to have a time of 5:00 or less. If they do not have a qualifying time yet or do not meet that standard, they will only be eligible for the 3000 meter race. Also, since the 3000m and 5000m will be run concurrently, racers who meet the time standard must choose between the 3000m and 5000m race.
Awards for Overall Men’s and Ladies’ Champions of each distance.
Categories: Ladies and Men
Entry Fees:
Entry per Distance $30
Entry for 2 Distances $50
Entry for 3 or more Distances $90
Championship Family Entry $125
To help our Canadian friends in a difficult currency exchange situation, we are offering Canadian rates which will make the rates the same as they would be for American participants (due to the exchange rate). Please email us for the code to enter at this rate.
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Please note we are using the US Speed Skating age classification system. The number of master skaters may warrant further classification of 10-year age categories (from age 30 onward) at the discretion of the race director.
Initial seeding will be based upon www.speedskatingresults.com of most recent comparable results.
Categories may skate together at the discretion of the race director.
Updates to the schedule or planned events will be posted on the website, on the event announcement, and on our Facebook page.
This meet is sanctioned by the United States Speed Skating Association
Sponsored by Lake Placid Speed Skating Club and the Lake Placid Skate Shop.
For Information visit www.lakeplacidspeed.com or contact: lpspeedsk8@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you!
