The 6th Masters International Sprint were held in Heerenveen on March 19th and 20th. There were 24 ladies and 56 men competing. Not only Masters, but also Juniors. The competition was held under perfect conditions. There was good ice and a lot of Seasons Best times and Personal Best times were achieved. Even a Master record was achieved.
Anja Bollaart (L45) skated a new Master record on the 500 meter in 42.70. She was even faster than Jaqueline Munzel in Salt Lake City during the Master Sprint Games.
Although the races were a great success, the organization of the 6th Masters International Sprint was a little bit disappointed that there were only 3 foreign skaters competing. Marja Sisso-Koriseva, Mika Siren and Jyrki Hietanen, all from Finland, made the long trip to Heerenveen.
The organization is going to look how they can get more foreign skaters to skate on the fast ice of Heerenveen next year.