This event marked the debut of Joshua Lose and Shane Dobbin (NZ) onto the World Cup scene.
Josh skated a 14:15.29 in the 10000m to better Danny Kah's national record by 2 secs and finish 22nd in Division B. I am sure that Josh will take this under the 14min barrier soon. Josh also skated a PB in the 1500m of 1:55.35.
Shane Dobbin skated 13:39 to finish 7th in B division 10000m but his time within both divisions saw him with the 15th fastest time overall, placing him (time wise) just ahead of Trevor Marsicano of the US and Roger Schneider of Switzerland. Hopefully these times will qualify both skaters for the World Single Distance Championships to be held in Vancouver. But more importantly, it has been a strong finish to a pre-Olympic season, and I am sure everyone is excited about the prospect of seeing Aussies and Kiwis on the LT ice for Vancouver 2010.
Team Goldrush
Team Goldrush member, Elma De Vries (NED) finished 1st in the Division B 5000m in a time of 7:02.48, a personal best. This time was more than 12secs ahead of her nearest rival, and would have seen her with a bronze medal in A Division.
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