Race Structure
Racing Categories
- In short track speed skating, skaters race in age categories.
- Depending on the competition, the categories can sometimes also be split into Boys and Girls.
- The cut-off date for the age is 1st July.
- The race season usually begins in September.
The Categories:
Pee Wee 2 (Jun E) - Under 11’s
Pee Wee 1 (Jun D) - 11-12 yrs
Juvenile (Jun C) - 13-14 yrs
Junior B - 15-16 yrs
Junior A - 17-18 yrs
Senior 19-34
Masters 35 and over
Distances |
Relays |
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One lap of the race track is 111metres. Therefore 2 laps is 222m and so on.
Thus 500m = 4.5 laps, 1000m = 9 laps, 1500m = 13.5 laps Each Category also race over official distances. These are as follows: |
Relays are also skated.
There are 4 skaters per team and races are over the following distances: 2000m (18 laps) - Junior D 3000m (27 laps) - Men/Ladies 5000m (45 laps) - Men |
|
Category |
Name |
Age |
Distances |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Junior E |
Pee Wee 2 |
Under 11's |
222m, 333m, 500m |
|
Junior D |
Pee Wee 1 |
11 - 12 |
333m, 500m, 777m |
|
Junior C |
Juvenile |
13 - 14 |
500m, 777m, 1000m |
|
Junior B |
|
15 - 16 |
500m, 1000m, 1500m |
|
Junior A |
|
17 - 18 |
500m, 1000m, 1500m |
|
Senior |
|
19 - 34 |
500m, 1000m, 1500m |
|
Masters |
|
35 and over |
500m, 777m, 1000m |