The Immediate Future

Alright, the immediate future has me flying to Washington State in three days. I will be there Thursday afternoon and I think I'm going to get a chance to skate their practice which will be cool. After that I'm not really sure what I'll be doing until Monday Nov. 9th when I'll be racing a 1000m and a 1600m indoor.

In case you live in a box and haven't heard.. Miguel Jose has started a circuit for speed skating, it is called the National SpeedSkating Circuit (NSC). The purpose of this circuit is to expose the sport that we all know and love to mainstream america. There are 12 total athletes that will be competing in two different categories: Sprints and Distance.

There will be five sprinters who will compete in distances of 300m and 500m the athletes are:
Ben Carey - Current Pro Men's National Champion
Steve Carter - Need I say more? Former bronze world medalist in 300m and possesses one of the best starts. 2003 Pro Men's Champion. Will do things you've never seen on skates.
Joey Mantia - A billion World Titles. Former Pro Men's National Champion in 2004, 2006, and 2007.
Chad Horne - Youngest sprinter but experienced skating other 4 sprinters. Unofficial fastest 500m ever. Not the greatest start (compared to ben, steve, and joey) will have to make passes to win.
Justin Stelly - Always competitive, sick hawk, will throw passes and move up. Again, not the greatest start compared to first three.

Then there will be seven distance athletes who will compete in distances of 1000m and 1600m, they are:
Jeremy Anderson - Skating on his home floor. Oldest athlete at 33, but always in/near the front at the end of races.
Fourth Lacey - Coming back after a six year layoff. Little is known about his current shape but he once was one of the fastest distance skaters.
Terrence Almond - Former silver junior world medalist. Aggressive skater. Always does something exciting at the end of races.
Jarrod Fischer - 2008 Senior Men's National Champion. Came on to the Pro Scene last season, is a great middle distance skater (1500m).
Keith Carroll - Skates in the front of races. Competitive in all distances.
Jake Powers - Junior Men's current National Champion, burst onto Pro Scene last season earning a top placement at virtually every meet he skated.
Justin Mannon - Current 3x junior world medalist. The longer the race the better. Often a last lap/ last minute passer.

Alright there's the rundown! Looking at the athletes it is going to be an awesome experience. You can check out www.pronsc.com for more information. Skaters! The only way we can help this grow is for you to show your support! This is a chance for skaters to make money doing what they love like every other athlete. If you can't make it to Washington on Nov. 9th, then check out the link above on Nov. 9th and watch the live feed. You won't want to miss this and every single spectator helps. Tell everyone you know, whether they skate or not. Tell them to check out what you or your kid does.