Chase Morpeth (844) competing at the Geisingen International Inline speedskater Chase Morpeth of Whanganui has risen to the sport’s elite level as a first-year senior competing now against the world’s best and exceeding all his expectations Morpeth headed back to his base in the small town of Geisingen Germany on February year to train at Arena Geisingen for the inline season a group of talented international skaters coached by eight-time world champion Morpeth competed in the first of five major European Cup events across the continent this summer before he travels to the world champs in Italy in September The Arena Geisingen event attracts over 750 skaters annually from around the globe Morpeth competed in four races among a field of 152 senior skaters - the Dobbin Sprint Flying 200m These races test the skills of each skater over short and long distances most skaters have specialised in either the sprints or long-distance events and while Morpeth competed in all four races he now considers himself a long-distance skater placing him in the top third of the 144 starters in this first major EU competition as a senior This pleasing result shows his training regime with Team Arena Geisingen is paying off and finishing in the top half at the worlds could be a reality Morpeth competed at Groß Gerau in another elite-level event again testing his skills against many of the contestants from the previous week’s racing He managed 37th in a field of 133 senior men which again shows he is moving in the right direction Morpeth competed in the first stage of the Swiss Skate Tour especially when they involve steep hill climbs and hairpin corners like this course Many skaters either overshot the sharp corners due to excessive speed or blew at the hill climbs Morpeth has settled into his busy lifestyle of training six days a week he prepares his own meals and the next day’s activities Sunday is a precious and well-deserved day off to relax and recover Chase is teaching himself Spanish and developing his interest in photography Morpeth is living his dream of finally competing alongside skaters he has looked up to for more than 10 years and his goal remains the same - to one day be a world champion Midweek mayoral musings from Mayor Andrew Tripe Whanganui speedskater Chase Morpeth will be competing at the World Speed Skating Championships in Italy where his parents Scott and Dale will be joining him as the manager and assistant manager for the New Zealand team of five skaters The competition will take place in banked track Chase competed in every race (crashing in the 10km elimination at 40km/h) but this year he may be more selective about his race choices in order to maximise his results in his specialist events It’s his last year as a junior (under 19) so he will be competing alongside the world’s elite senior skaters from next year Chase is the current New Zealand Junior Champion and the current holder of 12 national records gained at the 2023 Nationals Champs “He’s been at the top of the New Zealand rankings for quite a while,” said Scott supporting him to skate overseas is a natural progression as he gains the experience of skating in large elite fields.” his first event was the famous Geisingen International just eight days after he landed in Germany in April with 98 junior men in his under-19 grade alone “The Geisingen complex attracts world-class skaters from around the globe with the world’s best indoor 200m banked track and a picturesque road track,” said Scott “Chase has hit the ground running and is ‘living his dream’ of being a fulltime athlete He has competed in several high-level events and achieved pleasing results “The level of racing is higher than what New Zealand can offer due to the sheer numbers of skaters at these events Chase has proven that he can mix it with the best skaters in the world and he is learning so much from these encounters “He has consistently been racing in groups of 30 skaters at a time in the long distances which improves pack racing skills and tactics you are quickly left behind and out of the race.” will be his last before heading off to Italy for the World Speed Skating Championships The rest of his time revolves around recovery and schoolwork He trains six days each week with the Geisingen team Scott said by the time Chase cooks all his own meals and does all his washing “I just want to gain as much experience as I can and learn from the very best,” said Chase there’s great camaraderie among all the skaters “Chase is making important connections with influential people at the top of the sport multiple world champion Bart Swings,” said Scott Chase is a keen photographer and quickly became the team photographer for his Arena Geisingen Speed Skating team He spends a lot of time editing photos for the team before posting them on the official site You can follow Chase on Facebook and Instagram The final stop for Chase will be the Berlin Skating Marathon Chase’s parents Scott and Dale had planned to go to Europe to watch Chase compete at worlds A change of plans meant the original coach couldn’t go so the manager is now the coach and Scott and Dale will fill the management roles we can now stay with the team instead of being in separate accommodation,” said Scott This adventure for Chase started when he was 6 years old going to the Hatrick Street Skating Rink one weekend He ended up at the Thursday night “Learn to Skate” class which is still run every Thursday by Gary Clark “He had done all he can here in New Zealand he has every title over every distance and every one of the current National age group records on all three track types (flat track “Only the top senior men can get the better of him He has been fortunate that the current top senior man resident in New Zealand “Andrew will be the only senior man representing New Zealand at Worlds this year and he arrived in Germany on July 27 to spend the next four weeks continuing his preparation for world championships “Of the hundreds of skaters that I have coached over the past 40-odd years always wanting to step up to the next level “He is also very easy to coach - 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