Mike McInerneyClub Coach
Mike is a fully qualified Level 3 coach for the club. He started skating and competing at a very early age and has achieved much in his long race career. He says his proudest moment was becoming European Junior Boys champion in France in 1987. Other achievements include representing Great Britain in the World Championships in Colorado Springs in the USA and he has won the most medals at a single championship meeting, 7 gold medals in total. He has represented Great Britain several times and most recently finished 6th in the European Masters in 2015.
Mike has broken 7 British records, and was awarded "Most Successful Skater of the Year" in 2014. He has been crowned British Champion over 45 times, and is the Masters Mens Overall British Champion for 2016. He also became Indoor Relay British Champion for 2018 after pairing up with Flynn McGurk and fighting hard for the win throughout the 3,000mts event. He then went on to win the gruelling 10k and 15k races at the Outdoor Championships, lapping the pack in the process each time. Mike finished in overall second place in the Outdoor Championship standings. In 2019 Mike represented Great Britain at the World Roller Games in Barcelona where he finished in 5th place. His best marathon time in 2019 was 1hr 13mins.
If he's not on 8 wheels, he's on two. He is an active member of Wisbech Wheelers and has become the East Anglian Cycling Champion. And, finally, in his spare time he also owns the local speed skating rink, Skaters in Walpole Highway. He took over the rink in 2014 after the previous managers left, and opened it back up to the public on Valentine's day. He recently became the owner of the business and fulfilled a long ambition.