September 25, 2005
The 2005 World
Masters Athletics (WMA) 100K World Championship, which was
originally scheduled for Japan in June, has been rescheduled for
December 11, 2005 in the city of Bariloche, Argentina. This is an
exciting opportunity for all masters ultrarunners to race in a world
championship event. The last WMA 100K World Championship was held in
November 2003 in Taiwan and US athletes from many age-groups brought
home World Championship medals.
The Masters LDR Committee
of USATF endorses the 2005 Masters 100K team and would like to field a team
consisting of athletes from as many age-groups as possible. At WMA
championships, including the 100K event, men and women age 35+ compete in
the standard five year age-groups. There are no qualifying standards for US
team members other than masters status. As with all WMA events at which
USATF fields a team, there is no funding for the Masters 100K team. Although
athletes are responsible for their own travel and lodging expenses the
logistics of team entry, travel, lodging, and uniforms will be coordinated
by Team Leader Katy Cotton to insure a great US team experience for all
involved.
For more information about
the race, please visit the race website at www.mundial100k-wma.com.ar
or the
WMA website at
http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/
For more information about
the USATF Masters 100K Team or if you are interested in competing for the
USATF Masters 100K team in Argentina, please contact:
Katy Cotton, 2005 USATF
Masters 100K Team Leader
rotten_cotton@yahoo.com
or
Lorraine Gersitz, USATF MUT
Running Council, Masters LDR Representative
bruceandlo@earthlink.net
