2005 USATF 100K Team
Selection Process
Qualifying for the 2005 USATF 100K Team
September 2004 (Revised November 1, 2004)
The USATF 100K National Team will compete in the 2005
International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) 100K World Cup Under the
Patronage of the IAAF in Lake Saroma Japan on June 26, 2005. The annual
100K World Cup race is the one international venue at which USA Track &
Field (USATF) has fielded an ultra distance team for over a decade. The
United States will be represented by the USATF 100K Team of six men and
six women ultrarunners. The twelve-member team, and six alternates, will
be selected by the USATF Mountain/Ultra/Trail (MUT), Running Council
which was established in 1998 to help USATF administer ultrarunning in
the United States.
2005 USATF 100K Team Qualification
To be considered for the USATF 100K team, American
runners must be current USATF members and meet one of the following
qualification standards.
1. Athletes who finish in the top ten overall in the men's and
women's competition at the 2004 IAU 100 km World Cup will automatically
be named to the 2005 USATF 100K team
2. Athletes will be selected based on performances at USATF/MUT
National Championships and other major U.S. and international ultra
distance races at the 100K and 50 mile distance. The qualifying period
is January 1, 2004 - March 6, 2005. Performances will be ranked in this
order:
a. 100K performances under 7:40 (men) and 8:40 (women)
b. 50 mile performances under 5:50 (men) and 6:50 (women)
For a list of 50 mile and 100K races between Nov 1, 2004
and March 6, 2005, click here.
3. If team spots remain open after the above two standards have
been applied, the following additional standards will be used to rank
other significant performances between January 1, 2004 and March 6, 2005. Multiple
qualifying performances will be given priority over a single
performance.
Performance Standards:
|
MEN |
EVENT |
WOMEN |
|
8:00 |
100k road/track |
9:00 |
| 8:45 |
100k trail |
9:45 |
| 6:00 |
50 mile road/track |
7:00 |
| 6:30 |
50 mile trail |
7:30 |
| 3:30 |
50Kroad/track |
4:00 |
|
3:50 |
50k trail |
4:20 |
| 14:30 |
100 mile road/track |
16:00 |
|
15:45 |
100 mile trail |
17:15 |
| 140
miles |
24 hour road/track/trail |
125
miles |
2005 USATF 100K Team Qualification Information
Runners interested in qualifying for the 2005 team may submit running
resumes but resumes are not required to be considered for the
team. Performance lists are maintained by MUT and will be available
below:
Women's
Performance List
Men's
Performance List
Selected runners and alternates will be notified on
or before March 21, 2005 with an official team announcement to follow.
Interested runners who would like more information or who would like to
submit a resume for consideration should contact:
For additional information, visit the
following websites:
USATF:
http://www.usatf.org/
USATF MUT: http://www.usatf.org/groups/MountainUltraTrail/
IAU 100K World Cup: http://www.iau.org.tw/
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Last updated:
09/14/05
Web Author: Lorraine Gersitz
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