WMRA International Youths race
Both races start and finish in the same location with a 110 metres run-in to the start of the lap. The expected winning times are 17 minutes for the girls and 21 minutes for the boys.
Boys : 6.41 km with 258m climb (3 laps)
Girls : 4.64 km with 172m climb (2 laps)
The WMRA Congress in September selected Glendalough Ireland as the location for the International Youth Cup.
The climb is short but steepish with some steps. There is a flattish run on top on good quality forest track. The descent is also on good quality forest path with 3-4 bends.
Selection Committee
•Alan Barlow (Chairman) 0161 483 9330 or international@fellrunner.org.uk
•Mark Croasdale (Senior Team Manager) 07763 221543, 01524 388748 or croasdales@btinternet.com
•Bashir Hussain (Junior Team Manager) 0161 474 7554 or bh122@tiscali.co.uk
•Jackie Newton (selector) 07957630346 or jn@tiscali.co.uk
•Greg Hull (selector) 01943 878168 or greg@hull6669.freeserve.co.uk
Funding restrictions may affect the number of teams supported and athletes should expect to make some financial contribution to travel costs although the selection committee will endeavour to minimise this.
Selection Criteria
The committee will select the best available teams to represent England, although where shown some teams will be selected as development teams to encourage less experienced athletes and give them experience of international competition.
All eligible athletes wishing to gain a place are expected to compete in trial races and the selectors view trials as the primary means of selecting the teams. Current form may be taken into account.
It is important that the team managers are kept informed by runners of their aspirations to run for England well before the date of team selection, which will usually be the date of the trial race. Any runners wishing to be considered for selection but not able to compete at a selection race must let the relevant England Team Manager know well in advance of the selection race.
For all races if the selectors believe that a minimum performance standard for selection has not been achieved, they reserve the right not to select a full team
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