England International Mountain Running 2008
Selection Committee
Alan Barlow (Chairman) 0161 483 9330 or runalan55@hotmail.com
Mark Croasdale (Senior Team Manager) 01524 388748 or croasdales@btinternet.com
Bashir Hussain (Junior Team Manager) 0161 474 7554 or bh122@tiscali.co.uk
Sarah Rowell (selector) 01535 644975 or saz@srowell.demon.co.uk
Funding
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. We do not intend to send teams to international events composed of athletes who have not demonstrated the level of performance required.
England Team Support
Denise Park has accompanied the England Team to recent World Trophy events.
PROGRAMME
Marco Germanetto Memorial Race, Susa, Italy – June 22nd 2008
Trial: Based upon English championship races. Details will be posted on the FRA web site.
England Team: 3 junior men and 3 junior women plus one travelling reserve in each category. Athletes must be born in 1990 or 1991
Development Team. In addition to the England Team a Development Team of 3 junior men and 3 junior women born in 1992 or 1993 will compete in open races.
International Snowdon Race Llanberis Wales – July 26 2008
England Team: 4 men and 3 women.
Selection: The Moel Elio race will be used as the selection race.
World Mountain Running Trophy – Crans Montana Switzerland 13th September (Uphill only)
Senior Team: 6 senior men and 4 senior women.
Selection. A trial will be held on 17th August, date and venue to be confirmed in the Fell Runner and on the FRA web site. All eligible athletes wishing to gain a place are expected to compete in the trial and the selectors view the trial as the primary means of selecting the team. As a minimum the first two male and female runners will be offered places. The remaining places will be decided on current form and in addition performance in a specified European race may be taken into account.
Junior Team: 4 junior men and 3 junior women. Athletes must be aged 16 to 19 (inclusive ) on Dec 31st 2007.
Selection: All eligible athletes are expected to compete and the selectors view the trial as the primary means of selecting the team. As a minimum the first three junior men and the first two junior women in the trial race will be selected. The remaining places will be decided on known form up to and including the day before the trial.
Any runners wishing to be considered for selection but not able to compete at the selection race must let Bashir Hussain, England Junior Team Manager know well in advance of the selection race.
Open British and Irish Junior Hill Running Championship,
To be held in Scotland at Bonaly,Pentland Hills near Edinburgh October 12 2008
England Team: 4 U18 men, 4 U18 women, 4 U16 men, 4 U16 women, plus one travelling reserve in each category.
Selection: the first runner in the FRA junior championship in each category will gain automatic selection. The remaining places will be selected on known form. To be considered for selection athletes must have competed in at least two 2007 FRA Junior English Championship races.
U23 Development Races
In 2006 a development team was selected to go to the Smarna Gorna race in Slovakia. It is intended to send a development team to this race. Selection will be at the World Trophy trial. Details will be published on the web site and the Fell Runner if details are known before publication deadlines.
Eligible athletes who wish to be considered should let the England Junior Team Manager know before June 2008.
Knockdu Race
The Committee are considering sending a development team of 18 – 20 year old men and women to Knockdu. Details will be posted on the FRA web site.
Other International Races
If funds allow teams may be sent to other suitable events. Interested athletes should consult the FRA web site international pages after April for details. In particular it is hoped
to send a team of 4 athletes to a Grand Prix Race race in Switzerland as experience for the World Trophy Race. The England Team manager will contact suitable athletes during the year.
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