England Age Group Masters teams and races

Masters team at Birmingham 10k

About our Masters programme

England Athletics recognises that a significant amount of the membership of road running clubs is made up of runners aged over thirty-five years. The Age Group Masters competition programme recognises and rewards the significant contribution that these runners make to our sport.

Through an annual rolling programme of qualifying events and representative opportunities we provide Masters runners with a friendly competition format and the chance to earn themselves an England Age Group Masters vest.

Masters Programme qualifying and representative races

You should enter the actual race through the normal entry procedure on the race organiser's website and then register as a master with England Athletics through our online entry form on Roster Athletics.

Athletes must achieve a relevant qualification standard at the qualifying race or within three calendar months prior to the date of this race.

In order to be eligible for qualification you MUST register your intention to qualify in advance of the race using the Roster Athletics entry system. Retrospective registrations are not possible.

Please note as well as finishing in the top 3 of a qualifying race, athletes must achieve a relevant qualification standard at the qualifying race or within three calendar months prior to the date of the race.

Representative races for 2024-2025

Confirmed qualification and representative races for 2024-2025 are:

Masters 10k

Representative International Race for 2025: AJ Bell Great North 10k (6th July)

Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom Armed Forces will be joining England and Wales in Newcastle.

Qualification race opportunities:

Masters Half Marathon

Representative International Race for 2025: Swansea Half Marathon (8 June 2025)

Qualification race opportunities:

Masters Marathon

Representative International Race: Abingdon Marathon (19 October 2025)

Qualification race opportunities:

England Masters Championships 2025

The British Masters Athletics Federation are hosting the Mallory Park Festival of Running on 3 May 2025. The event will include ultra distance, road relays and a 10 mile race around the circuit of Mallory Park race track.  The 10 mile race includes an open event, British Masters Athletics Championships, the England Masters Championships, and the Road Runners Club Championships. Please note the 10 mile race is not an England Masters qualification  or a representative race.

Information and entry

If you have any questions relating to the Mallory Park Festival of Running please contact Peter Kennedy at British Masters: pkennedy@bmaf.org.uk.

Representative races for 2025-2026

Masters 5k

Representative International Race for 2025: Shrewsbury 5k Festival  (17 May 2025).

This year's event takes place at the Shrewsbury Sports Village in Shrewsbury on a traffic free cycle circuit. As part of the development of the programme England Masters will have two teams competing at this year’s event. There will be:

  • England Masters A Team
  • England Masters Development Team 

The Development Team is a pathway for athletes who are aspiring to run in the ‘A’ race at future 5k events. 

The England 'A' and Development teams will be determined by selection, not via the qualification route, and based upon the criteria laid out in the Selection Policy document.  Selections will only be made from athletes who have expressed an interest in selection. To put yourself forward for selection please read this document carefully and then complete the relevant expression of interest form.  

Interested athletes should complete the following expression of interest form no later than 9am on 29 April, 2025.

Masters 10k

Representative International Race for 2026: TBC

We are delighted to announce that Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom Armed Forces, along with Wales, will be joining us in Newcastle.

Qualification race opportunities

Masters Half Marathon

Representative International Race: TBC

Qualification race opportunities

Masters Marathon

Representative International Race: TBC

Qualification race opportunities

Masters Trail Running

Representative International Race: TBC

There will be one qualification race with the first four finishers in each age group qualifying to represent England Masters at the representative race in September 2025. 

Qualification race opportunities

British Masters Athletics Federation are hosting  the Mallory Park Festival of Running on 3 May 2025. The event will include ultra distance, road relays and a 10 mile race around the circuit of Mallory Park race track.  The 10 mile race includes an open event, British Masters Athletics Championships, The England Masters Championships, and the Road Runners Club Championships. More on the BMAF champs.

Register as a Master

Register for qualification as a Master on Roster Athletics.

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