Maraton distansen har blitt tatt ut av de ordinære EM og VM for veteraner av arrangementsmessige årsaker. Isteden blir de lagt inn i ordinære maraton arrangement. Denne gangen er VM lagt inn i Toronto maraton 21. oktober 2018. Bestemmelsen kommer sent, kort frist for å planlegge en så lang reise og forberedelse til løpet. Men håper allikevel det kan være noen som har anledning til et besøk til Toronto i oktober. Å delta i VM på maraton er uansett en stor opplevelse, enten man sikter høyt på resultatlisten eller ikke.
Mottatt pressemelding av WMA:
This year’s WMA Marathon Championships event will be held in conjunction with the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon on Sunday, October 21, 2018.
Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be awarded to the first three male and first three female finishers in each Age Group from M35 and W35. These athletes will be our WMA Marathon Champions for 2018 and are eligible for records using Gun Time. The top 3 overall Masters Male and Female athletes will be awarded on stage. The age category awards can be picked up and signed for at an awards tent close to the stage at Nathan Philips Square.
Age is on the day of the race- October 21. There are no team medals at this event in 2018.
Entrants in the WMA section of this event must be registered with their national Masters/Veterans athletics body for 2018 and in good standing. Once entries are closed, all Masters applicants will be checked for membership. If an athlete is found not to be a member of their respective National Masters/Veterans body, they will be removed from the start list.
You MUST register as an athlete for the country for which you have a membership not just country of residence. There are separate Canadian and International registration pages. The fee for Canadians is $110 CAD and for international athletes is $110 USD. Registration closes October 2, 2018. Race Roster company is hired to do the registration system for the Canada Running Series. You must register online.
Masters entries will have an age group tag pinned to the back of their singlet/top. For 2018 the singlet/shirt an athlete wears does not need to be approved by their National Masters/Veterans body.
All athletes are eligible for Doping Control and must comply with IAAF/Masters Competition Rules throughout the race.
All athletes in the WMA Marathon must compete as able-bodied. No wheelchairs or Nordic Poles allowed in Masters race.
IAAF Certification # CAN-2017-080. There is a 6 hour limit to the WMA Marathon.
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