World Trials are this weekend...
Crib y Ddysgl from Snowdon summit
For those with World Mountain Running Championships aspirations, it’s the big one this weekend. Sunday sees the 2010 Trials races (uphill only) based in Llanberis and racing in and around Snowdon. The race also doubles as part of the McCain Mountain Running Challenge
Race organiser Arwel Lewis states:
Entries for the event will be on the day. From a Wales perspective Rob Samuel will be running the senior race as well as Ricky Challinor, Dewi Griffiths and Mike Kallenberg in the Junior Male race, and Gina Paletta is coming back from injury in the women’s race.
Racing will be high quality and will probably be contested by many of the athletes from the European Champs squad. It is also a round of the McCain Mountain Running Challenge Series with prize money on offer, it is also the England & Wales trial race for the Home International in Scotland and the race also incorporates the 2nd in the Welsh Athletics Mountain Running Championships! It should attract a bigger field of runners than the usual trial races…
As it is entries on the day there arent any entry lists to go by, but expect the likes of Orlando Edwards, Simon Bailey and possibly Tim Davies in the men’s race, along with Kate Goodhead and possibly Lauren Jeska in the women’s event, but at the time of writing we are merely guessing!
Kate Goodhead, winner in 2009
Event details:
GREAT BRITAIN TEAM SELECTION RACES – 2nd WORLD MOUNTAIN RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010 (KAMNIK SLOVENIA 5th SEPTEMBER 2010)
UPHILL ONLY TRIAL RACES TO BE HELD ON: SUNDAY 8th AUGUST – LLANBERIS, SNOWDONIA, GWYNEDD
LADIES RACE AND JUNIOR MENS RACE: – Starts at 11.30am from Victoria Terrace (opposite The
Legacy Hotel) Ladies and junior men will race together.
JUNIOR LADIES RACE: – Starts at 11.45am from the sheds which are 410mtrs up the road from the
cattle grid on the Llanberis Snowdon tourist track
MENS RACE: – starts at 11.45am near the Llanberis library just off the High Street
REGISTRATION WILL BE AT THE LEGACY ROYAL VICTORIA HOTEL LLANBERIS FROM 10am.
The Senior Men will run a distance of 6.8 miles with 3563 feet of climb (11km/1086m) and will follow the Bwlch Maesgwm path and the Snowdon Ranger path to finish on Garnedd Ugain (Crib Y Ddysgl) summit. The Senior Ladies and Junior Men will run a distance of 4.5 miles with 3,210 feet of climb (7.2km/978m) and will follow the Llanberis tourist path to finish on Garnedd Ugain (Crib Y Ddysgl) summit.
The Junior Ladies will run a distance of 2.46 miles with a climb of 1,414 feet (3.95km/431m) and will follow the Llanberis tourist path and finish at the bottom of Moses hill. In the event of bad weather at the trial race all competitors should be prepared to bring and carry windproof whole body cover.
(Photocopied maps of the courses will be available at Registration)
ENTRIES WILL BE TAKEN ON THE DAY.
CONTACT: EVENT CO-ORDINATOR: ARWEL LEWIS: 07977601029
CONTACT: SELECTION: SARAH ROWELL 07712051002
At these trials the first three eligible senior men, two senior women, two junior men and one junior woman will be automatically selected. The selectors will fill the remaining places (three senior men, two senior women, two junior men and two junior women) based on all known up and down form up to and including the trial on 8th August 2010. Selection of all athletes is subject to the individual meeting at least two of the following selection guidelines
a. Demonstrates the ability to be competitive against international opposition in an overseas international mountain race and or overseas/domestic international cross/fell race between 1st January 2010 and the trial.
b. Consistency of performances in both domestic and international mountain races of a similar distance and or fell/cross /road races.
c. Competitive and consistent performances at previous global mountain running championships.
d. Clearly demonstrates consistent progression up the international competition pathway.
All athletes who do not intend to compete at the trials and wish to be considered for selection must ensure that they advise UKA Chair of Selectors Sarah Rowell at saz@srowell.demon.co.uk of their situation by 9pm Friday 6th August. Similarly, any athlete unable to compete due to illness or injury who wishes their status to be known to the selectors should contact Sarah Rowell prior to the selection meetings which will be held straight after the trials on the same day.
