International Youth Cup

Description:

Annual WMRA International Mountain Running Youth Cup

County:

Abroad

Date:

Saturday 25th June, 2016

Time:

10:00

Climb (m):

580

Distance (km):

4.70

Event Difficulty:

4 (1,2,1) - Easy Terrain, 200M - 500M ascent, <6Km

Race Marking:

- Route fully marked

GPS Allowed:

Yes

Leagues:

 

Route Description:

Boy's race: 4.7 km with 580m climb
Girl's race: 2.6 km with 290m climb

Getting There:

Janske Lazne, Czech Republic (2 hours from Prague)

Organisers Instructions:

A trial race will be held in May/June.

Website: here

Teams: 4 boys and 4 girls to run in each race, 3 runners score for team result
Athletes: Born in 1999-2000

Selection basis: First two in trial races with other positions based on trial race and mountain running and cross-country/road performances in 2015/2016. All selection is subject to the athlete being at least capable of finishing within 5% of the trial winners time and 10% of the international race winners times. Only athletes who meet the criteria will be selected this means that full teams may not be sent. Selected athletes should be registered with Athletics Ireland.