Are you Good For your Age? Don’t miss the deadline for 2011 Virgin London Marathon entries

Strenua — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:15:21 +0000

Make sure that you don’t leave it to the last minute this year to send in your ‘Good For Age’ proof for the 2011 Virgin London Marathon which takes place on Sunday 17th April. If you already have a particularly fast marathon time since January 1^st 2009 then don’t forget to send in your proof for guaranteed entry. The deadline is 21^st August 2010 with the completed entry forms needing to be submitted by 4^th September 2010.

From my experience last year and hearing from a few other runners don’t rely on Royal Mail on getting your entry in on time even if you send it recorded or registered delivery. Things still go missing in the post and its hard to get compensation for a piece of paper. Get you proof and entry in now and if it goes AWOL in the postal system you will have time to resubmit another entry.

Good For Age Entries

You can apply for a good for age entry if you’ve run a full marathon in the same time, or faster than, the times listed below:

Men	Time (in hours)	Women	Time (in hours)
Age 18 – 40	2.45 – 3.10	Age 18 – 49	3.15 – 3.50
Age 41 – 59	sub 3.15	Age 50 – 54	sub 4.00
Age 60 – 64	sub 3.30	Age 55 – 59	sub 4.15
Age 65 – 69	sub 4.00	Age 60 – 64	sub 4.30
Age 70+	sub 5.00	Age 65 – 69	sub 5.30
		Age 70+	sub 6.30

In order to apply for a good for age place you will need to send:

Proof of performance
A photocopy of your running results, for example a certificate or newspaper clipping, from a marathon completed in 2009 or 2010.
Proof of age
A photocopy of your photocard driving license, passport or birth certificate.

Send your good for age application to this address:

Good for age
Virgin London Marathon
PO Box 3460
London
SE1 0YA

Championship Entries

If you’re a member of an athletics club associated with UK Athletics (UKA) and you’ve achieved a championship qualifying performance for a marathon in 2009 or 2010, you can apply for a championship entry place in the 2011 Virgin London Marathon.If you are Championship standard and have achieved the standard below, then you have until 2 January 2010 to submit your proof. You will then be sent an entry form to complete which will need to arrive back by 8 January 2011.

Men	Time (in hours)	Women	Time (in hours)
Full marathon	sub 2.45	Full marathon	sub 3.15
Half marathon	sub 1.15	Half marathon	sub 1.30

To apply for a championship entry, you’ll need to send us the following:

Proof of performance
A photocopy of your running results, for example a certificate or newspaper clipping, from a marathon completed in 2009 or 2010.
Proof of UK club membership
A photocopy of your athletics club membership card.

Send your championship application to this address:

Championship entries
Virgin London Marathon
PO Box 3460
London
SE1 0YA

More information about Good For Age entries can be found here or for Championship entries here. If you entered in the general ballot you will find out in early October.

GB look to capitalise on home advantage at Euro Canoe Championships

Strenua — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:26:00 +0000

Canoe and Kayak Olympic, World and European Slalom champions are in Nottingham this week (28-31st May) for the European Canoe Slalom Championships. British paddlers are hoping to caplitalise on competing on home water and aim to build on recent successes including David Florence’s Silver in Beijing in the C1 class, and current defending K1 European Champion Campbell Walsh.

Thursday afternoon was a chance for us to soak up the sun and watch the Women’s K1 (single kayak) and Men’s C2 (double canoe) preliminary team events. The team events involve 3 boats from a team completing the course at the same time and crossing the finishing line within 15 seconds of the first paddler.

The individual events had happened earlier in the day and it was amazing that with the added maneuvering round team mates to pass through the gates the team times were only around 15 seconds slower than the individual runs. With time penalties for hitting or missing a gate or not finishing within the required time it was an anxious time for spectators and paddlers as the provisional results changed as penalties were awarded. With the top five from each race going through to Saturday’s races for the medals, both GB teams progressed with the C2 team first in their heat with a clear run and no penalties.

The event continues over the weekend and with the expected good weather and great home results I recommend you make a visit to cheer on our paddlers.

More information can be found at BCU or UK SPORT

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Are you Good For your Age? Don’t miss the deadline for 2011 Virgin London Marathon entries

Good For Age Entries

Championship Entries

GB look to capitalise on home advantage at Euro Canoe Championships