AIMS Newsletter 366, January 2020

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23rd World Congress of AIMS
The 23rd World Congress of AIMS will be hosted by the Great Batumi Night Race in Georgia from 23-26 April 2020. Natia Jgenti, Head of the organising team, writes:

For all useful information and registration see:
https://aimsworldcongress2020.ge/en/home

Also visit the website of THE GREAT BATUMI NIGHT RACE
https://batumi-marathon.com/en/home

Join our Facebook group 23rd AIMS World Congress 2020 Batumi/Georgia

Contact:
Tel: +995579004040.
Email: info@aimsworldcongress2020.ge

We look forward to seeing you in Batumi.

Congress Programme & Speakers
23rd World Congress of AIMS Batumi 2020 GeorgiaCongress will run from 23-25 April 2020 with sessions from 09.00-13.00 and 14.30-18.00 on Thursday 23 April and Friday 24 April, and then from 09.00-13.00 on Saturday 25 April. The Great Batumi Night Race starts at 19.45 on 25 April
The programme on Sunday 26 April will consist of a day excursion and the Farewell Dinner.

Chris Robb, organiser of the “Mass Participation Asia” Conference held annually in Singapore will present on the new technologies being used to assist in different aspects of marathon organisation. Chris will also act as moderator during the Congress.

Marcia Tyler, manager of the New York Road Runners’ volunteer program, will present on how technological advances have influenced the way in which volunteers are recruited, trained and managed.

Marcel Altenburg, inventor of the “Start Right” algorithm for predicting the flow of runners, presents on how to fine-tune your race using a well-managed starting procedure.

Other presentations (including those from AIMS partners) and group interactions will be interspersed with sessions attending to AIMS business, such as the President’s report, the activity of the various AIMS Commissions, changes to the Articles of Association, the election of members to the AIMS Board and the selection of the venue for the 24th World Congress of AIMS (see notice below).

24th World Congress of AIMS
The venue for the 24th World Congress of AIMS will be determined at the 23rd Congress on the basis of bids submitted by members interesting in acting as hosts.
The 24th Congress should be held sometime between November 2021 and October 2022. Members interested in hosting the 24th Congress should email the AIMS secretary (aimssec@aol.com) for an application form and guidelines which should be completed and returned by 31 March 2020.

„Integrity Programme“ for Road Racing
IAAF, now re-branded as “World Athletics” announced that $2.5million will be made available for out-of-competition testing of road runners.

The IAAF Road Race Label scheme will be the source of much of the funding, with labels now coming with a fixed price tag, in addition to money required to meet the label standards, at the following rates:

Marathons: Platinum $66,667, Gold $15,000, Silver $10,000, Bronze $5,000;
Other road races: Platinum $20,000, Gold $10,000, Silver $5,000, Bronze $2,500

It is claimed that costs will be shared among “all stakeholders: organisers, athlete managers and athletes” but it is likely that athletes and their managers will pass these costs on so that organisers are the indirect source of all new label revenues.

IIRM – International Institute of Race Medicine
AIMS’ partners IIRM publish three ‘Endurance and Sports Medicine’ journals each year. These are available to members of AIMS through the following links:

Vol. 1, No. 2 (Fall/Winter 2017): https://conta.cc/2BcrQ7p
Vol. 2, No. 1 (Spring 2018): https://conta.cc/2JqwEa2
Vol. 2, No. 2 (Summer 2018): https://conta.cc/2AwqLYo
Vol. 2, No. 3 (Fall/Winter 2018): https://conta.cc/2RPAgWJ
Vol. 3, No. 1 (Spring 2019): https://files.constantcontact.com/0fb39467501/8a59587f-c66f-4b93-949c-6fc401d9d913.pdf
Vol. 3, No. 2 (Summer 2019): https://files.constantcontact.com/0fb39467501/9ec2d225-8956-4864-a2d2-85928d42aeb4.pdf

Latest IIRM Newsletter Vol. 3, No. 3 (Fall/Winter 2019) now available at: https://files.constantcontact.com/0fb39467501/bad9d78d-5f46-4f5a-80da-0acbd6fb6c36.pdf

From 2020 onwards there will be two editions published each year.

info@racemedicine.org

Russian Federation Suspension
AIMS members should not negotiate the entry or participation of any Russian athletes or support personnel (agents, coaches, etc.) in their races but: “In principle, ordinary fun runners with absolutely no ties to the Russian Federation are eligible to participate.” It is best to explicitly identify the participation of any ‘eligible’ Russian runners in advance of the race being held to avoid any misunderstanding with media outlets.

Those Russian athletes suspended under the IAAF ban are listed on www.dopingsanctions.com

Register of Doping Offenders
The US company Road Race Management maintains a listing of current and past road running and track and field athletes convicted of dope testing offences at: https://www.dopingsanctions.com/

Changed Race Dates
Changes to the dates of member races are posted on the AIMS website as soon as notified. Those changes notified since last month are:

The Valencia Trinidad Alfonso EDP Marathon (ESP) will take place on Sun 6 December 2020, not Sun 29 November 2020 as previously published.
The Gulf of Saint-Tropez Marathon (FRA) will take place on Sun 5 April 2020, not Sun 15 March 2020 as previously published.
The Novi Sad Half Marathon (SRB) will take place on Sun 22 March 2020, not Sun 29 March 2020 as previously published.
The Antarctica Marathon & Half (ATA) will take place on Sat 28 March 2020, not Sun 22 March 2020 as previously published.
The Seoul Marathon (KOR) will take place on Sun 22 March 2020, not Sun 15 March 2020 as previously published.

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Distance Running
Distance Running latest edition
Edition 1 of 2020 is being distributed. The advertising and editorial deadline for Edition 2 of 2020 will be on 1 March.

Send race reports, results and pictures to: gary@distancerunning.co.uk
Member races are circulated with regular requests for information including
i) race dates
ii) contact details,
iii) advertising requests
iv) addresses at which to receive bulk deliveries of Distance Running.
It is possible that these requests may be diverted into the member race organiser’s spam folder. Please be alert to this possibility and, if you are not receiving messages from Distance Running, be pro-active in providing details and making bookings for advertisements.

NEW MEMBERS

Tsarskoselsky Marathon (RUS)
Airlie Beach Marathon Festival (AUS)
Bangsaen 10km (THA)
Adani Ahmedabad Marathon (IND)

NEW ASSOCIATES

RunBangla-CCCL International 10km (BAN)

AIMS Newsletter 366, January 2020

Forthcoming AIMS Events
Week ending 12 Jan: 3 events
Week ending 19 Jan: 11 events
Week ending 26 Jan: 5 events
Week ending 2 Feb: 4 events
Rest of Feb. 2020: 29 events

Race Expos Coming Up
17 Jan: Al Mouj Muscat Marathon (OMA)
19 Jan: Funchal Marathon (POR)
26 Jan: Khon Kaen Int’l Marathon (THA)
07 Feb: Dead Sea Marathon Israel (ISR)
09 Feb: Montepio Meia Maratona de Cascais (POR)
16 Feb: Gensan Giulietta & Romeo Half Marathon (ITA)
16 Feb: eDreams Mitja Marató de Barcelona (ESP)
16 Feb: Maratona di San Valentino (ITA)
23 Feb: The Carthage Race Int’l Marathon (TUN)
23 Feb: Napoli City Half Marathon (ITA)
23 Feb: Seychelles Eco-Friendly Marathon (SEY)
28 Feb: Tel Aviv Samsung Marathon (ISR)
01 Mar: Kilimanjaro Marathon (TAN)
08 Mar: Nagoya Women’s Marathon (JPN)
13 Mar: RunBangla-CCCL Int’l 10km (BAN)
20 Mar: Jerusalem Marathon (ISR)
22 Mar: Athens Half Marathon (GRE)
22 Mar: Novi Sad Half Marathon (SRB)
05 Apr: CSOB Bratislava Marathon (SVK)
05 Apr: Wizz Air Cluj Napoca Marathon (ROU)
05 Apr: Vodafone Istanbul Half Marathon (TUR)
05 Apr: PKO Poznan Half Marathon (POL)
11 Apr: Pardubice Wine Half Marathon (CZE)
12 Apr: Int’l Marathon Alexander The Great (GRE)
19 Apr: Almaty Marathon (KAZ)
19 Apr: Santiago Marathon (CHI)
25 Apr: Great Batumi Night Race (GEO)

IMPORTANT: When sending material to any of the above expos please ensure it arrives during the week of the race (work backwards from the race date given above), so the host organisation can minimise the need for storage.

Dates to Avoid
The IAAF has fixed the dates of their forthcoming championship races as indicated below. Members are urged to avoid scheduling their races on the dates listed:
29 March 2020
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, Gdynia (POL)
02-09 Mar 2020
Marathons of the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, Tokyo (JPN)
20 Mar 2021
IAAF World Cross-Country Championships. Bathurst (AUS)
08-15 Aug 2021
IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Eugene (USA)

AIMS Newsletter 366, January 2020