Athletics Australia – News – ROAD RUNNING

Australia’s road and cross country running season is now upon us and, as excitement ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games continues to build, we are pleased to confirm details of the 2016 Australian Road Running Championships, 2016 Australian Half Marathon Championships and 2016 Australian Marathon Championships.

To be hosted in conjunction with some of the nation’s most prestigious, the three events combine to form Athletics Australia’s Out-Of-Stadium Championships for 2016.

The 2016 Australian Half Marathon Championships will be the first of the three events hosted on Sunday 3 July. It will be run as part of the Gold Coast Airport Marathon, one of the nation’s most reputable road races and one of only two running events in Australia carrying the IAAF Gold Label status.

For the first time, Adelaide (SA) will welcome the 2016 Australian Road Running Championships, with the Sunday Mail City-Bay Fun Run to feature an elite race to determine the male and female national champions across twelve kilometres on Sunday 18 September.

The grand finale will be the 2016 Australian Marathon Championships, with the Medibank Melbourne Marathon on Sunday 16 October set to play host for the first time since 2014.

2016 Australian Half Marathon Championships
Date: Sunday 3 July 2016
Venue: Gold Coast, QLD
Host Event: Gold Coast Airport Marathon (ASICS Half Marathon)

Distance: 21.1km
Individual Championship: Yes
Teams Championship: Yes

ASICS HALF MARATHON WEBSITE CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION

Athletics Australia Member Associations are invited to send up to six male and six female athletes to content this championships. To be considered for selection to compete, please contact your state or territory directly.

Athletes who are not members of a Member Association team must enter via the event website listed above.  Please be aware of entry deadlines.

2016 Australian Road Running Championships
Date: Sunday 18 September 2016
Venue: Adelaide, SA
Host Event: Sunday Mail City-Bay Fun Run 

Distance:  12km
Individual Championship: Yes
Teams Championship: No

CITY-BAY WEBSITE CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION

The Sunday Mail City-Bay Fun Run has a long history of providing significant assistance to Australia’s elite distance runners. Suitably qualified athletes (eight male and eight female) will be provided with a range of assistance packages that may include travel, accommodation, transfers and race entry.

To enquire if you have met the required standard for assistance packages, please contact Race Director, Joe Stevens, via email: racedirector@city-bay.org.au.

All other athletes interested in participating in this championship must enter via the event website listed above. Please take note of entry deadlines.

2016 Australian Marathon Championships
Date: Sunday 16 October 2016
Venue: Melbourne, VIC
Host Event: Medibank Melbourne Marathon

Distance:  42.195km
Individual Championship: Yes
Teams Championship: Yes

MELBOURNE MARATHON WEBSITE CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION

Athletics Australia Member Associations are invited to send up to six male and six female athletes to content this championships. To be considered for selection to compete, please contact your state or territory directly.

Athletes who are not members of a Member Association team must enter via the event website listed above.  Please be aware of entry deadlines.

GENERAL INFORMATION:
–          Only financial members of a state or territory Member Association are eligible to compete as part of an Australian Championship event, either as an individual or a team category.
–          Athletes are encouraged to wear their state or territory Member Association uniform.
–          There will be prize money for place getters in all three events. Please refer to each event’s website for further details
–          The first three athletes to finish at the Australian Half Marathon Championships and the Australian Marathon Championships will contribute to the team score of the state or territory Member Association and be eligible for respective team medals. 

If you have any questions about the information above, please contact Recreational Running Coordinator, Tim Crosbie, via tim.crosbie@athletics.org.au.

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