Christmas 2004
Dear Friends, Dear Subscribers to the WMRA web site.
There are now 322 of you set up to receive WMRA news automatically.. Tell your friends that WMRA try to keep you up to date with international mountain running matters for juniors, seniors and masters and to get themselves signed up! This message is to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the WMRA president, Danny Hughes, secretary, Bruno Gozzelino and council members Tomo Sarf (SLO), Wolfgang Muenzel(GER), Serge Moro (FRA), Nancy Hobbs (USA) and Raimondo Balicco (ITA).
The European Veterans Athletic Association (EVAA) and the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) plan to organize the first common championships in 2006.
Invitations are requested from interested parties to stage in 2006 the 1st European Veterans Mountain Running Championships which will be organised on behalf of EVAA by the WMRA. The courses may be uphill only or up/down in accordance with the tradition of the organising body. The regulations and bid documentation will be sent to those interested on or before the 1st December 2004 and this documentation must be returned by 28th February 2005. The chosen venue will be announced, after evaluation, by 30th April 2005.
It should be noted that this competition will be in addition to the Masters World Mountain Running Championships and will take place in towards the end of April 2006 and every even numbered year thereafter.
Requests for Bid documentation should be made to: EVAA Secretary: M. Hoernecke-Gil, Les Oblades 3, E 17310 Lloret de Mar or WMRA Secretary: Bruno Gozzelino, Via Susa 23, I 10138 Torino
Dieter Massin Danny Hughes President EVAA President WMRA
2005 Calendar agreed at the EAA conference
The WMRA calendar of international mountain races, agreed at the EAA Calendar Conference on 16th October, can now be seen under ‘calendar’ on our web page. The Calendar is divided into Championship events, Grand Prix events, and WMRA Assocoated Member events. We will publish links to their web pages as soon as they become available. The link to the 2005 Masters championships in Keswick (GBR)has now been placed on our links page.
Subscribers top the 300 mark
The number of subscribers to the WMRA web page news service has recently exceeded 300. The next target is to have 400 subscribers, so if you know of anyone interested in what is happening in the international mountain running world, mention our web page service to them.
Change to the 2004 WMRA calendar.
The Obudu international mountain race in Cross River State, Nigeria, scheduled for the 27th November has been postponed until 2005. As new date has not yet been fixed.
Please note the decision of the EAA Council in this extract from the council minutes
The SPAR European Cup 2005 was allocated to Florence (ITA) The remaining aspect for the event on the 18/19 June is the final timetable, which has to be agreed with the EBU. The Council has requested additional information from the LOC regarding the accommodation. – The European Winter Throwing Cup in 2005 was allocated to Mersin (TUR). – The European Mountain Running Championships in 2006 was allocated to Upice (CZE). – The European Champions Club Cups in Cross Country men and women were allocated to Mantova/ITA for 2005 and Cáceres/ESP for 2006.
For further information on these and other EAA events please visit the EAA website www.european-athletics.org.
Turkish bid successful.
The Turkish Athletic Federation presented an impressive proposal to stage the 2006 Trophy in Bursa and recieved the overwhelming support of the WMRA congress members. The Trophy will therefore be staged for the first time in mainland Asia, centered on the town of Bursa. The race courses are on the slopes of Mt Olympus (known locally as Mt Ududag) and the athletes village will be located at 1900m. The course director is Mehmet Genc who in his competitive days was a record holder, in Turkey, for the Steeplechase and 10km. The couses for 2006 will be uphill only. A web page describing the agreed aspects of the event will be published soon.
Changes to the WMRA Constitution and World Trophy Rules
The 2004 WMRA Congress approved some minor changes to the WMRA constitution. The World Trophy rules were modified and attention is drawn to those concerning Juniors. The new regulations concerning juniors have been introduced in line with IAAF thinking that younger athletes should not be permitted to compete in events considered by experts to be damaging to their health. The new documents are now posted on our web page and the changes identified by a *
Use Links page to see results
The results of the Masters World Mountain Running Championships held on August 28th, and the World Mountain Running Trophy held on September 4th & 5th, both in Sauze d’Oulx (TO) in Italy, can be found via the link to the World Trophy on the WMRA web page. Pictures and reports to follow.