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Masters Age Groups
Posted by heasmanc in Burgh Blog on March 11th, 2010
EXTRACT FROM ARTICLE ON SCOTTISH MASTERS ATHLETICS WEBSITE:
What has prompted this article is the apparent confusion among members and potential members of the Scottish Veteran Harriers Club over the age at which athletes are eligible to take part in Veterans / Masters competition.
In August 2009, the IAAF took something which was simple, straightforward and well understood by everyone, and confused it totally. The situation we have now is that under IAAF, and consequently SAL, rules athletes are eligible to compete in Masters / Veterans events when they reach the age of 35, but only if it is a Track and Field competition. If you wish to compete in a Masters Road or Cross Country event then you must wait until you turn 40. This has caused untold confusion among athletes of both sexes who have recently turned 35 and have perhaps been competing as Vets and who now think they will have to wait until they become 40 to resume vets competition. In order to clarify things, the only events where this is true are National Masters Road and Cross Country Championships held by SAL.
The Scottish Veteran Harriers Club, in common with British Masters, European Veterans and the World Masters Association are adhering to the status quo with regard to age groups. In other words membership of the Scottish Veteran Harriers Club and all events promoted by the SVHC, which includes the LSK Supplies Road Relays, and the Run and Become Series, will continue to be open to all men and women over the age of 35. The same age group structure is true of the British and Irish Masters Cross Country International, the British Masters Road and Cross Country Championships and all European and World Masters Championships.
