Tasmanian Marathon & Half-Marathon State Team Selection Policy

Introduction

Please see below the Athletics Tasmania policy document detailing the conditions under which an athlete can qualify for selection in the Tasmanian Team to compete in the Australian Marathon and Half Marathon Championships for 2022.

Athletics Tasmania Selection Objective

Athletics Tasmania’s selection philosophy is to select athletes in Tasmanian teams whose current results indicate that the athlete is capable of being competitive at the national level and will be a worthy representative of Tasmanian athletics.

EVENT DETAILS

Australian Half Marathon Championship Date: Sunday 14th August Venue: Alexandra Headlands Surf Club, Sunshine Coast, QLD Host Event: Sunshine Coast Marathon Event Website: https://www.sunshinecoastmarathon.com.au/ Distance: 21.1km Individual Championship: Yes Teams Championship: Yes

Australian Marathon Championship Date: TBC Venue: TBC Event Website: TBC Distance: 42.195km Individual Championship: Yes Teams Championship: Yes

Note that at this stage, Athletics Australia has not announced the host event for the 2022 Australian Championships, however, it is anticipated to be either Sydney Blackmores Marathon (Sunday 18 September) or Melbourne Marathon (Sunday 2 October)

Assistance Packages: All-State and Territory MAs are invited to send up to six (6) male and six (6) female athletes to contest each Championship. The following assistance packages may be available;

• Free race entry

• Use of the Elite Athlete facilities on race day

• An elite start at the front of the field

• Other details to be advised

NOMINATION PROCEDURE

All nominations are to be sent to the Chairman of Selectors (jg2464@bigpond.net.au) by 5 pm Thursday 30 June 2022.

Note, any potential athlete competing in the Gold Coast Half Marathon or Marathon on Saturday 2/Sunday 3 July should nominate prior, and update the Chairman of Selectors with their result no later than 5 pm Sunday 3 July. Any athlete who has already met nomination requirements and performs better at Gold Coast may also submit an update by that time.

The information required for each nomination is:

• Full Name

• Gender

• Contact email address

• Contact phone number

• Relevant PB race results (include your performance, date and race location)

• All athletes must be 2021-22 Athletics Tasmania OOS or All Competition registered prior to lodging nomination

The selection committee shall name the team no later than 7 July.

Qualifying Standards

To qualify for the Tasmanian Half Marathon Team, applicants must have completed the distance in a AIMS certified event in less than 1 hour and 24 minutes (male) and 1 hour and 33 minutes (female) after the 1st of October 2021.

AA Event Site: https://www.athletics.com.au/events/139078/

To qualify for the Tasmanian Marathon Team, applicants will be expected to have completed the marathon distance in an AIMS certified event in less than 3 hours and 10 minutes (male) and 3 hours and 30 minutes (female) after the 1st of October 2021.

AA Event Site: https://www.athletics.com.au/events/141368/

The current Tasmanian Champion in each event shall be automatically selected upon nomination, provided they achieve the minimum standard.

Please note that all selected athletes will be required to compete in a “Project” Tasmanian singlet. Due to the nature of this event, selected athletes are encouraged to arrange this at the earliest possible opportunity to enable familiarisation with the singlet.

Note 1; Athletes who are close to the selection standard may also be considered if enough individual qualifiers have already been selected to make up a team, to strengthen the chance of team representation, however, it is unlikely that an athlete outside the selection standard will be selected as an individual competitor. Please note that Athletics Australia has now also implemented a minimum standard for selection (Male 1:30/3:30, Female 1:40/3:40), so even taking discretion into account, this is the minimum for selection as a team member.

Contact:

Jarrod Gibson

Out of Stadium Chairman of Selectors - Athletics Tasmania

Phone: 0409 728 315

Email: jg2464@bigpond.net.au

Residency

In order to be selected to represent Tasmania in these Championships, an athlete must be considered by selectors to primarily be a Tasmanian resident during the registration year. As the Championships are held towards the end of the registration year, a member who has resided, and competed in Tasmania for the majority of the registration year, including the Tasmanian Championships, but relocates between that time and the Championships may still be considered. Similarly an athlete who has permanently relocated to Tasmania during the registration year, and has renounced any other state/territory affiliations may be considered. Selectors reserve the discretion to not select an athlete for the Tasmanian team if they do not consider them to be a permanent Tasmanian resident during the registration year