WMA vs. WMA? 100K champs conflict with Riccione
Sprinters and fieldfolk, stop reading now. This one is for long-distance runners who thought they might want to compete at Riccione worlds as well as the WMA 100-kilometer championships. Think again. They’re being held at the same time! Annette’s Seite in Germany points out that the 100K (64-mile) event is September 8 in Winschoten, The Netherlands. The WMA world masters track meet is September 4-15 in Riccione, Italy. The Italians are “clearly irritated,” according to Annette and Robert Koop. Contracts are being scrutinized. What fun!
Here’s a rough translation from the German:
WMA creates itself problems: Winschoten verse Riccione.
During itself the Mastersathleten crosswise over the globe on the next, the 17. Mast R-S world championships in Riccione prepare, produce themselves the world union World Masters Athletics unexpectedly difficulties. After us of the “WMA Vice President Nonstadia” Brian Keaveney (CAN) wants to accomplish available information the WMA the 100km-Masters-WM of this year on 8 September in Winschoten (NED) and thus parallel with the WM in Riccione (ITA) on initiative, which takes place of 4. until 15 September. The Netherlands organizers of the traditional “run Winschoten” recruit already on their Internet side thereby that in this year the annually on second September Saturday accomplished 100km-Lauf in the northNetherlands city the close border is to the Federal Republic the official 100km-Masters-WM at the same time 2007, one however still further details to prepare must. The Italian supervisors point themselves hearing to over this one-sided and obviously not announced step of the WMA clearly irritated. They let examine at present legally whether this step represents an offence of the WMA against the obligations from with the WMA locked aligner contract. Actually the 100km-Meisterschaft might come anyhow on the last day of the Masters WM the Marathon standing on the program into the enclosure. (09.04.07)
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I am told that the Winschoten 100k venue, is an extremely well managed event. Considering the 100k is rarely high on the WMA agenda, we often wonder if the 100k will be held at all. Most ultra runners I know (including myself) are thrilled to have the opportunity to compete Winschoten event. I don’t know a single ultra runner that would ever be interested in a track meet.
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