GREAT RUN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2018 // QUALIFICATION When & where is the 2018 GRWC Final? The 2018 Great Run World Championships Final will be staged on Sunday 28th October in Brussels during the Brussels Airport Marathon & Half Marathon How do I qualify? Qualify by finishing in the top 20% of your age group finishers at any GRWC Qualifier event. Where are the Qualifier Events for the 2018 GRWC Final? The qualification period for the 2018 Final is 1st August 2017 until 31st July 2018. GRC Events Golazo Events 27 Aug 2017 ABERDEEN (Scotland) 3 Sept 2017 DUSSELDORF (Germany) 10 Sept 2017 NEWCASTLE (England) 1 Oct 2017 BRUSSELS (Belgium) 17 Sept 2017 BRISTOL (England) 15 Oct 2017 EINDHOVEN (Netherlands) 24 Sept 2017 IPSWICH (England) 11 Mar 2018 THE HAGUE (Netherlands) 1 Oct 2017 GLASGOW (Scotland) 6 May 2018 BERLIN (Germany) 15 Oct 2017 BIRMINGHAM (England) 20 May 2018 MANCHESTER (England) (Note: The qualification period for the 2019 Final will be 1st August 2018 until 31st July 2019.) What are the age groups? 17-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80+ Men U20M M20 M25 M30 M35 M40 M45 M50 M55 M60 M65 M70 M75 M80 Women U20W W20 W25 W30 W35 W40 W45 W50 W55 W60 W65 W70 W75 W80 How do I enter the 2018 GRWC Final? Entry is by qualification only. Qualifier events for the 2018 GRWC Final have already been staged. If you have finished within the top 20% of your age group finishers at any of the Qualifier Events you will have received an email with information on the 2018 GRWC Final and a (unique?) link to the event webpage. If you have not received an email and believe that you have (or may have) finished in the top 20%, please contact [email protected] with your name, date of birth, the Qualifier Event, finish position and finish time. We will then check against the event results and issue an entry token if you have qualified for the 2018 GRWC Final. Note: Your qualifying entry is for you alone and you cannot pass it onto another participant. All participants will be required to show their passport at the registration desk at the GRWC Final in order to collect their race number. Rules & Regulations of qualification 1. You must compete within your age category and gender. You will be asked to provide verification of your identification and date of birth when you collect your race number at the Event Expo at the GRWC Final. Acceptable identification and proof of age documentation is listed below. • Photo ID (e.g. Passport, Official Driving License, etc) 2. All race entry fees must be paid in advance of the GRWC Final and entry made via the official entry system. Please bring your event entry confirmation email and a form of identification (see above) with you to collect your race number at the Event Expo. 3. You will need to organise (and pay for) your flights and accommodation, and any other GRWC Final associated activity separately through the appropriate methods. 4. Your qualification age category will be determined by your age on the date of the qualifying event which you have taken part in. This is used to determine if you qualify in the age category at that time. When you compete in the final, you will compete in the age category you are on that day of the Great Run World Championship Final. Note this means that you may be competing in an older age category in the Final than you were in the qualifier. 5. Places will be offered automatically to qualifying participants from each Qualifier Event. The GRWC organisers will use reasonable endeavours to check runner’s age, but it is the responsibility of the runner to ensure that their age is correctly logged with the Qualifier Event organiser. Please note that as per the rules above, all entrants will need to provide acceptable identification to verify who they are, including their age and gender at the GRWC Final Expo in order to collect their race number. In order to ensure the integrity of the competition, if you cannot provide sufficient identification you will be permitted to compete in the Brussels Airport Brussels Half Marathon, but your performance will not be recognised in the GRWC Final. In this scenario no refund will be given for Event entry or any other costs incurred by the participant. 6. There is no maximum number of participants that can compete from any individual country. However when the GRWC Final participant capacity has been reached no further entries will be able to be accepted. 7. The GRWC organisers reserve the right to award discretionary entries in the GRWC Final. 8. Deferment of entry is not permitted. Qualification is required in each Qualifying year. 9. Entries for the GRWC Final will close on 01/10/18, or earlier if the participant limit has been reached. 10. By paying the GRWC Final event entry fee you are accepting these Rules and Regulations of Qualification, the Rules and Regulations of Competition, and the general terms and conditions of the event that the GRWC Final is staged within. 11. If you change your contact details please inform [email protected] 12. The organisers reserve the right to change these terms and conditions at any time. Rules & Regulations of competition 1. Only runners who have qualified through an official Qualifier Event and entered the GRWC Final, or runners who have been awarded a discretionary entry by the organiser will be eligible for the GRWC Final competition results. Participants in the associated open half marathon event are not eligible. 2. The GRWC Final event will be staged under IAAF rules. 3. Participants will abide by the general terms and conditions of the event within which the GRWC Final is staged. 4. For the purposes of age group classification and awards all participants’ will be measured against other competitors in their age/gender category only. For example, a competitor will not be eligible to claim a position/prize in a younger age category, even if they beat athletes in that younger category. 5. The organisers reserve the right to change these terms and conditions at any time. If you wish to qualify for the 2019 GRWC Final you can enter any of the official 2019 GRWC Qualifier events (list to be published). If you finish within the top 20% of your age group finishers you will then receive an email within 28 days of the Qualifier with information on the 2018 GRWC Final and a unique link to the event webpage. .