USPE Marathon Championships 2010

May 2010

Every four years a European Police Marathon takes place somewhere in Europe. In May 2010 the event will take place in Prague, Czech Republic. Twelve members of the Police Sport UK will represent Great Britain in the event.

A selection process will take place and a criteria for this has been agreed by the PSUK Athletics Committee.

The selection criteria is follows:-

Men          

All athletes run a marathon between 1.4.2009 and 11.10.2009 in sub 2hrs 45mins.

First two male athletes in the 2009 PSUK Marathon, to be staged in Leicester on 11 October 2009 will be automatically selected, providing qualifying time is achieved in this race.

Up to four more other athletes will also be selected from any performance in qualifying period, providing qualifying time achieved.

PSUK hope to select SIX male athletes for the USPE Marathon but this may be reduced if the qualifying standard has not been achieved.

Women

All Athletes run Marathon between 1.4.2009 and 11.10.2009 in sub 3hrs 05mins.

First two female athletes in the 2009 PSUK Marathon, to be staged in Leicester on 11 October 2009 will be automatically selected, providing qualifying time is achieved in this race.

Up to four more other athletes will also be selected from any performance in qualifying period, providing qualifying time achieved.

PSUK hope to select SIX female athletes for the USPE Marathon but this may be reduced if the qualifying standard has not been achieved

The selection will take place at the next PSUK Athletics Committee meeting to be held on Tuesday 13 October 2009.

Those selected will be afforded PSUK funding support toward the event including travel, accommodation and meals.

Steve Broadbent - Police Sport UK Athletics Committee - athletics@policesport.org

USPE Selection criteria Word Document

USPE Marathon Report and Pictures 2010