Selection Americas 24 Hrs Championships

CANADIAN 24 HOUR NATIONAL TEAM SELECTION

*Last accepted qualifying date for National Team Selection 2024 will be 27 May 2024*

Selection Information

To be considered for the National Team you must be a Canadian citizen and have a valid passport for international travel.

Selection for national teams takes place approximately 3 months prior to the World Championship.

Expressions of interest for the 2024 Championships are welcome by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. anytime after 1 March 2024. Due to the late notice for this championship from the IAU and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) and the lack of information regarding the event, accommodations, travel grants, and other technical details as of April 2024, ACU has not yet committed to sending teams.

Should a team be sent, athletes are expected to have completed the free "True Sport Clean (Untracked)" anti-doping course on the CCES (Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport) website at the time of their application and to submit their certificate of completion with their application.

National Team Selection will be based on the performances registered in the previous 24 months prior to the date of the Continental (Americas) Championships.

It is the responsibility of the athlete to apply to the ACU using the application form linked to this webpage when applications are open. It is essential that the athlete checks that their performance(s), wherever they may have been run, are posted on the DUV ranking list.

A team of up to 4 men and 4 women will be selected. The team size is at the discretion of the ACU.

IAU Standards for Provision of Travel Grants to National Teams

Additionally, travel grants are based on the travel distance from the national capital city (Ottawa) to the Championships capital city, divided into 4 travel zones:

Zone 1 - more than 15hr flying; Zone 2 - more than 9hr flying; Zone 3 - between 4h and 9hr flying; Zone 4 - less than 4hr flying

Applicants must be members in good standing of the ACU at the time of their application and maintain their membership if selected, throughout the timeframe of the IAU World/Continental Championships.

Selected Team members agree to abide by the ACU Team Members Code of Conduct and IAU Rules and Regulations. This includes rules related to shoes. Shoes worn in competition must comply with IAU rules, which are in alignment with World Athletics (WA) Rule 5. Sole thickness cannot exceed 40mm for road (and track) ultras. Shoes must be publicly available (on the open market) at the time of competition. Bespoke or 'development' shoes cannot be wore in competition. [Note: Athletes attempting to qualify for national teams are also expected to adhere to this rule, which supports fairness and the primacy of human endeavour over shoe technology.]

The ACU is self-funded and athletes will have to cover the majority of the travel costs to the event. Any funding that becomes available will be announced as it materialises. Travel grant money received to the ACU on behalf of athletes is pooled and divided equally amongst athletes, regardless of the category of the qualifying performance.

Qualifying Standards 2024

National Team Members 2024