Selection Procedures

At the USATF Annual Meeting in Greensboro, North Carolina in December 2003, the MUT Council chose the AUA American 100 km race from which automatic qualifiers to the USA 100 km Team will be selected. This selection race will be held on April 4, 2004 in Kettle Moraine, WI. The top three U.S. men and the top three U.S. women finishers will be named to the USA 100 km Team provided they meet the qualifying standards of 8:00:00 for men or 9:00:00 for women in this race.

The remaining members of the team (three men and three women, plus three alternates each), will be selected by the MUT Council based on results at other major ultra distance races, past World Cup events, national and international racing experience including mountain, road, trail, and track venues between April 1, 2003 and April 17, 2004. Within this qualifying period, the primary performance standards for team eligibility are at the 100 km (8:00:00 for men and 9:00:00 for women) and 50 mile (6:00:00 for men or 7:00:00 for women) distances. Initial consideration for team selection will be given to runners with 100 km performances under 7:35:00 (men) and 8:45:00 (women) during the qualifying period.

To be considered for the team, runners must be current USATF members. Interested athletes may submit running resumes, but resumes are not required to be considered for the team.

All selected athletes and alternates will be notified on or before April 30, 2004 with an official team announcement to follow.