Selection Procedures

The USATF Mountain Ultra trail Running Council will use the following standards for selection to the 2012 Team USA Men’s and Women’s squads:

1. Any American finishing in the top-10 at the 2011 World Championship (for their respective gender) will gain automatic selection to the 2012 World Championship Team.
2. The top 2 American Men and top 2 American Women finishers in the 2011 USA 24-Hour Run National Championship (North Coast 24-Hour, Cleveland, OH, Sept. 17-18, 2011) will be automatically selected to the team if they achieve the following minimum distances in that race: 135 miles for Men; 120 miles for Women. (Provided that all positions are not filled through criteria 1).
3. All remaining team positions for both Men and Women (up to a total team membership of 6 Men and 6 Women) will be filled based on qualifying performances in 24-hour races or certified 24-hour splits in multiday fixed-time races, on certified (or otherwise judged by USATF to be accurate in cases where certification is impractical) courses or tracks, in races which provide lap-recording to USATF and IAAF standards, in rank order, achieved between March 18, 2011 and June 11, 2012 (a period beginning 18 months prior to date of the World Championship).
4. Team selection (including alternates) will be June 11-13, 2012 with Team notification and public announcement coming as quickly as possible following.

In the event the 2011 World Championship is scheduled within six weeks of the National Championship:

1. Any American finishing in the top-10 at the 2011 World Championship (for their respective gender) will gain automatic selection to the 2012 World Championship Team.
2. The top male American finisher and top female American finisher in the 2011 USA 24-Hour Run National Championship (North Coast 24-Hour, Cleveland, OH, Sept. 17-18, 2011) will be automatically selected to the team if they achieve the following minimum distances in that race: 135 miles for Men; 120 miles for Women. (Provided that all positions are not filled through criteria 1)
3. All remaining team positions for both Men and Women (up to a total team membership of 6 Men and 6 Women) will be filled based on qualifying performances in 24-hour races or certified 24-hour splits in multiday fixed-time races, on certified (or otherwise judged by USATF to be accurate in cases where certification is impractical) courses or tracks, in races which provide lap-recording to USATF and IAAF standards, in rank order, achieved between March 18, 2011 and June 11, 2012 (a period beginning 18 months prior to date of the World Championship).
4. Team selection (including alternates) will be June 11-13, 2012 with Team notification and public announcement coming as quickly as possible following.

In the event the 2011 World Championship race is not held:

1. The top male American finisher and top female American finisher in the 2010 USA 24-Hour Run National Championship (North Coast 24-Hour, Cleveland, OH, Sept. 18-19, 2010) will be automatically selected to the team if they achieve the following minimum distances in that race: 135 miles for Men; 120 miles for Women.
2. The top two male American finishers and the top two female American finishers in the 2011 USA 24-Hour Run National Championship (North Coast 24-Hour, Cleveland, OH, Sept. 17-18, 2011) will be automatically selected to the team if they achieve the following minimum distances in that race: 135 miles for Men; 120 miles for Women.
3. All remaining team positions for both Men and Women (up to a total team membership of 6 Men and 6 Women) will be filled based on qualifying performances in 24-hour races or certified 24-hour splits in multiday fixed-time races, on certified (or otherwise judged by USATF to be accurate in cases where certification is impractical) courses or tracks, in races which provide lap-recording to USATF and IAAF standards, in rank order, achieved between March 18, 2011 and June 11, 2012 (a period beginning 18 months prior to date of the World Championship.
4. Team selection (including alternates) will be June 11-13, 2012 with Team notification and public announcement coming as quickly as possible following.