National Intermediate and Masters Cross-Country Chps 2022 - Changes to County Team Entry
National Intermediate & Masters Cross-Country Championships 2022
Castlelyons, Co. Cork
Sunday February 13th 2022
Athletics Ireland is implementing changes to Entries for the National Intermediate & Masters Cross-Country Championships, as passed bt the 2014 Congress. As a result, Counties will no longer need to formally enter teams, as the first (applicable number of) scorers for the event/team across the finish line will constitute the relevant Club or County team
Motion 41 2014 Congress
41. THAT: the race day management for some National Cross Country Championship events (and other events, if applicable) is simplified by abolishing the need to declare specific teams on the day, and adopting a policy whereby the first given number of athletes over the line are the scoring athletes for their club and/or county teams
Entries
What this means is that all entries will be made by individuals, or their club, and county teams will comprise of the combined club entries, and counties will not, as previously, be declaring teams
Entry Link
NB: You will be unable to complete the entry process unless you are Registered for 2022
Cork Athletes Registered with Non-Cork Clubs
Any athlete registered with a club in another county, who intends running, should text or email Cork Athletics Competition Secretary Ina Killeen 0868591522 [Please Text ONLY], so that we can ensure that they appear on the Cork declarations
National Intermediate Cross-Country Championships
The Intermediate Championships are open to all athletes aged at least 20 years on 31st December 2022, as per the following:
From AAI Competition Booklet (2016 - 2017) (PDF File)
1. Intermediate athletes must be 20 years of age or over on the 31st December in the year of competition
2. An athlete who has never been an individual medal winner or a scoring member of the winning club or county team at National Intermediate Championships
3. An athlete who has never been an individual medal winner or a scoring member of the winning club or county team at National Senior Grade A Championships
4. An athlete who has never been an individual medal winner or a scoring member of the winning club at National Senior 4000m Cross Country Championship (2016 onwards)
5. An athlete who has never been an individual medal winner at National level in any senior track indoor or outdoor at 1500m and upwards
6. An athlete who has never been an individual medal winner at National level in road event at 1500m and upwards, or a scoring member of the winning club or county team at National Senior Grade A Championships
7. An athlete who has never been on a representative team at Senior International Level
8. Status of an athlete will not be altered during a cross country season (September to April) other than in the case of an individual win
So, If you are ineligible for County or Munster Intermediate, you may still be eligible to take part at National level
Scoring Teams and Distances comprise the following
Masters categories depend on the individual's age on the date of the event, i.e. on February 13th 2022
Category | Club | County | Distance |
Intermediate Women | 4 to score | 4 to score | 5k |
Intermediate Men | 4 to score | 6 to score | 8k |
Women F35 | 4 to score | 4 to score | 4k |
Women F50 | 4 to score | 4 to score | 4k |
Women F65 | 3 to score | 4 to score | 4k |
Men M65 | 3 to score | 4 to score | 4k |
Men M35 | 4 to score | 6 to score | 7k |
Men M50 | 4 to score | 6 to score | 7k |