Our new Road Running and Cross Country International Handbook is out

Saturday 14th October 2023

The Road Running and Cross Country International Handbook has now been published for the 2023-24 season, and is available from our Team Selection page.

The document contains dates for both domestic and international events, along with selection information for opportunities to represent Scotland internationally.

It is important to note that only athletes who will benefit from the standard of competition at a particular event will be selected and that the selection committee has discretion to leave places empty if necessary.

Although this type of decision can be disappointing for athletes, there are a number of factors that will affect the standard of team that may be sent to particular events and all of these will be taken into account. These may include the age of an athlete, the wishes of race promoters, the demands of the event (distance, conditions and course profile) and funding.

The selected teams for the events in the programme will be funded by scottishathletics Road Running and Cross Country budget. For this programme to be successful and to ensure progress towards our aim of fielding Scottish athletes in GB Teams, our top endurance athletes and their coaches are encouraged to participate in this programme and plan their season accordingly.

Please keep Head of Performance Mark Pollard and/or members of the selection committee fully informed of athletes’ racing programmes, results, training progress, injuries, illness and availability for selection for those races on the programme. This type of information and two-way communication is extremely valuable in assisting the selectors to pick the best possible teams.

Contacts for the Performance Team

* Other selection policies on the Team Selection page are also being updated – recent updates have included all three District selection policies.

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