Essex Senior Track 5k – 7th July

19 May 2021 - By Liz Stuckey

Essex Athletics Association
2021 5000m Senior Track Championships

Date: Wednesday 7th July 2021
Venue: Chelmsford Athletics Centre
Start Times: 6.45pm – 9.00pm
Entry deadline: 6pm Sunday 20th June 2021 (or as soon as the entry limit is reached)
Entry Limit: Max 108
Age categories – Senior, V40, V50 (U20s can enter as seniors – must be 17 by 31/8/21)

There will be 6 individual races starting every 25/30 minutes between 6.45pm and 9.00pm, with up to 18 athletes per race.

You will be asked to predict your finishing time on the entry form and this (together with any other relevant evidence) will determine your seeding and race allocation. We will endeavour to seed athletes with similar times to make this as much of a real race as possible.

Your individual start time will be communicated once entries have closed. Please do not enter unless you can make any start in the range above but as an indication the fastest runners will run in the A race last and the slower runners at the start of the night.

Due to the limited number of athletes that can be accommodated, and the need to adhere to strict start times, all runners must be capable of following standards:

Men – Sub 20 minutes
Women – Sub 23 minutes

Please do not enter if you do not expect to be able to run the minimum standard.

The race is an Essex County Championship race only. Athletes must be Essex qualified and a paid up current member of England Athletics. Any athletes that enters that do not meet these conditions will forfeit their entry.

Essex Championship medals (Open, V40 and V50) will be awarded based on finish times which may mean the county champion could come from any race not just the last race of the day.

No refunds will be given for athletes who cannot make their allocated start time. If any athlete misses their allocated start time they cannot run in a subsequent race. Refunds may not be possible should there be a change in Government restrictions that mean the event cannot proceed as currently planned.

Finally, please pay attention to the rules governing permitted shoes for track races.

https://endurancecui.active.com/event-reg/select-race?e=75524531