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posted: 21-5-2013
 IAU Trail World Championships 2013 North Wales July 6th - -Latest News.

 Yesterday (May 20th) we had some very useful meetings on site in Wales in preparation for sending out further details in the General Information Form and Entry Form by the end of this week. 

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posted: 20-5-2013
Presentations 4th IAU Medical Conference on Ultrarunning

The 4th IAU Medical Conference on Ultrarunning took place on May 10th in Steenbergen, the Netherlands. more >>

posted: 19-5-2013
Video from Steenbergen on You Tube

Several videos from the race, the ceremonies and the Medical Conference have been uploaded on You Tube. more >>

posted: 13-5-2013
Olsen and Kudo win in Steenbergen 24 Hour World and European Championships

The International Association of Ultrarunners organized the 10th IAU World and 19th European Championships in Steenbergen, the Netherlands on May 11-12th 2013. more >>

posted: 13-5-2013
Kudo Establishes World´s Best Performance at World & European Championships

Mami Kudo (JPN) established a World´s Best Performance (WBPs) at the IAU 24 Hour World and European Championships in Steenbergen, the Netherlands on May 11-12th 2013. more >>

posted: 13-5-2013

The Durban Region in South Africa Confirmed for 100km World Championships

The IAU 100km World Championships have been confirmed in South Africa on October 26th.

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posted: 11-5-2013
Live Updates from Steenbergen

We will carry Live Coverage from Steenbergen. more >>

posted: 7-5-2013
Live Updates on LOC Steenbergen Website

Live Updates will also be carried on the LOC website and will have several sections. more >>

posted: 7-5-2013
Media Report: IAU 24 Hour World and European Championships

The 10th IAU 24 Hour World and 19th European Championships takes places on May 11th 2013. more >>

posted: 6-5-2013
 IAU Executive Council meeting  Belves, France.

 The IAU Executive Council held a meeting at the end of the weekend of the successful IAU 100K European Championships in Belves France.

 Key items discussed and decided were included changes in Executive Council membership, ratifications of World Age Best Performances,  the progress of IAU Championships this year, Doping Policy – new  IAAF initiative for blood testing,   IAU Website.

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posted: 4-5-2013
IAU presents the 4th Medical Conference on Ultrarunning in Steenbergen, the Netherlands (Includes Conference Report)

Steenbergen will be the site of the 4th IAU Medical Conference on ultrarunning "Going the Distance: Food and Fluid Intake to Optimize Performance and Minimize Disease" on May 10th 2013 starting at 10am (to noon). more >>

posted: 4-5-2013
Joint IAAF-IAU Blood Testing Programme at Steenbergen

The IAAF is continually enhancing its drug testing programme. This was evident in their last world championships where a substantial blood testing programme was in place.   more >>

posted: 1-5-2013
IAU 24H World & European Championships 11-12th May, Steenbergen, Nederlands. Athletes Lists
 
Having completed a very successful IAU 100K European Championships in Belves, France, last weekend, ultradistance eyes now turn to the IAU 24H Championships in Steenbergen on May 11-12th. Full details of the athletes taking part are below.
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posted: 28-4-2013
Cuevas and Berg win the 22nd IAU 100km European Championships

On April 27th 2013, Asier Cuevas (ESP) and Kajsa Berg (SWE) won the IAU 100km European Championships. The championship took place in Belves, France about 200kms from Bordeaux.
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posted: 27-4-2013
2013 100km European Championships Live Update

We will be posting some updates as the race goes along from the 100km European Championships. more >>

posted: 27-4-2013
Results 22nd 100km IAU European Championships

Please find attached the results from the 22nd IAU European Championships. more >>

posted: 22-4-2013
 22nd IAU 100K European Championships Belves, France 2013  - Championships entrants.

Dear all, we are now finalising the registered lists of athletes for the European Championships next weekend and these are attached. We have 19 countries taking part and about 97 athletes.

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posted: 22-4-2013

Media Report: 22nd 100km European Championships

The 22nd 100km IAU European Championships takes place on April 27th in Bleves, France.

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posted: 22-4-2013
National Swiss 100km Running Championships

Please find the attached article by Andi Race Director of the Swiss 100km Running Championships. more >>

posted: 19-4-2013
 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.

4th IAU Trail World Championships to be held in Gwydyr Forest, North Wales on July 6th 2013  [UPDATED with course map 22nd April 2013]

The IAU Executive Committee is pleased to announce that the 4th IAU Trail World Championships will be held in North Wales in Gwydyr Forest on July 6th  2013. This is in agreement with the Local Organising Committee composed of a partnership of the Welsh Government, Conwy Borough Council and both Welsh Athletics and British Athletics. A provisional course map has also been put on the website.

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posted: 17-4-2013
IAU Extends its Condolences for the Tragic Events in Boston

The International Association of Ultrarunners extends its deepest condolences for the tragic events of the Boston Marathon on April 15th.
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posted: 14-4-2013
Cape Verde Island Joins IAU!

It is with great pleasure we announce that Cape Verde Islands have become the newest member of the IAU. more >>

posted: 14-4-2013
4th IAU Medical Conference at the 24 Hour World Championships 2013

The IAU brings you the 4th IAU Medical Conference on ultrarunning. After the successful initiation of the previous three medical conferences (Seoul, Brive and Winschoten), Steenbergen will be the site of the next conference.   more >>

posted: 26-3-2013
IAU Registered in Monaco  ( updated 25th March ) 

The IAU has made a huge leap in its existence. It has been registered in Monaco and the Monaco bulletin and the final accepted IAU constitution can now be found under the IAU tab "Constitution" . more >>

posted: 24-3-2013
Mad City 100km US Championships

IAU Bronze labelled event, 100km US Championshis takes place in Mad City, WI. more >>

posted: 4-3-2013
 IAU 24H World and European Championships, Steenbergen, Nederlands 11th/12th May 2013

 

Latest news.  All IAU Member Federations have been sent the General Information Sheet and the PEF and FEF this morning – 4th March 2013 – with the deadline for the return of the completed PEF by March 18th. One country has already returned its PEF within a few hours!

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posted: 2-3-2013
IAU eNEWS March 2013 in circulation

Please note that the latest version of the IAU eNEWS is under circulation. more >>

posted: 20-2-2013
 IAU 100K European Championships 2013, Belves (FRA) April 27th 2013.

Today, (20th February) the FFA have sent out the invitations and details for the IAU 100K Championships to all the IAU European Member Federations and the IAU have also sent out the travel grant information to the individual countries. For both athletes and team managers the General Information Sheet is attached here and we look forward to seeing all our European friends in Belves in April.

 

Hilary Walker

IAU General Secretary

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posted: 3-2-2013
Frequency of MIAUCs

At the annual Executive Council meeting, the IAU Council members, discussed the frequency of the MIAUCs. more >>

posted: 3-2-2013
Highlights from IAU Council Meeting 2013

The IAU Executive Council met in Monaco from January 11-13th 2013 to discuss issues pertinent to IAU. more >>

posted: 2-2-2013
Bids for 24 Hour World Championships and 50km World Trophy Final 2014

We are accepting bids for Championships 2014. more >>

posted: 21-1-2013
Calcaterra and Kudo voted Athlete of the Year 2012

It is with great pleasure we announce that Giorgio Calcaterra (ITA) and Mami Kudo (JPN) have been voted as the Athletes of the Year 2012. more >>

posted: 27-11-2012
IAU Championship Results

You can find the results from previous IAU World Championships. more >>

posted: 21-10-2012

Steven Way and Helen Taranowski the strongest in Italy
(report IAU 50K World Trophy Final + results)
 

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posted: 10-9-2012
 IAU Extraordinary General Congress. Katowice September 7th 2012.

 On the day before the IAU 24H World and European Championships, the IAU member federation representatives met for a Extraordinary General Congress to consider the revised draft constitution to make the IAU´s home in Monaco. 

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posted: 8-9-2012
IAU WC24H 2012 : Pictures are online ..
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posted: 2-9-2012
 IAU Extraordinary Congress 7th September Katowice.

A revised draft of the proposed new Constitution has been uploaded to the website.
Please read further:-

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posted: 21-8-2012

IAU 24H World and European Championships 8-9th September 2012 Katowice Poland. 

Entry Lists updated 26th August

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posted: 22-7-2012
Dates Announced for the 4th Trail World Championships

The 4th Trail World Championships will take place in Wales, the United Kingdom. more >>

posted: 15-7-2012
 Revision of IAU Constitution, IAU Extraordinary Congress, Katowice, 7th September.

During the IAU Congress in Seregno in April, Dirk Strumane in his address on the Report of the Executive Council gave notice that the IAU Executive Council were working with the IAAF to adjust and strengthen our legal position and get the benefits from registering the IAU in Monaco at the IAAF address. 

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posted: 8-5-2012
 IAU Area Representatives for Africa and Oceania, America  and Asia  Results of the Elections

The IAU Member Federations voted by email correspondence for their Area Representatives and the results of the election can now be posted. more >>

posted: 30-4-2012
 IAU Congress 2012 Draft Minutes.
All the details are attached.

Hilary Walker
IAU General Secretary
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posted: 22-4-2012
Pictures IAU WC 100K online !
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posted: 9-4-2012
IAU labelling: ONLINE application starts now !
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posted: 22-3-2012
Video course WC100km in Seregno 2012
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posted: 25-2-2012
IAU ELECTIONS FOR IAU EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 2012 - 2016 LIST OF CANDIDATES.
from the IAU General Secretary:-

 Dear all,  now that the deadline for nominations has passed, here is the complete list of nominations for the Elections for the IAU Executive Council and Area Representatives for 2012-2016.  These will be held in the IAU Congress in Soregno on April 21st as stated in the letter sent out to IAU member federations in January and is on the website.  The list of candidates can also be downloaded. See here more >>

posted: 19-1-2012

Retrospection: "Why did IAU introduce the IAU Labelling system" ?

In the year 2005 the IAU introduced the IAU labelling system. A totally new regulation that was inspired by recognizing problems in the past..

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posted: 19-1-2012
IAU Congress 2012 Seregno, Italy April 21st 2012

All IAU Member Federations have been sent an invitation to the IAU Congress 2012 which will be held on the site of the IAU 100K World and European Championships in Seregno, Italy. more >>

posted: 6-1-2012
High time to get YOUR results on the IAU website !!
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posted: 6-1-2012

Add your race in the IAU CALENDAR, right now!

All ultrarun organisers are invited to put their race in the IAU fixture list.

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posted: 19-8-2011
Media Report Correction

Please note an error in the race description for Assen in the Media Report. more >>

posted: 4-5-2011
IAU Report submitted to the IAAF Road Running Commission

Please find the IAU report submitted to the IAAF Road Running Commission submitted recenlty in London. more >>

posted: 12-4-2011
Mami Kudo breaks 18 year old World Record 48H in Athens with 8km !

The International Festival of Athens was once more the place to break records.
Remarkable performances also in the 24H, 72H, 7 Days and of course the 1000km event ! more >>

posted: 31-3-2011
Japan dominates the 2nd edition of the IAU 100 km Asian Championship
(Jeju island – South Korea)
In the early morning of Saturday March 26th  417 athletes lined up in Tapdong Park, Jeju City (South Korea) for the 10th edition of the Jeju International Ultra Marathon.
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posted: 23-3-2011
2nd IAU 100km Asian Championships

Jeju Island, South Korea is the site for the 2nd IAU 100km Asian Championships. The race will take place on March 26th 2011. more >>

posted: 21-3-2011
3rd IAU Trail World Championships Information

The 3rd IAU Trail World Championships is taking place on July 9th 2011 in Connemara, Ireland. more >>

posted: 16-3-2011
Taiwan Ultrarunners Pledge Support to Japan Red Cross

When I first ventured into the sport of ultrarunning at the beginning of this century, I did not realize that I was not only entering a new sport but also being invited into an entirely new family --- the ultrarunning community.

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posted: 16-3-2011

IAU Extends its Sympathies to Japan on the Recent Tragedy

The IAU Executive Council extends its sympathies to the citizens of Japan and the Japan Ultrarunning Federation in the wake of the recent earthquake that struck the nation.

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posted: 10-3-2011
Final Update on the 24 Hour World Championships 2011

We thank our readers, coaches and athletes for their patience as we sought for a potential bid to host the 24 Hour World Championships in 2011. Please read the final update on the championships below by Dirk Strumane, IAU President. more >>

posted: 8-3-2011
UPDATED 50km World Trophy Final Series List

Please find the updated list (8th March 2011) for the 50km World Trophy Series.   more >>

posted: 14-2-2011
General Information Sheet for Asian 100km Championships

The 2nd IAU 100km Asian Championships are returning to Jeju, South Korea. more >>

posted: 17-11-2010
IAU Congress 2010 draft minutes more >>

posted: 1-1-2009

News archive


 
Interview with Cecilia Mora (ITA) 2nd Place at the 3rd IAU Trail World Championships

Cecilia Mora (ITA) finished 2nd at the IAU Trail World Championships in Connemara, Ireland. She completed the 70km course in 7:50:02 to take silver.

I chatted with Cecilia about her race.

Nadeem Khan (NK): Congratulations Cecilia. Are you happy with your race?
Cecilia Mora (CM): Yes, I am very happy. But yesterday I couldn’t have dreamt this. I felt good for the race.
 
NK: Where are you headed from here?
CM: Very important race, in particular, next Sunday I will run Sky Race.
 
NK: You had told me before the race, that you will advise me after the race, how Serre Chevalier is different from Connemara?
CM: The course was difficult but the view was very beautiful and very nice.
 
NK: I wish you the very best and hope to see you again.
CM: Yes, at the next trail championships!

Nadeem Khan
Director of Communications
nadeem.khan@iau-ultramarathon.org