Selection - 50km World Championships

CANADIAN 50KM NATIONAL TEAM SELECTION

*Last accepted qualifier for National Team Selection 2025 will be 7 September 2025*

Selection Information

To be considered for the National Team you must be a Canadian citizen with a valid Canadian passport.

Selection takes place 3 months prior to the World Championships.

It is important to note that as of 22 June 2025, we have no information on these Championships. ACU may choose not to send a team to these championships. You can indicate your desire to apply in advance by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Applications for 2025 are expected to open in mid August and are expected to close on 7 September 2025. An online application form will be available on this page at the time.

The team announcement will be made approximately 1 week later. Athletes are expected to have completed the free "Clean Sport (Untracked)" anti-doping course on the CCES (Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport) website at the time of their application and to submit their certificate of completion with their application.

National Team Selection will be based on the performances registered in the previous 24 months prior to the date of the World Championships.

It is the responsibility of the athlete to apply to the ACU using an application form that will be made available on this webpage when applications are open. It can be helpful for the athlete to check that their performance(s), wherever they may have been run, are posted on the DUV ranking list.

A team of up to 6 men and 6 women will be selected. The team size is at the discretion of the ACU.

IAU Standards for Provision of Travel Grants to National Teams

Additionally, travel grants are based on the travel distance from the national capital city (Ottawa) to the Championships capital city, divided into 4 travel zones:

Zone 1 - more than 15hr flying; Zone 2 - more than 9hr flying; Zone 3 - between 4h and 9hr flying; Zone 4 - less than 4hr flying

Applicants must be members in good standing of the ACU at the time of their application and maintain their membership if selected, throughout the timeframe of the World Championships.

Selected Team members agree to abide by the ACU Team Members Code of Conduct and IAU Rules and Regulations. This includes rules related to shoes. Shoes worn in competition must comply with IAU rules, which are in alignment with World Athletics (WA) Rule 5. Sole thickness cannot exceed 40mm for road (and track) ultras. Shoes must be publicly available (on the open market) at the time of competition. Bespoke or 'development' shoes cannot be wore in competition. [Note: Athletes attempting to qualify for national teams are also expected to adhere to this rule, which supports fairness and the primacy of human endeavour over shoe technology.] Link to ACU Shoe Policy.

The ACU is self-funded and athletes will have to cover the majority of the travel costs to the event. Any funding that becomes available will be announced as it materialises. Travel grant money received to the ACU on behalf of athletes is pooled and divided equally amongst athletes, regardless of the category of the qualifying performance.

Qualifying Standards 2025

National Team Members 2025