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International Associationof Ultra RunnersExecutivesPresidentDirk Strumane (BEL)Email: dirkstrumane@pandora.beVice PresidentRoelof Veld (NED)Director of DevelopmentJose Antonio Soto Rojas (ESP)Director of CompetitionsHarry Arndt (GER)Director of OrganisationsJan Vandendriessche (BEL)Director of Asian AffairsSouhei Kobayashi (JPN)Joint European Group RepresentativesRoger Bonnifait (FRA)Norman Wilson (GBR)General SecretaryHilary Walker (GBR)Email: Hilary.walker@virgin.net200616 JuneIAU European 100kmChallengeTorhout (BEL)23/24 SeptIAU European 24hrTrack RaceVerona (ITA)8 OctIAU 100km World ChallengeMisari (KOR)Oct (tbd)IAU 50km Trophy Final200728/29 JulyIAU 24hr WorldChallengeDrummondville (CAN)IAU 100kmWorld/EuroChallenge (tbd)The Executive Council of the IAU decided atthe end of 2005 to introduce the IAU labelfor ultramarathon races to eventuallyrecognise World Best Performances and todefine IAU travel grants for the major IAUcompetitions (World Chs 100km, World Chs24hours, European Chs 100km, EuropeanChs 24hours).To get an IAU label, race organizers have todemonstrate that they have an accuratecourse and that the race isrecognized/permitted by the appropriateNational Federation. The level of competitionin previous events will identify the raceswhich will be awarded the more prestigioussilver and gold labels. Further informationwill be found on the IAU website.A lot of races showed interest in this newregulation, some of them have already beenawarded an IAU label. Others are still in the“waiting-room”.In addition to the races below, allultradistance races which are denotednational championships by federations areautomatically awarded an IAU bronze label.Further applications are expected.25-26 February 2006:IAU 24hrs World Challenge, TaiwanPrevious winners from the last few years lined up alongsidepromising newcomers in Taipei among teams from 20countries. The course was a 1km loop, slightly undulating,around a park by the riverside on the north edge of Taipei.ChampionChip timing kept both athletes and spectators upto date with distances covered but from mid-race rain set infor the duration. It only eased off for the last few hours.The race started steadily, but some of the leading runnersweren’t there to stay. Rudy Afanador (USA), Janos Bogar(HUN) and Mario Pirotta (ITA) lasted at the front for the firstthree hours, covering 38km, before Afanador faded (hedropped out after 7 hours). Pirotta took over the lead fornext 3 hours (73km) but there were changes behind him.Hoblea (FRA) led briefly at 7 hours, but then a previoouswinner, Ryoichi Sekiya (JPN), ominously eased into the leadat 8 hours (95km) and never relinquished it. After 12 hourshe was 6km ahead (145km), and at 18 hrs (188km) secondplaced,Hoblea was 14 km behind. At 20hrs Sekiya (JPN) was17km ahead but the minor medal places were changing allthe time. Bychov (RUS) was lying second (211km) but inthird Mohamed Magroun (FRA) had come through stronglyin the second half and he eventually overhauled the Russian.The women’s winner took longer to emerge. Defendingchampion Lyudmila Kalinina (RUS) took the lead at 3 hours,and at 6 hours (70km) she led Brigitte Bec (FRA) by 3km andSumie Inagaki (JPN) by 4km. Galina Erimina and IrinaReutovitch were close behind.Kalinina was still running very strongly after 12 hours(131km), and was 8th overall. Inagaki was second, still only4km behind. Third was Kimi Noto (JPN), with GalinaEremina (RUS) on the same lap at 125km.By 18 hours Inagaki, the winner in 2004, had overtakenKalinina and led her by a kilometre. Noto was third, 7kmbehind. With the next runners being Galina Eremina andIrina Reutovich, Russia was in the lead in the team race. Themedal positions remained unchanged over the final 6 hours.Inagaki’s time would have put her in eighth position overall.Russia, placing four in the top ten, easily won the team race.IAU label racesCONFIRMED LABELSGoseong KOR 100km Trail 11/02/2006Jeonju KOR 100km Trail 25/03/2006Sicily ITA 100km Road 01/04/2006Jeju Island KOR 200km Trail 01/04/2006Daecheong Lake KOR 100km Trail 15/04/2006Seoul Tower KOR 100km Trail 15/04/2006KUMF Cup KOR 24hr Road 05/05/2006Homigot KOR 100km Trail 13/05/2006Cheonjinam KOR 100km Trail 20/05/2006Apeldoorn NED 24hr Road 26/05/2006Palgongsan KOR 100km Trail 27/05/2006Gwangju KOR 100km Trail 10/06/2006Gold Coast AUS 100Km Road 11/06/2006Bukhangang KOR 100km Trail 24/06/2006Trans KOR South to North end KOR 537km Trail 16/07/2006•Leipzig GER 100km Road 12/08/2006Busan Summer Beach KOR 100km Trail 19/08/2006Sorakcup KOR 100km Trail 02/09/2006Trans KOR KOR 308km Trail 14/09/2006Donggang KOR 100km Trail 30/09/2006KUMF Cup KOR 100km Road 08/10/2006Chungju Lake KOR 100miles Trail 28/10/2006Yuseong KOR 100km Trail 04/11/2006Peace KOR 100km Trail 26/11/2006•KEY:Gold• Silver • Bronze •MEN:1 Ryoichi SEKIYA JPN 272.936km2 Mohamed MAGROUN FRA 248.563km3 Vladimir BYCHKOV RUS 246.098km4 Osvaldo BELTRAMINO ITA 245.698km5 Masayuki OTAKI JPN 244.572km6 Fabien HOBLEA FRA 243.709km7 Kenji OKIYAMA JPN 238.061km8 Enrico BARTOLINI ITA 235.100km9 Kwangbok KIM KOR 233.522km10 Andrei KAZANTSEV RUS 233.415kmTEAMS:1 JPN 708.3592 FRA 654.1003 ITA 651.468WOMEN:1 Sumie INAGAKI JPN 237.144km2 Lyudmila KALININA RUS 231.356km3 Kimie NOTO JPN 229.146km4 Galina EREMINA RUS 223.208km5 Irina REUTOVICH RUS 216.913km6 Karen Marie BROEGGER DEN 213.427km7 Carolynne TASSIE NZL 212.348km8 Shu Jung CHIOU TPE 206.287km9 Janneke CAZEMIER NED 203.625km10 Rimma PALTEVA RUS 202.705kmTEAMS:1 RUS 671.477km2 JPN 654.555km3 FRA 596.172kmTAIPEI OPEN 24hr RACEMEN:1 Motohisa TADOKORO JPN 235.054km2 Hiroyuki NISHIMURA JPN 228.071km3 Ryoichi SATO JPN 205.770kmWOMEN:1 Sharon GAYTER GBR 214.568km2 Yasuko KANEHIRA JPN 208.810km3 Emi KATO JPN 193.324kmProvisional Labels(waiting for clarification of some details)Busan Beach KOR 100km Trail 14/01/2006Rodgau GER 50km Road 28/01/2006Taipei TPE 24H Road 28/02/2006Stein NED 24H or 6H Road 01/04/2006Canberra AUS 50km Road 10/04/2006Rodenbach GER 50Km Road 29/04/2006Rodenbach GER 100km Road 29/04/2006Harriers Elk/Beaver Ultras CAN 100km Trail 06/05/2006•Glenrothes SCO 50km Road 14/05/2006Vendee FRA 100km Road 27/05/2006Gold Coast AUS 24hr Road 11/06/2006Gold Coast AUS 48hr Road 11/06/2006Winshoten NED 100km Road 07/09/2006Lupotissima ITA 24hr Road 24/09/2006Romagna ITA 100km Road 25/09/2006Santander ESP 100km Road 30/09/2006Koln GER 12H or 6H Road 15/10/2006Applications are expected soon from:Madrid ESP 100km Road 12/03/2006St.Nazaire FRA 100km Road 18/03/2006BRNO CZE 48-24H ? Indoor 24/03/2006Loutraki GRE 24H Track 07/04/2006East Hull harriers GBR 24H Track 07/05/2006Steenwerck FRA 100km Road 10/05/2006Gistel BEL 50km Road 20/05/2006Torhout BEL 100km Road 16/06/2006Eidsvoll NOR 6H Road 27/08/2006San Remo ITA 50km Road 17/09/2006Deventer NED 100km Track 12/11/2006•DISTANCE RUNNING April - June 200633