Endurance Handbook

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ENDURANCE AWARDS
AN INTRODUCTIONTO ENDURANCERUNNING
SECTION 8
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SECONDARY HALF MARATHON TEAM CHALLENGE
These exciting challenges give children the opportunity to tackle national and world records as a
team. Aviva UKA Academy Awards can be gained by teams who achieve the standards.
Both half or a full marathon distance in 200m legs. Please note that in each case the first leg is
shorter than the rest.
SECONDARY MARATHON TEAM CHALLENGE
British Women's Record Holder: Paula Radcliffe; 65mins 40s, Great North Run, 21st Sept 2003
World Women's Record Holder: Lornah Kiplagat; 66mins 25s, Udine, 14th October 2007
British Men's Record Holder: Steve Jones; 60mins 59s, Great North Run, 8th June 1986
World Men's Record Holder: Zersenay Tadese; 58mins 23s, Lisbon, 21st March 2010
British & World Women's Record Holder: Paula Radcliffe; 2hr 15mins 25s; London Marathon, 13th April 2003
British Men's Record Holder: Paul Evans; 2h 07m 13s Chicago Marathon, 20th Oct 1985
World Men's Record Holder: Haile Gebrselassie; 2:03:59
School teams equaling or bettering the target time would be entitled to an Aviva UKA Academy
Endurance Award. For more information on competitions using the above relays, including internet
competitions, please visit
Details of target times for single sex teams can be found at
Current UK best performances are taken from World best performances are taken from
Aviva UKA Academy Endurance Awards
Half-Marathon Team Challenge
Distance: 21097.5m
No. in team: 1 5–21 Girls or 15–21 Boys
No. of legs: 105 (1 x 97.5m, 105 x 200m)
No. of laps of a 400m track: 52 laps plus 297.5m
No. of laps of a 200m track: 105 laps plus 97.5m
No. of reserves: up to 3 reserves may be used
Aviva UKA Academy Endurance Awards
Marathon Team Challenge
Distance: 42195m
No. in team: *32 Girls and Boys
No. of legs: 105 (1 x 195m, 210 x 200m)
No. of laps of a 400m track: 105 laps plus 195m
No. of laps of a 200m track: 210 laps plus 195m
No. of reserves: up to 3 reserves may be used
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