2022 Nedbank Runified Breaking Barriers 50km
6th March 2022
50km Road Race
ProtectedR450.00
20+
50km
This is a 50km road running event. Runners must be a minimum age of 20 years on race day to participate.
This category needs an access code to proceed.
Please Note: This category needs an access code to proceed.
Entry Criteria and Prize Money
- The event is a based-on invite with a 200-runner limit including suitable age group athletes who declare their intention and have reasonable ability to go for the relevant World Age Group Best. National records will also be considered providing the athlete declares their intent to break that record at the Technical Meeting and provide proof of the current record. The athlete will be responsible for the costs of any doping control required for the ratification of the record.
- World Age Group Best can be broken on a 5-year category.
- Athletes may also focus on their relevant Continental Best.
- The value of the cash incentives for Age Group and Continental Best will be announced at the Athletes Technical Meeting when the number of Age Categories and Continents represented is clear.
- Athletes are responsible for, and must, ensure that all entry details are complete and correct at the time of registration. The athlete must ensure they are correctly affiliated to any organization required for the recognition of the best / record. Any omission on details may affect the status of the record or best.
- The athlete who believes they have broken a record or best must report to the race referee and doping control officer immediately after exiting the No Go Zone at the finish.
- The organizer has right to declare any record / best attempt publicly as part of event promotion.
- The organizer has the option of providing suitable legal pacers. The Pacing strategy will be announced at the compulsory Athletes Technical Meeting.
- Application to enter the event is as below:
- Athletes who meet the identified men and women criteria based on previous 50km, marathon and / or 10km in the tables below can apply to organizers for consideration of entry. E-Mail to nbsport@lantic.net or nickbsport@lantic.net
- The athlete must provide a resume to support their application showing their potential to compete at the required record level.Platinum level will get free entry.
- The organizers have the option, but no obligation, to assist an athlete with expenses based on the submission.
- The organizers may accept other / additional athletes who do not make the required age category criteria for purposes of achieving set numbers for competition, pacing or ambassadorial roles.
50km Prize Money
| Men & Women | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | R130 000 | R60 000 | R35 000 | R25 000 | R10 000 | R7 000 | R6 000 | R5 000 | R2 500 | R1 000 |
| 35-39 | R2 000 | |||||||||
| 40-44 | R2 000 | |||||||||
| 45-49 | R2 000 | |||||||||
| 50-54 | R2 000 | |||||||||
| 55-59 | R2 000 | |||||||||
| 60-64 | R2 000 | |||||||||
| 65-69 | R2 000 | |||||||||
| 70+ | R2 000 | |||||||||
| Continental Records | ||||||||||
| Africa | R5 000 | |||||||||
| Asia | R5 000 | |||||||||
| Europe | R5 000 | |||||||||
| North America | R5 000 | |||||||||
| Oceania | R5 000 | |||||||||
| South America | R5 000 |
Prize money for 50km (All Prize money will be paid via EFT once clearance has been received from Athletics South Africa. No cash prize money will be paid to athletes. ID Documents are needed for category winners. All international athletes will be subject to Income Tax, which will be deducted from all money received (including money received from prize money, incentives and any appearance fee (where applicable) as is required by the South African Revenue service. Furthermore, some athletes/Managers may need to be required to get SARB approval prior to payment being made.
