Masters (35-39, 40+)

Welcome to the BCA Masters Page

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Masters News  |  Who is a Master?  |  Age group results - age graded results  |  Reasons to join BC Athletics - Masters  |  Masters achievement awards  |  Masters Events  |  Results  |  Records  |  Links & Miscellaneous

Masters News

February 7/10: Masters Road Records Updated
January 21/10: Masters T&F Records Updated
JANUARY 11, 2010 — KAMLOOPS EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED

It isn't too late to register for the 2010 World Masters Indoor Athletics Championships!

The Kamloops Local Organizing Committee is pleased to announce that athletes from 49 countries have thus far registered for this world-class track and field event, which will be held March 1-6 and will be based at the Tournament Capital Centre.

The committee has heard from more countries who also wish to enter, so local organizers in consultation with World Masters Athletics have decided to extend the early registration deadline (and early-bird pricing) two weeks to Jan. 23.

DECEMBER 18, 2009 — NOTE: ALL BC MASTERS ATHLETES

Below is an important message from the Canadian Masters Athletic Association regarding the World Masters Indoor Championships in Kamloops. The CMAA is assisting the organizers to put on the Championships and is processing all the Canadian entries.

Deadline for Entering Kamloops indoor Championships

As you likely know, the World Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships are being held in Kamloops, BC on March 1 to 6, 2010. Go to the Championships web site, www.kamloops2010masters.com for details, or access it from the CMAA web site, www.canadianmastersathletics.com. Detailed instructions for Canadians wishing to enter can be found in the "World Masters Indoor Track & Field Championship Instructions"PDF file document. Read them carefully, and particularly note the following:

  • The deadline for Canadian entries to get to the CMAA is January 4, 2010. If many entries arrive in the last few days before this deadline, it may be hard to get them all to the Kamloops organizers on time, so please ensure that you enter in advance of that date. The entry and all attachments must be sent to Brian Keaveney — see details in the instructions documentPDF file.
  • A 2010 membership in the CMAA is necessary, in order to compete in Kamloops. If you don't already have your 2010 CMAA membership, you can join either for the full year, at a fee of $25.00 individual or $37.50 for a family of two, or buy an individual membership good for the Championships only, for $10.00. In either case, please print the membership application form, which is on the CMAA web site. Send your annual membership application and cheque to Joan Christensen but, if you wish a Championships membership only, include the application form and payment with your Kamloops entry, and send it to Brian.

Harold Morioka
Provincial director to the CMAA
himorioka@telus.net

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Masters Cross Country - BC Champs - at Jericho Beach

Who is a Master?

Your entry to an Athletics event could be simply to have fun, have a healthy workout, pick up an attractive t-shirt, support a charity or, as a serious competitor, attempt a personal best performance.

The only requirement for being a masters member in any BC Athletics sanctioned event is to be 35 years of age or older.

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Age group results—age graded results

Proposed and Unapproved New Masters Age Graded Tables: 2006

Competition results can be calculated on an overall performance basis where athletes compare their performance to how other competitors in their age group performed. Some events now provide age graded results. These results are generated from tables developed by reviewing the performances of a large number of athletes over a long period of time, in each of the age categories, as well as the world records by age groupings. The tables then indicate an ultimate performance that could be expected from any age. There are separate tables for males and females.

Age graded results can be used in several ways. Using these tables, each athlete's performance can be calculated as a percentage of these extremely high standards for both male and female at each age. New results are then processed based on percentage achievement. Hence the playing field is leveled by compensating for age and sex. These age graded results can be very different from the overall results. It's possible that a 45-year old woman would displace a 28-year old male overall winner as the age graded winner. This, of course, is competitive and many (in fact most) participants don't enter events solely for competition. There are other effective ways of using performance percentages.

For example: if your performance in a 5K race was @ 78.3%, you could apply this percentage to the table for 10K at your age and calculate your expected finish time at 10K for the same effort. This would enable you to establish your mile pace to ensure that you don't go out too fast in the 10K event.

As you age you can use age graded results to compare your fitness and conditioning from one year to any other year. It's also useful in tracking your progress over any number of dissimilar events.

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Reasons to join BC Athletics - Masters

  • Receive the annual publication of the Events Calendar
  • Liability and Sport Injury/Accident Insurance
  • $3.00 deduction from entry fees at BC Athletics sanctioned events
  • Discounts on merchandise from selected sports stores
  • Registered member of BC Athletics
  • Branch member of Athletics Canada

Supporting BC Athletics through an annual membership fee of $40 + GST (for Masters athletes) helps to fund the governing body of our sport and helps to ensure that:

  • BC Athletics sanctioned events meet standards for safety, officiating and organization
  • workshops and seminars are provided to enhance the overall well-being of athletics as a sport
  • there is co-ordination of the many volunteer efforts provided by the athletics community
  • there is direct contact for Athletics information by telephone or the internet

As a member you are welcome to attend the Masters Committee Annual General Meeting or stand for election to the Masters Committee Board itself.

For coaching, for group workouts, for increased social activities and for team events such as the Haney to Harrison Relay, there are a number of BC Athletics affiliated clubs that welcome all levels and all ages of Masters Athletes.

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Masters achievements awards

These awards are in the form of pins in bronze, silver and gold which represent increasingly higher standards of performance. These pins are available for purchase by masters who have achieved the required standards. The standards are adapted from those that the Canadian Masters Athletics Association used to have for their crests, and cover a wide range of events.

The standards may be viewed by clicking on one of the following links:

To apply for a pin

Please print the Masters achievement award application form ( 16 KB) and mail (with the $9.04 fee) to BC Athletics, 120 - 3820 Cessna Dr., Richmond, BC  V7B 0A2.

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Masters Events 2009

  • Front Runners Island Race Series begins January 11 with Prairie Inn Pioneer 8k BC Championship
  • Canadian Tire Interior Road Race series begins February 15
  • Lower Mainland Road Race Series (NEW) begins March 14
  • Northern Road Race Series begins in March
  • USATF Masters Indoor Track and Field Championships, Landover, Maryland March 20-22
  • Ontario Masters Indoor Championships, Toronto March 29
  • Sunshine Coast April Fool's Run April 5 - BC Half Marathon Championship
  • 2009 BC MASTERS Track and Field Championships, Nanaimo May 23-24
  • AMBLESIDE Masters Mile, West Vancouver June 6
  • Chemainus Twilight Shuffle 5k BC Championship June 16
  • USATF Masters Outdoor T&F Championships, Oshkosh, Wisconsin July 9-12
  • CANADIAN MASTERS Track and Field Championships, Kamloops, BC July 17-19
  • 18th WMA World Masters T&F Championships, Lahti, Finland July 28-August 8
  • BC SENIOR GAMES, Richmond Sept. 16-19
  • BC Marathon Championship Victoria October 11
  • World Masters Games, Sydney, Australia October 10-18
  • BC MASTERS Cross-Country Championships Vancouver Oct. 31
  • MASTERS ONLY Cross-Country, Vancouver Nov. 11
  • CANADIAN MASTERS Cross-Country Championship, Guelph Ontario Nov. 28

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Results

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Records

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Links & Miscellaneous

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