British OCR 100m Championships 2024

Race the inaugural British OCR 100m Championships hosted by FitFest – Europe’s unrivalled festival of fitness December 7th and 8th. A fast, action packed course will be available for athletes to test themselves against the best in the country. All athletes get two qualification rounds with a set number of athletes then progressing to the finals based on their qualification times.

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Divisions:

The divisions below will have qualification heats on Saturday, with the finals on Sunday.

  • Elite – all British citizens and residents can compete for a top 16 spot in the final
  • Age Group
    • Youth (10-15)
    • Junior (16-19)
    • Masters (40+)
  • Para
  • International

The podiums for these awards will be at 4pm on Sunday.

Additional age group awards:

In addition the above, the following age groups will have awards given out on Saturday based on qualification heats only (e.g. no finals).

  • 10-11, 12-13, 50-59, 60+

These athletes can still qualify for their larger age group finals on Sunday too.

The event is being delivered in partnership with Pentathlon GB and FitFest.

Entry is £50 per person (+processing fees).

Under 18 registrants receive two discounted supporter entries. British Obstacle Sports and Pentathlon GB members will also be able to access a discount to come and support.

Qualification Times

Download your 100m event programme including rules and qualification schedule

Event Programme

Team event

There are two team formats. Elite and open. Please speak to a volunteer over the weekend if you would like to enter a team.

The competition will be on Sunday afternoon with the podium at 4pm. The top 4 teams from two qualification runs will progress to the finals.

FAQs

The British OCR 100m Championship is open to all British Obstacle Sports (and Pentathlon GB) members who are either UK residents or British citizens. Those travelling from overseas who are not British citizens will be able to compete competitively in our international competition. They will need to be a member of a foreign obstacle sports federation or purchase day membership to compete.

Friday, December 6th: Optional training on the course on Friday evening. Final timings to be confirmed. Note that FitFest (e.g. stands etc.) will only be open on Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday, December 7th: Individual qualification heats. Set your fastest times to qualify for the finals.

Sunday, December 8th: Individual finals, team qualification heats and finals, podium ceremony.

The individual finals will run from 9am to 3pm on Sunday, December 8th. Podiums will be at the end of the day around 5.30pm.

All races in the finals will be decided by head to head racing e.g. the first to hit the buzzer.

The top 16 male and female UK athletes (residents and/or citizens) from the qualification heats will qualify for Sunday’s finals (regardless of age).

The international athletes category will be based on the following:

  • Less than six athletes in a category, then 1st will run against 2nd for gold and silver, and 3rd will run against 4th in the bronze medal race.
  • Less than 12 athletes in a category, then the top 4 athletes will first compete in semi-finals.
  • If there are more than 12 athletes in a category, then the top 8 athletes will first compete from a quarter-finals stage.

Para category finals will be decided based on the following:

  • Less than eight athletes in a category, then 1st will run against 2nd for gold and silver, and 3rd will run against 4th in the bronze medal race.
  • If there are eight to 19 athletes in a category, then the top 4 athletes will first compete in semi-finals.

  • If there are 20 or more athletes in a category, then the top 8 athletes will compete in the quarter-finals.

Age group category finals (Youth 10-15, Junior 16-19, Masters 40+) will be decided based on the following:

  • Less than eight athletes in a category, then 1st will run against 2nd for gold and silver, and 3rd will run against 4th in the bronze medal race.
  • If there are eight to 19 athletes in a category, then the top 4 athletes will first compete in semi-finals.
  • If there are 20 or more athletes in a category, then the top 8 athletes will compete in the quarter-finals.

We will also award podium medals for the following age groups on Saturday evening based on qualification times only.

10-11, 12-13, 50-59, 60+

Yes, but you can also decide to not run in the age group finals if you qualify for the elite 16 or vice versa. This decision must be made before the event and can not be changed at the event itself. 

If you decide prior to the event to not run in a particular competition if you qualify for both elite and age group then your position will roll down to the next available athlete.

All qualification heats will be on Saturday, December 7th. 

You can specify a preferred time for your first run when registering. The heats will run from 9 a.m. to 7.30 p.m.

Times will be allocated in advance, and priority will be given to those who registered for the event first.

We will be endeavouring to match as closely as possible to the official OCR100 course. However, there will be some differences, and it will not match the official specification. Therefore, world and national records will not be possible.

Our competitive categories will start from 10+ through to 60+

Note that the course will be designed for athletes who are 140 centimetres or taller. Note that we may request height information when assigning your start times to allow the course to be suitable for you.

Please contact us if you or a youth athlete is smaller than this to discuss adaptation options.

No, there are no requirements to qualify via other events.

Please contact us if you are a para/adaptive athlete new to the sport who is keen to take part. We are currently planning to have categories for athletes with upper body and lower body impairments.

At this stage, we do not plan to have a wheelchair category. However, if this is of interest to you, please contact us for further details.

Yes, you will need to be a British Obstacle Sports (or Pentathlon GB) member to take part. Alternatively, you can be a member of another national federation if you race in the international competition. Membership is a fundamental part of our sport and helps the federation to grow and achieve official recognition from the UK Sports Councils.

The majority of the obstacles are being provided by PentathlonGB. It is likely there will be opportunities to train on the course at Bath University in November.

Early bird registration will also give you the opportunity to train on the course on Friday evening (December 6th) at the NEC Birmingham. 

During the Saturday qualification heats it will not be possible to practice on the obstacles.

No, all athletes tasking part in the British OCR 100m Championship gain weekend tickets courtesy of their event entry.

Yes, although each U18 entry will be able to buy x2 spectator tickets at £10 per person.

The 100m team relay is an elite team competition. Entry is via team sponsorship. We will shortly be sharing details on how to register your interest in the competition. International and British teams will be able to take part in one competition. All teams will be comprised of two male and two female athletes.

Yes, supporter tickets are available. Sunday will be the best day to watch as we will have our finals. A discount will be available to British Obstacle Sports members.