If you or an athlete at your race achieved a GOMU World Record, please download, fill out, and submit the form to start the ratification process.  See the example below.

GLOBAL ORGANIZATION OF MULTI-DAY ULTRAMARATHONERS

 RECORD APPLICATION 

Criteria necessary for a record to be considered by GOMU Records Committee:

1) The event must be open to the public and accessible for viewing.

2) It must be advertised at least three months prior to the start date.

3) To be eligible for a GOMU record, there must be a minimum of three competitors of the same gender in the same race.

ATHLETE INFORMATION 

- Name: ___________________________________________________ 

- Gender: ☐ Male ☐ Female 

- Address: __________________________________________________________________

- Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy): _____________ 

- Age: ________ 

- Nationality: ___________________ 

- E-mail: ____________________________________________________ 

EVENT DETAILS 

- Event Name: ___________________________________________ 

- Distance: _________ 

- Time: _____________ 

- Location: _______________________________________________ 

- Race Date(s) (dd/mm/yyyy): ____________ 

COURSE DETAILS 

- Course Type:  

- ☐ Point to Point 

- ☐ Out and Back 

- ☐ Single Loop 

- Loop Distance(s): _________________ (Metric or Imperial) 

- Surface:   

- ☐ Road   

- ☐ Track 

- Course Measured By: ________________________________________ 

- Grade A or B Certified Course Measurer?  

- ☐ Grade A - ☐ Grade B

- Method Used: ______________________________________________ 

- National Body's License Number: _____________________________ 

Please attach the certification document for the course and the credentials of the course measurer.

TIMER INFORMATION 

- Name: __________________________________________ 

- Phone Number: ________________ 

- Email Address: ________________________ 

- Equipment Used: __________________________ 

- Was there live timing?

- ☐ Yes - ☐ No 

- Was there live streaming?

- ☐ Yes - ☐ No 

- Was there a redundant backup system?   

- ☐ Yes - ☐ No 

- Signature: ______________________________________________________ 

Please attach or provide a link to the results.

RESULTS 

- Record(s) Claimed: ________________________________________________ 

- Result Splits: _____________________________________________________ 

- For multi-lap courses, please provide a copy or link to the lap sheets.

PARTIAL LAP DATA

- Measurer's Name: _______________________________________________ 

- Grade/Level: _____________________________ 

- National Body's License Number: 

__________________________________________________ 

- Measurer's Signature: 

____________________________________________________________ 

- Measured Distance (rounded down to the nearest cm): 

_______________________________________ 

- Method and Accuracy Description: 

_______________________________________________ 

RACE DIRECTOR'S AFFIDAVIT

The race director is required to affirm the following: 

1) The course was accurately measured to athletic standards for record purposes, and there is no reason to doubt that the athlete ran the full course as measured. 

2) The time recorded for the athlete is accurate, and there is no reason to doubt that this time was assigned correctly to the athlete. 

3) There is no reason to believe that the athlete received unfair assistance (e.g., pacing or help from non-competitors, illegal assistance from other competitors, etc.). 

4) If the race director has any comments, concerns, or reservations about the above statements, please provide them below:

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

 __________________________________________________________________

- Race Director’s Signature: ______________________________________

- Race Director (Printed Name):____________________________________

- Address: ________________________________

- Email: _______________________

- Phone #: ____________

- Head Referee's Signature: ______________________________________

- Head Referee (Printed Name):___________________________________

- Address: ________________________________

- Email: _______________________

- Phone #: ____________

- Additional Referee's Signature: ______________________________________

- Additional Referee (Printed Name):___________________________________

- Address: ________________________________

- Email: _______________________

- Phone #: ____________

- Additional Referee's Signature: ______________________________________

- Additional Referee (Printed Name):___________________________________

- Address: ________________________________

- Email: _______________________

- Phone #: ____________

Please return this completed application via email to:

- GOMU Records Committee:   

- Committee Chair: Bob Hearn, bob.hearn@gmail.com 

- Committee Member: Trishul Cherns, trishulcherns@gmail.com