• UK’s best distance runners invited to Bath on Sunday 16 March 2025 to race for spots on the GB & NI team for World Championships in San Diego

 The 2025 GetPRO Bath Half will host the official trial race for the 2025 World Athletics Road Running Championships Half Marathon, London Marathon Events (LME) and UK Athletics (UKA) have announced today.

Athletes who have run faster than 65 minutes (male) and 74 minutes (female) in the past two years can apply now for an elite entry to be part of the trial race on Sunday 16 March.

UK Athletics will confirm its full selection criteria for the 2025 World Road Running Championships, including qualifying times, in the coming weeks and will be available here https://www.uka.org.uk/performance/2025-selection-policies/

The 2025 World Athletics Road Running Championships will be held over three days in San Diego in September, with the half marathon bringing down the curtain on a weekend of elite running on Sunday 28 September.

Athletes wishing to apply to be included in the official trial race should email Tom Craggs (tcraggs@uka.org.uk) by Friday 28 February 2025.

All invited British elite athletes must be eligible to compete for GB & NI on the day of the race (Sunday 16 March 2025).

London Marathon Events is the new organiser of the race, having taken over the running of the hugely popular half marathon in February 2024. The event, which is sold out, is the largest sporting and community event in the city.