Our Standards

Every event on The Pursuit has been entered and completed in person — by a member of The Pursuit team or a field reviewer — before it is listed. Not observed. Not researched from a desk. Competed in, under the same conditions as everyone else on the start line.

Attendance is not optional. It is where the assessment begins.

An athlete should know what they are committing to before they commit.
Structure, divisions, requirements and the rules they are held to, available before entry.
The more a result counts, the more the rules must be available in advance. Where specifics are deliberately withheld, that must be declared.

The unknown can be part of the test. It cannot be an excuse for vagueness.

Events are assessed on the gap between what they promise and what they deliver. Adequate officiating. Clear athlete communication. Organisation that holds up on the day.

The events that fail this standard are not in the system — they are why the system exists.

An event is responsible for the people it puts on the start line. Medical cover proportionate to the demands. Clear cut-offs. A stated position on heat, cold, and adverse conditions. Staff who know the plan when something goes wrong, and athletes who were told it beforehand.

This is the one standard we do not flex, at any level of event.

The organiser must be building something with intention. Infrastructure, forward planning, and evidence that this is a serious undertaking rather than a one-off. A first edition can qualify — the standard is investment, not longevity.

Athletes commit time and money to these events. The organiser should be doing the same.