Qualifying for US National 24 hour Team - Poland 2012

From an E-mail from Phil McCarthy

1.       The top male American finisher and top female American finisher in the 2010 USA 24-Hour Run National Championship (North Coast 24-Hour, Cleveland, OH, Sept. 18-19, 2010) will be automatically selected to the team if they achieve the following minimum distances in that race: 135 miles for Men; 120 miles for Women.
2.       The top two male American finishers and the top two female American finishers in the 2011 USA 24-Hour Run National Championship (North Coast 24-Hour, Cleveland, OH, Sept. 17-18, 2011) will be automatically selected to the team if they achieve the following minimum distances in that race: 135 miles for Men; 120 miles for Women.
3.       All remaining team positions for both Men and Women (up to a total team membership of 6 Men and 6 Women) will be filled based on qualifying performances in 24-hour races or certified 24-hour splits in multiday fixed-time races, on certified (or otherwise judged by USATF to be accurate in cases where certification is impractical) courses or tracks, in races which provide lap-recording to USATF and IAAF standards, in rank order, achieved between March 18, 2011 and June 11, 2012 (a period beginning 18 months prior to date of the World Championship.
4.       Team selection (including alternates) will be June 11-13, 2012 with Team notification and public announcement coming as quickly as possible following

This means 2010 US National Champions Connie Gardner and Serge Arbona are in and it is a mad dash for the remaining 5 spots.  The slate is clean and we need 5 performances > 120 for women and > 135 for men.  I think this should be exciting for many hopefuls.  I think it is fair with performances only good 18 months prior to 2012 World Championship Race.  I was hoping to have my 2010 performance in Brive, France (154.48) get me in.  Funny it just went from really hard to make the team (I was on the bubble with 154.48) to it is wide open ... fun times.