NEW STANDARDS: MEN from 1 January 2009
| | 300m | 400m | 800m | 1500m | 3000m | 5000m | 10000m | 3000m s/c |
| ELITE | x | x | 1.49.00 | 3.43.00 | x | x | x | x |
| GOLD | x | x | 1.52.00 | 3.49.00 | x | x | x | x |
| SENIOR | x | x | 1.55.00 | 3.55.00 | 8.30.0 | 14.55.0 | 32.00.0 | 9.15.0 |
| UNDER 20 | x | x |
2.00.00 |
4.10.00 |
9.15.0 |
16.10.0 | x |
9.55.0 |
| UNDER 17 | x |
53.00 |
2.04.00 | 4.20.00 | 9.30.0 | x | x | x |
| UNDER 15 | x |
56.00
| 2.13.00 |
4.35.00 | 10.00.0 | x | x | x |
NEW STANDARDS: WOMEN from 1 January 2009
| | 300m | 400m | 800m | 1500m | 3000m | 5000m | 10000m | 3000m s/c |
| ELITE | x | x | 2.05.00 | 4.20.00 | x | x | x | x |
| GOLD | x | x |
2.10.00 |
4.25.00 | x | x | x | x |
| SENIOR | x | x |
2.15.00 |
4.40.00 |
10.00.0 | 18.00.0 |
38.00.0 |
10.45.0 |
| UNDER 20 | x | x |
2.21.00 |
4.55.00 | 10.45.0 |
19.30.0 | x |
11.30.0 |
| UNDER 17 | x | 63.00 |
2.24.00 |
5.00.00 | 11.00.0 | x | x | x |
| UNDER 15 |
45.00 | x |
2.27.00 |
5.05.00 | 11.15.0 | x | x | x |
Times marked in red are either revised standards from last year or brand new standards (as for 10,000m)
The new standards have been approved by the BMC committee in order to encourage increasingly higher standards.
Generally athletes moving up from the Academy to senior membership will be given a 2 year grace period to achieve the senior standard in order to retain their membership. E.g. a member who becomes a senior in 2009 will need to do the senior standard in 2009 or 2010.
The masters standards have been withdrawn as the BMC feels it is unable to offer specific racing opportunities for masters athletes.