1. New Hampshire resident at time of record.
2. New Hampshire races, run on USAT&F Certified courses. Certified courses must also meet the maximum drop of 1 meter per kilometer and start to finish separation of 30% or less to qualify for records. For example, Franklin Hospital 5k is distance certified, but it has a drop of 23 meters per kilometer and a separation of 64%. Records set on this course are not valid due to the excessive drop.
3. The race must have been run since 1983. Races before that time used a different and less accurate distance certification standard than is in use today.
4. The race must be correctly timed, with at least two watches on the winner, started and stopped by two different people. Three is much better. The Race Director must ensure that the course is run as certified, and that the start was a clean one.
5. The Chief Timer and Race Director must submit the results, with a copy of the USAT&F "Application for the recognition of road race performances" certifing that the above conditions have been met, to the New Hampshire State Record Keeper, Bob Teschek, at PO Box 990, Newport, NH 03773.
6. Any runner is eligible for All Comer records.