Club Championship 2022

Introduction

The club has two internal championships to foster competition between members. There is the main championships and there is the trail championships. Both championships consists of a number of races at which members can pick up points depending on where they come in relation to other members. At the end of the season, there are trophies for the mens, ladies and over-all age graded champion.

The purposes of the club championship are:

  1. To provide a focus for competition for club members throughout the year.
  2. To encourage club members to try a range of events over different distances and terrains.
  3. To raise the profile of the club by having as many members as possible taking part in the chosen events.
  4. To support other local clubs and event organisers by including as many local events within the championships as possible.
Road Championships 2022 Trail Championships 2022

Past championships winners are here.

Last years championships is here.

Scoring

For the purpose of the championship points the first runner from the club gets one point, the second gets two points etc.

For example:

If there are 10 male runners the 10th male runner gets 10 points, all other males in the club who race get 10 points plus 10.

Women are scored as men but separately

The end of the season is 31st December, and the winners of the men’s and women’s championships is the one with the least points.

Rules

  1. The best 8 out of 13 will be counted. The two championships are different and cannot be combined.
  2. Scoring to be same for both men & women 1 point per place and non-competing members get 10 points more than last finisher
  3. The races must be between the 1st January and the 31st December 2022.
  4. Only First Claim Members are eligible to win.
  5. If nobody in a certain age category has done the full quota of events then the trophy for that category will not be awarded.
  6. A club running vest/T-shirt must be worn.

Age Graded Champion

From the main championship races the Age Graded Champion is calculated.

This is based upon timed races over a measured distances. Using known world records for each age and from each event, the relative performance percentage of the runner can be calculated and the high the percentage the better. This method allows us to compare the performances of all members independent of age and gender. At the end of the season the Age Graded Champion for the club is declared