Club Championship 2025
Introduction
The club has two internal championships to foster competition between members. There is the road 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:
- To provide a focus for competition for club members throughout the year.
- To encourage club members to try a range of events over different distances and terrains.
- To raise the profile of the club by having as many members as possible taking part in the chosen events.
- To support other local clubs and event organisers by including as many local events within the championships as possible.
2025 Road Championship
The main championship is the best 6 races from 14. You do not have to pick one championship or the other, the more races you take part in, the more chance you have of picking up a trophy at the end of the year!
The championship starts 1st January and finishes on the 31st December 2025.
Where the race is the best of a certain distance (e.g. 10K), the race course must have been accurately measured as per Road Running Course Measurement.
| Race | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| All Year | Any Warrington Park Run (Best 1 time counts) | |
| All Year | Halewood 5K (Best 1 time counts) | |
| May/June | North Cheshire Grand Prix Series (5K) (Best 1 time counts) | |
| All Year | Any 5M race | |
|
9 March/17 August |
Best of: High Legh 10K, Birchwood 10K | |
| All Year | Any other 10K race | |
| All Year | Any 10M race | |
| 1 July | Club Mile Competition | |
| 29 July | Summer Handicap | |
| 14 December | Winter Handicap | |
| 21 Sept | Warrington Half Marathon | |
| All Year | Any other half marathons | |
| All Year | Any 20M | |
| All Year | Any marathon |
Main Championship Standings as of 1st January 2025
Mens Championship
Ladies Championship
2025 Trail Championship
The trail championship consists of off-road races including Fell and Ultras. The championship is determined by the best 6 races out of 15.
The championship starts on the 1st January and finishes on the 31st December 2025.
| Race | Distance | Climb | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best NWXCL position | 5M | January - December | ||
| Second Best NWXCL position | 5M | January - December | ||
| Grizedale 13 | 13M | 1740ft | 2 February | |
| Grizedale 26 | 25M | 2100ft | 2 February | |
| Cloud 9 Race | 9M | 380m | 2 March | |
| Delamere Half Marathon | 13M | 300M | 2 March | |
| Howgills 13 | 13M | 27 April | ||
| Howgills 26 | 26M | 27 April | ||
| WRR Club Trail Race | April | |||
| Sandstone Trail Challenge | 34M | 4,160 feet | 11 May | |
| Robbie Webster's Wobbler | 5M | 1220ft | June | |
| Best results from the Harrock Hill series | 5.2M | 900ft | May-August | |
| Pie & Peas | 5M | August | ||
| Sandstone Trail Half | 13M | 668m | 7 September | |
| Delamere 10K Night Run | 10K | October |
Note: Some of these races are serious undertakings that require a minimum amount of kit to be taken/worn. Please refer to the FRA Safety Requirements for more information.
Mens Championship as of 1st January 2019
Ladies Championship
Past championships winners are 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
- The best 6 out of 14 will be counted. The two championships are different and cannot be combined.
- Scoring to be same for both men & women 1 point per place and non-competing members get 10 points more than last finisher from the club.
- The races must be between the 1st January and the 31st December 2025.
- For the Road Championships, you must be affiliated to English Athletics.
- If nobody in a certain age category has done the full quota of events then the trophy for that category will not be awarded.
- For the Road Championships, 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