This year we have increased the number of races to 10 in order to give a bigger choice. However, to still reward those who compete in more of the races, the final points totals will be calculated from the best 6 out of the 10 races.
As the main club championship represents an award for the best all round runner in the club, in order to be eligible for a prize, runners must complete at least one fell and one road race from the championship list. Points will be calculated as previous years with 30 points - 1st, 29 points - 2nd ...... (31-n) - nth place. We are also going to do the same as last year and award double points for Tankys, as this really makes the result of the championship very open right up until the final race! Again we will be awarding prizes for 1-2-3 in the Main and Ladies championship and for the winner of the new Handicap championship.
This year there will be no speciffically selected road races as a new idea is to use season’s best times because they are directly comparable. So rankings and final points will be based on seasons best times for 10k, 1/2 marathon and marathon distances (officially measured!). Therefore, if you do a road race, it's important to send me the details otherwise I will not know to include them!
Hopefully you'll agree there is a nice mix in the fell races in this year’s championship. There are 2 long, 2 medium and 2 short and a orienteering type event to test those map reading skills. Also some low key races and one of this years English championship races in the Lake District which will hopefully be a good club day out.
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