Club Annual Running Championships
The Club Running Championship was introduced in 2008 with the aim of:
- Encouraging members’ participation in a more varied mix of race events and distances.
- Encouraging “friendly competition” between members, despite differences in age and gender, and in turn increasing an individual’s motivation and performances.
- Increasing the visibility of the Club at events and the potential for members to achieve individual and team awards.
Rules
- The Running Championship will be run over a 12 month period commencing on the 1st January.
- The Championship is open to all first claim members.
- Individuals must complete four events from a list of “nominated” events.
- An individual’s final score is calculated using the total of their best three age and gender graded scores.
- The race finish times are taken from the official published race results. Chip timing will be used, where available.
- Only results that record the individual competing as a BRJ member will be scored. If a BRJ member completes a race under the name of another person, the result will be disallowed.
- Finish times will be converted into an age and gender percentage score using the Howard Grubb WMA (October 2016 edition).
- Self-timed races will not be eligible.
- The age category is determined by the member’s age on the 1st January.
- Clothing shall be worn that identifies you as a member of BRJ.
Dispute Resolution
In the event of a tie, when calculating the final scores, the following criteria will be used to determine the final positions.
| i). | Compare the average points for all events completed across an equal number of races. The individual with the highest average percentage will win. |
| ii). | If the position is still tied after applying the test at (i) above, the individual with the highest total number of completed eligible events will take precedence. |
| iii). | In the event that there is any dispute, the arbiter shall be the senior club captain, whose decision shall be final. |
Senior Qualifying Events for 2020
| January: | Not Applicable |
| 23rd February: | Tarpley 20m |
| 8th March: | Cambridge Half Marathon |
| 5th April: | Sandy 10m |
| 10th May: | Eye 10k |
| (TBC) June: | (TBC) |
| 8th July: | Peterborough Grand Prix 5k Series (Ferry Meadows) |
| (TBC) August: | (TBC) |
| 5th September: | Any parkrun 5k |
| 6th September: | Bedford Half Marathon |
| 18th October: | Great Eastern Run Half Marathon |
| 15th November: | St Neots Half Marathon |
| 20th December: | Waterside 10k (Grafham Water) |
| 31st December: | Any 10k |
| 1st January -31st December | Any full marathon UK or overseas. Note Only 1 (one) marathon will count towards the final score |
Running Performance Awards
In conjunction with the Annual Running Championship there is a Performance Awards Scheme.
If an individual achieves a finish position in the Running Championship their level of achievement will be measured against the pre-determined set of criteria detailed below:-
| Award Level | Award Criteria |
| Club Standard | The average of the total score for their best 3 events fall below 50% |
| Bronze | The average of the total score for their best 3 events fall between 50% to 59.99% |
| Silver | The average of the total score for their best 3 events fall between 60% to 69.99% |
| Gold | The average of the total score for their best 3 events fall between 70% to 74.99% |
| Platinum | The average of the total score for their best 3 events fall between 75% to 79.99% |
| Diamond | The average of the total score for their best 3 events fall at 80%, or more |