Senior Running Championships

Club Annual Running Championships

The Club Senior Running Championship was introduced in 2008, Junior in 2014 and Youth (U20) in 2019, 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.

The list of previous Senior Running Champions can be found at the bottom of this page.

Rules

The Running Championship will be run over a 12 month period commencing on the 1^st January.
The Championship is open to all first claim members.
Individuals must complete four events from the list of “nominated” events. For clarity, one Full Marathon will count towards the four events required.
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 1^st 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 Age Category Awards

Men/Women: Youth (U20), 20-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54,55-59,60-64, 65+

SENIOR “NOMINATED” EVENTS FOR 2024
MONTH	EVENT
JANUARY (21^st)	FOLKSWORTH 15M
FEBRUARY (11^th)	STAMFORD 30K
MARCH (24^th)	OAKLEY 20M
APRIL (14^th)	CAMBOURNE 10K
MAY (12^th)	EYE 10K
JUNE (12^th)	PETERBOROUGH GRAND PRIX SERIES 5K (RACE 1 – Eye)
JULY (18^th)	EYE CHARITY 5M
AUGUST (7^th)	PETERBOROUGH GRAND PRIX SERIES 5K (RACE 5 – Ferry Meadows)
SEPTEMBER (14^th)	HUNTINGDON PARKRUN 5K
OCTOBER (27^th)	FENLAND 10M
NOVEMBER (17^th)	ST NEOTS 1/2 MARATHON
DECEMBER (31^st)	ANY NEW YEARS EVE 10K

JANUARY-DECEMBER	ANY (ONE) FULL MARATHON (UK OR OVERSEAS)

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