HRC 18:00 Group Club Series 2018

Purpose:The HRC 18:00 Group Club Series races are to be run, where possible, on the second Wednesday of each month, from March through to December. The races are mainly arranged to provide an enjoyable, sociable and friendly environment for runners to race other members of the running club; during the Summer months (May to Sept), the Club Series runs will be round the golf course near The Rec. Each runners start time is staggered based on the predicted speed of the runner, so that if all runners run their expected time they would all finish together. Where a runner has no predicted start time (i.e. the first time of running a Club Series race) an estimate is made, but they will not be eligible to score any points from the race or for a monthly prize.

Qualification: the 18:00 Group Club Series is open to anybody who wishes to take part, but the overall annual award is only open to:

  • HRC subscribed members (subscription paid by 30thJune of Club Series year)
  • Runners with a previous / known predicted time
  • Runners who have not progressed to the 19:00 group

Start times:these are based on a runner’s previously known / recorded times over a known distance, and then re-calculated according to the distance of the race. Where a runner's finish time is at least 30 seconds slower than their predicted time their new start time for the next race over a similar distance may be increased by up to 30 seconds. Where their finish time is faster, their new predicted time will be decreased based on the time achieved.

When: proposed dates for Club Series races are:

Mar 14th– Cullerns Loop (approx 1.125 miles)

Apr 11th– Cullerns Loop (approx 1.125 miles)

May 9th– Golf course (approx 1.2 miles)

Jun 13th– Golf course (approx 1.2 miles)

Jul 11th– Golf course (approx 1.2 miles)

Aug8th– Golf course (approx 1.2 miles)

Sept 12th– Golf course (approx 1.2 miles)

Oct 10th– Cullerns Loop (approx 1.125 miles)

Nov 14th– Cullerns Loop (approx 1.125 miles)

Dec 12th– Cullerns Loop (approx 1.125 miles)

Race winner:The first person to cross the finishing line of a 18:00 Group Club Series race will be deemed the winner; as long as they meet the above defined qualification criteria they will also win a bottle of wine / prize in the process. If the winner does not meet the above qualification criteria, the monthly prize will go to the first runner home that does. Also, an individual may win no more than two monthly awards in any year.

Scoring points:Points are awarded to anybody who has previously run a race in the 18:00 Group Club Series, and will be awarded for the following:

  • Points will be awarded to ALL finishers of each Club Series race running off their handicap times; 15 points to the winner, 14 points for second, 13 points for third, 12 points for fourth, 11 points for fifth, 10 points for sixth, 9 points for seventh, 8 points for eighth, 7 points for ninth, etc., down to 1 point for runners finishing fifteenth onwards
  • Additional points will be awarded to ALL runners competing in any of the ‘Named’ races (see list below); 15 points to the runner who beats their predicted time by the greatest time, 14 points to the runner who beats their predicted time by the next best time, 13 points to the runner who beats their predicted time by the next best time, etc., down to 1 point for all runners from fifteenth onwards who beat their predicted time by the most
  • A runners 8 best results (out of the possible 15 races) will be used to determine their points total at the end of the year

Annual winner(s):The overall HRC 18:00 Group Club Series annual winner is the person, who meets the eligibility criteria defined above, with the greatest number of points as at December 24th of the competition year. In the event of a draw the award will go to the runner who has taken part in the greater number of 18:00 GroupClub Series races during the year; if there is still a tie, the award will be given to the runner with the greater number of 18:00 GroupClub Series wins during the year; if there is still a tie, the award will be given to the runner who has taken part in the greater number of ‘Named’ races during the year.

Age Categories:There will be two age categories, qualification in to which is determined by a runner’s age on January 1st of the Club Series year; the categories are:

Junior (under 16 years old)

Senior (16 and over)

Health & Safety:The HRC 18:00 Group Club Series races are not formal races and all runners take part at their own risk, as they would on a normal training run, and Highworth Running Club cannot be held responsible for any injury occurring during such a run.

‘Named’ races:

Apr8th– Highworth 5

Apr 29th: Compton Bassett 5

May 13th: Commonweal 5

June 3rd: Chippenham 5

June 16th: Broad Town 5

When dates become available for the above races all runners will be notified. NOTE: if any of the above ‘Named’ races are cancelled or not held a substitute race will be suggested

Hope you all have a good years running 

JC

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